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Montgomery strong, Chapman ends rally and Yanks top ChiSox (Jun 26, 2017)  —  CHICAGO (AP) Not much has come easy for the New York Yankees over the past two weeks.  Not even the wins.  —  Jordan Montgomery matched his season high with seven solid innings and closer Aroldis Chapman shut …
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
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Associated Press:
LEADING OFF: Nationals take a look at K-Rod, Yankees ailing  —  A look at what's happening all around the majors today:  —  ___  —  CAN HE HELP?  —  The NL East-leading Washington Nationals were angling to add Francisco Rodriguez to their biggest trouble spot — the bullpen.
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees lose Starlin Castro with hamstring injury, nearly blow game in 6-5 win over White Sox  —  CHICAGO — Jordan Montgomery gave the Yankees some much-needed length on a night when they lost yet another player to injury.  The 24-year-old rookie southpaw went seven innings and gave …
Tom Musick / UPI:
Jordan Montgomery pitches New York Yankees past Chicago White Sox  —  CHICAGO — As New York Yankees left-hander Jordan Montgomery warmed up before his start Monday night, he had no idea how his assortment of pitches would carry over to the game.  —  “You can really never tell,” Montgomery said.
Tom Musick / UPI:
New York Yankees try to build on series-opening win over Chicago White Sox  —  CHICAGO — The New York Yankees will try to jump-start a winning streak when they meet the Chicago White Sox in the second game of a four-game series on Tuesday night.  —  The Yankees held on for a 6-5 win …
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Jake Burger's introduction to White Sox includes call from Paul Konerko
Discussion: South Side Sox
ESPN:   Yankees' Starlin Castro leaves with strained hamstring
Jon Meoli / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles' usual galaxy of All-Star Game hopefuls is fainter this season  —  The Orioles defeat the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-5, to win their first road series since April 18-20 in Cincinnati.  (Denise Sanders, Baltimore Sun video)  —  The Orioles end their streak of consecutive games allowing at least five runs as they defeat the Rays, 8-3.
Discussion: Camden Chat
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Jon Meoli / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles closer Zach Britton allows a run in Double-A rehab outing but has his ‘best stuff yet’
Discussion: Camden Chat
Fox Sports:   Questions abound in bullpens as Rays, Pirates open series (Jun 27, 2017)
UPI:   Tampa Bay Rays trade for Miami Marlins shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction: Progressive Field meltdown belongs to bullpen  —  CLEVELAND  —  Of all the ugly numbers to come out of the Texas Rangers' collapse Monday night, one stands above all others.  —  No, it's not the Rangers blowing a seven-run lead.  —  Rather, it's this …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:   Rangers' Napoli shown love in Indians ring ceremony
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:   Cole Hamels' return was everything Rangers fans could hope for, then he stepped on the mound in Cleveland
Associated Press:
MLB: K-Rod signs with Nationals  —  The Washington Nationals have agreed to a minor league contract with right-handed reliever Francisco Rodriguez, according to multiple reports Monday.  —  Rodriguez, released last week by Detroit after posting a 7.82 ERA this season, is a six-time All-Star …
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Alex Butler / UPI:
Washington Nationals ink RHP Francisco Rodriguez
Fox Sports:
Giants score plenty to back Samardzija, snap five-game skid (Jun 26, 2017)  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) For a night, the San Francisco Giants delivered the key hits with runners in scoring position.  They got contributions from throughout the order, made things happen on the basepaths and did all the little things.
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Andrew Baggarly / The Charlotte Observer:
Giants offense breaks out as they finally beat Rockies  —  SAN FRANCISCO  —  Well, what do you know?  All this time, stretching really was the issue for the San Francisco Giants this season.  —  They hadn't stretched enough singles into doubles or doubles into triples.
David Driver / UPI:
Chicago Cubs hang on for 5-4 win over Washington Nationals  —  WASHINGTON — The game got off to a bad start for Javier Baez.  —  The acrobatic Cubs shortstop fanned in his first three at-bats against Washington starter Gio Gonzalez.  However, Baez singled in the eighth inning and had an RBI double …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Willson Contreras leads off game with HR
Jack Magruder / UPI:
Chris Herrmann, Daniel Descalso fuel Arizona Diamondbacks past Philadelphia Phillies  —  PHOENIX — In the leadoff spot for the first time in his career, Arizona's Chris Herrmann reminded himself to watch a few pitches in his first at-bat.  Five was just right.
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Arizona Republic:
Greinke in a groove, until ...
Discussion: The Good Phight and AZ Snake Pit
Cincinnati.com:
BAR: Reds trade chips go beyond Zack Cozart  —  The Blog Above Replacement a daily look at the Reds, their minor leagues and whatever else is on the mind of Enquirer Reds beat writers, C. Trent Rosecrans and Zach Buchanan.  You can follow them on Twitter (@ctrent and @ZachENQ), Facebook …
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Angels' Ricky Nolasco pitches to his strengths in win over Dodgers  —  Angels' Ricky Nolasco scattered five hits over 6-1/3 innings against the Dodgers on June 26.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)  —  The Dodgers had not hit a home run in more consecutive games since they called Brooklyn home.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
With something to prove, three Cardinals come through  —  Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com  —  What Tommy Pham was looking for from Cincinnati's rookie center fielder was the lack of something the Cardinals' front office has tried to ignite within their clubhouse.
Fox Sports:
Appeals court dismisses minor league player suit against MLB  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that dismissed a lawsuit filed by minor league baseball players accusing Major League Baseball of colluding to suppress wages.  —  The U.S. Court of Appeals …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Kris Bryant might wind up as Cubs' lone All-Star representative  —  Kris Bryant previews the upcoming series against the Nationals on June 25, 2017.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  From seven to one?  —  That could be the difference in the Cubs' All-Star representation from 2016 to 2017.
Discussion: Bleacher Nation and Brew Crew Ball
Kevin Santo / USA Today:
All-Star Game: Breaking down the most deserving to fill our AL roster  —  For baseball fans, the beauty of the All-Star Game is that they have a direct say in a portion of the roster.  —  The occasional bad fan choice, unfortunately, often means players having All-Star caliber seasons …
ESPN:
The Indians' easy march to the AL Central title hasn't been so easy  —  This was supposed to be easy for the Cleveland Indians.  All 35 of ESPN's baseball analysts picked them to win the AL Central.  Their preseason odds to win the division were 87.5 percent on FanGraphs, the highest of any team in baseball.
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Yankees continue to do it right by celebrating Old-Timers' Day, and other teams should follow suit  —  It is inarguable that no team in baseball honors its history quite like the Yankees, as we witnessed once again on Sunday at the 71st annual Old-Timers' day celebration at the Stadium.
 
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