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Giancarlo Stanton a uniting force for Marlins: 'We're here for Jose' — MIAMI — Giancarlo Stanton hails from the “Show, don't tell” school of baseball leadership. When a hitter stands 6-foot-6 and 245 pounds, dominates the Home Run Derby, dents scoreboards with regularity and induces panic attacks …
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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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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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Cubs get 100th win of season — PITTSBURGH — Win No. 100 for the Chicago Cubs looked a lot like win No. 1, as the best team in baseball for most of the season blew out the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-2 on Monday night. — The Cubs did the same back on April 4, when they shut out the Los Angeles Angels 9-0 …
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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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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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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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David Ortiz / The Players' Tribune:
Thanks for the Memories, New York … HAPPENING NOW — The Falcons beat the Saints, 45-32, behind Tevin Coleman's 3 TDs — WEIGHING IN / — @MO_12_SANU — “Great team win!! #RiseUp” — WEIGHING IN / — @SHAWNEMERRIMAN — “Every team got better in the NFC South except for the Saints.”
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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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Benches clear twice in Yankees-Blue Jays game, with multiple ejections — TORONTO — Tempers flared between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night as a beanball war between the American League East rivals resulted in two bench-clearing incidents in the second inning and multiple ejections.
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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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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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Pedroia's baserunning helps Red Sox beat Rays 3-2 in 10 … ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Dustin Pedroia turned what looked like a sure out into the go-ahead run. — Pedroia used nifty baserunning to score from first base on David Ortiz's double in the 10th inning and the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox beat …
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