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Vince Langford / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Adrian Beltre update: Just two away from 3,000 hits and chance for more Friday — Adrian Beltre is absolutely on fire with the bat and could burn his way Friday night to baseball history and major league baseball's iconic 3,000-hit milestone. — The Texas Rangers third baseman singled …
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers reaction: It's all going down this weekend — Somebody slap me, I'm getting dizzy. There is too much going on in the Texas Rangers' universe. — Pudge Rodriguez is going into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, Yu Darvish trade rumors are floating around and Adrian Beltre on his quest for 3,000 hits.
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Lone Star Ball
Associated Press:
Suter's strong outing lifts Brewers past Cubs 2-1 — MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers called on Brent Suter to slow down the surging Chicago Cubs in the opener of a pivotal three-game series Friday night. — Suter responded by tossing seven scoreless innings in a career-long outing …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Jon Jay to bat leadoff for Cubs in series opener at Brewers
Jon Jay to bat leadoff for Cubs in series opener at Brewers
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Chicago Tribune and Brew Crew Ball
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs could make move for bullpen help before Monday's trade deadline
Todd Rosiak / Wausau Daily Herald:
Brewers 2, Cubs 1: Brent Suter delivers his best pitching performance
Brewers 2, Cubs 1: Brent Suter delivers his best pitching performance
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Associated Press:
Conforto hits 2 HRs in hometown as Mets beat Mariners 7-5 — SEATTLE (AP) — Michael Conforto returned to his hometown and hit a pair of solo home runs, Neil Walker and Curtis Granderson had two-out RBI singles in the eighth inning and the New York Mets rallied for a 7-5 win over the Seattle Mariners …
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Lookout Landing
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Carlos Monarrez / Detroit Free Press:
Bruce Rondon gives up three-run homer as Tigers fall to Astros, 6-5 … Dallas Keuchel clearly did not look like himself tonight, and neither did the Houston Astros. — But that didn't matter because Bruce Rondon looked all too much like himself lately. — The Detroit Tigers right-handed reliever …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and The Crawfish Boxes
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Fox Sports:
Arizona pitcher Ray is doing well after being hit in head — ST. LOUIS (AP) Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said pitcher Robbie Ray, who was hit in the head by a line drive during Friday night's game against St. Louis, is doing well and will be put in concussion protocol.
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Arizona Republic:
Return to St. Louis brings back memories for Descalso — Infielder Daniel Descalso was at breakfast on Thursday morning when someone in the restaurant told him he was in the stands for Game 6. — Descalso wasn't a star during his five seasons in St. Louis, but he was a key role player …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and AZ Snake Pit
Fox Sports:
Hill, surging Dodgers host rival Giants (Jul 29, 2017) — LOS ANGELES — The Merriam-Webster dictionary should add a listing to its definitions of the word “peripatetic.” As in, “See Rich Hill.” — Hill, the veteran left-hander for the Los Angeles Dodgers, starts Saturday's second game …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Acquire Luke Farrell From Royals — The Dodgers announced on Friday that they've acquired right-hander Luke Farrell from the Royals in exchange for cash. Farrell was designated for assignment earlier this week when Kansas City acquired the trio of Trevor Cahill, Brandon Maurer and Ryan Buchter from the Padres.
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True Blue LA
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Fox Sports:
FANTASY PLAYS: Darvish at the trade deadline — Yu Darvish's situation is intriguing with the trade deadline nearly here. Speaking of intriguing, there's a breakout season in Baltimore, a future superstar arriving in the majors and a young player struggling mightily. — CHEERS
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and South Side Sox
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Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Romano shelves change-up, struggles with command in loss — Cincinnati Reds RHP Sal Romano on walking six vs. Miami Marlins Wochit — MIAMI - In the first inning, Sal Romano couldn't see the signs. That's not why he failed to throw his change-up against the Miami Marlins on Friday.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Masahiro Tanaka near-perfect, strikes out career-high 14 in Yankees' win over Rays — Masahiro Tanaka came up short in his bid for perfection on Friday night. — Still, he was absolutely dominant — and the Yankees need more of this type of dominance from their $155 million righty down the stretch.
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Associated Press:
Wood, 3 relievers combine on 3-hitter in Padres' win — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Travis Wood settled in quickly with the San Diego Padres. — Acquired Monday in a six-player trade with Kansas City, Wood picked up on the energy of a young team that plays hard — even if it is mired in fourth place …
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Dennis Lin / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Travis Wood helps himself in Padres debut — New Padres LHP Travis Wood strikes out seven, allowed two runs on two hits and a walk in a 3-2 win over the Pirates. Wood also drove in a run. — In his Padres debut and return to the National League, Travis Wood helped himself.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Gaslamp Ball and Bucs Dugout
Associated Press:
Orioles acquire pitcher Jeremy Hellickson from Phillies — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles acquired starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson in a trade late Friday night, a move made in hopes of boosting a struggling rotation and maybe keeping them in the chase for a wild card spot.
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Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies scratch Jeremy Hellickson, trade could be near — The Phillies may be near to finding a trade partner for Jeremy Hellickson as the pitcher was scratched from Friday night's start just 30 minutes before he was set to take the mound. — Friday was scheduled to be Hellickson's final start before Monday's trade deadline.
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Camden Chat, Brew Crew Ball and The Good Phight
Alex Pavlovic / NBCS Bay Area:
Instant Analysis: Five takeaways as Giants stumble in seventh vs Dodgers — BOX SCORE — LOS ANGELES — The Giants have just about nothing to brag about this season, but coming into this weekend, they could at least hold onto the fact that they have played the Dodgers tougher than anyone else in the National League.
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles
Pedro Moura / Los Angeles Times:
Parker Bridwell rises up as the Angels sink the Blue Jays 7-2 — Parker Bridwell gave up one earned run on three hits over 7 1/3 innings against the Blue Jays on Friday in Toronto. (Tom Szczerbowski / Getty Images) — Parker Bridwell turned in another in a string of unexpected dominant starts …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Halos Heaven and Bluebird Banter