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Perez, Moustakas homer in 12th, Royals beat Tigers 5-3 (Jul 24, 2017) — DETROIT (AP) Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas hit consecutive homers in the 12th inning, and the Kansas City Royals won their sixth straight game, 5-3 over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.
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Royals get starter Trevor Cahill, relievers Brandon Maurer, Ryan Buchter from San Diego — DETROIT — After scrambling back into contention in the AL Central, the Kansas City Royals are gearing up to make another bid for a postseason spot. — The Royals acquired three pitchers …
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Tigers' Fulmer eager for rematch with surging Royals (Jul 25, 2017) — DETROIT — Michael Fulmer doesn't mind facing the team that pounded him in his last start for the second time in a week. He is eager to get another shot at the streaking Kansas City Royals.
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Martinez, Pollock, Greinke power Diamondbacks past Braves — PHOENIX (AP) - J.D. Martinez's time as an Arizona Diamondback started a little rough. Last week in his debut with the team, he was hit in the hand with a pitch, and didn't return to the starting lineup until Monday night.
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Zack Greinke, Arizona Diamondbacks dump Atlanta Braves — PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks almost always know what they are getting from Zack Greinke, and they got it again. Now they can only hope they will keep getting results from a newly reinforced lineup.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Acquire Jaime Garcia, Anthony Recker — The Twins have acquired lefty Jaime Garcia and catcher Anthony Recker from the Braves, per a club announcement. In return, Atlanta acquires young righty Huascar Ynoa. — As part of the swap, the Braves will send $100K to cover a piece …
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Dickey exits early, D'backs roll to 10-2 rout of Braves — PHOENIX — After R.A. Dickey gave up four runs without making it out of the fourth inning in the knuckleballer's shortest start of the season, Sean Rodriguez gave the Atlanta Braves a chance in the fifth with a long two-run pinch-hit homer to cut Arizona's lead in half.
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Kershaw has back strain, not herniated disk like last season — LOS ANGELES (AP) Braced for the worst possible news on injured ace Clayton Kershaw, the Los Angeles Dodgers tried to find some comfort Monday that his back diagnosis did not appear as dire as last season.
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Bellinger three-run homer leads Dodgers past Twins, 6-4 (Jul 24, 2017) — LOS ANGELES (AP) Cody Bellinger continued his super rookie season, drilling a three-run homer in the eighth inning to rally the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.
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LEADING OFF: Stanton surges, Devers debuts, Gray auditions — A look at what's happening all around the majors Tuesday: — GIANT GIANCARLO — Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton has hit six home runs in seven games and is tied with Yankees rookie Aaron Judge for most in the majors at 32.
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Marlins option struggling Koehler leaving open spot in rotation
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Rangers lose, but Darvish, confidence still on board as trade deadline creeps closer
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Altuve 4 hits for 2nd day in row, Astros rout Phillies 13-4 — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Like any good magician, Jose Altuve isn't sharing his secrets. — Once again turning his bat into a wand of sorts, Altuve had four hits for the second consecutive game, extending his hitting streak to 16 games …
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McCutchen's three-run homer powers Pirates past Giants 10-3 — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates kept clearing the fences, and the San Francisco Giants were left arguing plate umpire Chris Conroy's tough strike zone. — Even Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle understood the beef.
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Bruce Bochy, Dave Righetti ejected; Giants lose to Pirates — SAN FRANCISCO — In the second inning of the 101st game in an unwatchable San Francisco Giants season, Bruce Bochy finally had seen enough. — The Pittsburgh Pirates led 6-0 after Andrew McCutchen's three-run home run left the field of play, and Bochy soon followed.
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Miguel Gonzalez's big start a relief as White Sox snap nine-game skid — White Sox starting pitcher Miguel Gonzalez returns to the dugout after pitching out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on July 24, 2017. — Chicago Tribune
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Grichuk, Leake lead Cardinals to an 8-2 win over Rockies (Jul 24, 2017) — ST. LOUIS (AP) Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer, Mike Leake pitched seven scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-2 on Monday night. — Leake's six-strikeout performance …
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Cardinals seek another crisp showing vs. Rockies (Jul 25, 2017) — ST. LOUIS — Teams that possess a shaky defense and inconsistent bullpen tend to sustain their share of gut-punch losses, and the St. Louis Cardinals certainly fit that category. — On their last road trip alone, the Cardinals went 4-6.
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Paxton, Seager pace Mariners past Red Sox, 4-0 (Jul 24, 2017) — SEATTLE (AP) James Paxton allowed four singles over seven innings to win his fifth consecutive start in July and Kyle Seager homered to pace the Seattle Mariners to a 4-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.
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Mariners' Paxton shuts down Red Sox in 4-0 win — SEATTLE — If one of the best months in team history is proving that James Paxton has claimed the role of the Seattle Mariners' stopper, on Monday night he was also something of a quieter. — The typically boisterous Red Sox crowd …
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Tomlin, Indians win fourth straight, 6-2 over Reds (Jul 24, 2017) — CLEVELAND (AP) Josh Tomlin pitched six efficient innings, Carlos Santana homered twice and the Cleveland Indians won their fourth straight, 6-2 over the tumbling Cincinnati Reds on Monday night in the makeup of a May 25 rainout.
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Mets place Zack Wheeler on DL for second time; Jacob deGrom rolls in win over Padres — SAN DIEGO — The New York Mets envisioned plenty of games like these, nightly masterpieces crafted by a stable of talented young arms. On Monday night, Jacob deGrom stifled the San Diego Padres …
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Machado does it all in O's win — Baltimore blanks Tampa Bay 5-0 — Copy Link — Copy — {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! — BALTIMORE — Kevin Gausman pitched six strong innings, Adam Jones homered and the Baltimore Orioles sent the Tampa Bay Rays to their season-worst fifth straight loss, 5-0 Monday night.
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As trade rumors loom, Verlander good at home; Tigers lose to Royals in 12, 5-3 — Nicholas Castellanos leads the AL in triples. Other Tigers of the past 60 years to lead the AL. Video by Ryan Ford/DFP Wochit — CONNECT — Time has been ticking towards the trade deadline for a while now.
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