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Martinez ready for first action at home as a Diamondback — PHOENIX (AP) — J.D. Martinez got a little lost trying to find Chase Field on Friday. The Arizona Diamondbacks' new outfielder hasn't spent much time in the Phoenix area, and he found himself driving while looking at his phone for directions.
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Arizona starts with 3 homers, finishes 6-5 win in the 9th (Jul 21, 2017) — PHOENIX (AP) The Arizona Diamondbacks opened the game with three straight home runs off Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer and ended it with Brandon Drury's bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 6-5 victory Friday night.
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Martinez homers twice as Tigers top Twins 6-3 — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Victor Martinez has called Detroit home for the last six seasons. He looks just as comfortable hitting at Target Field. — Martinez hit two home runs and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 on Friday night.
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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.
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Yoenis Cespedes wants to finish career in Oakland
Yoenis Cespedes wants to finish career in Oakland
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Kevin Spain / USA Today:
Yoenis Cespedes says he'd like to finish his career in Oakland
Yoenis Cespedes says he'd like to finish his career in Oakland
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Braves beat Dodgers 12-3 after Wood unravels in 1st loss — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaime Garcia maintains a poker face most of the time. But the Atlanta pitcher couldn't stop smiling after the biggest hit of his career. — Garcia launched a grand slam off previously unbeaten Alex Wood …
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Judge nearly leaves yard in Yankees' 5-1 win over Mariners (Jul 21, 2017) — SEATTLE (AP) Aaron Judge hit a colossal three-run homer that nearly soared out of Safeco Field, and CC Sabathia won on his 37th birthday as the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Friday night.
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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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Aaron Nola, Freddy Galvis lead Phils to 6-1 win over Brewers — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Nola tied a career-high with nine strikeouts in seven sharp innings, Freddy Galvis hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the reeling Milwaukee Brewers 6-1 on Friday night.
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Cardinals end Cubs' 6-game winning streak after 9-run 8th inning — CHICAGO (AP) — Paul DeJong hit a tiebreaking two-run double in St. Louis' nine-run eighth inning, and the Cardinals cooled off the Chicago Cubs with an 11-4 victory on Friday. — Chicago carried a 3-2 lead into the eighth, looking for its seventh consecutive win.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
After Fowler ties the game, Cubs inch back ahead, 3-2
After Fowler ties the game, Cubs inch back ahead, 3-2
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Paul Skrbina / Chicago Tribune:
Lost in transition: Jose Quintana still feeling his way around with Cubs
Lost in transition: Jose Quintana still feeling his way around with Cubs
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Encarnacion homers, drives in 4 as Indians pound Jays 13-3 — CLEVELAND (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays know better than any team in baseball what happens when Edwin Encarnacion gets hot. — Encarnacion homered and drove in four runs against his former team as the Cleveland Indians routed Toronto 13-3 on Friday night.
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Encarnacion overpowers Blue Jays in series opener
Encarnacion overpowers Blue Jays in series opener
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Miguel Cabrera leaves after getting hit in chest at 1B — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera had to leave the game against Minnesota in the fifth inning Friday night after taking a hard-hit grounder off the chest at first base. — The ball off the bat of Robbie Grossman …
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Andrew Romine starting at catcher? Don't rule it out for this season
Andrew Romine starting at catcher? Don't rule it out for this season
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Astros end Orioles' 4-game winning streak with 8-7 victory — BALTIMORE (AP) — Rookie Yuli Gurriel had a career-high four hits, including a home run, and the Houston Astros received a gritty pitching performance from Mike Fiers in an 8-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
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Royals beat White Sox 7-6 on Merrifield's sac fly in 10th — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alcides Escobar keeps getting clutch hits after a sluggish start to the season. — Whit Merrifield's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning scored Escobar to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 7-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
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Rangers hope momentum carries to Saturday's game vs. Rays (Jul 22, 2017) — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Entering Friday's opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Texas Rangers had lost five straight games, including a tough loss Thursday at Baltimore that saw them lose after leading by at least four runs …
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Sale blanks Angels for 6 innings in Boston's 6-2 win (Jul 21, 2017) — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Chris Sale pitched six scoreless innings and the Boston Red Sox rode a five-run first inning to a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. — Sale (12-4) allowed four hits and struck …
Justin Tasch / New York Daily News:
Michael Conforto stays hot, hits two home runs to lead Mets over A's — The Mets may part with some offensive firepower before the trade deadline, but they will still have Michael Conforto, the All-Star who has played like one since the break. — Conforto hit two, two-run home runs Friday night …
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Familiar woes add up to an A's loss to Mets
Familiar woes add up to an A's loss to Mets
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After rain delay, Urena pitches Marlins to 3-1 win over Reds — CINCINNATI (AP) — Jose Urena pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning, Christian Yelich drove in two runs and the struggling Miami Marlins opened a six-game road trip with a rain-delayed 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.
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LEADING OFF: Trout vs Price; JD in desert; Wrigley rivalry — A look at what's happening all around the majors Saturday: — ONE ON ONE — Angels star Mike Trout takes on Boston lefty David Price (5-2) and the first-place Red Sox. Price is coming off an outstanding start Sunday night …
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D-backs open with back-to-back-to-back HRs — PHOENIX (AP) David Peralta, A.J. Pollock and Jake Lamb hit back-to-back-to-back home runs for Arizona to start the first inning Friday night against Washington star Max Scherzer, the first time the Diamondbacks have started a game with three straight homers.
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Bell has 4 hits, McCutchen 3 as Pirates beat Rockies 13-5 — DENVER (AP) — A rough first inning could have meant an early exit for Pittsburgh starter Trevor Williams. The rookie settled down, though, and rode his offense to his first win in more than a month.