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Ramirez's 2-Run Homer in 8th Lifts Indians Past Blue Jays — CLEVELAND — Jose Ramirez hit a two-run homer off Brett Cecil in the eighth inning and the Cleveland Indians rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Sunday to win the series between teams that began the game as AL division leaders.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Option Aaron Sanchez To Minors — In a surprise move, the Blue Jays have optioned one of the American League's best starters, right-hander Aaron Sanchez, to Single-A Dunedin, reports Shi Davidi of Sportsnet (Twitter link). To take Sanchez's roster spot, the club recalled left …
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Forsythe Homers in Return, Rays Beat Rangers 8-4 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Logan Forsythe homered after missing four games due to back spasms, and the Tampa Bay Rays took two of three from the AL West-leading Texas Rangers with an 8-4 victory on Sunday. — Forsythe hit an opposite-field …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers hope change of scenery brings out best in Carlos Gomez
Rangers hope change of scenery brings out best in Carlos Gomez
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Sign Carlos Gomez
Rangers Sign Carlos Gomez
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros To Promote Yulieski Gurriel — Over a month after signing him to a five-year, $47.5MM contract, the Astros will promote infielder Yulieski Gurriel to the majors Sunday, reports Julia Morales of ROOT Sports (Twitter link). — [RELATED: Updated Astros Depth Chart]
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Ortiz homers after being honored to lead Red Sox past Tigers … DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers honored David Ortiz with a pregame ceremony that included two of his closest friends in baseball. — It didn't help. — Ortiz's two-run homer in the fifth inning turned out to be the difference …
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Marlins Activate A.J. Ramos From DL — The Marlins have activated closer A.J. Ramos from the 15-day disabled list and optioned right-hander Brian Ellington to Triple-A New Orleans, tweets Joe Frisaro of MLB.com. Ramos landed on the DL Aug. 9 (retroactive to Aug. 6) with a finger injury …
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Quintana Wins 10th, Abreu Homers to Lead White Sox Past A's — CHICAGO — Jose Quintana pitched into the eighth innings to earn a career-best 10th win and Jose Abreu homered for the second straight game to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
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Leake Strong, Cardinals Hit 4 Homers to Rout Phillies — PHILADELPHIA — Mike Leake pitched seven strong innings and hit a two-run single and the St. Louis Cardinals homered four times Sunday to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-0. — Jedd Gyorko, Stephen Piscotty, Brandon Moss and Jeremy Hazelbaker went deep.
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Duffy Wins 10th Straight as Royals Beat Twins 2-1 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Danny Duffy keeps winning and so do the Kansas City Royals. — Duffy won his 10th straight decision, Eric Hosmer doubled in the go-ahead run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 Sunday for their eighth consecutive win.
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Bats overcome Stephenson's struggles, delays — In a game that seemed like it would never end, the Louisville Bats rallied past rival Indianapolis for an 11-7 win Saturday night at Slugger Field. — The game started around 6 p.m. and ended just a few minutes shy of midnight, due primarily to a 2:40 minute rain delay.
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Yelich Hits Early Homer as Marlins Top Pirates 3-2 for Sweep — PITTSBURGH — Christian Yelich homered in the first inning, Miami added a pair of unearned runs and the Marlins rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. — Jose Urena (2-4) …
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Ray Fans 13, Yields 1 Hit in 7 Innings as D-Backs Top Padres — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 21, 2016, 12:06 A.M. E.D.T. — SAN DIEGO — Robbie Ray struck out a career-high 13 and gave up just one hit in seven innings, pitching the Arizona Diamondbacks past the San Diego Padres 2-1 Saturday night.
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