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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Bruce hit .384 in Cleveland as a Cincinnati Red — Jay Bruce, traded to the Indians on Wednesday by the New York Mets, is a .384 lifetime hitter with a 1.031 OPS in 96 plate appearances at Cleveland's Progressive Field. It's all damage Bruce did as a member of the Cincinnati Reds between 2008 and 2016 …
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Cincinnati.com:
Next Slide — Here are the main storylines: — Box Score: Reds 10, Padres 3 — Scooter Gennett overcame his platoon splits and Brad Hand. Gennett seemed to have the deck stacked against him when he stepped to the plate against Padres left-hander Brad Hand, with two outs, the bases loaded and the Reds trailing by one.
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USA Today
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Reds notes: Winker gets shot atop lineup — High on-base percentage has rarely been a team-wide skill for the Cincinnati Reds. Getting on base has always been an elite skill of Joey Votto's, but the top of the Reds lineup generally hasn't been populated by players who get on base at a high rate.
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees show desire to win now with attempted trades for Mets' Jay Bruce, Lucas Duda
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees thought they had Jay Bruce — then he was gone
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Bless You Boys and MLB.com
Jordan Bastian / Major League Bastian:
“We've had interest in Jay for years.”
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MLB Trade Rumors and Baseball America
Bucky Dent / UPI:
rallykitty: St. Louis Cardinals credit stray cat as they claw past Royals 8-5 — ST. LOUIS — After the St. Louis Cardinals' latest win Wednesday, Mike Matheny said he's not a cat person. — “But I liked that one,” he said of the kitten that ran on the field just before Yadier Molina sank his claws into the Kansas City Royals.
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Meowlina! Yadi, stray cat strut in grand style — It was a tense situation at Busch Stadium on Wednesday night. The Royals and Cardinals were playing a key Interleague series for both teams, but especially the Cardinals, who entered the game just two and a half games back of the Cubs in the competitive NL Central.
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KIRO and Pirates Breakdown
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Fowler moves again, this time to cleanup — As manager Mike Matheny aims to maintain this suddenly kinetic offense and welcome back the man the Cardinals spent millions on to spark it, the idea of having Dexter Fowler atop the lineup has been replaced by just having Fowler at some spot in the lineup.
Nate Latsch / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Rally cat: Molina slam after cat runs on field leads Cards
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Fox Sports, Viva El Birdos and Royals Review
Matt Snyder / CBSSports.com:
There's a sleeper for NL Manager of the Year that deserves some consideration — Should the Padres' Andy Green get some consideration? — On Thursday, my colleague R.J. Anderson ran down the top candidates as things stand for the National League Manager of the Year.
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Gaslamp Ball
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Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Reds recap: Replacement Reds down the Padres
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Jeff Sanders / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Padres' Travis Wood hit hard in return to Cincinnati
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Gaslamp Ball
CBS New York:
Yankees Place Clint Frazier On DL, Activate Hicks — NEW YORK — The Yankees placed rookie outfielder Clint Frazier on the 10-day disabled list Thursday just as they welcomed back outfielder Aaron Hicks. — Frazier was a late scratch from the starting lineup Wednesday at Toronto …
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees activate Aaron Hicks from disabled list, put Clint Frazier on 10-day DL with oblique strain
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Todd Frazier ignites Yankees offense to 11-5 win over Blue Jays
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Bluebird Banter
Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Yankees must be willing to take training wheels off Montgomery
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MLB Trade Rumors
Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
Tim Anderson extends hit-streak to 7 games: 'I'm playing like myself' — Photos of White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson. — Chicago Tribune — Tim Anderson is making an effort to salvage a difficult season. — After a rough first half brought on partly by the death of a close friend …
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
‘Fire’ Brad Ausmus? Detroit Tigers manager will think about it for jersey nickname — Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus chuckled this morning when I suggested he should have used “Fire” as his upcoming jersey nickname. — Approved nicknames will appear on jerseys during the MLB Players Weekend on Aug. 25-27.
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South Side Sox and Bless You Boys
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Associated Press:
Verlander dominates Pirates in lopsided Tigers' win — DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander allowed one hit over eight innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 on Wednesday night. — Josh Bell ended Verlander's attempt at a third career no-hitter in the sixth inning …
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Bless You Boys and Bucs Dugout
Associated Press:
Rick Porcello's six innings guide Red Sox to eighth straight win — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jake Odorizzi limped off the field after Eduardo Nunez lined a single off the pitcher's foot leading off the fifth inning. The Boston Red Sox beat up the Tampa Bay Rays' bullpen …
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Zimmerman, Gonzalez pace Nats over Marlins 10-1 (Aug 09, 2017) — WASHINGTON (AP) Ryan Zimmerman had four run-scoring hits, including two solo home runs, drove in five runs and became the franchise's all-time RBI leader as the Washington Nationals defeated the Miami Marlins 10-1 on Wednesday night.
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Washington Times, Fish Stripes and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Jorge Castillo / Washington Post:
In the midst of one his best seasons in years, Gio Gonzalez continues to own the Marlins
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Fish Stripes
David Driver / UPI:
Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg feels good after tossing simulated game
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Federal Baseball and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Dodgers win 80th game of season, rallying over Diamondbacks — Hitless in 23 previous at-bats, the Los Angeles Dodgers' Joc Pederson faced Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke with two outs in the seventh inning and a man on second base. — Pederson, who'd struck out in his first two at-bats …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Claim Jhan Marinez — The Rangers have claimed righty Jhan Marinez off waivers from the Pirates, per an announcement from Texas. Marinez had been designated for assignment over the weekend. — Marinez, 28, already moved from the Brewers to the Bucs this year after a previous trip through DFA limbo.
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Lone Star Ball
Fox Sports:
Orioles look to regain some ground in Oakland (Aug 10, 2017) — OAKLAND, Calif. — The Baltimore Orioles will try to get their playoff run back on track Thursday night when they send left-hander Wade Miley to the mound against Oakland Athletics right-hander Chris Smith at the Coliseum.
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Camden Chat
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Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Don't call it a comeback: Cubs' Jason Heyward on rise, not yet where he wants to be — Jason Heyward didn't have big plans for his 28th birthday on Wednesday, which he spent playing a couple of innings in the Chicago Cubs' road loss to the San Francisco Giants, then traveling to Phoenix …
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies to call up Rhys Hoskins — Rhys Hoskins is headed to Citizens Bank Park. — The Phillies have promoted their power-hitting prospect, and he is expected to make his major-league debut tonight against the Mets, a source said. — MLB.com first reported the news of Hoskins' call up.
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