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On the MLB The Show podcast with Matty:

#1 The Chicago Cubs won a crucial game, a one-run win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday 3-2. The Cubs had home run help from Daniel Murphy (7) and David Bote (5).

#2 The New York Yankees got a 7-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday over pitcher Chad Green, who got his seventh win, and got home run help from Luke Voit, who hit two homers numbers two and three for the season. The Yanks’ Neil Walker hit his eighth home run.

#3 The Toronto Blue Jays got a well-pitched game from starter Ryan Borucki. The Jays also got home run help from Kendrys Morales (19) and Bill McKinny (2). The Jays got the win over the Philadelphia Phillies, who remain just two games back in the NL East.

#4 The Miami Marlins got a pitching performance out of starter Daniel Straily, who threw a three-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves 1-0. The first-place Braves were caught off-balance by the last place Marlins and Straily, who they just couldn’t figure out all game long.

#5 The Oakland A’s evened up the series in Minnesota at Target Field on Friday night with the help of Matt Chapman’s three run homer–his 18th of the season. The A’s also got home run help from Stephen Piscotty (17) and Ramon Laureano (3) as the A’s crushed the Twins 7-1.

Matt does the MLB The Show podcast each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com