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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Lorenzo Cain suffers hamstring injury in Royals' 8-4 loss to the Cardinals  —  Royals starter Yordano Ventura allows seven earned runs in five-plus innings  —  Royals drop six games behind American League Central-leading Cleveland Indians  —  A stoic glare formed on Lorenzo Cain's face …
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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 …
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Backup catcher Pena not active yet
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Associated Press:
Cubs Play 3 Relievers in LF While Beating Reds in 15 Innings  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 29, 2016, 12:12 A.M. E.D.T.  —  CINCINNATI — Kris Bryant singled home the tiebreaking run in the 15th inning and the Chicago Cubs used three pitchers in left field while beating the Cincinnati Reds 7-2 …
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs use 3 different pitchers as OFs en route to 15-inning win
Associated Press:
Urias Wins First, Dodgers Edge Brewers 6-5  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 28, 2016, 11:55 P.M. E.D.T.  —  MILWAUKEE — Rookie Julio Urias battled through six innings for his first major league victory, Adrian Gonzalez had three hits and the Los Angeles Dodgers hung on for a 6-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.
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Doug PadillaESPN / ESPN:
Clayton Kershaw to consult with doctors in Los Angeles
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Giolito impresses in rain-shortened debut as Nats beat Mets … WASHINGTON — Lucas Giolito threw four scoreless innings in his rain-shortened major league debut, and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 5-0 on Tuesday night.  —  Baseball's top pitching prospect allowed just one hit …
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Porcello gets 9th win, Red Sox beat Rays to stop 3-game skid … ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rick Porcello stepped off the mound, gathered his thoughts and went back to work.  —  “I was off a little mechanically.  It was kind of tough for me to regain my focus, so I was doing everything …
Cincinnati.com:
Reds option JJ Hoover to Louisville, recall Sampson  —  Less than 12 hours after J.J. Hoover gave up his franchise-record sixth career grand slam, the Reds optioned the struggling reliever to Triple-A Louisville.  —  Right-hander Keyvius Sampson was recalled and will be in the team's bullpen …
Discussion: Todays Knuckleball
Bob McManaman / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks' Zack Greinke leaves game with tightness in oblique  —  Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke left Tuesday night's start against the Phillies in the top of the third inning after suffering what was described as tightness in his left oblique.  —  A winner of seven straight decisions …
Associated Press:
Tulo Homers in Blue Jays' First Win at Colorado  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 29, 2016, 3:27 A.M. E.D.T.  —  DENVER — Troy Tulowitzki homered to ignite a go-ahead, six-run fourth inning and the former Rockies star helped the Blue Jays win in Denver for the first time as Toronto beat …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com and Purple Row
Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
Stewart, Son Of A Scout, Gets The Call  —  The story of Brock Stewart's rise from high Class A to L.A. in less than a year is a good one, from a baseball standpoint.  The story of how one scout father handled his son's looming pro career is a complex one that every son who followed his father into business can understand.
Discussion: True Blue LA and Minor League Ball
Associated Press:
Houston Blasts Lincecum, Routs Angels 7-1 for 9th Win in 10  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 29, 2016, 1:25 A.M. E.D.T.  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Carlos Correa hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and the Houston Astros beat Tim Lincecum and the Los Angeles Angels 7-1 on Tuesday night for their ninth win in 10 games.
Greg Lewickyj / PlayStation.Blog:
PlayStation Plus: Free Games for July, 2016  —  Attention, PS Plus members!  We're happy to share your free PS4 games for next month.  Prepare to raise a little mayhem in the depths of hell, or battle brutal bosses in a strange, ruined world.  —  First up, we have Saints Row: Gat out of Hell.
Discussion: VG247 and App Trigger
 
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