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WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitchell Parker pitched eight innings to combine on a one-hitter, Nathaniel Lowe and Dylan Crews homered, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-0 in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday night.

MIAMI (AP) — Agustín Ramírez walked, doubled twice and singled in his second major league game to help the Miami Marlins beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 on Tuesday night.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nick Kurtz was sleeping in when he got the call he was being promoted to the Athletics. “Half asleep, so I was like a little bit of a dream,” Kurtz said Tuesday, a day after receiving news of the call-up.

MINNEAPOLOS (AP) — Chicago White Sox left-hander Martín Pérez has a flexor tendon strain, and manager Will Venable said the team expects Pérez will pitch again this year.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians center fielder Lane Thomas was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a bruised right wrist sustained when he got hit by a pitch two weeks ago.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Major League Baseball has played at the “Field of Dreams” movie site. Now baseball is eager to see just how big a crowd will show up for a game at a NASCAR bullring of a track.

Philadelphia Phillies (13-10, second in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (16-7, first in the NL East) New York; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (2-0, 2.96 ERA, 1.

Toronto Blue Jays (12-11, third in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (11-11, fourth in the AL West) Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Christopher Michael Bassitt (2-0, 0.77 ERA, 1.

Milwaukee Brewers (12-11, second in the NL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (15-8, third in the NL West) San Francisco; Tuesday, 9:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Jose Quintana (2-0, 0.71 ERA, 0.

Pittsburgh Pirates (8-15, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (11-10, third in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Tuesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Bailey Falter (1-2, 4.91 ERA, 1.