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Mets prepare for emotional series in Miami after 17-0 blowout against Phillies — Six games remain now for the Mets to determine whether they will be returning to the playoffs, beginning with one many of them acknowledged will be an emotional and difficult night on Monday in Miami.
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New York Daily News:
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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Associated Press:
Cabrera, Reyes help Mets rout Phils 17-0 in home finale … NEW YORK — The Mets circled the bases in record fashion like the cartoon Gas-House Gorillas in front of Bugs Bunny, then handed fans the shirts off their backs. — They hoped a 17-0 rout of the Phillies on a melancholy Sunday was not this season's Citi Field finale.
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Fox Sports:
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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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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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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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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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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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction from Sunday's 7-1 loss — The hits keep coming for Adrian Beltre, who with a single and a home run Sunday continued his climb of the career hits list at the expense of some of the game's all-time greats. — The two hits on another wise lousy day for the Texas Rangers gave Beltre 2,937 …
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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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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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Associated Press:
Ross Helps Cubs Edge Cardinals 3-1 — CHICAGO — David Ross homered and teamed with Jon Lester for another scoreless performance, and the Chicago Cubs hurt St. Louis' wild-card chances with 3-1 victory over the Cardinals on Sunday night. — Ben Zobrist had three hits and scored two runs …
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo Sports:
Why 2016 is the Year of the Home Run — The Year of the Home Run is almost over, and nobody seems to realize it's the Year of the Home Run. It's been furtive like that. Barring a final-week onslaught, the major league leader won't reach 50. Only six players have 40, and just one is a star, and calling him that may be a stretch.
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