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Nola dominant again as Phillies beat Mets 3-1 — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Nola held an opponent to two runs or fewer for his 10th straight start, Freddy Galvis had a go-ahead single during a fifth-inning rally and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the veteran-shedding New York Mets 3-1 on Saturday night.
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Source: Brewers finalizing trade for Mets 2B Neil Walker — PHILADELPHIA — The New York Mets scratched second baseman Neil Walker from the starting lineup Saturday night as they worked to finalize a trade to send the veteran second baseman to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets only muster up three hits in 3-1 loss to Phillies — While off-the-field the Mets' front office continued to go full speed ahead into their rebuild for 2018 with a deal during the game to send Neil Walker to Milwaukee, on the field Steven Matz showed there are still a lot of question about the core of that foundation.
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Tom Haudricourt / USA Today:
Brewers acquire Neil Walker from Mets with hopes of providing a boost at second base
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Jacob deGrom still expected to make his next start for Mets after taking a line drive off of his arm
Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Acquire Neil Walker
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Associated Press:
Corbin leads D-backs over Cubs 6-2 as NL Central tightens — PHOENIX (AP) — Patrick Corbin pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings, David Peralta hit an inside-the-park home run and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cubs 6-2 on Saturday night, cutting Chicago's NL Central lead over St. Louis to a percentage point.
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Larry Fleisher / UPI:
Boston Red Sox: Andrew Benintendi homers twice in win over New York Yankees — NEW YORK — Andrew Benintendi continued his torrid month by hitting a pair of three-run homers as the Boston Red Sox recorded a 10-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday.
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Associated Press:
Upton's HR caps comeback for Tigers in 12-11 win over Twins — DETROIT (AP) — Justin Upton hit a two-run homer off Matt Belisle in the ninth inning, giving Detroit a 12-11 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night after the Tigers wasted a five-run lead and then overcame a five-run deficit.
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' walk-off win over Twins shows they're still fighting this season — Upton's two-run homer in ninth end roller coaster game that saw Tigers lead by five, then trail by five, then battle back — The Detroit Tigers blew a five-run lead, then came back from a five-run deficit to win.
Sporting News:
Watch: Tigers' Justin Upton walks it off in back-and-forth battle with Twins
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Bless You Boys
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Nick Castellanos open to moving from third base to right field for Detroit Tigers
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers keeping it interesting with another win over Astros — The American League West title might be lost but the Lone Star Series is still up for grabs. Oh, and that wild card berth is still within grasp. — The Texas Rangers beat the West-leading Houston Astros 8-3 …
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Pudge's No. 7: Rangers retire Hall of Fame catcher's jersey — ARLINGTON, Texas — A plaque in Cooperstown and now the No. 7 retired by the Texas Rangers for Pudge. — Two weeks after Ivan Rodriguez was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Rangers retired the jersey number the perennial All-Star catcher wore in Texas.
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Three up, three down: A Dutch treat while the Mariners tread water
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Lone Star Ball
Associated Press:
Giancarlo Stanton continues torrid stretch as Marlins edge Rockies — MIAMI (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton continued his power surge with his 41st homer and drove in three runs in the Miami Marlins' 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night. — Stanton went 3 for 4 with two runs scored …
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Walter Villa / UPI:
Miami Marlins topple Colorado Rockies as Giancarlo Stanton belts 41st homer — MIAMI — Giancarlo Stanton, who leads the majors in homers, drilled a tiebreaking, three-run shot to left field to lead the Miami Marlins to a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night at Marlins Park.
Paul Skrbina / Chicago Tribune:
Jose Abreu hits 2 homers, but White Sox fall 5-4 to Melky Cabrera, Royals — White Sox manager Rick Renteria on Melky Cabrera's go-ahead home run in the eighth inning of the 5-4 loss to the Royals on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (Paul Skrbina/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune
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Associated Press:
Brewers win 6-5 on wild pitch in 10th to snap losing streak — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eric Sogard scampered home with the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rockies Sign Ryan Howard To Minors Deal — The Rockies announced that they have agreed to a minor league contract with first baseman Ryan Howard. — This is the second time this year the longtime Phillie has taken a minors pact. Howard signed one with the Braves back in April …
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Mitchell Forde / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals tie game on Grichuk's solo homer in second — On August 1, two Carlos Martinez starts ago, Martinez gave up three runs in the first inning to the Brewers and the Cardinals could never overcome the deficit. — Saturday, the Braves scored two runs in the top of the first …
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