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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 …
Discussion: Viva El Birdos and Amazin' Avenue
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 …
Fox Sports:
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 …
Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:   Cespedes playing it safe on plays in field during victory over Cardinals
Christian Red / New York Daily News:   Mets' Yoenis Cespedes breaks out of slump, but raises red flags on defense
Associated Press:
DeGrom wins seventh straight start, Mets top Cardinals 7-3
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Alex Butler / UPI:
New York Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes dyes hair bright blue
Discussion: FanRag Sports
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Voit, Sierra bring Cards back to 7-3
Fox Sports:
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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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Tyler Clippard tabbed as closer after White Sox trade top two relievers
Discussion: South Side Sox
Fox Sports:   New Yankees get another shot at Mariners (Jul 20, 2017)
Fox Sports:   Jays avoid Sale, face Fister in series finale vs. Red Sox (Jul 20, 2017)
Fox Sports:
Red Sox release 3B Pablo Sandoval
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Eager Yankees reinforcements embolden team for pennant drive
Discussion: Baseball Prospectus
Associated Press:
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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ESPN:
What are the Dodgers and Astros looking to do at the deadline?  —  Andrew Friedman's friends in the industry and executives who've dealt with the Los Angeles Dodgers' president of baseball operations through the years can attest that he is no fan of July transactions.
Fox Sports:
Gordon's sac fly in 9th gives Royals 4-3 win over Tigers (Jul 19, 2017)
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
JaCoby Jones passed over for Jim Adduci to fill Detroit Tigers OF void
Fox Sports:   Tigers' Fulmer opposes Royals' Duffy (Jul 20, 2017)
Fox Sports:   Braves face tall task in trip to Dodger Stadium (Jul 20, 2017)
Fox Sports:
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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Fox Sports:   Surging Orioles try for four-game sweep of Rangers (Jul 20, 2017)
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:   Rangers Reaction gets set straight, but club still all out of sorts
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Beltre to GM Daniels: Rangers are buyers, not sellers
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
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 …
Rotoworld.com:   Daily Dose: Snake Bite
Fox Sports:
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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Fox Sports:   Pirates aim to complete 4-game sweep of Brewers (Jul 20, 2017)
Associated Press:
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 …
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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ESPN:   Stanton hits 30th HR of season, more concerned about Marlins' losing ways
Associated Press:
LEADING OFF: Dodgers chase 12th straight, Bryant heals  —  A look at what's happening all around the majors today:  —  ___  —  A DODGER DOZEN?  —  The Dodgers are bringing home their longest winning streak of the season, seeking a 12th straight victory as they host Atlanta.
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Pinkie Problem / Fox Sports:   LEADING OFF: Bryant's pinkie problem, MadBum back in SF
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 …
Discussion: South Side Sox and True Blue LA
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David Haugh / The Charlotte Observer:   White Sox GM Rick Hahn strikes again: This is his team, his time
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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Fox Sports:   Padres limp into San Francisco to face Giants, Bumgarner (Jul 20, 2017)
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.
Discussion: Halos Heaven
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ESPN:   Angels put stolen base leader Cameron Maybin on DL with MCL sprain
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Jay Bruce says Mets ‘crazy’ not to trade him, but they may not find a deadline deal  —  The first time it happened, it changed everything.  Jay Bruce grew up in the Reds organization, signing his first contract with them in Cincinnati when he still had braces.
Tampa Bay Times:
Rays journal: Steven Souza Jr. injured, questions ‘muddy’ field conditions in Oakland  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — There hasn't been any significant rain for weeks in northern California, but Rays RF Steven Souza Jr. blamed a curiously “extremely muddy” infield for the left hip strain …
Discussion: Sporting News
 
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