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LEADING OFF: Garcia joins Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, Votto run — A look at what's happening all around the majors Friday: — RIVALRY ROOKIE — Left-hander Jaime Garcia gets his first close-up look at the Yankees-Red Sox craziness when he takes on Boston in the Bronx.
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees get shutout 4-0 by Blue Jays, stumble into pivotal series vs. Red Sox — TORONTO — Maybe heading home to face the red-hot Red Sox will wake up these Yankees. — Because the Bombers looked pretty lifeless on Thursday night in a 4-0 loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
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Pinstripe Alley, Bluebird Banter and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Larry Millson / UPI:
Toronto Blue Jays ride Marco Estrada past New York Yankees
Associated Press:
Fowler's grand slam powers Cardinals to 6th straight win — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dexter Fowler hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. — St. Louis tied a season-high with its sixth straight win.
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Pete Grathoff / Kansas City Star:
Cardinals' Jose Martinez, once in Royals' farm system, relishes chance to face old team
Mitchell Forde / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Series Preview: Cardinals vs. Braves
Bucky Dent / UPI:
rallykitty: St. Louis Cardinals credit stray cat as they claw past Royals 8-5
rallykitty: St. Louis Cardinals credit stray cat as they claw past Royals 8-5
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Royals Review and Viva El Birdos
Dana Gauruder / UPI:
Pittsburgh Pirates: Josh Bell rises in win over Detroit Tigers — DETROIT — Josh Bell never showed much power in the minor leagues. So when Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle moved Bell to the cleanup spot this season, more than a few eyebrows were raised.
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Brad Ausmus: Detroit Tigers to use Joe Jimenez in ‘softer situations’
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Drew VerHagen shelled in 2nd start as Detroit Tigers fall to Pirates
Drew VerHagen shelled in 2nd start as Detroit Tigers fall to Pirates
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Mets ace deGrom's arm hit by liner, exits 10-0 rout of Phils — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mets ace Jacob deGrom pitched brilliantly until he was hit in the pitching arm by a line drive and exited in the seventh inning, and New York homered four times to rout the Philadelphia Phillies 10-0 on Thursday night.
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Mike Trout comes through in 9th as Angels beat Mariners 6-3 — Mike Trout provided the capper to a miserable night for the Seattle Mariners. — Trout looped a three-run double just inside the left-field line with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels cooled off the Mariners with a 6-3 victory on Thursday night.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Lookout Landing and Halos Heaven
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Jayson Jenks / The Charlotte Observer:
Trout's big hit leads Angels over M's — SEATTLE-First there was the injury to Seattle Mariners starter James Paxton, who left Thursday's game in the seventh inning with a left pectoral strain. — Then there was the comeback - a spirited late-game rally capped by a game-tying home run from Nelson Cruz in the eighth inning.
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Reds' Votto, Gennett have no problem with Padres lefty — Thursday in the seventh inning, the San Diego Padres changed pitchers in the middle of Joey Votto's plate appearance. For the Cincinnati Reds first baseman, it brought a flashback to an at-bat from rookie ball.
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Cincinnati.com:
Next Slide — Here are the main storylines: — Box Score: Reds 10, Padres 3
Next Slide — Here are the main storylines: — Box Score: Reds 10, Padres 3
Discussion:
Brew Crew Ball and Gaslamp Ball
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Bruce hit .384 in Cleveland as a Cincinnati Red
Bruce hit .384 in Cleveland as a Cincinnati Red
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Sporting News, CBSSports.com and NESN.com
Associated Press:
Corey Dickerson's three-run homer lifts Rays over Indians — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Corey Dickerson's three-run homer in the eighth inning carried the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night. — Dickerson's two-out blast off Nick Goody (1-2), his 22nd …
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DRaysBay
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Greg Auman / UPI:
Tampa Bay Rays slug way by Cleveland Indians
Associated Press:
Giancarlo Stanton homers again but Marlins drop 3rd straight to Nationals — WASHINGTON (AP) — On a team loaded with stars, two rookies played key roles in Washington's win Thursday night. — Brian Goodwin had two hits, including a home run into the second deck leading off the eighth inning …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Fish Stripes
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs challenge: Hold off Brewers and Cardinals without Willson Contreras — Cubs manager Joe Maddon discusses catcher Willson Contreras' pulled hamstring on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — The warning signs gradually surfaced before Willson Contreras was injured Wednesday.
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Chicago Tribune
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Pedro Moura / The Charlotte Observer:
Darvish gets second win for Dodgers in 8-6 victory over Dbacks — PHOENIX-Yu Darvish did not dominate the Arizona Diamondbacks the way he had the New York Mets in his Los Angeles Dodgers debut. Against Arizona on Thursday, he repeatedly struggled to locate his fastball within the strike zone …
Fox Sports:
Girardi says ‘good possibility’ Montgomery starts Sunday — TORONTO (AP) Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Thursday there's “a really good possibility” that rookie left-hander Jordan Montgomery will be recalled from Triple-A to start against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — It was finally time for a meeting. — After the Brewers put forth another listless showing Thursday night in a 7-2 loss to Minnesota, resulting in a four-game sweep by the Twins and a five-game losing streak overall, veteran pitcher Matt Garza called a players-only meeting in the home clubhouse at Miller Park.
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Action Reporter Media and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Jacob deGrom leaves Mets game after getting hit in arm with line drive — PHILADELPHIA — Jacob deGrom left the game in the seventh inning after taking a line drive off his pitching arm. The Mets right hander had thrown 6.2 scoreless innings when Nick Williams' 99-mile an hour line drive hit …
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Amazin' Avenue
WCCO | CBS Minnesota:
Mauer, Buxton Lead Twins Over Brewers 7-2 — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Byron Buxton and Joe Mauer each had three singles and the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers for the fourth consecutive game, 7-2 on Thursday night. — The Twins, who have won five straight and are 7-3 in August …
Discussion:
Brew Crew Ball and Twinkie Town