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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 …
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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.
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.
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South Side Sox
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees lose Starlin Castro with hamstring injury, nearly blow game in 6-5 win over White Sox
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Jake Burger's introduction to White Sox includes call from Paul Konerko
Jake Burger's introduction to White Sox includes call from Paul Konerko
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South Side Sox
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.
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Camden Chat
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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.
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McCovey Chronicles
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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ESPN, WFAA-TV, Dallas Morning News and Lone Star Ball
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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.
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Angels are not buying analytics report on Albert Pujols
Angels are not buying analytics report on Albert Pujols
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FanGraphs Baseball
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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ESPN:
Source: Recently released Francisco Rodriguez agrees to deal with Nats
Source: Recently released Francisco Rodriguez agrees to deal with Nats
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Associated Press, Bless You Boys and Halos Heaven
Alex Butler / UPI:
Washington Nationals ink RHP Francisco Rodriguez
Washington Nationals ink RHP Francisco Rodriguez
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Washington Post and Federal Baseball
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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Federal Baseball
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Willson Contreras leads off game with HR
Cubs' Willson Contreras leads off game with HR
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Federal Baseball and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
ESPN:
Kyle Schwarber addresses demotion: ‘Numbers spoke for themselves’ — DES MOINES, Iowa — Slumping slugger Kyle Schwarber said Monday that he's not surprised the Chicago Cubs demoted him, saying “the numbers spoke for themselves.” — Schwarber's October return following a knee injury helped fuel Chicago's …
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Sporting News, Des Moines Register and Bleacher Nation
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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.
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.
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Let's Go Tribe
Caitlin Moyer / Cait Covers the Bases:
INTO THE BREWERS WALL OF HONOR AND RETIRE AS A MILWAUKEE BREWER — This Friday, June 30, the Milwaukee Brewers will honor former outfielder/first baseman Corey Hart with induction into the “Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor.” Hart will have a plaque commemorating his career permanently installed …
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Brew Crew Ball
Ben Nicholson-Smith / Sportsnet.ca:
Blue Jays set to promote right-handed reliever Chris Smith — TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays plan to add right-handed reliever Chris Smith to their active roster before their three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles, an industry source told Sportsnet. — Smith was a late-September call …
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MLB Trade Rumors and Bluebird Banter
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 …
Andrew Benintendi / ESPN:
MLBRank 80-61: Rising aces join three former Cy Young winners — Who are the best players in Major League Baseball right now? — To determine this, ESPN formed a panel of MLB writers, analysts, contributors and Insiders to rank the top 100, which we'll count down from No. 100 to No. 1, 20 players per day for five days.
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.