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Associated Press:
Beltre Homers Twice in Rangers' 6-2 Win Over Rays — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Adrian Beltre led off consecutive innings with home runs and Cole Hamels didn't give up a hit until the sixth in the Texas Rangers' 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.
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Yahoo Sports
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Jurickson Profar becomes fixture in Texas Rangers lineup
Jurickson Profar becomes fixture in Texas Rangers lineup
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DRaysBay, Lone Star Ball and Dallas Morning News
Associated Press:
Naquin Hits Game-Ending Inside-The-Park HR, Indians Top Jays — CLEVELAND — Tyler Naquin hit a game-ending inside-the-park homer, sprinting around the bases to cap a two-run rally in the ninth inning as the Cleveland Indians stunned the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Friday night.
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Yahoo Sports and Let's Go Tribe
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Ortiz, Porcello lead Red Sox to 10-2 rout of Tigers — LINEUP: RED SOX (67-53) AT TIGERS (64-57) — If there were such a thing as a Jonathan Papelbon Watch, it's on hold for now. On Tuesday, a source said Papelbon expected to find a new team within 24 hours. Three days later, no deal is imminent.
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Yahoo Sports, Over the Monster, Bless You Boys, Surviving Grady and Associated Press
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Activate Steve Cishek, Option Dae-Ho Lee — The Mariners announced a series of roster moves today, including the activation of reliever Steve Cishek from the 15-day DL. Fellow right-hander Joe Wieland was optioned to create active roster space. — Seattle also made a swap …
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Yahoo Sports and Lookout Landing
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Designate Ramon Flores, Activate Domingo Santana — The Brewers have designated outfielder Ramon Flores for assignment, per a team announcement. He'll be replaced on the active roster by fellow outfielder Domingo Santana, who is finally ready to return from the DL.
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Brew Crew Ball and Al's Ramblings
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rays Designate Oswaldo Arcia For Assignment — The Rays have designated outfielder Oswaldo Arcia for assignment, per Roger Mooney of the Tampa Bay Times (links to Twitter). Arcia's DFA stems from the fact that the Rays simply didn't feel they had room for the out-of-options slugger …
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DRaysBay and Al's Ramblings
Associated Press:
Graveman Tosses 2-Hitter, Davis Homers as A's Rout White Sox — CHICAGO — Kendall Graveman faced one batter over the minimum while throwing a two-hitter, Khris Davis hit his 31st home run and the Oakland Athletics beat the White Sox 9-0 on Friday night to hand James Shields his 15th loss.
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Athletics Nation
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rockies To Promote Jeff Hoffman — The Rockies are set to promote top prospect Jeff Hoffman to make his Major League debut against the Cubs, as Jason Lewis of CBS Albany first reported (on Twitter). MLB.com's Thomas Harding tweets that an official announcement should be expected later this afternoon.
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Baseball Prospectus and Purple Row
David Laurila / FanGraphs Baseball:
Dave Righetti on Pitching — Dave Righetti was a good pitcher. In a 16-year career spent mostly with the New York Yankees, he threw a no-hitter and saved over 250 games. He might be an even better pitching coach. “Rags” has held that position with the San Francisco Giants since 2000 …
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McCovey Chronicles
Tim Kawakami / Talking Points:
Giants executive Brian Sabean on the recent struggles, the trade-deadline decisions, and getting tired of watching the Cubs win every day (new “TK Show” episode) — First off: I asked Giants executive vice president Brian Sabean today directly if the team was interested in just-released outfielder Carlos Gomez...
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MLB Trade Rumors and McCovey Chronicles
Associated Press:
MLB Clears Howard, Zimmerman of Drug Allegations — NEW YORK — Philadelphia's Ryan Howard and Washington's Ryan Zimmerman have been cleared by Major League Baseball of allegations they used human growth hormone. — Pharmacist Charlie Sly claimed in an Al-Jazeera America documentary …
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MLB Trade Rumors and MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Giants finally get some offense in 10-7 win over Mets … SAN FRANCISCO — Madison Bumgarner had stymied the New York Mets over the years with his pitching. This time, the Giants' ace turned the tables and delivered the big blow with his bat. — At this point, manager Bruce Bochy's ballclub will take a win however it comes.
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Faith and Fear in Flushing, New York Post, Amazin' Avenue and ESPN
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James Wagner / New York Times:
Mets' Bats Wake Up, Briefly, but Pitching Fails Them
Mets' Bats Wake Up, Briefly, but Pitching Fails Them
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New Jersey Online, New York Post, New York Daily News, Amazin' Avenue and McCovey Chronicles
Adam RubinESPN / ESPN:
Mets GM Sandy Alderson: ‘No present plans to make any changes’
Mets GM Sandy Alderson: ‘No present plans to make any changes’
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MLB Trade Rumors
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Acquire Sean Burnett From Twins — 12:15pm: The Nationals' Triple-A affiliate announced the acquisition of Burnett from Minnesota in exchange for cash considerations. — 11:51am: The Nationals have agreed to a deal to acquire left-hander Sean Burnett from the Twins, reports SB Nation's Chris Cotillo (Twitter link).
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