Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman was too fast to hit in his big league debut, throwing 102 mph during one perfect inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 on Tuesday night, wrapping up the best August by any team in the majors. Chapman joined the Reds' bullpen and matched the hype his first time out, throwing four pitches clocked at 100 mph or better.

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Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jim Edmonds tells MLB.com he plans to retire after this season . "I'm leaning toward shutting it down and being a family man again," Edmonds, 40, said. "My wife and kids have had enough right now. They're struggling a little bit with it." Edmonds returned to baseball this season after a one-year absence in 2009. He made the Milwaukee Brewers out of spring training as a non-roster player, then was traded to the Reds on Aug.

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CINCINNATI – Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman is bringing his 105 m.p.h. fastball to the big leagues.

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Rod Barajas figured something big was going on when he caught a glimpse of Tommy Lasorda sitting nearby. Lasorda and other luminaries were there to honor baseball commissioner Bud Selig, but the new Dodgers catcher was nervous long before that. Barajas made a smashing debut for the Dodgers with a three-run homer and Ted Lilly won his fifth straight in Los Angeles' 5-3 victory over the Milwaukee…

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There still might be something for Trevor Hoffman to savor this year. In a season that hasn't gone the way he hoped, baseball's all-time saves leader earned No. 599 Sunday as the Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with an 8-4 victory Sunday. "Round numbers are really what baseball looks at," Hoffman said.

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Lorenzo Cain will remain a humble rookie, even after knocking in his first game-winning run. After giving the Brewers an 8-7 victory Saturday night with an 11th-inning single, Cain took a little ribbing in the clubhouse. "Don't get cocky," Brewers bench coach Willie Randolph shouted to Cain.

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If you thought Milwaukee was an exclusively friendly land filled with nothing but running sausages, Alice Cooper…

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Alcides Escobar got the big hit and made the big play that helped Chris Narveson win for the 10th time this season. Escobar's triple sparked a six-run rally in the seventh inning shortly after the shortstop's running, over-the-shoulder catch kept the Pirates from possibly breaking open the game, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Pittsburgh 7-2 Friday night.

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Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo and clubhouse attendant Alex Sanchez were robbed at gunpoint early Friday, hours after Milwaukee's ace pitched in a loss to the Dodgers. "It was a scary moment for me, obviously for me and Alex, and those are tough situations," Gallardo said Friday afternoon, about 14 hours after the robbery occurred.

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Although the Yankees and Rays continue to hold the top two spots, the plucky Padres keep inching upward.

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