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LOS ANGELES — It took 120 games, 125 at-bats and what felt like hundreds more frustrating little moments along the way. But, with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 10-game winning streak on the line Thursday night, Austin Barnes picked the perfect time to hit his first home run of the year.

SAN DIEGO — It has been this way for a while. July had an August feel.

Aug. 16—Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables came in to fall camp excited to see the competition for the final starting cornerback spot.

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An ineffective bullpen cost the Kansas City Royals dearly in a 6-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium. Royals reliever James McArthur operated as an opener and surrendered three runs in his lone inning.

The top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of Aug. 7: 1.

The New York Yankees say they are not distressed, but they appear to be impressed after being swept by the Braves in a three-game series at Truist Park. With Wednesday’s 2-0 loss to the Braves, the Yankees (60-61) dropped under .500 at least 120 games into a season for the first time since they were 60-61 on Sept.

Aug. 16—As encouraged and delighted as the Cardinals were by Matthew Liberatore’s exceptional start against the Tampa Bay Rays, the enthusiasm for his scoreless performance and breakthrough fastball came with a caveat.