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Associated Press:
Contreras homers as Quintana, Cubs beat Cards, tie Brewers — CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras yelled as he rounded first base and the ball landed in the bleachers at Wrigley Field. — The Chicago Cubs are having fun again, led by their exuberant catcher.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards limp home from 4-6 trip, yet insist 'we've got a good team here' — CHICAGO • A pleasant, well-lit stage that allowed the Chicago Cubs to unveil their latest, brightest addition to the home crowd on Sunday night baseball felt like just more of the same on the other side of the diamond.
Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs and Cardinals tied at 2-2 after 3 innings
Cubs and Cardinals tied at 2-2 after 3 innings
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cubs introduce their new, top-shelf acquisition to Wrigley, vs. Cardinals
Cubs introduce their new, top-shelf acquisition to Wrigley, vs. Cardinals
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Viva El Birdos
Associated Press:
Royals beat White Sox 5-4, extending Chicago's skid to 9 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brandon Moss hit a game-ending double off Tyler Clippard that lifted the Kansas City Royals over the White Sox 5-4 Sunday, extending Chicago's longest losing streak in four years to nine games.
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Melky Cabrera on rebuilding White Sox: ‘I would like to stay here’ — Melky Cabrera says he wants to remain with the Chicago White Sox despite the rebuilding club's latest flurry of trades. — Cabrera told the Chicago Tribune on Sunday that he “would like to finish the season” with the last-place White Sox.
Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' next foe: Royals visit, setting up a pair of pitching rematches — Series: Kansas City at Detroit for three games, Monday-Wednesday. — TV/radio:All games — 7:10, Fox Sports Detroit and WXYT-FM (97.1). — Pitchers: Monday — RH Justin Verlander (5-7, 4.54 ERA) vs. RH Jason Hammel …
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Adam Darby / Kansas City Star:
Watch Ned Yost discuss getting fired in Milwaukee and the parallels to Rick Renteria
Watch Ned Yost discuss getting fired in Milwaukee and the parallels to Rick Renteria
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South Side Sox and Royals Review
Fox Sports:
Hot-hitting Phillies face rugged test vs. Astros (Jul 24, 2017) — PHILADELPHIA — By no means is Philadelphia Phillies manager Pete Mackanin saying the teams are alike, but he likens his current club's offensive outburst to that of the 2009 Phillies team that Mackanin saw …
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Associated Press:
Britton gets AL saves record as Orioles beat Astros 9-7 — BALTIMORE (AP) — Zach Britton set an American League record by converting his 55th consecutive save opportunity, blanking the Houston Astros in the ninth inning the seal the Baltimore Orioles' 9-7 victory on Sunday.
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Associated Press:
LEADING OFF: Kershaw, Strasburg ailing; Cubs get boost — A look at what's happening all around the majors today: — ___ — AILING ALL OVER — Star pitchers Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers and Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals are recovering after getting injured Sunday, as is Cardinals on-base machine Matt Carpenter.
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Doug Mittler / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Dodgers have strong interest in Yu Darvish? — The Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly are stepping up their efforts to land starter Yu Darvish, and that was before ace Clayton Kershaw left Sunday's start against the Braves with tightness in his lower back.
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Real or not? Strasburg, Kershaw injuries could ramp up the pursuit of Yu Darvish — The early departures of Clayton Kershaw and Stephen Strasburg, and the potential repercussions regarding what could happen at the July 31 trade deadline, dominated the news Sunday.
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Los Angeles Times, Lone Star Ball and Dallas Morning News
Associated Press:
Gennett, Suarez, Barnhart homer as Reds top Marlins 6-3 — CINCINNATI (AP) — Power boosted the Cincinnati Reds to a rare win. — Scooter Gennett, Eugenio Suarez and Tucker Barnhart homered, and the Reds beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
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Associated Press:
Odor homers twice, Rangers sweep Rays with 6-5 win — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rougned Odor homered twice, including back-to-back drives with Carlos Gomez in the eighth inning, and the Texas Rangers rallied beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 Sunday and complete a three-game sweep.
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers reaction: Sweep crucial but more work to be done at home
Rangers reaction: Sweep crucial but more work to be done at home
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Dallas Morning News
Jim Ingraham / UPI:
Toronto Blue Jays can't figure out Corey Kluber in Cleveland Indians' win — CLEVELAND — The Corey Kluber Show is still going strong, and Sunday it left the Toronto Blue Jays wanting to go one place in particular. — “Just a (bad) day. We need to go home,” said Toronto manager John Gibbons …
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Fox Sports:
Valbuena's solo homer lifts Angels to 3-2 win over Red Sox (Jul 23, 2017) — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Luis Valbuena hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh inning, Mike Trout and Andrelton Simmons also homered and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Sunday.
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Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
The sweet friendship forming in Yankees' rising-star outfield — MORE FROM: … SEATTLE — Give Clint Frazier credit. At 22, he's figuring it out. He is having poised at-bats. — Frazier has sat back and watched how fellow rookie Aaron Judge has handled himself in tough times and in good times …
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UPI:
New York Yankees put 2B Starlin Castro back on DL — New York Yankees second baseman Starlin Castro returned to the 10-day disabled list with another injury to his right hamstring, the team announced Sunday. — Castro was activated off the disabled list July 15 but reinjured the hamstring …
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Jerry Beach / UPI:
Matt Chapman homer lifts Oakland Athletics over New York Mets — NEW YORK — The Oakland Athletics lost two games this weekend in New York. But they also found an eighth-inning reliever and, on Sunday, earned a win when a young player found redemption for an earlier mistake.
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Dave Del Grande / UPI:
San Diego Padres claim road series with 5-2 victory over San Francisco Giants — SAN FRANCISCO — The San Diego Padres have beaten the San Francisco Giants so often this season that the wins are starting to look alike. — Wil Myers homered for the third consecutive day …
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ESPN:
Power Rankings: Pre-deadline deals start shaking things up — While the Dodgers and Astros still rule the roost in the rankings, what a difference a few pre-deadline deals can make in this week's shakeup of the top 10. The Cubs swap for Jose Quintana, the starting pitcher they needed?
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Skipping a start not an option for weakened Leake — CHICAGO • Mike Leake's suggestion that he has had a difficult time maintaining strength and weight this season as a result of last year's bout with the shingles was new to the Cardinals, and there have been internal discussions about how to help the righthander.