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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
How much will Matt Harvey pitch? Innings limit debate coming to a head — Mets star right-hander Matt Harvey may be getting close to his innings limit. Or he may not be. — It's hard to know who's right here, but one thing's for sure: The Harvey innings situation is a budding controversy …
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Associated Press:
Ryan Zimmerman Stays Hot as Nationals Rout Braves 15-1 — WASHINGTON — Ryan Zimmerman continued his torrid stretch with three hits and four RBIs, Jordan Zimmermann pitched six solid innings and the Washington Nationals opened a seven-game homestand with a 15-1 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.
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Corey Kluber / Plain Dealer:
Cleveland Indians ace Corey Kluber scratched from Friday's start against Detroit — Indians right-hander Corey Kluber will miss Friday's start against Detroit with a strained right hamstring. (Charles Krupa, Associated Press) — Paul Hoynes, Northeast Ohio Media Group By Paul Hoynes, Northeast Ohio Media Group
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Your browser does not support iframes. — There's a perfectly good explanation for what happened that relieves Kiermaier of pretty much all blame, but it's more fun if you don't know. Look at that guy! What a silly person. — Realistically, for the hitter, it's probably a good thing that what happened happened.
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Associated Press:
Padres Rally for 10-7 Win Over Dodgers — SAN DIEGO — Jedd Gyorko hit a two-run homer and Yangervis Solarte had four hits to lead the San Diego Padres to a 10-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series. — With San Diego trailing 7-6 entering …
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
The righty Teixeira fill-ins the Yankees plan to ignore — With Mark Teixeira (center) on the shelf, the Yankees could deal for post-waivers first basemen such as the Marlins' Casey McGehee (left) or the Astros' Chris Carter (right). — A player acquired through trade now - after Sept. 1 …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks pitch and catch with Jarrod Saltalamacchia — Each week azcentral sports talks with a Diamondbacks player or coach for Diamondbacks Extra. — Today: catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia — Question: So I've heard you're into gadgets and things like that? — Answer: Yeah, but I don't really use them.
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Baseball's next generation of managers … The trend for new managerial hires in major league baseball has been set. Previous experience is not required. What is sought after these days are bright, well-respected former players who can not only communicate well with players, but also respect and work well with a front office.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets' Daniel Murphy day-to-day with quad injury — MIAMI — Daniel Murphy was diagnosed with a “mild strain” of his left quadriceps, the Mets announced Thursday. The infielder is “day-to-day.” — While Murphy and Mets manager Terry Collins emphasized the infielder was removed …
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Benjamin Drozdoff / The Hardball Times:
BABIP in the Rogers Centre, Revisited — Josh Donaldson is posting an uncharacteristic .362 BABIP at the Rogers Centre. (via Quist) — It's been quite some time since we've heard any public outcries regarding the new turf in the Rogers Centre. The turf, which was installed prior to this season …
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Associated Press:
Jungmann, Santana, Brewers Beat Pirates for 6th Time in Row — MILWAUKEE — Taylor Jungmann pitched six strong innings and the Milwaukee Brewers swept Pittsburgh 5-3 Thursday night, beating the Pirates for the sixth straight time. — The three losses at Miller Park dropped …
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Zach Buchanan / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks' Castillo almost quit at 16 — Welington Castillo is in the midst of a breakout season with the Diamondbacks. In just 62 games with Arizona, the catcher has smacked 15 home runs and posted a WAR (number of wins over replacement-level player) of 1.9. — It almost never happened.
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