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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Boras: Innings limit for Mets' Harvey became issue when playoffs became possible — FOX Sports … Just got off the phone with Scott Boras, who had several points he wanted to make on the Matt Harvey issue: — • Boras said he spoke today with Harvey's surgeon, Dr. James Andrews …
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Collins Wants Harvey to Focus on Tuesday Start at Washington — MIAMI — Mets manager Terry Collins wants Matt Harvey to focus on his next start Tuesday night at Washington and stay away from the swirling controversy over his innings. — That was Collins' pregame message on Sunday …
Ken Rosenthal / Facebook:
Just got off the phone with Scott Boras, who had several points he wanted to make on the Matt Harvey issue: — *Boras said he spoke today with Harvey's surgeon, Dr. James Andrews, and that he plans to meet with Andrews this week. — “Matt Harvey wants to pitch,” Boras said.
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Matt Harvey Backs Proposed 180-Inning Limit — 7:35pm: Harvey's agent Scott Boras conducted a study regarding Tommy John recipients similar to Harvey, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Boras looked at pitchers who never exceeded 200 innings in a season, had Tommy John surgery, then returned with a roughly 200 inning workload.
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Associated Press:
Simon Pitches 7 Strong Innings as Tigers Beat Indians 6-0 — DETROIT — Alfredo Simon pitched seven strong innings and J.D. Martinez hit his 35th home run as the slumping Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 6-0 Saturday night. — Detroit had lost seven of its previous eight games and was outscored 71-21 in that stretch.
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Peavy Pitches, Hits Giants to 7-3 Win Over Rockies — DENVER — Jake Peavy doubled twice and pitched into the sixth inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 7-3 on Saturday night to end a seven-game losing streak. — Angel Pagan and Gregor Blanco went deep for the Giants, who had 15 hits.
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Harper Homers, Gonzalez Shines as Nationals Beat Braves 8-2 — WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper had three hits, including his 33rd home run, and Gio Gonzalez tossed six scoreless innings as the surging Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves 8-2 Saturday night for their fourth straight win.
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Garcia Works 7 Scoreless Innings, Cardinals Beat Pirate 4-1 — ST. LOUIS — Jaime Garcia pitched seven scoreless innings, Matt Carpenter homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 Saturday. — Garcia (8-4) gave up four hits and one walk while striking out nine for his 50th career win.
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Jon Morosi / Fox Sports:
With GM slots set to open, MLB focused on diversity in searches — FOX Sports — The Diamondbacks' De Jon Watson (left), MLB exec Kim Ng (center) and the Cubs' Shiraz Rehman (right) are among the names that could be in line for GM openings. — Four Major League Baseball franchises …
Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Claim Mike Olt From Cubs — The White Sox have claimed Mike Olt from the Cubs, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat tweets. The Cubs designated Olt for assignment last week when they acquired outfielder Austin Jackson. They originally acquired Olt from the Rangers when they sent Matt Garza to Texas in 2013.
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Arrieta Leads Cubs Past D-Backs, 2-0 — CHICAGO — Jake Arrieta pitched eight innings of four-hit ball for his major league-best 18th win, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 on Saturday. — Arrieta also struck out seven in his first start since he threw his first career no-hitter against the Dodgers last Sunday.
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Price Earns 100th Career Win, Bautista HR, Blue Jays Top O's — TORONTO — David Price earned his 100th career victory, Jose Bautista hit his 32nd home run of the season and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 on Saturday. — The AL East-leading Blue Jays bounced back from a 10-2 loss to Baltimore on Friday night.
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