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2:05 PM ET, August 19, 2015

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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Name Dave Dombrowski President Of Baseball Operations; Ben Cherington Steps Down As GM  —  The Red Sox announced tonight that they have hired Dave Dombrowski as their new president of baseball operations.  Ben Cherington was given the opportunity to stay on as GM, but he's chosen to step down instead.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Dave Dombrowski in Boston: ‘Things sure changed in a hurry’  —  Well, whatever David Dombrowski did to make Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch hastily fire him as president and GM two weeks ago, as it turns out, he sure provided Dombrowski with a huge favor.  —  It took just days for Dombrowski …
Discussion: Baseball Prospectus, ESPN and Boston
Associated Press:
Red Sox Rout Indians 9-1, Shaw Goes 4 for 4
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
deGrom, Granderson Lead Mets Past Orioles 5-3  —  BALTIMORE — Jacob deGrom took a four-hitter into the eighth inning, Curtis Granderson hit two solo homers and the New York Mets beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
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Danny Abriano / Metsblog:
Mets top Orioles, 5-3, as deGrom dominates
Discussion: Camden Chat
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Padres pitchers Ian Kennedy and Joaquin Benoit both have been claimed on waivers and subsequently pulled back — two hits to the remaining trade market for pitchers.  —  Kennedy and Benoit are now ineligible to be traded.  —  Several teams were surely interested in both pitchers …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Acquire Will Venable, Designate Michael Choice
Associated Press:
Kinsler Has 5 Hits as Tigers Rally to Beat Cubs 10-8  —  CHICAGO — Ian Kinsler had five hits, including a home run, and the Detroit used a three-run eighth inning to rally for a 10-8 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.  —  Nick Castellanos had a two-run single and J.D. Martinez added …
Associated Press:
A's Edge Dodgers 5-4 in 10  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Billy Butler hit an RBI double in the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics outlasted Clayton Kershaw and held on to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Tuesday night.  —  Mark Canha opened the 10th with a double off Yimi Garcia, his fourth hit of the game.
Discussion: Athletics Nation and Yahoo Sports
Sam Mellinger / Kansas City Star:
Many Royals fans are mad about their playoff ticket locations, but here's why it's an unavoidable problem … Royals season-ticket holders received information about purchasing postseason tickets this week, and, well, much of the reaction has been frustration.  Anger.
Associated Press:
Reds 13th-Inning Error Sends Royals to 3-1 Win  —  CINCINNATI — Ben Zobrist tied the game with a homer in the ninth inning, Jarrod Dyson scored the tie-breaking run from first base on pitcher Ryan Mattheus' throwing error and the Kansas City Royals went on to a 3-1, 13-inning victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.
Discussion: Red Reporter and Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Pirates Survive Arizona Rally, Win 9-8 in 15 Innings  —  PITTSBURGH — Pedro Florimon tripled home Francisco Cervelli with two outs in the bottom of the 15th to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-8 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.  —  Cervelli singled off Keith Hessler …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout and Yahoo Sports
Charles O'Brien / Globe and Mail:
Alex Rodriguez grand slam helps rally Yankees over Twins  —  Alex Rodriguez hit a slump-busting grand slam in the seventh inning, and the New York Yankees rallied from a three-run deficit against a depleted Minnesota bullpen to beat the Twins 8-4 Tuesday night.
Associated Press:
Marwin Gonzalez's walk-off homer gives Astros win over Rays  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston's Marwin Gonzalez's doesn't get to play every day.  —  However, the utility man's performance on Tuesday night guaranteed him a spot in the lineup on Wednesday.  —  Gonzalez had three hits …
Discussion: USA Today and The Crawfish Boxes
Steve Schrader / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers, Cubs to wear World War II-era uniforms  —  The last time the Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs met in the World Series was 1945.  (And if you're any kind of Cubs historian, you can figure out that the Tigers won.)  —  To mark that occasion, the Tigers and Cubs will wear 1945-era throwback uniforms …
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Alex M. Smith / MLB.com:
Cubs No. 3 prospect suffers injury after fouling a ball off his right knee for Double-A Tennessee  —  2015 MLB.com Top Prospects: Acquired in the Jeff Samardzija trade, Billy McKinney has a smooth, left-handed swing and an advanced approach  —  Cubs No. 3 prospect (No. 38 overall) …
Robert MacLeod / Globe and Mail:
Donaldson lifts Jays to victory over Phillies  —  During a franchise-tying 11-game win streak in which the Blue Jays recorded impressive victories over such baseball heavyweights as the Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees, an aura of invincibility enshrouded the club.
 
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