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Contreras homers again as Cubs beat White Sox 7-2 (Jul 25, 2017) — CHICAGO (AP) Willson Contreras drove in four runs and Carl Edwards Jr. provided some timely relief, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Tuesday. — Ben Zobrist reached four times from the leadoff spot …
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Kris Bryant ejected for 1st time in career; both benches warned — CHICAGO — Reigning National League MVP Kris Bryant was kicked out of a game for the first time in his career, and both benches were warned after a series of hit-by-pitches between the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday afternoon.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Ben Zobrist returns to leadoff spot; Jose Abreu to bat second for White Sox — Photos from the White Sox-Cubs game at Wrigley Field on July 25, 2017. — Chicago Tribune — Ben Zobrist will return to the leadoff spot Tuesday as the Chicago Cubs try to rebound against the rival White Sox at Wrigley Field.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Chicago Tribune
ESPN:
With nerve impingement improved, Nats hope Stephen Strasburg will be ready for next start — WASHINGTON — The issue that caused Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg to exit early from his start this past Sunday was nerve impingement in his right forearm. — EDITOR'S PICKS
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Associated Press:
Nats' Strasburg expected to make next start after early exit — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Nationals are hopeful that Stephen Strasburg will make his next scheduled start despite exiting Sunday's outing after two innings with pain in his forearm. — The right-hander met with team doctors …
USA Today:
Stephen Strasburg expected to make next start - but Nationals will have contingencies — Stephen Strasburg is expected to make his next start, manager Dusty Baker told reporters Tuesday, although the Washington Nationals will make contingency plans in the event their All-Star right-hander has complications in throwing sessions.
Jorge Castillo / Washington Post:
Nationals vs. Brewers series preview: Who's playing left field?
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Brew Crew Ball, MLB Daily Dish, Federal Baseball and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Trevor Cahill will make first start for the Royals on Saturday in Boston — The Royals are hopeful starting pitcher Trevor Cahill can fill out their rotation following a two-month search for an answer at the back end. — His first assignment: facing the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
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ESPN:
Rangers ready to move ace Yu Darvish in ‘right deal’ — The Texas Rangers are ready to move ace pitcher Yu Darvish. All it's going to take is someone to meet their asking price. — Sources told ESPN.com that Rangers general manager Jon Daniels began calling potential suitors Monday …
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Dave Del Grande / UPI:
Two 3-run homers spark Pittsburgh Pirates' rout of San Francisco Giants — SAN FRANCISCO — Pittsburgh Pirates star Andrew McCutchen likes the direction his team's offense is taking lately. — At AT&T Park the past three seasons, that direction often has been out of the ballpark.
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UPI:
St. Louis Cardinals place CF Dexter Fowler on DL with wrist injury — The St. Louis Cardinals placed center fielder Dexter Fowler on the 10-day disabled list with a left wrist strain, the team announced Tuesday. — To replace Fowler on the roster, the Cardinals purchased the contract …
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Fox Sports:
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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Athletics Nation, DRaysBay and Lookout Landing
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Dodgers look to beat Twins again with Kershaw on DL (Jul 25, 2017) — LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers watched their best pitcher walk off the field in pain Sunday afternoon and then saw his name pop up on the 10-day disabled list on Monday. — Even that setback hasn't slowed the team down.
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Jose M. Romero / Associated Press:
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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Talking Chop and Bless You Boys
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers, White Sox Discussing Anthony Swarzak Trade — The Brewers and White Sox are in talks about a trade that would send right-hander Anthony Swarzak from Chicago to Milwaukee, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter). — After signing a minor league deal with a $900K base salary …
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Brew Crew Ball, Al's Ramblings and MLB Daily Dish
Fox Sports:
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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Associated Press:
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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Josh Verlin / UPI:
Houston Astros rout Philadelphia Phillies after two-hour rain delay
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The Crawfish Boxes and The Good Phight
Laura Armstrong / Toronto Star:
Jays put reliever Danny Barnes on 10-day disabled list — Dermody back in Toronto, Beliveau in Buffalo as bullpen shuffling continues. — A night after John Gibbons called Danny Barnes “a little beat up,” the Blue Jays put the reliever on the 10-day disabled list with a right shoulder impingement.
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Bluebird Banter
KHOU-TV:
Jeff Bagwell to be enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame … Jeff Bagwell lived and breathed baseball as a kid. He was born in Boston and raised a Red Sox fan. — “He could throw a ball before he could walk,” mom Jan Bagwell told the New York Times in a 1994 interview.
ESPN:
Olney: Some GMs like to deal with each other — and some don't — Every baseball executive understood by mid-June that Washington general manager Mike Rizzo needed bullpen help — again — to help plug the gap at closer. But Rizzo's choices were far less than perfect …
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International Business Times
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
The Yankees prospects A's covet in Sonny Gray sweepstakes — Estevan Florial, Jorge Mateo and Domingo Acevedo — Getty Images; Charles Wenzelberg; Getty Images — MORE FROM: … A game of chicken revolves around Sonny Gray with wonder if the A's will take the best offer available …
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MLB Trade Rumors
ESPN:
Brewers can correct skid with a splash at the deadline — The character-building rough patch that everyone had predicted for the Milwaukee Brewers finally arrived during a recent series at PNC Park. Clutch hits failed to materialize for Milwaukee, flares kept dropping for Pittsburgh …
Discussion:
Washington Times, Brew Crew Ball, Pirates Breakdown and MLB Daily Dish
