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Clark Spencer / miamiherald:
Marlins, Prado agree to contract extension  —  Marlins and third baseman Martin Prado have agreed in principle to a 3-year, $40 million contract extension.  —  cspencer@miamiherald.com  —  The Marlins and third baseman Martin Prado have reached agreement on a three-year contract extension, multiple sources said.
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ESPN:
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 …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins To Extend Martin Prado  —  The Marlins have agreed in principle to a three-year, $40MM extension with third baseman Martin Prado, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.  Assuming the deal goes through to completion, he'll remain with Miami through 2019.
Discussion: Fish Stripes
Associated Press:
Scherzer Finds His Form, Rendon Homers as Nats Beat D-Backs  —  WASHINGTON — Max Scherzer struck out 10 and allowed two runs in six innings and Anthony Rendon hit a go-ahead three-run homer as the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Tuesday night to inch closer to home-field advantage in the NL Division Series.
Discussion: Federal Baseball
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Yahoo Sports:
Scherzer finds his form, Rendon homers as Nats beat D-Backs (Yahoo Sports)  —  Max Scherzer struck out 10 and allowed two runs in six innings and Anthony Rendon hit a go-ahead three-run homer as the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Tuesday night to inch closer to home-field advantage in the NL Division Series.
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
Wallace MatthewsESPN / ESPN:
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:
Blue Jays Designate Brady Dragmire For Assignment
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Acquire Gordon Beckham  —  7:36pm: Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area tweets that the trade is now official and adds that the Giants will send minor league infielder Rich Rodriguez to the Braves in return.  While it's certainly surprising to see a player headed back to the Braves …
Fox Sports:
Nationals catcher Ramos out for playoffs with torn ACL  —  WASHINGTON (AP) Washington Nationals All-Star catcher Wilson Ramos is out for the rest of the season, including the playoffs, after tearing the ACL in his right knee.  —  Manager Dusty Baker says Ramos will have surgery to repair the ligament …
Discussion: Fox Sports and baseballmusings.com
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Wilson Ramos Departs Game With Leg Injury
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and Federal Baseball
Associated Press:
Yankees Beat Red Sox 6-4, Ending Boston's Win Streak at 11  —  NEW YORK — Gary Sanchez, Didi Gregorius and Tyler Austin homered off David Price, and the New York Yankees beat the Red Sox 6-4 Tuesday night to end Boston's 11-game winning streak and delay its AL East title celebration.
Discussion: Over the Monster
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
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 …
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Rob Bradford / Full Count:
There will be no more starts for Drew Pomeranz this season  —  NEW YORK — This wasn't exactly how the Red Sox envisioned Drew Pomeranz' status at this point in a pennant race.  —  John Farrell announced prior to Tuesday night's game against the Yankees that Pomeranz would not be making …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Why some agents have serious concerns about MLB's next CBA  —  Some agents feel that major revisions are necessary from the players' perspective.  —  Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said last week that he was optimistic a new collective-bargaining agreement could be reached in “relatively short order.”
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Steven Matz To Undergo Surgery To Remove Bone Spur From Elbow  —  Steven Matz's season is over, as Newsday's Marc Carig reports that the excellent Mets left-hander will undergo surgery to remove the bone spur in his left elbow that has been plaguing him for the majority of the summer (Twitter link).
 
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