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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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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
Juan Uribe homer ignites eight-run third as Mets beat Rockies, 14-9
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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 (AP) Starling Marte's confidence can be an unwieldy weapon. There is nothing the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder thinks he can't do on a baseball diamond. — That mindset potentially cost the Pirates a valuable run on Saturday against the San Francisco 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.
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cherington On Ramirez, Donaldson, Sandoval
Cherington On Ramirez, Donaldson, Sandoval
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Giants Interested In Drew Stubbs — The Giants have interest in Drew Stubbs, according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com (on Twitter). If the Giants were to sign Stubbs, it would have to be on a minor league deal, he adds. — Stubbs cleared waivers Sunday morning after being designated …
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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.
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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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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.
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Zach Links / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rockies Designate Rafael Betancourt For Assignment — Rockies skipper Walt Weiss says Rafael Betancourt has been designated for assignment, Thomas Harding of MLB.com tweets. The Rockies manager also wondered aloud if Betancourt could be picked up by another team in the next ten days.
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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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