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Schwarber Returns to First Base and Hits MLB-Leading 25th as Phillies Win 8-2

The move gives manager Don Mattingly a low-risk way to rest position players while keeping Schwarber’s power in the lineup.

MRI Clears Yankees’ Paul Goldschmidt as Boone Calls Knee Pain a Bone Bruise

Astros Pin Yordan Alvarez’s Hand Pain on Inflammation, Not Fracture