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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Mozeliak says Cards will try to fill Wainwright loss from within  —  MILWAUKEE  • Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak, while not wanting to speculate too much, acknowledged that injured righthander Adam Wainwright has an Achilles injury.  —  The severity of the injury will be determined …
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
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Fox Sports:
Rosenthal: Wainwright believed to have season-ending Achilles injury
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards lose Wainwright but beat Brewers
Associated Press:
Cardinals Beat Brewers After Wainwright Leaves With Injury
Discussion: Viva El Birdos and Yahoo Sports
Steve Popper / NorthJersey.com:
Mets in unfamiliar territory  —  NEW YORK — In these heady days with the Mets atop the standings, it is worth remembering that the last time the franchise found itself finishing with a record above .500 was 2008, when Willie Randolph was fired in midseason and Carlos Beltran was playing in 161 games in the outfield.
Discussion: Metsblog
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Sloppy Mets lose series finale to Yankees  —  The Yankees took the rubber game of the Subway Series Sunday, defeating the mistake-plagued Mets 6-4 at Yankee Stadium.  —  The Mets made four errors, the Yankees two.  Errors by Michael Cuddyer (throwing) and Daniel Murphy (fielding) led to two Yankee runs.
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
Metsblog:
Harvey, Mets cruise to win in Bronx
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue and Pinstripe Alley
ESPN:
Max Scherzer: No one wants to see pitchers bat  —  3h - MLB MAX SCHERZER ADAM WAINWRIGHT WASHINGTON NATIONALS + more  —  ESPN baseball analyst and former St. Louis Cardinal Mark Mulder reacts to the news that pitcher Adam Wainwright will miss the remainder of the season with an Achilles injury.
David Lennon / Newsday:
Source: Matt Harvey to get at least 30 starts but no more than 32 … DATABASE  —  Matt Harvey's career starts
Discussion: Metsblog
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Marlins owner Loria endorses Mike Redmond: 'He's the manager.  Period'  —  MIAMI — With the Marlins on a five-game winning streak a week after stories surfaced indicating manager Mike Redmond may be on the hot seat, team owner Jeffrey Loria gave Redmond his first public endorsement Sunday.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Gattis, Astros Rally in 9th, Sweep 3-Game Set From Athletics  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Evan Gattis hit a two-run double in the ninth inning and the AL West-leading Houston Astros completed their first sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 7-6 win Sunday.  —  Gattis matched a career high with four RBIs.
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
Associated Press:
Pirates Complete 1st Desert Sweep With 8-0 Win Over D-Backs  —  PHOENIX — Francisco Liriano pitched effectively into the seventh inning in a combined three-hitter and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed their first sweep in Arizona with an 8-0 win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday.
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Associated Press:
Orioles Get 20 Hits in 18-7 Rout of Red Sox  —  BALTIMORE — Delmon Young drove in five runs, Chris Davis homered and the Baltimore Orioles received a bounce-back pitching performance from Bud Norris in an 18-7 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.  —  Baltimore took control with a six-run third inning and led 12-0 in the sixth.
Discussion: Camden Chat
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Rays, Archer Complete Sweep of Blue Jays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chris Archer pitched two-hit ball in seven scoreless innings and Brandon Guyer drove in four runs Sunday as the Tampa Bay Rays won their fifth straight, 5-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays.  —  Archer (3-2) became …
Andrew Baggarly / Giants Extra:
Giants notes: Bruce Bochy doesn't plan to sit Justin Maxwell when Hunter Pence returns, etc.  —  DENVER - Bruce Bochy had time to think Sunday, and he made use of it.  —  The Giants' series finale against the Colorado Rockies was postponed nearly three hours before the scheduled first pitch, and the forecast had to be pretty dire.
Yahoo Sports:
White Sox RHP Albers goes on DL with injury from brawl (Yahoo Sports)  —  Matt Albers knew something was wrong after he was involved in a benches-clearing brawl between the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.  The White Sox placed Albers on the 15-day disabled list Sunday …
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Doug Padilla / ESPN:
Seven players disciplined for Royals-White Sox brawl
Discussion: ESPN
Associated Press:
Russell's Bases-Loaded Double Leads Cubs Over Reds 5-2  —  CINCINNATI — Rookie Addison Russell doubled with the bases loaded — one of his best moments during his first week in the majors — and the Chicago Cubs held on for a 5-2 victory on Sunday and a sweep of their rain-shortened series against the Cincinnati Reds.
 
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