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New Yankees get another shot at Mariners (Jul 20, 2017) — SEATTLE — Todd Frazier, David Robertson, Tommy Kahnle and the Chicago White Sox suffered a three-game sweep against Seattle last weekend. — Those three players will get another crack at the Mariners this week …
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Tyler Clippard tabbed as closer after White Sox trade top two relievers
Tyler Clippard tabbed as closer after White Sox trade top two relievers
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South Side Sox
Pinkie Problem / Fox Sports:
LEADING OFF: Bryant's pinkie problem, MadBum back in SF
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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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Chicago Tribune
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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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Viva El Birdos and Amazin' Avenue
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Mets vie for split with Cardinals (Jul 20, 2017) — NEW YORK — On Wednesday afternoon, St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said he hoped his team was ready to return to playing Cardinals-style baseball. — A few hours later, a 7-3 victory by the Mets over the Cardinals left …
Associated Press:
DeGrom wins seventh straight start, Mets top Cardinals 7-3
DeGrom wins seventh straight start, Mets top Cardinals 7-3
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Voit, Sierra bring Cards back to 7-3
Associated Press:
Martinez hurts hand, Diamondbacks fall to Reds 4-3 in 11 — CINCINNATI (AP) — J.D. Martinez couldn't stop his swing and get out of the way of an inside pitch. The ball plunked him on the side of his left hand. — Just like that, Arizona's newest addition was headed for the trainer's room …
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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 …
Cincinnati.com:
Bryan Price's unconventional bullpen moves lead to Reds win
Bryan Price's unconventional bullpen moves lead to Reds win
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Reds not shopping long-term pieces, but listening is free
Reds not shopping long-term pieces, but listening is free
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AZ Snake Pit
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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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Gordon's sac fly in 9th gives Royals 4-3 win over Tigers — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Everything you need to know about Brandon Moss's season could be summed up by the way he greeted a pack of reporters that gathered around his locker after a crucial hit in the ninth inning helped lift …
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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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Royals Review, MLB on Yahoo! Sports and 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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Camden Chat and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Surging Orioles try for four-game sweep of Rangers (Jul 20, 2017) — BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles, suddenly looking like a dangerous team again, can complete their first four-game sweep of the Texas Rangers at Camden Yards since 2014 on Thursday. — The Orioles bats have come alive during …
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Braves face tall task in trip to Dodger Stadium (Jul 20, 2017) — LOS ANGELES — The Atlanta Braves have had a tough schedule of late, and it is about to get harder. — Atlanta faces the sizzling Dodgers — winners of 11 straight — for four games starting Thursday night in Los Angeles …
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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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Ken Rosenthal, Newsday and New York Post
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Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Mets' Yoenis Cespedes breaks out of slump, but raises red flags on defense
Alex Butler / UPI:
New York Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes dyes hair bright blue
New York Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes dyes hair bright blue
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FanRag Sports
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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.
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Pirates aim to complete 4-game sweep of Brewers (Jul 20, 2017) — PITTSBURGH — The Milwaukee Brewers will hope to avoid a four-game series sweep when they face the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon at PNC Park. — The Pirates (47-48) will attempt to extend their winning streak …
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Beltre to GM Daniels: Rangers are buyers, not sellers — BALTIMORE — The Texas Rangers, the future Hall of Famer said, do not need to be sellers at the July 31 trade deadline, but in order to convince Jon Daniels of that, the team needs to start winning more games.
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Lone Star Ball
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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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Padres limp into San Francisco to face Giants, Bumgarner (Jul 20, 2017) — SAN FRANCISCO — Left-hander Madison Bumgarner is scheduled to make the first home start since his infamous dirt bike accident when the San Francisco Giants open a four-game series against the San Diego Padres on Thursday night.
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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
Associated Press:
Meyer, 2 relievers throw 1-hitter in Angels' 7-0 win — ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Right-hander Alex Meyer allowed only one hit in seven innings, and Mike Trout and C.J. Cron hit two-run homers to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-0 victory Wednesday night that snapped the Washington Nationals' six-game winning streak.
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Halos Heaven
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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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CBSSports.com, FanRag Sports, MLB Trade Rumors, Twin Cities and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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