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Andy McCullough / Kansas City Star:
Chickenpox hits Royals clubhouse; Kelvin Herrera, Alex Rios infected … As he pondered how to handle a health crisis facing his baseball team, Ned Yost reached out this past weekend to his mother. Several Royals also contacted their families, all asking some version of a question …
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Associated Press:
Verlander, Kinsler Lead Tigers to 6-5 Victory Over Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Justin Verlander threw his fifth consecutive quality start, and Ian Kinsler homered and drove in three runs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 Tuesday night.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Holliday is hitting but still on hold — Cardinals manager Mike Matheny, while conducting his pregame interview in the Cardinals' dugout Tuesday, peered over the heads of the various reporters involved and observed his franchise losing money by the minute. — Injured slugger Matt Holliday …
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Associated Press:
Moss' 3-Run Homer Ends It as Cardinals Beat Nationals 8-5 — ST. LOUIS — This is what the St. Louis Cardinals had in mind when they acquired Brandon Moss at the non-waiver trade deadline. — “That's a long way to go,” manager Mike Matheny said after Moss hit a three-run walk-off home run …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Another offseason of confusion and chaos? Business as usual in Miami — FOX Sports — The plan appears simple enough: The Miami Marlins this week will ask Dan Jennings to step down as manager and resume his role as GM, according to major-league sources. — The change, if Jennings agrees, would occur at the end of the season.
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Clark Spencer / miamiherald:
Marlins plan sweeping changes, and Dan Jennings likely will be among the affected
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Bobby Parnell provides no relief for Mets in loss to Phillies … Mets — Mets vs. Phillies
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Danny Abriano / Metsblog:
Niese, bullpen hit hard as Mets are shellacked by Phillies — Jon Niese and the bullpen struggled mightily as the Mets lost to the Phillies, 14-8, on Tuesday night at Citi Field. — With the Mets trailing, 6-4, in the top of the sixth inning, Bobby Parnell, Eric O'Flaherty …
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Bartolo Colon's eight shutout innings, HRs by Michael Conforto and Curtis Granderson lift Mets
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Associated Press:
Sano Sparks Twins in Rally Past White Sox 8-6 — MINNEAPOLIS — Miguel Sano's towering home run tied the game for Minnesota in the seventh inning, and two Chicago errors aided the go-ahead rally in the eighth for the Twins in an 8-6 victory Tuesday night over the White Sox.
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Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago:
White Sox call up Erik Johnson, Montas, Brantly, Garcia
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Associated Press:
Dodgers Beat Giants 2-1 for 2nd Win Over Rivals in Same Day — LOS ANGELES — Zack Greinke beat Madison Bumgarner in a premier pitching matchup, and the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the second-place San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Tuesday night for the second time in the same day.
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Baseball America:
Minor League Drug Suspensions 2015 — Bookmark this page to keep up with all the drug suspensions—as they're announced by the commissioner's office—handed out to domestic minor league players in 2015. Positive tests for performance-enhancers, recreational drugs (a.k.a. drugs of abuse) …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rays Designate Hak-Ju Lee For Assignment — The Rays have designated minor league shortstop and former top prospect Hak-Ju Lee for assignment, tweets Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Roger Mooney of the Tampa Tribune tweets that the move creates 40-man roster space for minor league catcher/first baseman Luke Maile.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Designate Russell, Soriano; Select Contracts Of Cahill, Berry; Recall Baez — The Cubs have designated left-hander James Russell for assignment and also activated right-hander Rafael Soriano from the disabled list and designated him for assignment as well, the team announced.
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