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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Jon Lester after strong start: ‘My stuff had a little more crispness to it’ — Cubs pitcher Jon Lester reacts after avoiding a wild pitch by Julio Teheran of the Atlanta Braves in the fifth inning on July 17, 2017, in Atlanta. — Chicago Tribune — Jon Lester didn't want to elaborate …
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Alex Butler / UPI:
Toronto Blue Jays' Josh Donaldson hits umpire with bat on backswing … A frightening sound could be heard throughout the ballpark Monday when Josh Donaldson let go of his bat and it hit the home plate umpire in the head. — The Toronto Blue Jays third baseman was at the dish in the top …
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Doug Mittler / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Rangers, A's pursuing Chris Carter? — The Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics are interested in Chris Carter, and one of those clubs is “likely” to sign the free-agent first baseman, reports Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. — Carter hit a league-high 41 home runs …
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Dallas Morning News
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Buy or stand pat? Surprising Brewers weigh trade deadline — MILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Brewers' biggest fan calls team owner Mark Attanasio regularly and wonders occasionally what moves one of baseball's most surprising teams might make at the trade deadline.
Doug Mittler / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Brewers aggressively pursuing Sonny Gray?
Rumor Central: Brewers aggressively pursuing Sonny Gray?
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Cincinnati.com, Brew Crew Ball and Let's Go Tribe
Associated Press:
Stanton 2 HRs, Gordon hit in 10th sends Miami over Phils 6-5 — MIAMI (AP) — After a couple of homers from All-Star Giancarlo Stanton kept the Marlins in the game Monday night, Miami was unable to score with the bases loaded in the ninth inning. — The Marlins loaded the bases again in the 10th …
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Walter Villa / UPI:
Giancarlo Stanton, Dee Gordon carry Miami Marlins past Philadelphia Phillies in 10 innings
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies fall to Marlins in 10 innings
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Cesar Hernandez returns to Phillies with something to prove
Cesar Hernandez returns to Phillies with something to prove
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The Good Phight
Associated Press:
Rays beat A's 3-2 to move closer to first place in AL East — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A walk to Athletics leadoff hitter Matt Joyce was all the convincing that Tampa Bay right-hander Jake Odorizzi needed to pitch out of the stretch the remainder of the game.
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Minor League Ball
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Martin Gallegos / The Charlotte Observer:
A's offense, attendance numbers come back down to Earth against Rays — The Oakland A's offense shared something in common with the attendance number for Monday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. They were both dreadful. — In front of an announced crowd of 9,736 fans at the Coliseum …
Michael Wagaman / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Rays beat A's 3-2 to move closer to first place in AL East
Rays beat A's 3-2 to move closer to first place in AL East
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Sigh of relief: Power-packed Cards win as Cecil survives 9th — NEW YORK • In a space of six at-bats over his last two games, Cardinals rookie shortstop Paul DeJong struck out five times. But the sixth time largely made up for the futile five. — And lefthander Brett Cecil got some redemption himself.
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Cardinals grind out a 6-3 win over Mets — NEW YORK — Paul DeJong homered against the New York Mets for the fourth straight game and Adam Wainwright hit an RBI double while winning his fourth consecutive start, sending the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-3 victory Monday night.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Viva El Birdos
Cincinnati.com:
Next Slide — The Blog Above Replacement a daily look at the Cincinnati 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 (C. Trent Rosecrans and Zach Buchanan) and Instagram (ENQReds).
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Cincinnati.com:
Scott Feldman is the latest Reds starter to head to DL — If Scott Feldman goes on the disabled list, he will be the last of the Reds' Opening Day rotation to spend time on the DL after just 92 games of the season. — Feldman, 34, started for the Reds on Opening Day and was the only Reds starter …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers win third in a row with 10-2 win in series opener in Kansas City — Zimmermann very good over 6 2/3 innings, backed up by Castellanos, Mahtook homers. — CONNECT — KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Don't tell the Detroit Tigers their season is over. — Though all signs point to the team trading …
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Royals Review, MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Bless You Boys
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Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Real or Not? A strange and wild day for the Astros — When you're past the All-Star break and you're leading your division by 15.5 games, these summer days are supposed to be relaxing. Monday was anything but for the Houston Astros. — It all started with a little bit of good-natured frivolity.
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Sporting News and baseballmusings.com
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MoiseKapenda Bower / UPI:
Kyle Seager, Danny Valencia homer in 10th inning as Seattle Mariners top Houston Astros — HOUSTON — With his bullpen stretched thin following a long but successful weekend in Chicago, Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais was looking for precisely the type of all-around effort his club produced …
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Lookout Landing, The Crawfish Boxes and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction, rotation on same page: Where's the offense? — BALTIMORE — The sweatiest press box in baseball is at Camden Yards, where the view is great but there are no windows and no way to keep out the humidity and summertime temperatures. — That's fine.
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WFAA-TV and Dallas Morning News
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Todd Karpovich / UPI:
Seth Smith's homer lifts Baltimore Orioles to win over Texas Rangers
Seth Smith's homer lifts Baltimore Orioles to win over Texas Rangers
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Gallo's return can't spark Rangers in 3-1 loss
Gallo's return can't spark Rangers in 3-1 loss
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Lone Star Ball
Fox Sports:
Blackmon, Marquez propel Rockies to 9-6 win over Padres (Jul 17, 2017) — DENVER (AP) Charlie Blackmon 's fourth leadoff homer of the season hit the facing of the third deck, hard-throwing rookie German Marquez tied a career high with nine strikeouts and the scuffling Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 9-6 on Monday night.
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Purple Row and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Dennis Lin / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Padres' Luis Perdomo chased early in loss to Rockies
Padres' Luis Perdomo chased early in loss to Rockies
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Gaslamp Ball
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees, Athletics In Talks On Yonder Alonso — The Yankees and Athletics are discussing possible trade scenarios involving first baseman Yonder Alonso, according to MLB.com's Jon Morosi. There's no indication, at this point, that a deal is particularly likely to materialize, though it's easy to see how the teams could line up.
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Associated Press:
Giants' NL-record sellout streak ends in 5-3 loss to Indians — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a rare scheduling perk, the Cleveland Indians didn't have to travel far for a much-needed change of scenery after a disappointing weekend dud at Oakland. — Just a quick jaunt across San Francisco Bay.
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Janie McCauley / The Charlotte Observer:
Josh Tomlin's solid outing lifts Indians past Giants 5-3
Josh Tomlin's solid outing lifts Indians past Giants 5-3
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Let's Go Tribe
Valerie Wigglesworth / Dallas Morning News:
Cowboys' Elliott appealing conviction for speeding 100 mph on tollway in Frisco — Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is dealing with even more off the field troubles, this time in Collin County. — The 21-year-old is appealing a misdemeanor conviction for speeding …
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Associated Press:
Houston All-Star Carlos Correa leaves game with thumb injury — HOUSTON (AP) — All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa has left a game against the Seattle Mariners with a jammed left thumb. — Correa was pulled Monday after swinging and missing at a pitch in the fourth inning.
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The Crawfish Boxes
Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Could Mike Trout and Bryce Harper become baseball's all-time greatest superstar duo? — Mike Trout is back just in the nick of time. The Angels superstar, who missed six agonizing weeks with a torn ligament in his left thumb, returned to action Friday, getting five hits and a walk during L.A.'s weekend series against Tampa Bay.