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Red Sox use 5 unearned runs to beat skidding Orioles 5-1 … BALTIMORE — It's tough enough to beat the Boston Red Sox these days. Give them an extra out to work with, and the task becomes even more difficult. — Boston scored five unearned runs in the sixth inning after a throwing error …
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Goldschmidt Homers Twice in Diamondbacks' 3-2 Win vs Padres — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSEPT. 22, 2016, 12:12 A.M. E.D.T. — SAN DIEGO — Paul Goldschmidt homered twice, including a go-ahead, two-run shot in the sixth inning, and Zack Greinke pitched six strong innings to lead …
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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 …
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Baseball Prospectus, Gaslamp Ball and Minor League Ball
Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
Baseball America Prospect Report (Sept. 21)
Baseball America Prospect Report (Sept. 21)
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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.
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Faith and Fear in Flushing, baseballmusings.com and ESPN
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Edinson Volquez could become free agent but remains open to staying with the Royals — CLEVELAND — The nickname is still inscribed on the outside of Edinson Volquez's Rawlings glove, the white stitching popping against the Royal blue leather. Volquez ordered the special inscription earlier this season …
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Royals Review and MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
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.
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School of Roch, Camden Chat and Over the Monster
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Dave Sheinin / Washington Post:
With a remarkable season, Orioles closer Zach Britton is in Cy Young contention
With a remarkable season, Orioles closer Zach Britton is in Cy Young contention
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Yahoo Sports, Camden Chat and School of Roch
Mike Berardino / Twin Cities:
Minnesota Twins: Trevor May diagnosed with stress fracture in his back — After multiple trips to the disabled list and a battery of tests over the past 13 months, Twins right-hander Trevor May finally received a definitive answer on his lingering back issue this week in Los Angeles.
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Twinkie Town and 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.
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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 …
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ProFootballTalk, NESN.com, Akron Beacon Journal and The Big Lead
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.
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MLB Trade Rumors
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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McCovey Chronicles, Bleacher Nation, CBSSports.com and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Giants Top Dodgers 2-0 Despite Injuries to Cueto, Crawford — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSEPT. 21, 2016, 2:24 A.M. E.D.T. — LOS ANGELES — Eduardo Nunez and Brandon Belt homered to help the San Francisco Giants overcome injuries to All-Star pitcher Johnny Cueto and shortstop Brandon Crawford …
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True Blue LA, McCovey Chronicles and Yahoo Sports
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Michael Powell / New York Times:
Good Bat? Cannon Arm? 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.
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