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Collins says Mets pitchers ‘need to get over’ frustration with 6-man rotation — FOX Sports — The New York Mets pitching rotation has made it clear it's not a fan of the six-man rotation that's been implemented this season, but manager Terry Collins doesn't seem to care.
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New York Post and baseballmusings.com
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Matz, Flores deliver as Mets rout Dodgers, 8-0, to win 3-game series — Steven Matz pitched six shutout innings in his second major league start as the Mets beat the Dodgers, 8-0, Sunday to tae two of three games this weekend from the NL West leaders. — Matz (2-0, 1.32) struck out eight while holding the Dodgers to two hits.
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Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Mets Feast on Dodgers Pitching in 8-0 Victory to Take Series — LOS ANGELES — Steven Matz scattered two hits over six scoreless innings, Wilmer Flores went 4 for 5, and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-0 Sunday to take two out of three from the NL West leaders.
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Associated Press:
4 Royals Elected to Start All-Star Game; Reds' Frazier, Too — NEW YORK — Houston second baseman Jose Altuve passed Kansas City's Omar Infante in the final days of voting, leaving four Royals as starters for the All-Star Game. — Todd Frazier of the host Cincinnati Reds leapfrogged St …
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Over the Monster and The Crawfish Boxes
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Verlander Drops to 0-4 as Blue Jays Beat Tigers 10-5 — DETROIT — Justin Verlander remained winless in four starts since his return from the disabled list, allowing seven runs as his ERA ballooned to 6.75 ERA during the Detroit Tigers' 10-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.
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Bluebird Banter and Bless You Boys
ESPN:
Royals put 4 on AL starting roster; Josh Donaldson sets voting record — 21m - MLB JOSH DONALDSON BRYCE HARPER ALEX GORDON LORENZO CAIN ALCIDES ESCOBAR SALVADOR PEREZ ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS ATLANTA BRAVES BALTIMORE ORIOLES BOSTON RED SOX CHICAGO CUBS CHICAGO WHITE SOX CINCINNATI REDS CLEVELAND …
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ESPN and baseballmusings.com
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Place Stephen Strasburg On 15-Day DL — The Nationals have placed Stephen Strasburg on the 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain, and recalled righty Taylor Jordan from Triple-A Syracuse to take his place, the club announced today. Strasburg left his start yesterday …
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MLB Daily Dish
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Ramos Homers, Drives in 2 as Nationals Defeat Giants 3-1 — WASHINGTON — Wilson Ramos snapped a tie with a sixth-inning homer, Jordan Zimmermann pitched seven solid innings and the Washington Nationals beat the struggling San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Sunday night, completing a three-game sweep.
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Federal Baseball and Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Montgomery Solid Into 6th, Mariners Beat Athletics — OAKLAND, Calif. — Seattle rookie Mike Montgomery put together another fine start, pitching the Mariners past the Oakland Athletics 2-1 Sunday. — Coming off two straight shutouts, Montgomery (4-2) gave up one run and six hits in 5 2-3 innings.
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Lookout Landing, Athletics Nation and Yahoo Sports
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Parity? Mediocrity? Buy? Sell? White Sox epitomize MLB season of flux — CHICAGO - They epitomize this zany baseball season and why it's impossible to predict the trade market, where one day you plan on selling, and the next, you may be buying. — Go ahead, you try figuring out the Chicago White Sox.
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MLB Daily Dish, Bless You Boys, South Side Sox and MLB Trade Rumors
Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
Cubs should be active at deadline with chance at postseason — FOX Sports — Will Starlin Castro still be with the Cubs when the trade deadline passes? — The Chicago Cubs weren't supposed to contend seriously until 2016. But they're one of five National League clubs in a playoff position …
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MLB Daily Dish and MLB Trade Rumors
Associated Press:
Schoop HR in Return From Disabled List, O's Beat White Sox — CHICAGO — Jonathan Schoop homered in his first at-bat since coming off the disabled list and Miguel Gonzalez threw six solid innings as the Baltimore Orioles routed the Chicago White Sox 9-1 on Sunday.
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South Side Sox and Yahoo Sports
