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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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Mets plan to pitch Matt Harvey into playoffs — 42m - MLB MATT HARVEY NEW YORK METS + more
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets' Daniel Murphy day-to-day with quad injury
Mets' Daniel Murphy day-to-day with quad injury
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Brad Ausmus' job as Tigers manager in jeopardy — Manager Brad Ausmus' job appears to be in real jeopardy after the Tigers, who were predicted by most to win the AL Central recently fell into last place. — Ausmus is a brilliant and personable fellow, but it doesn't help that Tigers fans …
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AL Central Notes: Ausmus, Tigers, Kluber
AL Central Notes: Ausmus, Tigers, Kluber
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Associated Press:
Danks Goes the Distance as White Sox Beat Royals 12-1 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — John Danks threw a seven-hitter and Adam Eaton matched his career high with four hits, including a three-run homer, as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 12-1 Friday night.
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Kelly Wins 7th Straight Start; Red Sox Beat Phillies 7-5 — BOSTON — Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a solo homer and David Ortiz an RBI double in Boston's four-run seventh inning as Joe Kelly won his seventh straight start and the Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5 Friday night.
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McHugh, Conger Lead Houston to 8-0 Win Over Twins — HOUSTON — Collin McHugh went 7 2-3 innings and Hank Conger hit a grand slam as the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 8-0 on Friday night. — McHugh (15-7) gave up seven hits and struck out six in picking up his second straight win.
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Rookie Severino Wins Again, Yankees Hit 3 HRs to Beat Rays — NEW YORK — Sizzling rookie Luis Severino won his third straight start and Alex Rodriguez hit his 681st career home run, sending the New York Yankees over the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Friday night for their sixth win in seven games.
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Rizzo Slam Helps Power Cubs Past D-Backs 14-5 — CHICAGO — Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam in Chicago's eight-run fifth inning, and rookie Addison Russell homered twice in a game for the first time in his career to power the Cubs and Jon Lester to a 14-5 rout of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.
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Matt Eisenberg / Metsblog:
O'Flaherty allows walk-off as Mets lose in 11 innings — Eric O'Flaherty allowed a walk-off double in the 11th inning to Martin Prado after Kelly Johnson tied the game with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, as the New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins, 6-5, Friday at Marlins Park.
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Associated Press:
Davis Homers Twice Again, Passes Cruz for ML Lead — TORONTO — Baltimore Orioles slugger Chris Davis has homered twice against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night and has five homers in his last eight at-bats to overtake Seattle's Nelson Cruz for the major league lead. — Davis now has 40 homers on the season.
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Inside Baseball: Managerial heat in NL East, especially in Washington — There may be more than a division title at stake as Terry Collins of the Mets and Matt Williams of the Nationals battle it out in the NL East with a month to go. Two managerial jobs could possibly hang in the balance …
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Seth Berkman / New York Times:
Mark Teixeira Limps to D.L., but Yankees Don't Break Their Stride — Returning home after a six-game trip, the Yankees found that the interior design of their clubhouse had been altered. Four temporary lockers belonging to recent call-ups were set up in the middle of the room, away from those lined against the walls.
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