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Goldschmidt's Clutch HR, Ahmed's Hit Gives Arizona Win — PHOENIX — Paul Goldschmidt tied it with a two-out, two-run homer in the 10th inning and Nick Ahmed singled home the winning run in the 13th to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.
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Marlins Lose to Orioles 8-5; Alvarez and Latos Go on DL — MIAMI — Even after Friday's game, the losses kept coming for the Miami Marlins. — First the Marlins stumbled to another defeat, leaving them 0-8 on their homestand and still winless after five games under new manager Dan Jennings.
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Harper, Scherzer Carry Nationals to 2-1 Win Over Phillies — WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper hit another home run and Max Scherzer had another dominant outing to help the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Friday night for their sixth straight win.
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Inside Baseball: Blue Jays tried for Hamels, stick with Gibbons; plus notes — Both the Blues Jays front office personnel and players are wholly unsatisfied with their up-and-down start, and while there's little question they all expected much better play and rumors have been circulating …
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Morales Homers Twice, Drives in 5 Runs in Royals' Victory — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kendrys Morales hit two home runs and had five RBIs, Chris Young gave up six hits in six innings and the Kansas City Royals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 Friday night. — The Royals improved to 27-14 …
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Cole Outduels Syndergaard, Pirates Top Mets 4-1 — PITTSBURGH — Gerrit Cole struck out 10 over 8 1-3 dominant innings to outduel New York Mets rookie Noah Syndergaard and lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-1 win Friday night. — Cole (6-2) gave up just six hits — all singles …
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Angels Pound Red Sox 12-5 — BOSTON — Chris Iannetta and Erick Aybar homered in the Angels' nine-run fifth inning, and Albert Pujols also hit a home run on Friday night to lead Los Angeles to a 12-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox. — Mike Trout had a pair of hits — both in the fifth inning …
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David Just / Chicago:
White Sox notebook: Sox skipping Carlos Rodon's next start — The White Sox will skip Carlos Rodon's next turn in the rotation and let Hector Noesi start in his place Monday against the Blue Jays. — The change is not a permanent one, but manager Robin Ventura wouldn't say how many starts Noesi would make.
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Rays' Minor League Team Cancels ‘A-Rod Juice Box’ Promotion — NEW YORK — What began as “A-Rod Juice Box” promo night for a Tampa Bay Rays minor league team quickly became Apology Night. — The Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League on Friday night abruptly canceled the promotion …
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Brewers' Will Smith suspended 8 games for foreign substance on forearm — Milwaukee Brewers reliever Will Smith was suspended eight games Friday by Major League Baseball for having a foreign substance on his non-throwing arm Thursday night against the Atlanta Braves.
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Pirates Star McCutchen Laughs Off Leaked Pay Stub — PITTSBURGH — Good thing Andrew McCutchen has direct deposit. — The Pittsburgh Pirates star centerfielder laughed off a leaked photo of his pay stub Friday, joking he can handle the attention so long as he still gets paid.
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Moss Leads Indians Past Reds, 7-3 — CLEVELAND — Brandon Moss homered and drove in three runs, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 7-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. — Carlos Carrasco (5-4) allowed two runs in six innings, sending the Reds to their season-high sixth straight loss.
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Paul White / USA Today:
For baseball lifer, game goes on — The only retirement I ever cared about was Charlie Hough's. — That was 20 years ago and was meaningful to me because, for the first time in my life, I was older than every major league player. — And I got to write about what a strange rite of passage that was.
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