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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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Orioles hit 4 HRs, beat Rangers 9-7 to complete 4-game sweep — BALTIMORE (AP) — Down by four runs and going up against unbeaten Cole Hamels, the Baltimore Orioles used the long ball and a relentless offense to pull out a victory. — Why, it was just like old times.
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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.
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' 11-game winning streak ends as Braves rough up McCarthy — Dodgers left fielder Chris Taylor can't reach a fourth inning home run hit by Braves catcher Kurt Suzuki on July 20. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) — And on the 18th day, they lost.
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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.
David O'Brien / The Charlotte Observer:
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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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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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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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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Cards beat themselves as Rosenthal gets ‘caught watching the play’ — New York Mets' Lucas Duda, right, celebrates his solo home run with Jose Reyes during the second inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field, Thursday, July 20, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Angels brace for Sale, Red Sox in series opener (Jul 21, 2017) — ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels were fortunate to miss National League All-Star starter Max Scherzer when the Washington Nationals came to town for a two-game series. — But they won't avoid American League All-Star starter Chris Sale.
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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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Neil Greenberg / Chicago Tribune:
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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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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John Healy / New York Daily News:
Yankees' Todd Frazier will not wear Paul O'Neill's No. 21, will stick with No. 29 — The saga of No. 21 continues. — Todd Frazier revealed before Thursday's game against the Mariners that he will continue to wear No. 29 with the Yankees despite expressing interest to wear No. 21 in honor of his childhood hero, Paul O'Neill.
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Rumor Central: Yankees still open to trade for first baseman
Rumor Central: Yankees still open to trade for first baseman
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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.
Jeff Fletcher / The Charlotte Observer:
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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Stephen Schroats / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
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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