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Associated Press:
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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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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Royals Review
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
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 Review
Fox Sports:
Braves aim for second straight win over Dodgers (Jul 21, 2017) — LOS ANGELES — Residing in a golden state, the Los Angeles Dodgers will try to rekindle that glow against the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. — The Dodgers lost the series opener Thursday, but that was hardly cause for alarm.
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Beyond the Box Score
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
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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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Mariners send top prospect O'Neill to Cardinals for Gonzales — SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners paid a hefty price to add a pitcher who may not be ready to help them in the playoff hunt this season. — The Mariners acquired young left-hander Marco Gonzales from the St. Louis Cardinals …
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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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Minor League Ball and Beyond the Box Score
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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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Halos Heaven and Over the Monster
Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
These Red Sox trade targets could be Boston-bound
These Red Sox trade targets could be Boston-bound
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MLB Trade Rumors and Ken Rosenthal
Fox Sports:
Cardinals activate OF Grichuk, LHP Duke from DL — CHICAGO (AP) The St. Louis Cardinals have activated outfielder Randal Grichuk and reliever Zach Duke from the disabled list and recalled catching prospect Carson Kelly from Triple-A Memphis. — St. Louis also acquired minor league outfielder Tyler O'Neill …
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Add Grichuk, Kelly, Duke To 25-Man Roster; Designate Eric Fryer
Cardinals Add Grichuk, Kelly, Duke To 25-Man Roster; Designate Eric Fryer
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Viva El Birdos
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Marco Gonzales From Cardinals For Tyler O'Neill
Mariners Acquire Marco Gonzales From Cardinals For Tyler O'Neill
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Al's Ramblings
Fox Sports:
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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DRaysBay, McCovey Chronicles and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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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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Camden Chat
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Aroldis Chapman shaky again as Yankees closer tries to right ship — SEATTLE — The Yankees need to get Aroldis Chapman on track. — So it made perfect sense for Joe Girardi to bring in the highest paid closer in baseball history with a four-run lead in the ninth inning — even though it wasn't a “save situation.”
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Pete Caldera / NorthJersey.com:
Yankees' Aroldis Chapman admits he's off, but feels he's getting closer to form
Christian Caple / thenewstribune:
Felix pitched like a King, but Yankees still beat Mariners, 4-1
Felix pitched like a King, but Yankees still beat Mariners, 4-1
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Pinstripe Alley and Lookout Landing
George A. King III / New York Post:
Cashman: Yankees will ‘send Frazier out’ when Hicks returns … SEATTLE — Nobody knows when Aaron Hicks will come off the disabled list. But when all the Yankees outfielders are healthy, Clint Frazier will be the odd man out. — “Send Frazier out,” general manager Brian Cashman …
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Associated Press:
Kris Bryant to miss series opener vs. Cardinals — CHICAGO — Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant is out of the starting lineup Friday after he sprained a finger on a headfirst slide earlier this week. — Bryant got hurt in the first inning of Chicago's 8-2 victory at Atlanta on Wednesday.
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Asdrubal Cabrera likely to play third as trade suitors line up — Dexter Fowler is tagged out by Asdrubal Cabrera during the Mets' 3-2 win on Thursday. — Getty Images … Asdrubal Cabrera's trade market is developing better than the Mets could have anticipated.
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Let's Go Tribe
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Amara Grautski / New York Daily News:
Mets infielder Asdrubal Cabrera receiving interest from Indians: report
Mets infielder Asdrubal Cabrera receiving interest from Indians: report
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CBS New York
Eduardo Gonzalez / Los Angeles Times:
It's official: The Yankees are the most-hated team in baseball — and the Dodgers aren't far behind — The New York Yankees celebrate their 4-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press) — America has spoken, and the New York Yankees are the country's most-hated baseball team.
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FiveThirtyEight and NESN.com
Associated Press:
A's sign Carter to minor league deal, promote Montas, Olson — NEW YORK (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have signed free agent slugger Chris Carter to a minor league deal and promoted right-hander Frankie Montas and first baseman/outfielder Matt Olson to the majors.
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Five MLB prospects who won't get traded - but could star in October — The trade deadline generates such hype and expectation every year that it's easy to forget teams can often get just as big a boost from the midseason promotion of a prospect as they would from a new acquisition.
Fox Sports:
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.
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Bluebird Banter, Beyond the Box Score and Let's Go Tribe
Associated Press:
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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baseballmusings.com