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September 7: Dodgers vs Guardians gamelive score, standings and updates

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At the bottom of second, Los Angeles Dodgers are playing Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium on Saturday in the second game of the series. They took a 6-2 lead in the first inning alone, prompting to the game and tie the series. As of now, the Dodgers are 84-57 and the Guardians 81-60, both leading their respective divisions in pennant race.  G Williams started the game for Dodgers, but earned five runs, which forced the team to substitute him with P. Avila after only 0.2 innings. Avila, on the other hand, changes sides after earning a run in first inning from Andy Pages' homer. Tommy Edman, Gavin Lux and Miguel Rojas contributed to rest of the RBIs.  Credit - Twitter/X Meanwhile, in the second inning, Lane Thomas homered M. Grove, who replaced R. Brasier after the first inning, and scored two runs, giving his team their first runs.  [Rest will be updated as the game follows]

Is Dodgers signing Shohei Ohtani actually helping Aaron Judge? Exploring Japanese unicorn's impact on Yankees captain's MVP résumé

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One hails from city of New York and other is from Iwate, Japan. One is favorite to the Bronx fans, while other is sensation of the "Hollywood of MLB". Although they seem apart by place and team but are actually connected with one word - stardom. Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers are two of biggest names of this generation. They once shared the same All-Star roster for three consecutive years (from 2021 to 2023), before Ohtani went to test his free market worth and signed record-breaking 10-year, $700 million contract last year with the Dodgers. Unsurprisingly, both stars shared the MVP titles since 2021 between them, Ohtani winning 2021 & 2023 and Judge winning 2022 AL MVP. This year, they are having a historic season with Judge touching Babe Ruth's legacy and Ohtani becoming first man in league history to become 44/44 club member, aiming for 50/50 before October. Although Bobby Witt Jr. and Juan Soto in the AL and Francisco Lindor i...