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Orioles hit 4 HRs, beat Rangers 9-7 to complete 4-game sweep (Jul 20, 2017) — BALTIMORE (AP) Jonathan Schoop and Adam Jones both homered and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat Cole Hamels and the Texas Rangers 9-7 on Thursday night to complete a four-game sweep.
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Royals rout Tigers 16-4, set season highs for runs and hits (Jul 20, 2017) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Brandon Moss drove in four runs, Mike Moustakas had three RBIs and the Kansas City Royals routed the error-prone Detroit Tigers 16-4 on Thursday night. — Eric Hosmer and Whit Merrifield homered …
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Fulmer, pitching roughed up, Tigers' defense looks rough in 16-4 loss … All-around bad night for Michael Fulmer, Tigers' defense (3 errors); K.C. collects 19 hits. — CONNECT — KANSAS CITY, Mo. - It was ugly, a sloppy seminar of how not to play defense.
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Royals rout Tigers 16-4, set season highs for runs and hits — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brandon Moss is getting hot as the Kansas City weather. — Moss drove in four runs, Mike Moustakas had three RBIs and the Kansas City Royals routed the error-prone Detroit Tigers 16-4 on Thursday night.
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Trade deadline could impact Tigers-Twins series (Jul 21, 2017) — MINNEAPOLIS — As the winds of change blow through major league baseball before the upcoming trade deadline, the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins are becoming very active participants. — The two teams who start …
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Madison Bumgarner loses in first home start since April (Jul 20, 2017) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) It used to be a Madison Bumgarner start meant the San Francisco Giants almost assuredly would find the win column. — Now, still without a 2017 victory, MadBum just wants to get back in a groove and stop giving up costly home runs.
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Giants look to end recent struggles vs. Padres (Jul 21, 2017) — SAN FRANCISCO — The San Diego Padres will seek to continue their recent mastery of the San Francisco Giants when the clubs meet for a second time in their four-game series Friday night. — After taking two of three …
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Pablo Sandoval back to Giants, pending physical, after Red Sox release, reports say
Pablo Sandoval back to Giants, pending physical, after Red Sox release, reports say
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Braves win series opener, snap Dodgers' 11-game streak — LOS ANGELES — No team in the past century had a better 35-game stretch than the blistering-hot Los Angeles Dodgers brought into their series opener against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night, but the Braves probably figured that meant the Dodgers were due for a defeat.
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Atlanta Braves snap Dodgers' 11-game winning streak with 6-3 victory — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike Foltynewicz and the Atlanta Braves finally cooled off the sizzling Los Angeles Dodgers with a 6-3 victory Thursday night that snapped their 11-game winning streak.
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Dodgers' Alex Wood has franchise-best ERA, but might not be eligible for record
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Dodgers' 11-game winning streak ends as Braves rough up McCarthy
Dodgers' 11-game winning streak ends as Braves rough up McCarthy
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Lamb homers twice, Diamondbacks beat Reds 12-2 to win series (Jul 20, 2017) — CINCINNATI (AP) Jake Lamb hit a pair of three-run homers and Patrick Corbin pitched into the eighth inning during an emergency start on Thursday, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 12-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
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Kennedy to feel heat as Royals host White Sox (Jul 21, 2017) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ian Kennedy knows it is going to be extremely hot Friday when he starts for the Kansas City Royals in the series opener against the Chicago White Sox. — It is forecast to reach triple digits in Kansas City.
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Report: Minnesota Twins hope to acquire Jaime Garcia from Atlanta Braves — The Minnesota Twins hope to bolster their rotation by acquiring left-hander Jaime Garcia from the Atlanta Braves. — According to multiple media reports Thursday night, the teams were attempting to complete a trade featuring the veteran pitcher.
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MLB: David Phelps traded to Mariners — The Miami Marlins' highly touted bullpen has been a bust, and so the dismantling began Thursday. — A seller once again as the trade deadline approaches, Miami sent right-hander David Phelps to the Seattle Mariners for four pros-pects, including highly regarded outfielder Brayan Hernandez.
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Mariners, Yanks continue series with better bullpens (Jul 21, 2017) — SEATTLE — Let the arms race begin. — At least, the race for relievers. — The New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners, who are in the midst of a four-game series at Safeco Field, have taken the first shots.
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The buyer's guide to the MLB trade deadline: Moves the contenders should make — Cubs president Theo Epstein on the team's trade for pitcher Jose Quintana and the possibility for future moves on July 14, 2017. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — The Washington Post
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Dose: Cardinal Chaos — What's the most gut-wrenching way to lose a baseball game? The Cardinals seem determined to find out. — I don't know why, but I always remember the way Joe Buck described Curt Schilling's heroic start against the Yankees in Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS …
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Mental toughness keys Parker Bridwell's ascent to Angels rotation — ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Parker Bridwell knew he was never one to give up on anything, but on a summer day a few years ago, he made a desperate phone call to his father wanting to do just that. — The grind of the minor leagues had gotten to be too much.
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LEADING OFF: Cubs, Pirates gaining ground; Panda returns — A look at what's happening all around the majors today: — ___ — ROLLING INTO WRIGLEY — The Cubs have won six straight and are just a game behind slumping Milwaukee in the NL Central as they begin a home series against St. Louis.
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Former Rangers pitcher dies at age 38 — Former Rangers left-hander John Rheinecker, who pitched in 44 major league games over the 2006 and 2007 seasons with Texas, died Tuesday in St. Louis at the age of 38. — A medical examiner's office spokeswoman said the cause of death was unknown …
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Struggling starters toe rubber when Indians host Jays (Jul 21, 2017) — CLEVELAND — Marco Estrada and Trevor Bauer, two pitchers in the middle of disappointing seasons, will be the mound opponents Friday night when the Toronto Blue Jays open a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.