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MIAMI — Sandy Alcantara took the mound Monday with the Miami Marlins tumbling through their worst stretch of the season, to face the always-daunting San Diego Padres and their own All-Star ace. There is seldom much margin for error for Alcantara and it was even more so the case this…

Was this really a fair trade?

WASHINGTON — The potential similarities stagger, considering it was only a season ago. The Braves hunted for traction after inconsistent play, despite grand expectations in spring training.

SAN DIEGO — "Who told you to put the balm on?"

NEW YORK — To get a good idea of how fickle the fates of baseball can be, let’s flash back to July 17: The Yankees had just completed 14-1 and 13-2 routs of the Red Sox to forge a 64-28 record, by far the best in baseball, 4.5 games ahead…

Tatis won't play this season. MLB said he tested positive for clostebol, an anabolic steroid. Tatis said he accidentally took a medication to treat ringworm that contained the banned substance.

WASHINGTON — The Padres got some bad news and then beat a bad team.

They had every star lined up—until a little Clostebol blew up their plans.

WASHINGTON — Fernando Tatis Jr. will not play for the Padres this season.