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Bob Baum / The Charlotte Observer:
Suzuki's 2 HRs help Braves' Foltynewicz win again — Mike Foltynewicz began the season as Atlanta's No. 5 starter. He sure looks like No. 1 now. — The 25-year-old right-hander went six strong innings to win again, Kurt Suzuki homered twice and the Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3 on Tuesday night.
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David O'Brien / The Charlotte Observer:
Suzuki's two homers help Braves win 9th straight Foltynewicz start — PHOENIX - For the past 10 weeks, the Atlanta Braves have been a good bet to win whenever Mike Foltynewicz has pitched. And lately, if you add catcher Kurt Suzuki to that equation it's been almost a guaranteed positive outcome for the Atlanta squad.
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Braves' Blair faces D-backs in Chase Field debut (Jul 26, 2017) — PHOENIX — Welcome to Chase Field, Aaron Blair. — Finally. — The Atlanta Braves right-hander was paid a $1,435,000 signing bonus as the No. 36 overall pick by the Diamondbacks in the 2013 draft.
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Wainwright, Fowler put on DL by Cards, who bring up Bader — ST. LOUIS (AP) Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright went on the disabled list with back tightness, and St. Louis put outfielder Dexter Fowler on the DL because of a strained left wrist. — Harrison Bader, the Cardinals third-round draft pick …
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Bader doubles, slides home as Cards top Rockies 3-2 in debut (Jul 25, 2017) — ST. LOUIS (AP) Harrison Bader doubled leading off the ninth inning for his first major league hit and slid across the plate to score the winning run of his debut on Jedd Gyorko's short sacrifice fly …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals promote Bader as Fowler hits DL with arm injury
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Tim Healey / Orlando Sentinel:
Marlins battered in 10-4 loss to Rangers despite Christian Yelich's big night — Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly discusses putting first baseman Justin Bour (right oblique strain) and shortstop JT Riddle (left biceps tendinitis) on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday.
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Fish Stripes
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Beltre's pursuit of 3,000 giving lift to Rangers teammates
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Lone Star Ball
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers hoping Wednesday's start isn't Darvish's last
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ESPN
Carl Steward / The Charlotte Observer:
Bumgarner finally gets a victory as Giants rout Pirates on Nunez trade night — For one night, anyway, the San Francisco Giants looked like a team that everyone may vaguely remember. A pretty darned good one. — Madison Bumgarner was dealing, and adding a little extra with the lumber.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Red Sox acquire Eduardo Nunez from Giants
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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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Associated Press:
Jake Faria gets Rays back on track in close win over Orioles — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays had to hang on for dear life Tuesday night to get their first win in a week. — And the way they see it, that might be a good thing. — “We've got to get on a roll now,” …
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LEADING OFF: Darvish Texas finale? ; Cobb on mound for Rays — A look at what's happening all around the majors Wednesday: — DARVISH TEXAS FINALE? — Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish makes his final scheduled start before Monday's non-waiver trade deadline with growing speculation …
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Rays look to keep momentum going vs. Orioles (Jul 26, 2017) — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Wobbly as it was, the Rays' 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday for was huge for Tampa Bay. — The result took away the burden of a five-game losing streak as the trade deadline approaches for a team on the playoff bubble.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Insider: Money still a big factor as Tigers approach trade deadline — Today in the Detroit Tigers and trade deadline talks: Money. — And no matter which way you look at it, money remains the biggest factor influencing the team and their trade plans. — General manager Al Avila …
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Fisher, Morton lead Astros past Phillies 5-0 — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Derek Fisher drove in two runs just hours after arriving in Philadelphia and Charlie Morton pitched seven innings to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-0 victory over the Phillies on Tuesday night.
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Jake Kaplan / Houston Chronicle:
Astros could hold out George Springer until Friday
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The Crawfish Boxes
Tom Haudricourt / The Charlotte Observer:
Brewers offense awakens in 8-0 win over Nationals — After scuffling to score runs for most of the eight games, the Milwaukee Brewers returned to what they do best. — Bombs away. — Slugging three home runs that accounted for five of their eight runs, the Brewers looked …
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Associated Press:
Dodgers first to win 70 games with 6-2 victory over Twins — Chris Taylor hit two run-scoring doubles and the Los Angeles Dodgers became baseball's first team to reach the 70-win mark with a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. — Kenta Maeda (9-4) pitched five solid innings …
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Twinkie Town
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
There's still no timetable for Clayton Kershaw's return to the mound for the Dodgers
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True Blue LA
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Frazier's run-scoring triple play helps Yanks top Reds 4-2 (Jul 25, 2017) — NEW YORK (AP) Todd Frazier had an unforgettable first at-bat in his home debut at Yankee Stadium, grounding into a rare run-scoring triple play as New York beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 Tuesday night.
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Dennis Lin / The Charlotte Observer:
Padres' Kyle Lloyd beats odds to make major league debut — SAN DIEGO-By day, Justin Livengood is a salesman for Beeson Hardware in High Point, N.C. After he gets off work, he coaches varsity baseball for the school he once attended, Ledford High in nearby Wallburg.
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Associated Press:
Encarnacion's slam sends Indians past Angels 11-7 in extra innings — Charles LeClaire-USA Today Sports Images — CLEVELAND (AP) — Edwin Encarnacion hit a grand slam in the 11th inning as the Cleveland Indians, who wasted a seven-run lead, beat the Los Angeles Angels 11-7 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.
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Let's Go Tribe and Halos Heaven
Associated Press:
MLB experiments with shortened inning breaks for Cards-Rockies game — ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals and Colorado Rockies tried to speed up the pace of play on Tuesday. — Major League Baseball experimented with having the timing clock between half innings set at 1 minute, 45 seconds.
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