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Associated Press:
Gray, Hundley Lift Rockies to 8-1 Win Over Dodgers — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 30, 2016, 12:30 A.M. E.D.T. — DENVER — Jon Gray pitched six scoreless innings, Nick Hundley hit a two-run homer and the Colorado Rockies beat the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1 on a gusty Monday night.
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Purple Row
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Associated Press:
Donaldson Homers Again, Blue Jays Beat Orioles 5-1 — BALTIMORE — Josh Donaldson hit his fourth homer in two days and Jose Bautista also went deep in support of Marco Estrada, leading the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 on Monday night. — Toronto leads third-place Baltimore by four games in the AL East.
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Camden Chat and Associated Press
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Place Josh Thole On Irrevocable Waivers
Blue Jays Place Josh Thole On Irrevocable Waivers
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Yahoo Sports, Toronto Star, Jays From The Couch, Bluebird Banter and FenwayNation
Associated Press:
Gee, Escobar Lead Red-Hot Royals to 8-5 Win Over Yankees — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dillon Gee kept the Royals' momentum going with six sharp innings, Alcides Escobar hit a three-run homer and Kansas City beat the New York Yankees 8-5 on Monday night to open their three-game set.
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Pinstripe Alley and Royals Review
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Cubs star Kris Bryant has a chance to be a very unique MVP — Bryant's versatility makes him a rare breed. — Jonathan Daniel — Shall we call him Kris “The Man” Bryant? — Heaven forbid, it might offend the Best Fans in Baseball, who would consider it sacrilege to bestow upon Bryant …
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Bleacher Nation and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Associated Press:
Darvish, Beltran Lead Rangers to 6-3 Win Over Mariners — ARLINGTON, Texas — Yu Darvish struck out nine in 6 2/3 innings and Carlos Beltran homered among three hits, helping the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Monday night. — The American League-leading Rangers won …
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Lookout Landing
Associated Press:
Mondesi's triple keys big inning, Royals beat Red Sox 10-4 … BOSTON — The Kansas City Royals keep finding different sources for timely hits during a red-hot August. — Raul Mondesi hit a bases-loaded triple and Eric Hosmer added a two-run single during an eight-run sixth inning …
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Over the Monster, DRaysBay, Royals Review, ESPN and FenwayNation
Associated Press:
Kipnis' Single in 10th Gives Indians 1-0 Win Over — CLEVELAND — Jason Kipnis' 10th-inning single scored Chris Gimenez and gave the Cleveland Indians a 1-0 victory over Minnesota on Monday night, the Twins' 11th straight loss. — Kipnis lined a 1-0 pitch from Brandon Kintzler (0-1) …
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Let's Go Tribe
Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Dave Dombrowski doesn't sound optimistic Jonathan Papelbon will be option for Red Sox — The Jonathan Papelbon Watch has lingered for most of August, and figures to continue to do so until the end of the month. — But with Papelbon still not choosing to sign with a team since his release …
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MLB Trade Rumors, NESN.com and FenwayNation
Detroit Free Press:
Hey, ump! Why'd you eject that player or manager? — The pitch is called a strike, and suddenly a player or manager is in the umpire's face, gesturing and shouting ferociously. How the ump reacts depends on several factors, including the exact verbiage used.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals Acquire Daniel Nava — The Royals have acquired outfielder Daniel Nava from the Angels for a player to be named later or cash, the club announced. Nava will head to Triple-A Omaha. — Nava, 33, has spent the last month at the highest level of the minors after previously losing his roster spot with the Halos.
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Royals Review and MLB Daily Dish
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Drew Stubbs Rejects Outright Assignment From Rangers — The Rangers announced this afternoon that outfielder Drew Stubbs has rejected an outright assignment to Triple-A following his recent DFA. The 31-year-old has been placed on irrevocable waivers and will be a free agent if he clears.
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Lone Star Ball
Tampa Bay Times:
Kevin Cash frustrated by Rays' fundamental flaws — Chris Archer avoided tying the team record of 18 losses, and the Rays avoided a rare sweep that would have dropped them back under .500 post-All-Star break with a 10-4 win Sunday over the contending Astros.
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