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Rewind: Leake calls reunion with Giants ‘strong possibility’ — SAN FRANCISCO — Mike Leake asked Brandon Crawford to pick his walk-up song Wednesday and he ended up with a gem, “Ghetto Superstar.” Leake's next decision will be a bit more complicated, and it's a life-changing one he'll have to make mostly on his own.
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MLB Daily Dish
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Associated Press:
Leake Throws 2-Hitter as Giants Beat Dodgers 5-0 — SAN FRANCISCO — Mike Leake pitched a two-hitter for his first career shutout, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 on Wednesday night. — A day after being eliminated from playoff contention …
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True Blue LA and McCovey Chronicles
Andrew Baggarly / Giants Extra:
UPDATED: Mike Leake is “comin' in HOT” to free agency after throwing first career shutout and he'd “rather not wait” to pick a team; Marlon Byrd reacts to an expensive benching — Subbed out with final version, including a comment from Marlon Byrd... SAN FRANCISCO - Giants manager Bruce Bochy wrote …
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MLB Trade Rumors and MLB Daily Dish
Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Mets OF Yoenis Cespedes suffers bruised fingers after hit by pitch — 3h - MLB YOENIS CESPEDES JUAN LAGARES KIRK NIEUWENHUIS CURTIS GRANDERSON STEVEN MATZ NEW YORK METS + more
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Faith and Fear in Flushing, ESPN and Bleacher Report
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Tim Rohan / New York Times:
Mets Must Deal With Injuries to Yoenis Cespedes, Steven Matz and Wilmer Flores — PHILADELPHIA — During the third inning of a lazy game Wednesday, an 89-mile-per-hour fastball drifted high and tight toward Yoenis Cespedes and struck him on his left hand, pinching his middle finger between the ball and the bat.
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MLB Daily Dish, Amazin' Avenue and Yahoo Sports
Eduardo A. EncinaContact / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy says he has played entire season with torn labrum in left shoulder … Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy revealed Thursday that he has been playing the entire season with a torn labrum in his left, non-throwing shoulder. — Hardy said he does not plan to have surgery in the offseason.
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MLB Trade Rumors and Camden Chat
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves To Name John Coppolella General Manager — The Braves will promote assistant general manager John Coppolella to the role of general manager later today, reports MLB.com's Mark Bowman. Coppolella has been serving as the second-in-command to president of baseball operations John Hart …
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MLB Daily Dish and Talking Chop
Danny Abriano / Metsblog:
Game 159: Mets at Phillies, 12:05 p.m. — The Mets (89-69) wrap up their three-game series against the Phillies (61-97) on Thursday in Philadelphia at 12:05 p.m. ET on SNY. — LHP Sean Gilmartin (3-1, 2.58 ERA) gets the start for the Mets. He'll be opposed by RHP Jerad Eickhoff (2-3, 3.07 ERA) for Philadelphia.
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The Good Phight
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Tim Reilly / Metsblog:
Game 158: Mets at Phillies, 7:05 p.m. ET
Game 158: Mets at Phillies, 7:05 p.m. ET
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Amazin' Avenue and The Good Phight
Associated Press:
Astros Rally Past Mariners, Take Over 2nd AL Wild-Card Spot — SEATTLE — Colby Rasmus' broken-bat RBI single capped Houston's rally from a three-run deficit, and the Astros retook the lead in the race for the second AL wild-card spot, beating the Seattle Mariners 7-6 on Wednesday night.
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The Crawfish Boxes and Yahoo Sports
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jeremy Affeldt To Retire At Season's End — Giants left-hander Jeremy Affeldt will retire after the 2015 season, the team announced today via press release. — Affeldt, 36, has enjoyed a 14-year career at the Major League level, the past seven of which have come as a member of the Giants' bullpen.
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McCovey Chronicles and MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Yanks Bullpen Falters in 9-5, 11-Inning Loss to Red Sox — NEW YORK — The Yankees' normally steady bullpen wasted a chance to clinch New York's first playoff berth in three years when Dellin Betances gave up a tying homer and Andrew Bailey allowed the go-ahead hit in Boston's 9-5, 11-inning victory Wednesday night.
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Over the Monster and Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Cardinals Rout Pirates, Clinch 3rd Straight NL Central Title — PITTSBURGH — The St. Louis Cardinals are back in a familiar spot: on top of the NL Central looking down at everyone else. — Jason Heyward's third-inning grand slam powered the Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-1 …
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Yahoo Sports
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright makes the ‘almost’ happen; cleared to relieve Wednesday
Wainwright makes the ‘almost’ happen; cleared to relieve Wednesday
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CBSSports.com
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Piscotty could return to field this weekend
Piscotty could return to field this weekend
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Viva El Birdos and Bucs Dugout
Associated Press:
AL West-Leading Rangers Win Again, 6-2 Over Tigers — ARLINGTON, Texas — Adrian Beltre hit the first of three Texas home runs as the AL West-leading Rangers moved closer to a postseason berth with a 6-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. — Robinson Chirinos and Mike Napoli …
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Lone Star Ball
Associated Press:
Twins Win First, Then Split Doubleheader With Indians — CLEVELAND — Twins manager Paul Molitor tried to take the positives from Wednesday night's doubleheader split with the Cleveland Indians. — Kyle Gibson threw six shutout innings for a 7-1 Minnesota win in Game 1 …
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