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Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia gets X-rays on rib area after hit by pitch — Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who was hit in the back by a pitch in Sunday's 6-5 road win over the Houston Astros, was taken to a nearby hospital for X-rays on his rib area.
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Bogaerts hits 2 homers to lead Red Sox over Astros 6-5 (Jun 18, 2017) — HOUSTON (AP) David Price wasn't great on Sunday night, and he didn't have to be. The best strike Boston threw to home plate came from left field, anyway. — Xander Bogaerts went deep twice for the first multihomer game …
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MoiseKapenda Bower / UPI:
Xander Bogaerts leads Boston Red Sox by Houston Astros — HOUSTON — Xander Bogaerts produced his first career multi-homer game and totaled four RBIs as the Boston Red Sox won the rubber match of their three-game set with the Houston Astros 6-5 on Sunday night at Minute Maid Park.
Brian MacPherson / providencejournal.com:
Low-budget signing of Moreland has worked out splendidly for Red Sox
Low-budget signing of Moreland has worked out splendidly for Red Sox
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Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Matt Boyd unfazed by demotion to Triple-A Toledo — TOLEDO — Matt Boyd felt no disrespect when the Detroit Tigers optioned him to Triple-A Toledo. — After a few solid outings for the Mud Hens, the starting left-handed pitcher could be in a Tigers uniform again - maybe soon.
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Tigers' Dixon Machado may be best hitter in AL ... 'that doesn't play' — Machado shining at the plate, hitting .322 despite backup SS role — In their 9-1 loss Sunday to the Tampa Bay Rays, the Detroit Tigers managed just six hits. — Two of them came from their 25-year-old backup shortstop, Dixon Machado.
Associated Press:
Khris Davis' 2-run homer leads Athletics to sweep of Yankees — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A week ago, the first-place New York Yankees came to the West Coast on a roll. They were scoring more than enough runs to support their starters and winning by comfortable margins.
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Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Brian Cashman: Only positive of Yankees' miserable road trip is that it's over — His Yankees club is coming off a miserable West Coast swing which ended with a season-high sixth straight loss to the A's, not to mention several injuries sustained to key players on both the big league team and in the minors.
George A. King III / New York Post:
Yankees end West Coast horror show with sixth straight loss
Jack McCarthy / UPI:
Chicago Cubs seek consistency in series opener vs. San Diego Padres — CHICAGO - The inconsistent Chicago Cubs hope to build on some momentum from a successful weekend on the road. — The defending champions will get their first chance when they host the San Diego Padres in the opener …
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Milwaukee Brewers edge San Diego Padres as Jimmy Nelson gets first complete game
Milwaukee Brewers edge San Diego Padres as Jimmy Nelson gets first complete game
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs' Anthony Rizzo gets on base for 5th straight time to start game
Gil Lebreton / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Yu Darvish ‘appreciation day’ long overdue for Rangers — ARLINGTON — An untidy first inning made for a warm and restless Sunday afternoon at Globe Life Park. — Yu Darvish couldn't locate his slider. Rangers hitters couldn't get anything to fall against Seattle's Christian Bergman.
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Rangers Reaction pans ump show in Sunday's loss — ARLINGTON — Seldom is this space used for critiques of umpires, and never as an excuse for a team's loss even if players believe it to be so. — But Joe West was at it again, though Jeff Banister didn't make the media privy …
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo Sports:
Yu Darvish and the free-agent class of 2017-18 are an appetizer for the 2018-19 bonanza
Yu Darvish and the free-agent class of 2017-18 are an appetizer for the 2018-19 bonanza
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
What are the odds the Pirates trade Andrew McCutchen? Probably good — What are the odds that the Pirates trade Andrew McCutchen? — I'm guessing good. — Go back to July 30, the day that the Pirates sent reliever Mark Melancon to the Nationals for left-hander Felipe Rivero and minor-league lefty Taylor Hearn.
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Rosenthal's Latest: McCutchen, Cole, Hand, Cubs
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Bullpen sinks Phillies again — Hector Neris jogged from the bullpen to the mound at Citizens Bank Park as Survivor's “Eye of the Tiger” filled a half-empty ballpark. — Sunday's game slogged toward its fourth hour. But Neris carried confidence in his splitter because when he last pitched …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks claw their way to another improbable win
Diamondbacks claw their way to another improbable win
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks rally to beat Phillies in extras
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Power-packed weekend leaves Cardinals grounded, again — BALTIMORE • At some point in between all the home runs Sunday and during one of the pitching changes they wrought, left fielder Tommy Pham and right fielder Stephen Piscotty met in the middle of the outfield and discussed how the Cardinals have only been at extremes.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
J.J. Hardy Diagnosed With Wrist Fracture — Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy has been diagnosed with a fracture in his right wrist and won't be able to resume baseball activities for four to six weeks, the Orioles announced to reporters (Twitter link via the Baltimore Sun's Jon Meoli).
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Reds Place Zack Cozart, Bronson Arroyo On Disabled List — The Reds announced today that they've placed shortstop Zack Cozart and right-hander Bronson Arroyo on the disabled list. Cozart has been diagnosed with a strained right quadriceps, and his DL stint is retroactive to Sunday.
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