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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Wilmer Flores' grand slam highlights Mets' four home run-night in win over Phillies — Something wild appears to be going on with the Mets. — Fresh off taking four of five from fellow wild-card contenders in San Francisco and St. Louis, the Mets returned home on Friday night and blasted …
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Amazin' Avenue
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Associated Press:
Flores, Cabrera, Colon lead Mets to 9-4 win over Phillies … NEW YORK — Bartolo Colon and the New York Mets are beginning to play much better. Now they need to start gaining some ground in the standings. — Wilmer Flores launched a grand slam, Asdrubal Cabrera homered from both sides …
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Faith and Fear in Flushing
Associated Press:
Blue Jays Hit 4 Home Runs, Send Twins to 8th Straight Loss — TORONTO — Russell Martin and Justin Smoak each homered and drove in five runs as the Toronto Blue Jays hammered Minnesota 15-8 Friday night, handing the Twins their eighth straight loss. — Josh Donaldson, who drove in three runs …
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MLB Trade Rumors and Yahoo Sports
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Acquire Dioner Navarro — The Blue Jays have acquired catcher Dioner Navarro from the White Sox, both teams have announced. Lefty Colton Turner is headed back to Chicago in the deal. — Navarro, 32, will return to Toronto, where he had played over 2014-15 before joining …
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DRaysBay, Jays Journal, Bluebird Banter, Jays From The Couch, MLB Daily Dish and Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Bryant's 2-Run Homer Rallies Cubs Past Dodgers 6-4 in 10 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 27, 2016, 2:03 A.M. E.D.T. — LOS ANGELES — Kris Bryant hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the 10th inning to go with an earlier solo shot, lifting the Chicago Cubs over the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 …
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True Blue LA, Bleed Cubbie Blue and Yahoo Sports
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Why the Los Angeles Dodgers made the stunning A.J. Ellis trade
Why the Los Angeles Dodgers made the stunning A.J. Ellis trade
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Sportsnet.ca and Al's Ramblings
Associated Press:
Trio of Homers Lift Royals to 6-3 Win Over Red Sox — BOSTON — Eric Hosmer and Alex Gordon homered, and Ian Kennedy allowed one run through five innings as the Kansas City Royals continued their monthlong hot streak with a 6-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
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FenwayNation and ESPN
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Games of the Day — The Yankees open a three-game series …
Games of the Day — The Yankees open a three-game series …
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Over the Monster and Royals Review
Associated Press:
HRs by Correa, Gattis Give Houston 5-4 Win Over Rays — HOUSTON — Carlos Correa and Evan Gattis hit back-to-back homers in the ninth inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. — Mikie Mahtook's first homer this season …
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The Crawfish Boxes and DRaysBay
Associated Press:
Gonzalez Earns 100th Win as Nats Beat Rockies — WASHINGTON — Jayson Werth and Daniel Murphy hit solo homers and drove in two runs each, and Gio Gonzalez earned his 100th career victory as the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Friday night.
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CBS DC, Purple Row, Federal Baseball and Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Diamondbacks Beat Reds on 2-Out Wild Pitch in 11th — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 27, 2016, 2:42 A.M. E.D.T. — PHOENIX — Without getting a hit, the Arizona Diamondbacks' Brandon Drury has delivered his team two 11th-inning wins in three nights. — Two nights after a game-winning sacrifice fly …
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AZ Snake Pit
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Rookie Reyes will start Saturday, replacing Leake — ST. LOUIS • After a road trip that included his first major-league win and his first major-league save, the Cardinals' highest-watt prospect will have another career milestone Saturday, this time at home. — Alex Reyes will make his first major-league start.
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Viva El Birdos
Associated Press:
Weaver Gets 1st Big-League Win as Cardinals Beat A's — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 27, 2016, 12:09 A.M. E.D.T. — ST. LOUIS — Luke Weaver didn't have any big plans to celebrate his first major league win. — Jedd Gyorko homered and Weaver pitched six strong innings as the St. Louis Cardinals beat …
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Viva El Birdos
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rays To Release Desmond Jennings — The Rays will release veteran outfielder Desmond Jennings tomorrow, the club has announced. He had been on the 15-day DL with a knee injury. — This isn't the first time that Jennings has succumbed to leg problems. The 29-year-old was shelved earlier …
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DRaysBay
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Place Jeremy Jeffress On Restricted List After DWI Arrest — 3:06pm: Club GM Jon Daniels says that Jeffress will go to the restricted list, as Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News was among those to report (Twitter links). That will likely only be a one-day placement, however …
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Dallas Morning News, Sportress of Blogitude, MLB Daily Dish and Al's Ramblings
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Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Rangers pitcher Jeremy Jeffress arrested for DWI
Rangers pitcher Jeremy Jeffress arrested for DWI
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MLB Daily Dish, Yahoo Sports, NESN.com and BBTF's Baseball Primer …