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Associated Press:
Kinsler, Cabrera Homer as Tigers Beat White Sox 2-1  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJULY 22, 2016, 12:33 A.M. E.D.T.  —  CHICAGO — Ian Kinsler hit his 20th home run, Miguel Cabrera added his 19th and the Detroit Tigers beat the struggling Chicago White Sox 2-1 in a game that was called …
Discussion: Bless You Boys and Yahoo Sports
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Jon Heyman / Todays Knuckleball:
White Sox are now considering selling  —  Could the Chicago White Sox wind up as sellers?  While they don't seem to have decided to sell for sure yet, for the first time they have seemed to be considering it, and word is, they are getting plenty of calls on David Robertson and others.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Reportedly Open To Dealing Veteran Bats, Relievers
Discussion: NBCSports.com and Bless You Boys
ESPN:
MLB looking at possible limits on the use of relief pitchers  —  Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred acknowledged that MLB is looking at possibly limiting the use of relief pitchers in games.  —  Average length of MLB games  —  YearAvg.  —  Manfred was a guest Thursday on ESPN's Mike & Mike …
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Chris Bahr / Fox Sports:
Commissioner Rob Manfred reveals MLB is considering use limits for relievers  —  As games last longer, MLB's patience grows shorter  —  Does it seem like Major League Baseball games are dragging on and on this year?  Well, that's because they are.  And the league is taking notice.
Discussion: ESPN and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Tim Beckham Leads Rays to 7-3 Victory Over Athletics  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJULY 22, 2016, 1:00 A.M. E.D.T.  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Tim Beckham homered and then sparked a four-run inning with his eighth straight hit over three games to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night.
Associated Press:
Liriano Strikes Out 13, Pirates Top Brewers 5-3  —  PITTSBURGH — Francisco Liriano took another step toward putting his season-long control issues behind him, striking out 13 to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night.
Associated Press:
Pedroia Has 5 of Boston's 17 Hits in 13-2 Win Over  —  BOSTON — July just keeps getting better in Boston.  —  The Red Sox continued their midsummer surge with another offensive barrage, getting 17 hits and routing the Minnesota Twins 13-2 on Thursday night.
Discussion: Over the Monster
Associated Press:
Gonzalez, Bettis Help Rockies to 7-3 Win Over Braves  —  DENVER — Carlos Gonzalez hit a three-run homer to break a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, Chad Bettis threw efficiently into the seventh and the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Thursday night.
Discussion: Talking Chop and Purple Row
Associated Press:
Koehler, Suzuki Lead Marlins Past Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA — Tom Koehler pitched eight strong innings, Ichiro Suzuki moved within four hits of reaching 3,000 for his career and the Miami Marlins pounded out 16 hits in a 9-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.
Associated Press:
Cardinals Rally for 6-5 Win Over Padres  —  ST. LOUIS — Aledmys Diaz's walk-off single in the ninth inning gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday night.  —  St. Louis, which scored four runs in the eighth, recorded …
CNN:
Peter Thiel to tell RNC he's proudly gay  —  Cleveland (CNN)Peter Thiel is set to admonish the GOP for refusing to embrace LGBT rights on stage here tonight.  —  The tech billionaire will declare to the Republican National Convention that he is proud to be gay, a source familiar with Thiel's remarks told CNN.
Discussion: WWLP-TV
Associated Press:
Turner, Dodgers Hand Nats' Strasburg First Loss of Season  —  WASHINGTON — Justin Turner homered twice and drove in five runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers ended Stephen Strasburg's undefeated streak by beating the Washington Nationals 6-3 on Thursday.  —  Turner hit his 16th and 17th home runs …
Discussion: True Blue LA
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Jon Heyman / Todays Knuckleball:
Heyman: Welcome to the worst starting pitcher market ever  —  The starting pitching seen on the market seems especially terrible this trading season.  “The worst I've ever seen it,” one GM desperate for pitching called this market for starters.  And everyone surely nods.
 
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