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Bonilla Wins 1st Start as Rangers Top Braves 3-2 — ARLINGTON, Texas — Rougned Odor's go-ahead double gave fellow rookie Lisalverto Bonilla a win in his first major-league start, and the last-place Texas Rangers beat Atlanta 3-2 Saturday, handing the Braves another setback in their push for an NL wild-card spot.
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Lone Star Ball
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Chirinos Helps Rangers Past Braves 2-1 — ARLINGTON, Texas — Robinson Chirinos hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, sending the Texas Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. — Adrian Beltre and Ryan Rua had two hits apiece as Texas won for only the second time in 13 games.
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Talking Chop
David Waldstein / New York Times:
Yankees Show They're Not Dead Yet — BALTIMORE — Despite the emotional toll of Friday's doubleheader sweep at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles, the Yankees were still alive in the chase for one of the two wild cards in the American League Saturday, at least technically.
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Pinstripe Alley
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
JUSTIN MORNEAU LEAVES LATEST ROCKIES LOSS WITH INJURY — The Denver Post — Charlie Blackmon #19 of the Colorado Rockies slides into second on a lead off double in the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on September 12, 2014 in St. Louis. (Michael B. Thomas, Getty Images)
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HardballTalk
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Associated Press:
Wainwright Wins 18th as Cardinals Beat Rockies 5-1 — ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright won his 18th game to tie for the major league lead, Matt Holliday hit a long three-run homer in the first inning and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Colorado Rockies 5-1 Friday night to stop a three-game losing streak.
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Viva El Birdos
Associated Press:
Karns' 1st Big League Win Leads Rays Over Jays 1-0 — TORONTO — Nathan Karns got his first major league win in his Tampa Bay debut, Ryan Hanigan homered for the first time in almost three months and the Rays beat the Blue Jays 1-0 Friday night to stop Toronto's four-game winning streak.
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DRaysBay
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / Sportsnet.ca:
Rays sign reliever Wagner to two-year deal
Rays sign reliever Wagner to two-year deal
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MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Daily Dish and HardballTalk
Jake Kring-Schreifels / MLB.com:
Cashman not ready to count out Yankees — Brian Cashman said the biggest problem for the Yankees this season has been the struggling offense. — NEW YORK — General manager Brian Cashman isn't ready to count the Yankees out of a possible postseason berth just yet, but he's aware …
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NY Daily News and MLB Trade Rumors
Associated Press:
Asche Homers in 10th, Phillies Beat Marlins 3-1 — PHILADELPHIA — Cody Asche hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 3-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday night. — Cole Hamels scattered nine hits over seven stingy innings and Philadelphia handed …
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Fish Stripes, The Good Phight and Canadian Press
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Improving Stanton heads home; major surgery unlikely
Improving Stanton heads home; major surgery unlikely
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CBSSports.com and MLB Trade Rumors
Associated Press:
Angels Rout Astros 11-3 for 9th Straight Victory — ANAHEIM, Calif. — David Freese hit a two-run homer and Mike Trout had an RBI triple during Los Angeles' seven-run fifth inning, and the Angels beat the Houston Astros 11-3 Friday night for their ninth consecutive victory.
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Pearly Gates and The Crawfish Boxes
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
A problem that hurts Davis, Orioles — Slugger's use of Adderall without exemption results in a 25-game suspension — I've spent the morning hearing people say that Chris Davis was selfish, getting himself suspended for 25 games in the middle of a September pennant race.
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CBSSports.com, Camden Chat and ESPN.com
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Chris Davis Suspended 25 Games For Adderall Use
Chris Davis Suspended 25 Games For Adderall Use
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CBSSports.com, MLB Daily Dish, UPROXX, Red Sox Monster, SBNation.com and Camden Chat
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Beltran swings, plans to delay surgery to offseason — 9/10/14: Carlos Beltran discusses being scratched from the lineup against the Rays due to right elbow soreness — BALTIMORE — Carlos Beltran tried swinging a bat and is reporting some improvement with his ailing right elbow …
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HardballTalk
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Ryu exits after first with left shoulder irritation — Hyun-Jin Ryu threw 27 pitches in his only inning of work Friday night. — SAN FRANCISCO — Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu left Friday night's series opener against the Giants after one inning because of left shoulder irritation he said was …
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HardballTalk
Canadian Press:
Mariners hit three homers to beat Athletics — SEATTLE — Robinson Cano, Kendrys Morales and Logan Morrison homered, and the Seattle Mariners beat Oakland 4-2 on Friday night to pull within a half-game of the Athletics for the top spot in the AL wild-card chase.
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Lookout Landing and Athletics Nation
Canadian Press:
Surging Pirates send Cubs to seventh straight loss — PITTSBURGH — Gerrit Cole won consecutive starts for the first time since early June, NL batting leader Josh Harrison had three hits and the surging Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 Friday night for their seventh win in eight games.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Bucs Dugout
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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Pinstripe Alley and Baseball America
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