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Nick Groke / Denver Post:
COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB  —  JADED JOSE REYES WOULD WELCOME A TRADE FROM THE ROCKIES  —  “I don't want to spend the rest of my career on a last-place team.”  —  The Denver Post  —  Jose Reyes #7 of the Colorado Rockies watches the flight of a sixth inning solo homerun against the New York Mets during …
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Dennis Georgatos / Associated Press:
Mets beat Rockies by same 14-9 score for 2nd straight day  —  DENVER (AP) The New York Mets came to the right place to rev up their offense.  —  New York roughed up the Colorado Rockies by the exact same 14-9 score for the second straight day, with Juan Uribe homering to start an eight-run burst in the third inning Saturday night.
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Juan Uribe homer ignites eight-run third as Mets beat Rockies, 14-9
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Mets Beat Rockies by Same 14-9 Score for 2nd Straight Day
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Astros' Mike Fiers denies illegal substance on glove during no-hitter  —  1h - MLB MIKE FIERS CARL CRAWFORD HOUSTON ASTROS LOS ANGELES DODGERS + more  —  Tim Kurkjian reacts to the allegations that Mike Fiers used an illegal substance on his glove, and he explains why it's time for Major League Baseball …
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Kazmir pitches Astros over Greinke, Dodgers 3-1  —  HOUSTON (AP) The Houston Astros knew mistakes would be at a minimum with Zack Greinke on the mound, and they took advantage of the three he made.  —  Scott Kazmir pitched six solid innings, Jose Altuve and Luis Valbuena homered …
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Marte's 2-Out HR in Bottom of 9th Lifts Pirates Over Giants  —  PITTSBURGH — Starling Marte hit a solo home run off George Kontos with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.  —  Jung Ho Kang hit a pair …
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Will Graves / Associated Press:
Marte's 2-out HR in bottom of 9th lifts Pirates over Giants
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Perez Hits 3-Run HR, Royals End Boston's 4-Game Win Streak  —  BOSTON — Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer, Yordano Ventura pitched six effective innings and the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals beat the Red Sox 6-3 Saturday night, ending Boston's four-game winning streak.
Discussion: Royals Review and Yahoo Sports
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cherington On Ramirez, Donaldson, Sandoval
Nick Groke / On the Rox:
Coors Field is getting weird and Walt Weiss has a theory why  —  TOPICS  —  Coors Field is getting weird again.  Or weirder.  And Walt Weiss has a theory why.  —  The Mets in back-to-back games beat the Rockies with identical 14-9 scores.  That's 46 runs in two days.
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Gallardo Shuts Down Tigers, Rangers Hold Off Detroit 5-3  —  DETROIT — Yovani Gallardo took a shutout into the seventh inning, and the Texas Rangers spoiled Randy Wolf's return to the major leagues with a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.
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Josh Donaldson Has 6 RBIs in Blue Jays' 15-3 Rout of Angels  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Josh Donaldson went 4 for 5 with a three-run homer, driving in six runs and propelling the Toronto Blue Jays to their 18th victory in 22 games, 15-3 over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.
Discussion: Bluebird Banter and Yahoo Sports
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Buxton's First Big League RBI Lifts Twins Past Orioles 3-2  —  BALTIMORE — Byron Buxton picked up his first major league RBI with a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, and the Minnesota Twins extended their dominance of the Baltimore Orioles with a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt's August slump continues vs. Cincinnati Reds  —  CINCINNATI -Paul Goldschmidt had another quiet day at the plate on Friday night, going 0 for 4 with three strikeouts and a hit by pitch to drop his August batting average to an uncharacteristically low .208.
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Altherr, Ruf Homer in 9th to Lift Phillies to 4-2 Win  —  MIAMI — Aaron Altherr and Darin Ruf hit back-to-back solo home runs in the top of the ninth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday night.  —  The Phillies scored two runs in the top …
Discussion: The Good Phight and Yahoo Sports
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Taylor and Rendon Homer as Nationals Beat Brewers 6-1  —  WASHINGTON — Nationals outfielder Michael Taylor said he's been focusing lately on making contact at the plate rather than crushing baseballs.  —  Lately, he's also been crushing baseballs.  —  Taylor hit a home run for the third straight game …
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
 
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