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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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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers hit low point, embarrassed by Kansas City Royals, 16-2
Dana Gauruder / UPI:
Red-hot Kansas City Royals top Detroit Tigers for seventh-straight win
Red-hot Kansas City Royals top Detroit Tigers for seventh-straight win
Discussion:
Bless You Boys and Royals Review
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Insider: How Tigers may have sabotaged Anibal Sanchez's trade value
Insider: How Tigers may have sabotaged Anibal Sanchez's trade value
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rockies Acquire Pat Neshek — The Rockies announced that they've acquired right-hander Pat Neshek from the Phillies in exchange for minor league infielder Jose Gomez and minor league right-handers J.D. Hammer and Alejandro Requena. Lefty Tyler Anderson has been moved to the 60-day DL to clear a roster spot.
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Purple Row, MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Beyond the Box Score and The Good Phight
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Associated Press:
Rockies acquire reliever Pat Neskek from Phillies — ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have obtained right-hander Pat Neskek from the Philadelphia Phillies for three minor league players on Wednesday. — The 36-year-old Neskek is 3-2 with a 1.12 ERA in 43 relief appearances for the Phillies.
Whitney McIntosh / SBNation.com:
Rockies acquire Pat Neshek from Phillies for three prospects
Rockies acquire Pat Neshek from Phillies for three prospects
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, FanGraphs Baseball and MLB Daily Dish
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Adrian Beltre baffled by strange ejection from humorless umpire — This is how you treat a future Hall of Famer? Good gravy. — Texas Rangers living legend Adrian Beltre, just four hits shy of becoming the 31st person in the history of the world to collect 3,000 hits …
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Lone Star Ball
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Andre C. Fernandez / miamiherald:
Marlins score most runs in a game ever to rout the Rangers — ARLINGTON, TEXAS - First, they turned Yu Darvish's potentially final start for the Texas Rangers his worst. — Then the Marlins poured it on, scoring the most runs they ever have in a game in a 22-10 trouncing of the Rangers at Globe Life Park.
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Fish Stripes
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
These players could be the next Rangers in the Hall of Fame
Associated Press:
Nationals to place Stephen Strasburg on 10-day DL — WASHINGTON (AP) — One day after expressing hope Stephen Strasburg would make his next start, the Washington Nationals will place the right-hander on the 10-day disabled list. — The official move will take place Thursday and be retroactive …
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ESPN:
Stephen Strasburg heads to DL as Nats call up LHP Erick Fedde — WASHINGTON — Nationals All-Star pitcher Stephen Strasburg is headed to the 10-day disabled list. — Following his team's 8-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night, manager Dusty Baker confirmed that Strasburg …
ABC News:
Arrieta helps Cubs stay hot with 8-3 victory over White Sox — One after another, the starting pitchers for the Chicago Cubs are delivering every night. — It was Jake Arrieta's turn on Wednesday. — Arrieta pitched two-hit ball into the seventh inning, and the Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3 …
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South Side Sox
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ESPN:
Bryce Harper wants to take part in D.C. Home Run Derby — WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper is all in on the Home Run Derby. — “If I do have the opportunity to play in the All-Star Game next year,” said the Washington Nationals slugger on Wednesday afternoon, “I'll definitely do the Home Run Derby.”
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CBSSports.com, FanRag Sports and Federal Baseball
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ESPN:
Bryce Harper tossed after argument, says music got him ‘little fired up’ — WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper was ejected from Wednesday night's game against the Milwaukee Brewers, then later cited his pregame music as a contributing factor. — “I think I need to change my playlist …
Tom Haudricourt / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Notes: Matt Garza goes on DL with calf strain; Michael Blazek will start on Thursday — WASHINGTON - Some years, it seems as if the same type of injury plagues a team. For the Milwaukee Brewers, 2017 has been the year of the calf strain. — Right-hander Matt Garza became the fourth player to suffer that problem.
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Post-Crescent Media
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Dave Sheinin / Chicago Tribune:
Unexpectedly contending Brewers weigh mortgaging their future to fend off Cubs
Elliott Smith / UPI:
Zach Davies, Milwaukee Brewers power past Washington Nationals
Zach Davies, Milwaukee Brewers power past Washington Nationals
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Federal Baseball and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Alex Tekip / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Nationals interested in Yu Darvish? — The Washington Nationals are interested in Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish but would prefer to trade for a controllable starter, reports MLB Network's Jon Morosi, citing sources. Darvish will be a free agent at the end of this season.
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MLB Daily Dish, CBSSports.com and Bleacher Report
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Yu Darvish: Why the Rangers would be foolish to trade their ace
Yu Darvish: Why the Rangers would be foolish to trade their ace
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Sale Away: Red Sox ace Ks 11 in 4-0 win over Mariners — SEATTLE (AP) — Chris Sale pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, top prospect Rafael Devers became the youngest Boston player to hit a home run in more than 50 years, and the Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0 on Wednesday to salvage the final game of the series.
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Lookout Landing
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Steven Matz gets shelled, lasts only three innings as Mets fall to Padres, 6-3 — Steven Matz's struggles continued with the Mets left-hander lasting just three innings Wednesday night, killing the Mets momentum early in a 6-3 loss to the Padres at Petco Park.
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Jeff Sanders / sandiegouniontribune.com:
First pitch: Hunter Renfroe chasing Padres rookie homer record
First pitch: Hunter Renfroe chasing Padres rookie homer record
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Gaslamp Ball
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Dansby Swanson optioned to Triple-A — PHOENIX - The move that once seemed so improbable is now a reality: Struggling Braves rookie Dansby Swanson has been sent to Triple-A. — Swanson, batting .214 with six home runs and a .287 on-base percentage in 95 games, was informed …
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R.J. Anderson / CBSSports.com:
Braves to demote struggling shortstop Dansby Swanson to minors
Braves to demote struggling shortstop Dansby Swanson to minors
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Daily Dish and Talking Chop
Ben Walker / Associated Press:
Todd Frazier had the majors' first run-scoring triple play since 2006 — The Yankees' Todd Frazier ground into a run scoring triple play in the second inning against the Reds at Yankee Stadium on July 25, 2017. — Todd Frazier got a welcoming introduction from the public-address announcer …
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Larry Fleisher / UPI:
New York Yankees survive Todd Frazier triple play, top Cincinnati Reds
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Odubel Herrera's benching is a just a night off, Mackanin says — Odubel Herrera was held out of the Phillies' lineup Wednesday night a day after he was yanked from the game. But it was not a benching, Pete Mackanin said. — The manager said Herrera was just getting a day off …
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Steve Herrick / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Zimmer homers, drives in go-ahead run as Indians beat Angels … Bradley Zimmer homered and drove in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning double and the — Cleveland Indians matched a season high with their sixth straight win, 10-4 over the — Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
Discussion:
Halos Heaven
Andrew Baggarly / Mercury News:
Samardzija deals Giants to victory over Pirates ... but will he be dealt? — SAN FRANCISCO - Jeff Samardzija is drawing a significant amount of interest from contending teams as Monday's non-waiver trade deadline approaches. The Giants, so viciously brought to heel by the rest of the league this season, must be open to listening.
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors, Bucs Dugout and McCovey Chronicles