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Associated Press:
Sprained thumb lands White Sox OF Avisail Garcia on DL — CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox have placed All-Star outfielder Avisail Garcia on the 10-day disabled list with a sprained right thumb. — The White Sox also promoted outfielder Willy Garcia and left-hander Aaron Bummer from Triple …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs, Jon Lester aim to take City Series from White Sox — Cubs starter Jake Arrieta on Wednesday's victory and the team's goals for the rest of the season. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — The Chicago Cubs are assured of remaining in first place …
Kyle Soppe / ESPN:
Top MLB DFS building blocks for Thursday — Our experts are here to provide the best hitters and pitchers for you to build your daily fantasy baseball lineups around on Thursday. — Hitters to build around — Stacking left-handed hitters against Mike Pelfrey is a great strategy on any day …
Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs TV crew beats ESPN and White Sox TV crews in Game 3 ratings
Cubs TV crew beats ESPN and White Sox TV crews in Game 3 ratings
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Chicago Tribune
Fox Sports:
Nationals hit 8 HRs to blast Brewers 15-2 (Jul 27, 2017) — WASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Nationals staged their own version of the Home Run Derby, with Michael Blazek serving as the unwilling batting practice pitcher. — Washington tied a franchise record with eight homers and matched …
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Associated Press:
Nationals place Strasburg on 10-day DL with elbow injury — WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg has been placed on the 10-day disabled list by the Washington Nationals, who want the standout right-hander to rest his elbow by missing a turn in the rotation. — The Nationals describe the injury as a “right elbow nerve impingement.”
Tom Haudricourt / The Charlotte Observer:
Brewers' bullpen falters in 8-5 loss to Nationals — This showed why Milwaukee Brewers general manager David Stearns acquired relief help earlier in the day. — Ruining a brilliant start by Jimmy Nelson, the Brewers' bullpen blew up in horrific fashion in the eighth inning Wednesday night …
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, baseballmusings.com, Post-Crescent Media and Federal Baseball
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Adrian Beltre is on the brink of a Hall of Fame milestone. Here's why — Adrian Beltre is just one big game away from baseball immortality. — The Texas Rangers veteran third baseman needs only four hits to reach the 3,000-hit milestone, something only 30 players have accomplished.
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Alex Tekip / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Rays making progress in Lucas Duda deal, Yankees and Mariners interested? — The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Mets are in serious discussions about sending first baseman Lucas Duda to St. Petersburg, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
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MLB Daily Dish
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Addison Reed could be packaged with other Mets, source says
Addison Reed could be packaged with other Mets, source says
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MLB Trade Rumors and Metro
Fox Sports:
Indians top Angels 2-1; Bauer, Lindor key 7th straight win (Jul 27, 2017) — CLEVELAND (AP) Trevor Bauer pitched a season-high eight innings, Francisco Lindor singled to break a tie in the seventh and the Cleveland Indians won their seventh straight game Thursday with a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
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Let's Go Tribe
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Steve Herrick / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Zimmer homers, drives in go-ahead run as Indians beat Angels
Zimmer homers, drives in go-ahead run as Indians beat Angels
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Halos Heaven
Teddy Bailey / Philly.com:
J.P. Crawford continues July surge with grand slam — ALLENTOWN — J.P. Crawford clapped three times, flipped to his feet, and enthusiastically high-fived every member of Lehigh Valley's dugout. — Once the unanimous choice as the Phillies' top prospect, Crawford had deceptively slid underneath …
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USA Today, The Good Phight and FanRag Sports
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Teddy Bailey / Philly.com:
Pitcher Tom Eshelman will remain on the disabled list for the IronPigs — Lehigh Valley IronPigs righthander Tom Eshelman threw a side session on Tuesday but felt discomfort as he battles back from a strained right hip flexor. Lehigh Valley manager Dusty Wathem said Eshelman will remain on the disabled list and skip his next start.
Associated Press:
Twins send catcher Murphy to D-backs for left-hander Moya — PHOENIX (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are sending Triple-A catcher John Ryan Murphy to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Double-A left-hander Gabriel Moya. — The deal agreed to Thursday was pending physicals for both players.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks Acquire John Ryan Murphy
Diamondbacks Acquire John Ryan Murphy
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Minor League Ball and MLB Daily Dish
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Contending teams thrive off MLB trade deadline deals — ST. LOUIS — The sound of the showers hitting the tile floor in the Colorado Rockies' visiting clubhouse at Busch Stadium was deafening. — The Rockies, one of baseball's most surprising teams with their kiddie corps rotation …
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Dodgers in curious Sonny Gray spot with Yankees waiting — MORE FROM: … In the past 24 hours, I have had multiple executives play connect the dots, with the end result being Sonny Gray ends up a Dodger. — Yet every time I check, I hear he is not a front-burner issue for them and that other teams …
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MLB Daily Dish and MLB Trade Rumors
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Adam London / NESN.com:
Five Blockbuster Trades We'd Like To See Before MLB Trade Deadline — We're just days away from the Major League Baseball trade deadline, and there are several players around the league who reportedly could be on the move. — We've already seen marquee talent find new homes …
Discussion:
Baseball Prospectus
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Jake Arrieta: ‘We expect to remain in first place’
Associated Press:
Hosmer's 5 hits, slam help Royals top Tigers, win 8th in row — DETROIT (AP) — Eric Hosmer matched his career high with five hits, including his first major league grand slam, and the Kansas City Royals extended their winning streak to a season-high eight games with a 16-2 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Stephen Hawkins / Boston Globe:
An ump told Adrian Beltre to move into the on-deck circle. So Beltre moved the circle — ARLINGTON, Texas — Adrian Beltre was ejected from the Texas Rangers' game Wednesday while waiting on deck to bat in the eighth inning. — Beltre, who already had three hits in the game to increase …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Justin Wilson also drawing interest from New York Yankees — There are still nearly four full days until the trade deadline and even the Detroit Tigers would admit they don't yet know how the Justin Wilson sweepstakes are going to play out. — With any number …
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors and CBS Detroit
Christian Red / New York Daily News:
MLB commish explains the hurdle to protective netting in every major league ballpark — There is no fixed date when all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums will have protective netting installed for fans' safety against foul balls and errant bats, but commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday that there is …