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Associated Press:
Cardinals' Offense Comes Alive in 8-4 Win Over Royals — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 28, 2016, 11:15 P.M. E.D.T. — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Just about everybody in the Cardinals lineup drove in a run, Michael Wacha was good enough on the mound and St. Louis held off the Kansas City Royals 8-4 …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Backup catcher Pena not active yet — Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com — KANSAS CITY • Buoyant and bubbly Brayan Pena was back in the Cardinals clubhouse Monday, having finished a 20-day rehabilitation assignment as he completed his recovery from surgery on his left knee in early April.
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Adam RubinESPN / ESPN:
Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz each have bone spurs in elbow — NEW YORK — Mets general manager Sandy Alderson acknowledged the presence of bone spurs in the back of the pitching elbows of Steven Matz and Noah Syndergaard but said he expected the duo will continue pitching.
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Lucas Giolito, MLB's No. 1 pitching prospect, to debut vs. Mets
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Associated Press:
Nationals defeat Syndergaard, Mets 11-4 in series opener
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ESPN, ESPN and Faith and Fear in Flushing
John Delcos / The John Delcos New York Mets Report:
Mets Must Give Us Reason To Care
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Associated Press:
Tigers Homer 3 Times in 7-Run 5th, Beat Marlins 7-5 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 28, 2016, 11:34 P.M. E.D.T. — DETROIT — With two on and two out in the third inning, Miguel Cabrera struck out swinging at a pitch that was low and inside, and the slugger was so off balance he ended up on one knee.
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Bless You Boys
Associated Press:
Indians Beat Braves for Longest Winning Streak in 34 Years — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 28, 2016, 10:04 P.M. E.D.T. — ATLANTA — Carlos Santana hit a tie-breaking single in Cleveland's three-run ninth inning, Corey Kluber allowed only three hits in eight innings and the Indians beat …
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Let's Go Tribe
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Dozier Hits 2 HRs, Gibson Shines as Twins Blank White Sox — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 28, 2016, 11:15 P.M. E.D.T. — CHICAGO — Brian Dozier homered twice and drove in four runs, Kyle Gibson pitched seven innings of five-hit ball for his first victory of the season …
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South Side Sox
Doug PadillaESPN / ESPN:
Clayton Kershaw to consult with doctors in Los Angeles — MILWAUKEE — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is scheduled to leave the team's current road trip and return to Los Angeles on Wednesday morning to have his lower-back stiffness further examined. — Kershaw had his second-worst outing …
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Associated Press:
Former major leaguer Jim Hickman dies at 79 — JACKSON, Tenn. — Jim Hickman, who played for four teams in 13 major league seasons and had a hand in one of the most famous plays in All-Star Game history, has died. He was 79. — Hickman died Saturday at a Tennessee hospital after a lengthy illness …
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WATE-TV:
Pat Summitt, legendary Lady Vols coach, dies at 64 — WATE 6 On Your Side is live on air and online. Click here to watch. — KNOXVILLE (WATE) - Legendary Lady Vols Head Coach Emeritus Pat Summitt has died. Her son Tyler Summitt released a statement early Tuesday morning:
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phil Hughes To Undergo Season-Ending Shoulder Surgery — Twins right-hander Phil Hughes will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, tweets Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. The operation will alleviate thoracic outlet syndrome, according to Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jon Jay Suffers Broken Forearm — 11:09pm: Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union Tribune writes that Jay will be re-evaluated three weeks from now and will be on the shelf for between four and six weeks total. A four- or even nearly a five-week absence could have Jay back just prior …
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Baseball America:
2016 Futures Game Rosters — Major League Baseball announced the rosters for the 2016 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which will be played on July 10 at Petco Park in San Diego. — This is the 18th annual prospect extravaganza, with the best prospects in the game divided into World …
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ESPN:
Franklin drives in 5, Rays beat Red Sox to stop 11-game skid — Nick Franklin homered and drove in a career-high five runs to help Tampa Bay end an 11-game losing streak with a 13-7 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.
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Brian MacPherson / providencejournal.com:
Rays 13, Red Sox 7: Rodriguez pummeled, optioned to Triple-A
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