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DeGrom wins seventh straight start, Mets top Cardinals 7-3 (Jul 19, 2017) — NEW YORK (AP) Staked to an early lead, Jacob deGrom pitched into the seventh inning and won his career-best seventh straight start as the Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 on Wednesday.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Mets raise lead to 7-0 in second — NEW YORK • The second inning was no better than the first for Mike Leake and the Cardinals, who fell behind 7-0, after a four-run New York Mets burst Wednesday night. — With the Mets already ahead 3-, Michael Conforto singled …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Latest On Mets' Deadline Plans: Bruce, Granderson, Walker, Cabrera — It's tough to imagine at this point that the Mets won't end up selling a few players at the deadline, but just how many will move remains to be seen. The uncertainty doesn't really involve the team's willingness …
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Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Mets' Yoenis Cespedes breaks out of slump, but raises red flags on defense — The Mets' $110 million Cuban slugger sported blue hair Wednesday and was slotted in the cleanup spot for the first time this season, the latter a decision manager Terry Collins made to try and get Yoenis Cespedes out of his recent hitting slump.
Alex Butler / UPI:
New York Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes dyes hair bright blue — Last year Yoenis Cespedes dyed his hair platinum blond. The New York Mets outfielder opted for bright blue this season. — Cespedes debuted his new hairdo on Wednesday, before the Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 at Citi Field in New York.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Voit, Sierra bring Cards back to 7-3
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Tyler Clippard tabbed as closer after White Sox trade top two relievers — New arrival Tyler Clippard will be the White Sox's closer. — Chicago Tribune — Tyler Clippard arrived for his first day in a White Sox uniform and manager Rick Renteria wasted little time giving him the pressing news.
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Dave Sheinin / Chicago Tribune:
With seven-player trade, the Yankees are starting to look like the Yankees again
With seven-player trade, the Yankees are starting to look like the Yankees again
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Fran Kilinski / New York Daily News:
Todd Frazier hopes to talk to Paul O'Neill about wearing No. 21 with Yankees
Todd Frazier hopes to talk to Paul O'Neill about wearing No. 21 with Yankees
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Pomeranz, Pedroia strong in Boston's 5-1 win over Blue Jays (Jul 19, 2017) — BOSTON (AP) Dustin Pedroia drove in three, Drew Pomeranz pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Wednesday night. — Pomeranz (10-4) …
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Bobby Evans on potential Sandoval reunion: 'It's possible'
Bobby Evans on potential Sandoval reunion: 'It's possible'
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Martinez hurts hand, Diamondbacks fall to Reds 4-3 in 11 (Jul 19, 2017) — CINCINNATI (AP) J.D. Martinez bruised his left hand, forcing him out of his debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Cincinnati Reds ended their five-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night capped …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction gets set straight, but club still all out of sorts — BALTIMORE — Don't even suggest to manager Jeff Banister that his Texas Rangers might be playing with less than a full serving of energy. — Suggesting that LaMarque High football is overrated is a lesser offense.
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Beltre to GM Daniels: Rangers are buyers, not sellers
Beltre to GM Daniels: Rangers are buyers, not sellers
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ESPN:
Bartolo Colón told me that he has been considering retirement and that his next start against the Dodgers could be a determining factor in making a decision. — Read more on ESPN
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Rumor Central: Dodgers ‘interested in pairing’ Britton and Jansen
Rumor Central: Dodgers ‘interested in pairing’ Britton and Jansen
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Phillies total season-high 20 hits, beat Marlins — MIAMI (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies began slowly this season and then got worse, which made their fast start on Wednesday a surprise. — First pitch was at 12:10 p.m. and the Phillies were ready, scoring twice in the first inning …
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Montgomery homers as Cubs beat Braves 8-2 for 6th straight (Jul 19, 2017) — ATLANTA (AP) Mike Montgomery hit his first home run and allowed two hits and one run in six innings to lead the streaking Chicago Cubs to an 8-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.
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Gordon's sac fly in 9th gives Royals 4-3 win over Tigers (Jul 19, 2017) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Brandon Moss doubled off the wall in the ninth to score the tying run, and Alex Gordon drove him home with a sacrifice fly to bail out closer Kelvin Herrera and give the Kansas City Royals …
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
JaCoby Jones passed over for Jim Adduci to fill Detroit Tigers OF void
JaCoby Jones passed over for Jim Adduci to fill Detroit Tigers OF void
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Bless You Boys
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Gausman sharp on mound as Orioles overpower Rangers 10-2 (Jul 19, 2017) — BALTIMORE (AP) Kevin Gausman pitched six innings of four-hit ball, Adam Jones homered and scored three runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the faltering Texas Rangers 10-2 on Wednesday night.
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Angels put stolen base leader Cameron Maybin on DL with MCL sprain — The Los Angeles Angels have officially placed AL stolen base leader Cameron Maybin on the 10-day disabled list with an MCL sprain in his right knee and recalled right-hander Alex Meyer from Triple-A Salt Lake.
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Pirates rookie Moroff beats Central-leading Brewers in 10th (Jul 19, 2017) — PITTSBURGH (AP) Max Moroff got his first career game-ending hit with a single in the 10th inning, pulling the Pittsburgh Pirates closer to the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers with a 3-2 victory on Wednesday night.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Telling Teams They Will Likely Keep Matt Adams — The Braves are informing rival organizations that they expect to hold onto first baseman Matt Adams through the trade deadline, ESPN.com's Buster Olney reports on Twitter. — Adams has generally been viewed as a plausible trade chip …
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Yoan Moncada could ‘feel excitement’ from White Sox fans about call-up — White Sox second baseman Yoan Moncada talks about being called up to the majors. (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — As Yoan Moncada rode with Jose Abreu from O'Hare Airport to the South Side on Wednesday …
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Doug Mittler / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Correa injury won't change Astros' deadline plans — All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa will be sidelined up to eight weeks with a torn ligament in his left thumb, but the Houston Astros have no plans to deal for a position player, reports Hunter Atkins and Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle.
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Gideon Rubin / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Posey's pinch hit powers Giants past Indians 5-4 … Buster Posey pinch hit a two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning as the — Cleveland Indians 5-4 on Wednesday. — Posey, on a scheduled rest day, doubled off the wall on a 3-2 slider on the seventh offering from Indians reliever Bryan Shaw (2-4).
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Let's Go Tribe and McCovey Chronicles