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Andy McCulloughthe / Kansas City Star:
Heavy rain forces suspension of Royals-Indians game, which will resume Sept. 22 — › — ‹ — The wind punished the flags hanging high above the outfield walls. A hail of plastic bags and paper napkins whipped through the sky. During a rain delay that postponed …
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Canadian Press:
Dunn homers in first at-bat as struggling A's beat Mariners — OAKLAND, Calif. — Adam Dunn provided instant pop for the struggling Athletics, hitting a towering, two-run homer in his first at-bat for Oakland to highlight a 6-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday in a matchup of playoff contenders.
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Hummel: Sandberg's HOF credentials no help in Philly — • By Rick Hummel rhummel@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8196 — There hasn't been a Hall of Famer player take a team to the World Series as a manager since Yogi Berra with the New York Mets, who lost in seven games to Oakland in 1973.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
K R — Hold on. Wait. Stop! — Theo Epstein cannot possibly be talking about Manny Ramirez. — “It opened my eyes about how people can change,” said Epstein, the Cubs' president of baseball operations, about Ramirez's stint as a Triple A player-coach.
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Associated Press:
Joyce's RBI Single in 10th Lifts Rays Past Red Sox — ST. PETERBURG, Fla. — Matt Joyce had an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning to help the Tampa Bay Rays salvage a split of a four-game series by beating the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Monday. — Ryan Hanigan opened the 10th …
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Gomez's wrist injury needs more examination — Brewers center fielder feels pain after swinging strike; X-rays negative — SAN FRANCISCO — After experiencing an alarming “pop” in his left wrist during a Sunday strikeout, Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez needs further tests …
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Associated Press:
Castillo, Valbuena Help Cubs Beat Brewers 4-2 — CHICAGO — Welington Castillo homered and drove in three runs, Luis Valbuena also hit a home run and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 Monday. — Rookie sensation Jorge Soler had two doubles in his home debut for the Cubs and Jacob Turner …
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Fox Sports:
FARQUHAR ACHIEVED MUCH OF HIS SUCCESS AS AN INDEPENDENT LABORER … It makes sense, on a day like Labor Day, to highlight the struggles of a middle reliever. Even a great one like Danny Farquhar has had to work hard to find a niche on the fringes of the big leagues.
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Brad Johnson / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Acquire John Mayberry Jr. — The Phillies announced that they have traded outfielder/first baseman John Mayberry Jr. to the Blue Jays in exchange for infielder Gustavo Pierre. — Mayberry, 30, has hit .213/.304/418 on the season, good for a 104 wRC+ (roughly league average).
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Canadian Press:
Mauer helps Hughes earn 15th win as Twins beat Orioles — BALTIMORE - Joe Mauer drove in four runs, Phil Hughes held Baltimore without an earned run over eight innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Orioles 6-4 Monday to avoid a four-game sweep. — Nelson Cruz hit his major-league leading 36th home run …
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Prospect Bethancourt to be among September callups — Constanza, Terdoslavich, Jaime and Shreve also likely to join Braves this week — ATLANTA — Highly regarded catching prospect Christian Bethancourt will headline the list of Minor League players that will attempt to help the Braves gain a postseason berth in September.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Chapman poised to set record for fastball velocity — PITTSBURGH — Reds closer Aroldis Chapman's fastball has established its presence with authority since he broke into the Majors in 2010. But he's got a chance to do something that neither he, nor anyone else, has done before — have a fastball average 100 mph for an entire season.
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