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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Weary Cards find rest but face another doubleheader — Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com — NEW YORK • Although the forecast for lingering severe weather proved wrong as the storm clouds left Queens soon after the teams did, Monday's postponement was just right for the Cardinals.
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Associated Press:
Colon Sharp, Mets Beat Cards 3-1 for Doubleheader Split — NEW YORK — Bartolo Colon pitched three-hit ball for seven sharp innings and the New York Mets overcame another home run by Jedd Gyorko to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Tuesday night for a doubleheader split.
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Associated Press:
Hernandez Overcomes Shaky Start, Mariners Top Pirates 7-4 — PITTSBURGH — Felix Hernandez settled down after a shaky start and picked up his first victory in more than two months when the Seattle Mariners topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 on Tuesday night.
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Lookout Landing
Doug PadillaESPN / ESPN:
Determined Clayton Kershaw plans to return to Dodgers this year — LOS ANGELES — Inspired by his team's play and buoyed by his own optimism, Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is determined to come back this season and be a difference maker. — “I'm trying to make it back to have an impact …
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Todays Knuckleball
Associated Press:
Rockies Rough Up Tillman and Beat Orioles 6-3 — BALTIMORE — Carlos Gonzalez and Trevor Story had two RBIs apiece in a four-run third inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat Chris Tillman and the Orioles 6-3 Tuesday night to end Baltimore's five-game winning streak.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Designate Kyle Lohse For Assignment — The Rangers announced today that they've designated veteran right-hander Kyle Lohse for assignment and recalled right-hander Nick Martinez from Triple-A Round Rock to make tonight's start. — [Related: Updated Texas Rangers Depth Chart]
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Indians rally for 3 in 9th to stun Nationals 7-6 (Yahoo Sports) — Francisco Lindor pushed an RBI single through Washington's drawn-in infield with one out in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Indians rallied for three runs in their final at-bat to stun the Washington Nationals 7-6 …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Place Trevor Rosenthal On 15-Day DL — The Cardinals announced that they have placed former closer Trevor Rosenthal on the 15-day DL with what's being called rotator cuff inflammation. Southpaw Dean Kiekhefer will take his spot on the active roster. — [Related: Updated Cardinals Depth Chart]
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Trade Market For Center Fielders — While Melvin Upton left the market before I could wrap up this post, there are still plenty of names to cover in the center field market. There's obviously quite a lot of overlap between this and the corner outfield market, which we'll cover separately.
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Redleg Nation and Al's Ramblings
Jordan Ray / MLB.com:
'It's the most fun I've ever had,' Astros' top prospect says — HOUSTON — It may have felt like forever for some, but Astros No. 1 prospect Alex Bregman is officially a Major League ballplayer. — Bregman made his debut Monday night against the Yankees, and while it wasn't a perfect outing …
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Billy Witz / New York Times:
Yankees' Win Over Dallas Keuchel and Astros Offers a Lift
Yankees' Win Over Dallas Keuchel and Astros Offers a Lift
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The Crawfish Boxes
Associated Press:
Ventura Insists He Can Work With Sale After Uniform Flap — CHICAGO — Robin Ventura insists he can work with Chris Sale despite the suspended ace's critical comments about the White Sox manager. — Sale is serving a five-day, unpaid ban after he destroyed throwback uniforms the team was supposed to wear for his start Saturday.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Recall Joey Gallo — The Rangers announced this afternoon that they've recalled top infield prospect Joey Gallo from Triple-A Round Rock and optioned outfielder Jared Hoying back to Triple-A in his place. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reported shortly before the announcement …
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Lone Star Ball
Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
What To Expect: Raul A. Mondesi — Raul A. Mondesi, son of the former major leaguer Raul Mondesi and the Royals' top prospect, has been called up and could make his regular season debut tonight. — Mondesi, who turns 21 Wednesday, became the first player to make his big league debut …
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MLB Daily Dish and Bleeding Royal Blue
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' J.D. Martinez to join Toledo for rehab stint starting tonight — Tigers rightfielder J.D. Martinez, who fractured his right elbow in mid-June and has been on the DL since, takes batting practice before Thursday's game in Chicago. Video by Anthony Fenech, DFP.
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