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Alex Butler / UPI:
New York Yankees call up prospect Tyler Wade … Infield prospect Tyler Wade will join the New York Yankees Tuesday after getting called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. — Multiple sources reported the Yankees move Tuesday. He'll join the club for its 8:10 p.m. game against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field.
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Sporting News and New York Post
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Arizona Republic:
Dbacks get sloppy, Cardinals up 5-2 — In the sixth, the Diamondbacks finally got to Carlos Martinez. — After walking Jake Lamb and Daniel Descalso, the St. Louis right-hander threw a 97 mph two-seam fastball to Chris Iannetta that caught too much of the plate.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, AZ Snake Pit and FanRag Sports
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
D-backs rally against Cards' bullpen, win 6-5 in 10 — PHOENIX • Seung Hwan Oh allowed his third ninth-inning homer in the last 13 days Tuesday night when former Cardinals minor league pitcher David Peralta lined an opposite-field drive to left field to bring the Arizona Diamondbacks back into a tie with the Cardinals at 5-5.
ESPN:
Nationals swipe team-record 7 bags off struggling Cub Miguel Montero — WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals stole a team-record seven bases Tuesday night in a 6-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs and their beleaguered catcher, Miguel Montero. — The seven steals are the most the Nationals …
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Federal Baseball
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
After crazy win, Cubs' next obstacle is Max Scherzer — Cubs' Javier Baez talks about his big catches against the Nationals. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Monday's series opener between the Cubs and Nationals lived up to the hype with great plays …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Federal Baseball and MLB Daily Dish
Fox Sports:
Gausman snaps winless skid, Orioles beat Blue Jays 3-1 (Jun 27, 2017) — TORONTO (AP) In his final start before the calendar changes, Kevin Gausman made sure he didn't finish the month of June without a win. — Gausman won for the first time in four starts, Mark Trumbo hit an RBI double …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / Sportsnet.ca:
Blue Jays set to promote right-handed reliever Chris Smith
Blue Jays set to promote right-handed reliever Chris Smith
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Bluebird Banter and Camden Chat
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Designate Jason Grilli
Blue Jays Designate Jason Grilli
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Bluebird Banter and Sportsnet.ca
Jim Hoehn / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Franco, Altherr homer as Phillies beat Mariners 8-2 … Philadelphia Phillies ahead to stay with his bat. His defense earned him a hug. — Franco and Arron Altherr homered, — Aaron Nola pitched seven effective innings and the Phillies overcame an early deficit for an 8-2 victory over the
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Lookout Landing
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Bob Dutton / thenewstribune:
Gamel and Valencia return to Mariners' lineup but new questions surround Smyly
Gamel and Valencia return to Mariners' lineup but new questions surround Smyly
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FanRag Sports
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Former Mets pitcher Anthony Young dead at 51 — MIAMI — Anthony Young, a part of the Mets' colorful history of struggles, died Tuesday in Houston after a long illness, the team announced. — The pitcher who lost a major-league record 27 straight games was 51 years old.
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Faith and Fear in Flushing, Amazin' Avenue and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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ESPN:
Anthony Young dies at 51; lost record 27 straight games for Mets — Former pitcher Anthony Young, who still holds the major league record with 27 consecutive losses, died in Houston on Tuesday, the New York Mets announced. — He was 51. — His death comes on the anniversary …
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Sporting News and SI.com
Griffin Fabits / Fox Sports:
Los Angeles Dodgers: 10-game streak pushes them to best in baseball — Griffin Fabits/FanSided via Call to the Pen — The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting pretty at 51-27, thanks to a 10-game winning streak that allowed them to take over first place in the NL West. — Wait, the Los Angeles Dodgers actually lost?
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Shelly Anderson / UPI:
Tampa Bay Rays blow lead before topping Pittsburgh Pirates in 10 innings — PITTSBURGH — It was a game that went from a potential no-hitter to a pitchers' duel to the Tampa Bay Rays salvaging a win as a reward for starter Alex Cobb's strong outing. — Tampa Bay blew a two-run lead …
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Wes Crosby / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Freese's error costs Pirates, gives Rays 4-2 win in 10th
Freese's error costs Pirates, gives Rays 4-2 win in 10th
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Bucs Dugout and DRaysBay
ESPN:
Ron Darling questions training regimen as RHP Robert Gsellman hurts hammy — Another Mets pitcher left a game with an injury Tuesday night, and broadcaster Ron Darling speculated that the training regimen throughout Major League Baseball is to blame. — New York right-hander Robert Gsellman left …
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Associated Press:
Cabrera, Martinez homer to help Tigers beat Royals 5-3 — DETROIT (AP) — Five batters into Tuesday's game against the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander was starting to wonder if his luck was going to be horrible all night. — Verlander had allowed hits to all five batters …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Ausmus shakes up Tigers' lineup again: Mahtook second, then Upton, Cabrera
Ausmus shakes up Tigers' lineup again: Mahtook second, then Upton, Cabrera
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
‘Q’ looks A-OK as White Sox rally past Yankees in ninth for 4-3 victory — White Sox manager Rick Renteria discusses the comeback victory over the Yankees. (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — For two months as Jose Quintana fought to find himself on the mound …
Kyle Cardoza / Fox Sports:
Red Sox: Mitch Moreland providing power for stagnant offense — Kyle Cardoza/FanSided via Call to the Pen — The Boston Red Sox aren't crushing home runs as often as they usually do, and they sit in the middle of the pack in runs scored because of it. Yet even as the offense struggles …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Over the Monster
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves could trade for starter, Archer and Quintana top wish list — The Braves are again interested in trading for a top-of-the-rotation caliber starting pitcher and have circled back to a couple of their targets from last winter: the Rays' Chris Archer and White Sox left-hander Jose Quintana.
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MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Daily Dish, The Good Phight, Talking Chop, New York Post and San Francisco Chronicle
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Pitch command no issue for Braves prospect Newcomb so far — Braves lefty pitching prospect Sean Newcomb walked too many batters in Triple-A. seems logical he will walk even more in the big leagues. Major league hitters may not know his tendencies but that's more than offset by their superior talent and plate discipline.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports