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PLAYERS: Andrew McCutchen,  James McDonald,  Mike Trout,  Matt Wieters,  Matt Cain,  Bryce Harper,  Troy Tulowitzki,  Carlos Gonzalez,  Jim Tracy,  Shin-Soo Choo,  Asdrubal Cabrera,  Jason Kipnis,  Drew Pomeranz,  Stephen Strasburg,  Wandy Rodriguez,  Ryan Vogelsong,  Matt Moore,  Ubaldo Jimenez,  Jason Hammel,  Jered Weaver,  Zach McAllister,  Tim Lincecum,  Trevor Bauer
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates,  Baltimore Orioles,  Los Angeles Angels,  Colorado Rockies,  Washington Nationals,  San Francisco Giants,  Boston Red Sox,  Cleveland Indians,  Chicago White Sox,  Houston Astros,  Tampa Bay Rays,  Arizona Diamondbacks,  New York Yankees
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McCutchen brings his .356 average into the weekend. If you’re one of those people who likes the heat of the summer, I hope you’re enjoying yourself. Me, I can’t wait until November and December, even January. I hope it’s 20 degrees or less for weeks on end. You won’t hear me complain. This heat wave in the Midwest is Brutal. The Mercury is at 100 as I type this, with a 104 degree day on tap for tomorrow. Sunday we go all the way down to a chilly 93. This sucks. Stay inside, don’t try to be a hero and enjoy the following top five series of the weekend: 1) San Francisco Giants (45-38) at Pittsburgh Pirates (46-36) Pittsburgh is a great story. They’re now two full games up on the Reds in the National League Central after staking their claim to being relevant last weekend in St. Louis. And who am I to begrudge the Pirates? They’ve been so bad for so long. They have what I think could be the National League MVP in Andrew McCutchen. James McDonald is absolutely filthy. Other than that, it...
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