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Mets find plenty of comfort in knowing they'll finish wild-card race in Philadelphia — As they head out on the road for their final six games, the Mets have little margin for error in this wild-card race but they do have a secret weapon of sorts in their back pocket.
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Mariners, Astros battle to stay alive — HOUSTON — Both the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners spent the afternoon on Sunday discussing math, doing so in the context of the American League wild card and their respective odds of qualifying for the playoffs with a week left in the regular season.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Wilson Ramos Departs Game With Leg Injury — The Nationals are holding their collective breath after seeing Wilson Ramos land awkwardly on a play at the plate. The big catcher was helped off of the field with an apparent right leg injury. — It's far too soon to know whether the injury is a serious one …
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Associated Press:
Villar Homers Twice, Garza Wins as Brewers Beat Rangers 8-3 — ARLINGTON, Texas — Jonathan Villar had two home runs and a career-high five RBIs and Matt Garza beat his former team as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Texas Rangers 8-3 on Monday night. — The loss dropped American League …
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Yahoo Sports and Brew Crew Ball
Associated Press:
Indians Clinch AL Central Crown With 7-4 Win Over Tigers — DETROIT — The Cleveland Indians clinched the AL Central title Monday night, overcoming an injury to ace right-hander Corey Kluber in a 7-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. — Kluber left after four innings with right groin tightness …
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Associated Press:
Cubs Rout Pirates 12-2 for 100th Win Behind Baez's Six RBIs — PITTSBURGH — Javier Baez hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs while major league ERA leader Kyle Hendricks pitched six scoreless innings as the Chicago Cubs won their 100th game of the season, routing the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-2 on Monday night.
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Chuck Culpepper / Washington Post:
Vin Scully's last game at Dodger Stadium provides another storybook ending — LOS ANGELES — In apparent corroboration for those who assert the existence of sky-based phantoms often dubbed “baseball gods,” something really, really strange happened Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates Acquire Chris Bostick From Nationals — The Pirates announced that they have acquired infielder Chris Bostick from the Nationals in exchange for minor league catcher Taylor Gushue and cash. Bostick, who was designated for assignment by the Nats earlier this month …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins To Hire Derek Falvey To Oversee Baseball Operations — 11:43am: Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger both caution that the team's executive search “is still ongoing” (links to Twitter), and the team has, of course, yet to make an announcement on the hiring.
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Bob Kravitz / WALV-TV:
Colts announcer Lamey says he's distraught about dropping an on-air F-bomb Sunday — INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - Before embarking on this piece about Bob Lamey and his radio f-bomb Sunday, I want to say something: Like virtually every human being on this planet, I make mistakes.
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Dan Le Batard / miamiherald:
The death of this player is a loss for us all — Called my mother with the awful news Sunday morning. Had such a hard time getting out the words that she thought something terrible had happened to me. — I know how much she loved José Fernandez. As a player. As a personality.
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Led by Paulo Orlando and Eric Hosmer, Royals roar back to beat Tigers 7-4 — DETROIT — After Eric Hosmer had silenced Comerica Park with one swing, and after thousands of stunned fans had streamed to the exits through the afternoon sunlight, the Royals retreated to the quiet of the visitors' clubhouse.
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ESPN:
Red Sox set MLB record as Eduardo Rodriguez, Heath Hembree K 11 Rays in row — Boston Red Sox left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez and right-hander Heath Hembree combined to strike out 11 consecutive batters to establish a major league-record on Sunday in a 3-2, 10-inning victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
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