Top News:
David Lennon / Newsday:
Could MLB trim its season to 154 games? … After taking steps recently to shorten the games, will Major League Baseball's next significant move be to trim the length of the season? — Sounds radical. But with negotiations already underway to craft a new collective-bargaining agreement …
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Todays Knuckleball
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB Could Reduce Schedule Length — With the collective bargaining agreement set to expire in December and negotiations for a new CBA underway, officials from Major League Baseball and the players' union are discussing the length of the regular-season schedule, reports David Lennon of Newsday.
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Al's Ramblings
Associated Press:
Leon, Rodriguez Lift Red Sox Over Yanks for 6th Straight Win — NEW YORK — The big-name Boston Red Sox got a lift from their unheralded Venezuelan battery to win their season-high sixth straight game. — Sandy Leon homered and drove in four runs, Eduardo Rodriguez again dominated the Yankees …
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Surviving Grady and FenwayNation
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Associated Press:
Hanigan, Shaw, Bogaerts power Red Sox over Yankees 5-3 … NEW YORK — A first-time All-Star at age 31, Steven Wright traveled across the country and never got to pitch. — That gave the AL ERA leader an early start to the second half, and the knuckleballer pitched the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees 5-3 Friday night.
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FenwayNation
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Yankees headed toward unfamiliar role of deadline sellers — The Yankees better turn around their season in a hurry, or it will be time to unload. — Really, the only remaining question now is how many players the Yankees will trade. — As I reported Saturday, the Yankees will be willing …
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MLB Trade Rumors
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Rob Biertempfel / Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Pirates talk with Yankees about trading for RHP Eovaldi — WASHINGTON — As they look to recast their starting rotation, the Pirates have talked with the New York Yankees about a possible trade for right-hander Nathan Eovaldi, a source told the Tribune-Review.
Associated Press:
Story, Rockies Take Advantage of Braves' Mistakes to Win 4-3 — ATLANTA — Trevor Story led off the ninth inning with a single, advanced to third on two wild pitches and scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error to help the Colorado Rockies beat the bumbling Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Saturday night.
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Talking Chop
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves To Look For 2017 Starting Catcher On Trade Market
Braves To Look For 2017 Starting Catcher On Trade Market
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Brew Crew Ball and Talking Chop
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright — still No. 1 — blanks Miami — Adam Wainwright, still the Cardinals' No. 1 starter six weeks shy of his 35th birthday, turned in his third straight performance of one run or none Saturday night. And this one, a 5-0 win, was the best of the bunch.
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Viva El Birdos
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Associated Press:
Padres Rally in 10th, Beat Giants 7-6 on Walk-Off Balk — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJULY 17, 2016, 1:06 A.M. E.D.T. — SAN DIEGO — Adam Rosales singled in the tying run before Santiago Casilla balked home the winning run, and the San Diego Padres rallied to beat the major league-leading San Francisco Giants 7-6 on Saturday night.
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McCovey Chronicles
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Associated Press:
Orioles' Tillman Wins 13th in 2-1 Decision Over Rays — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chris Tillman became the American League's second 13-game winner, backed by J.J. Hardy's two-run homer in the Baltimore Orioles' 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night.
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DRaysBay, Camden Chat and Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Mauer Scores on Error in 11th to Lift Twins Over Indians 5-4 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJULY 17, 2016, 2:24 A.M. E.D.T. — MINNEAPOLIS — This one was worth the wait for the Minnesota Twins. — Joe Mauer raced home with the winning run when Max Kepler's comebacker ricocheted off pitcher Joe Colon's glove …
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Let's Go Tribe
Associated Press:
Darvish Returns With 9 Ks, but Hammel, Cubs Down Rangers 3-1 — CHICAGO — Yu Darvish returned from the disabled list to strike out nine but was inefficient and wild at times, and Anthony Rizzo's two-run double helped lead the Chicago Cubs past the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Saturday.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, Lone Star Ball and Yahoo Sports