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Jeff Wallner / UPI:
Cincinnati Reds: Scott Gennett's slam sinks San Diego Padres — CINCINNATI — Scooter Gennett hit a grand slam and Eugenio Suarez added a solo shot, both off Brad Hand in the seventh inning, as the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 10-3 victory over the San Diego Padres in the finale …
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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
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
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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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
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees show desire to win now with attempted trades for Mets' Jay Bruce, Lucas Duda
Jordan Bastian / Major League Bastian:
“We've had interest in Jay for years.”
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MLB Trade Rumors and Baseball America
Fox Sports:
Josh Bell, Gerrit Cole lead Pirates past Tigers 7-5 (Aug 10, 2017) — DETROIT (AP) Rookie Josh Bell hit his 20th homer and drove in three runs Thursday, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers. — Gerrit Cole (10-8) allowed six hits and three earned runs in a season-high eight innings.
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Drew VerHagen shelled in 2nd start as Detroit Tigers fall to Pirates — Warwick Saupold pitched well for the Detroit Tigers. — Fellow right-hander Drew VerHagen did not. — Saupold continued to excel in his mop-up duty role, allowing two hits over 3 1/3 scoreless innings in the Tigers' 7-5 loss …
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Bless You Boys
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
‘Fire’ Brad Ausmus? Detroit Tigers manager will think about it for jersey nickname
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South Side Sox and Bless You Boys
Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
Carlos Rodon on mound as White Sox seek sweep of Astros — White Sox starter Miguel Gonzalez discusses his outing in the team's 7-1 win over the Astros on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. (Chris Kuc/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — The White Sox will send Carlos Rodon to the mound …
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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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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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MLB Trade Rumors
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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
Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Yankees must be willing to take training wheels off Montgomery
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Todd Frazier ignites Yankees offense to 11-5 win over Blue Jays
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Bluebird Banter
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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baseballmusings.com and True Blue LA
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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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Jorge Castillo / Washington Post:
In the midst of one his best seasons in years, Gio Gonzalez continues to own the Marlins — Gio Gonzalez's 10-day whirlwind began with an emotional night in his hometown two Mondays ago, one in which he carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning at Marlins Park on what would've …
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Fish Stripes
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers still have narrow path to playoffs, but strong finish required — If the Texas Rangers are going to make a run it needs to start already. — The club has been treading water the entire season. Even a 10-game win streak in May did little to alter their course.
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets To Promote Dominic Smith — The Mets will promote first base prospect Dominic Smith to the majors on Friday, general manager Sandy Alderson told reporters, including Marc Carig of Newsday (Twitter link). Smith will follow shortstop Amed Rosario as the second well-regarded prospect …
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Elite Sports NY
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Minor MLB Transactions: 8/10/17 — Thursday's minor transactions from around baseball: — The Mariners announced that they've outrighted catcher Tuffy Gosewisch to Triple-A Tacoma. The team designated Gosewisch for assignment after its minor trade with the Rays last weekend.
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
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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CBS Philly, FanRag Sports, MLB Trade Rumors and Baseball Prospectus
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 …
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Lehigh Valley's J.P. Crawford swinging blistering bat — If you want to get the manager and coaches at triple-A Lehigh Valley excited these days, all you have to do is mention J.P. Crawford. In fact, IronPigs hitting instructor Sal Rende gushed about Crawford earlier this week without even being asked.
