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11:40 PM ET, September 21, 2016

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Associated Press:
Robbed!  Cespedes Denied Game-Winning HR, Mets Lose to Braves  —  NEW YORK — Center fielder Ender Inciarte robbed Yoenis Cespedes of a game-winning homer for the final out, and the New York Mets were handed another costly defeat by last-place Atlanta when the Braves rallied for a 4-3 victory Wednesday night.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Orioles Closer Zach Britton Makes a Case for Cy Young Award  —  BALTIMORE — Zach Britton has been pretty near perfect this season for the Baltimore Orioles.  —  The left-handed closer has 45 saves in 45 tries, a minuscule 0.59 ERA and nearly four times as many strikeouts as walks.
Discussion: Over the Monster
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Dave Sheinin / Washington Post:
With a remarkable season, Orioles closer Zach Britton is in Cy Young contention  —  Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Zach Britton (53) is congratulated by catcher Matt Wieters after earning a save in the Orioles' 1-0 win in a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, in Boston.
Jay Jaffe / Fox Sports:
Team Entropy update: AL, NL wild cards are best hope for massive ties  —  With 12 days to go in the regular season, the various division and wild-card races in both leagues have simplified at least somewhat.  That's not great if you're rooting for Team Entropy, though several complicated scenarios are still in play.
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A look at what's happening all around the majors Thursday:  —  SWEET SIXTEEN
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Giants Top Dodgers 2-0 Despite Injuries to Cueto, Crawford
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
Padres Call Up Hunter Renfroe - What To Expect  —  As with Manuel Margot, the Padres are calling up preseason No. 3 prospect Hunter Renfroe to determine what they have in the outfield for 2017.  —  Renfroe, the No. 13 pick in the 2013 draft from Mississippi State, had by far his most consistent season …
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball and Minor League Ball
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Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
Baseball America Prospect Report (Sept. 21)  —  THE LINEUP  —  Newsmakers from Tuesday's action:  —  Gary Sanchez, c, Yankees.  Sanchez's amazing rookie season continued Tuesday when he blasted his 17th homer, lifting the Yankees over the Rays 5-3.  Sanchez tied Wally Berger …
Adam Ferrise / Plain Dealer:
Browns receiver Josh Gordon slapped with warrant in paternity case  —  A Cuyahoga County judge issued an arrest warrant for Josh Gordon in connection with a paternity suit in Cleveland.  (John Kuntz, cleveland.com)  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — A judge issued a warrant for the arrest …
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Nationals Agree To Sign Yadiel Hernandez  —  The Nationals have agreed to sign 29-year-old Cuban outfielder Yadiel Hernandez, pending a physical, according to multiple sources.  Hernandez is exempt from the international bonus pools, though he will sign a minor league contract with a $200,000 bonus.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Mary Kay Cabot / Plain Dealer:
Browns' top pick Corey Coleman broke his hand in practice today  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns suffered another huge blow Wednesday when first-round pick Corey Coleman broke a hand in practice, a league source told cleveland.com.  —  He was injured when he caught a pass and someone came down on the hand.
Discussion: ProFootballTalk
Michael Powell / New York Times:
Good Bat?  Jewish?  Sign Him Up!  —  Every few weeks during the baseball season, I receive an irrationally optimistic email from my buddy Peter Kurz, who is a lifelong and thoroughly demented Mets fan.  “Demented” is the adjective that attaches like a lesion to those of us who belong to the Mets tribe.
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
Jeff Howe / Boston Herald:
Patriots want Jimmy Garoppolo to be available  —  FOXBORO — There is still little reason to believe quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will be available to start Thursday night against the Texans due to a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder.  —  However, the Patriots are putting pressure …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Kyle Schwarber incorporates jogging in rehab  —  Kyle Schwarber, recovering from knee surgery, performs light running drills at Wrigley Field prior to the game against the Reds on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune
Discussion: Bleacher Nation
Tom Verducci / SI.com:
Hurting Harper among Nationals' concerns, but Washington still a threat to Cubs  — Even with last year's MVP not feeling or playing like he did last year, the Nationals have plenty of other reasons to think they could be ready for a deep run in October.  —  Can the Nationals to be trusted in October?
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
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