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Dan Loumena / Los Angeles Times:
Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton has facial fractures after he's hit [Video] — Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton has multiple facial fractures, dental damage and a cut that required stitches after he was hit by an 88-mph pitch from the Brewers' Mike Fiers in the fifth inning of a 4-2 loss to Milwaukee.
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ESPN.com:
Stanton hit in face by pitch, exits on stretcher — Miami Marlins star outfielder Giancarlo Stanton was driven off the field in an ambulance after being hit in the face by a pitch during Thursday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. — Stanton was bleeding from the face after being struck …
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Jim Hoehn / MLB.com:
Hit in face, Stanton has laceration, multiple fractures — Slugger requires stitches, also suffers dental damage; will return to Miami on Friday — 9/11/14: After Giancarlo Stanton was hit in the face and then Reed Johnson in the hand by Mike Fiers' pitches, benches clear in Milwaukee
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Metsblog:
Game Recap: Nationals 6 - Mets 2 — Result: The Mets lost to the Nationals, 6-2, Thursday night at Citi Field. — Need to Know: Bartolo Colon was ejected in the fourth inning after the umpire thought Jayson Werth was hit on purpose. Terry Collins came out to argue in favor of his pitcher and was also ejected in the process.
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Bartolo Colon ejected after plunking two batters in loss to Nationals
Bartolo Colon ejected after plunking two batters in loss to Nationals
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Greg Logan / Newsday:
Rafael Montero wins first as Mets blank Rockies again
Rafael Montero wins first as Mets blank Rockies again
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Canadian Press:
Red Sox beat first-place Royals in series opener — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The last-place Boston Red Sox took advantage of three critical errors by the first-place Kansas City Royals, pulling away late in a 6-3 victory Thursday night that ended a four-game losing streak.
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George A. King III / New York Post:
Yankees' VP of baseball operations Mark Newman retiring: sources — BALTIMORE — According to voices inside and outside the Yankees' organization, the minor league development program will have a new leader next year, The Post has learned. — Mark Newman, a senior vice president …
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Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Postseason schedule set; Fall Classic opens Oct. 21 Playoffs begin with AL Wild Card Game on Sept. 30, followed by NL game a day later — Major League Baseball announced the postseason schedule on Thursday, starting on Sept. 30 with the American League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser …
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Cobb On the Corn — Alex Cobb owns a no-hitter through five innings against the Yankees. He would have been perfect except for a dropped fly ball by Kevin Kiermaier. It was a no doubt error, as he was under the ball and it hit his glove. Cobb struck out three so far.
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Nick Groke / Denver Post:
ROCKIES MANAGER WALT WEISS WON'T LET HIS PLAYERS GO ON CRUISE CONTROL — Rockies manager Walt Weiss occupies the dugout during a game against the Washington Nationals at Coors Field. (The Associated Press) — NEW YORK — The Rockies, mercifully, were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention this week.
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Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Matt Harvey promises to be ready for Opening Day, Mets ace predicts win over Nationals on April 6 — Harvey said that his elbow feels good and confirmed that he will end his season soon with a bullpen session, never facing batters and not throwing at 100%, as The New reported Sept. 4.
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Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Duffy says left shoulder is feeling much better — 9/6/14: Danny Duffy leaves the game with soreness in his left shoulder after throwing one pitch in the 1st inning — KANSAS CITY — Will Royals left-hander Danny Duffy be able to make his next start on Tuesday night against the White Sox?
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Fox Sports:
BASEBALL'S NEXT BIG COMPETITIVE EDGE … Everything a front office or MLB GM does comes down to one mandate: gain a competitive edge over the other 29 teams. This has been explored from multiple angles since baseball's inception. Most recently, the introduction of advanced metrics …
Associated Press:
Aybar Leads Surging Angels Beat Rangers, 7-3 — ARLINGTON, Texas — Erick Aybar hit a two-run home run early and eight Angels pitchers combined for a 7-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night, giving Los Angeles its eighth straight win. — Los Angeles won for the 14th …
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