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Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Bryan Price to return as Reds' manager — The Cincinnati Reds will be changing decision-makers in the front office after this season, with president of baseball operations Walt Jocketty going into quasi-retirement and general manager Dick Williams taking over final say on baseball decisions.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Umpires: MLB requires ‘immediate’ challenge of walk-off double — Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com — ST. LOUIS • It is entirely possible that the ruling on the field and the explanation provided after Thursday's game are not the final words on a wild, confusing walk-off victory for the Cardinals.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Victor Mather / New York Times:
Cardinals Get a Key Hit, and a Key (Blown) Call
Cardinals Get a Key Hit, and a Key (Blown) Call
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Viva El Birdos, Red Reporter and Bleacher Nation
Associated Press:
Bruce, Gsellman Move Mets Closer to Playoff Spot, Beat Phils — PHILADELPHIA — Jay Bruce and Robert Gsellman made scoreboard-watching irrelevant for the New York Mets. — Bruce homered for the third straight game and drove in three runs, Gsellman threw six sharp innings and the Mets moved closer …
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Yahoo Sports:
Bruce, Gsellman move Mets closer to playoff spot, beat Phils (Yahoo Sports) — Jay Bruce homered for the third straight game and drove in three runs, Robert Gsellman threw six sharp innings and the New York Mets moved closer to securing a wild-card berth with a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Trumbo Hits 47th, Schoop 5 RBIs as Orioles Top Yankees 8-1 — NEW YORK — Mark Trumbo hit his major league-leading 47th home run, Jonathan Schoop and Adam Jones also went deep in a six-run fifth inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 8-1 in steady rain Friday night to maintain their AL wild-card lead.
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Pinstripe Alley, Camden Chat and Sportsnet.ca
Associated Press:
Darvish Stars as Rangers Beat Rays 3-1 and Clinch Home Field — ARLINGLTON, Texas — Yu Darvish looked playoff-ready with a season-high 12 strikeouts in six innings as the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Friday night and clinched home-field advantage throughout the postseason.
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Associated Press:
Cabrera 2 HRs, Tigers Move Up in Playoff Race, Beat Braves — ATLANTA — Miguel Cabrera hit two home runs, Ian Kinsler and Justin Upton also connected and the Detroit Tigers moved up in the playoff race, beating the Atlanta Braves 6-2 Friday night. — The Tigers won their third straight …
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Bless You Boys
BBC:
Ryder Cup 2016: American heckler wins $100 off Justin Rose — If you've got the nerve to heckle a Ryder Cup player over a missed putt, you'd better be good enough to show him how it's done. — Particularly when there's $100 up for grabs. — Let's let Open champion and European stalwart Henrik Stenson …
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WNCT-TV
Associated Press:
Ortiz Delivers Another HR, Red Sox Beat Blue Jays 5-3 — BOSTON — Opening his final weekend with yet another game-winning homer, David Ortiz lined a two-run shot into the right-field stands to break a seventh-inning tie and help the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Friday night.
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Sportsnet.ca
Don Williams / Red Raiders:
Texas Tech QB Patrick Mahomes suffering from shoulder sprain, timetable for return uncertain — Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes II has an AC joint sprain in the shoulder of his throwing arm, two sources told A-J Media on Friday. — The timetable for his return is uncertain …
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CollegeFootballTalk, Dallas Morning News and Associated Press
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Three Needs: Cincinnati Reds — After the season concludes, we'll be looking at every team in the league in depth with MLBTR's annual Offseason Outlook series. For the time being, though, we're taking preliminary big-picture looks at what some of the non-contending clubs will need to focus on as part of our Three Needs series.
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Red Reporter and Al's Ramblings
USA Today:
USA TODAY's Editorial Board: Trump is ‘unfit for the presidency’ — We haven't made a voting recommendation in 34 years. For this election, we made an exception. … In the 34-year history of USA TODAY, the Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race.
Yahoo Sports:
Was the Ricky Nolasco trade a mistake? — When Twins interim GM Rob Antony got the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to take Ricky Nolasco in a deal bundled with Alex Meyer, most of Twins Territory called it an unqualified success. From Mike Bates to Seth Stohs to myself (who graded the deal …
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