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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Aroldis Chapman implodes again as Yankees blow late lead, lose to Red Sox — BOSTON — Aroldis Chapman's confidence is completely shot. — And the Yankees' already slim chances of winning the AL East may be shot as well. — Chapman looked lost on the mound once again, giving up two more runs …
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Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Persistent ‘stiffness’ leaves David Price's potential return to Red Sox in limbo
Persistent ‘stiffness’ leaves David Price's potential return to Red Sox in limbo
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Red Sox LHP Drew Pomeranz exits in fourth with back spasms
Red Sox LHP Drew Pomeranz exits in fourth with back spasms
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Sporting News
Jesse Foster / Sporting News:
Red Sox starter Drew Pomeranz removed after 56 pitches with apparent injury
Red Sox starter Drew Pomeranz removed after 56 pitches with apparent injury
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NESN.com and Over the Monster
Jack McCarthy / UPI:
Chicago Cubs: Jake Arrieta keys win over Toronto Blue Jays — CHICAGO — Jake Arrieta allowed a first-inning run and two hits and then scattered four hits the rest of his time on the mound to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-4 interleague victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.
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Paul Skrbina / Chicago Tribune:
Jake Arrieta, Cubs set to open series against Blue Jays
Jake Arrieta, Cubs set to open series against Blue Jays
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Bluebird Banter
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Cubs place Jon Lester on 10-day DL with shoulder fatigue
Cubs place Jon Lester on 10-day DL with shoulder fatigue
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MLB Daily Dish and MLB Trade Rumors
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Re-Sign Taylor Cole To Minors Deal
Blue Jays Re-Sign Taylor Cole To Minors Deal
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, Bluebird Banter and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Carpenter homers, Cardinals outlast Pirates 11-10 — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Carpenter homered in the second inning to send the St. Louis Cardinals on to an 11-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. — With the Cardinals leading 2-1 and two outs in the second inning …
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Bucs Dugout and Viva El Birdos
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Shelly Anderson / UPI:
St. Louis Cardinals hold off Pittsburgh Pirates in slugfest — PITTSBURGH — Tommy Pham, Matt Carpenter and Paul DeJong hit home runs, three of St. Louis' 13 hits Friday night, as the Cardinals built an eight-run lead and held on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-10 at PNC Park.
Greg Auman / UPI:
Seattle Mariners keep Tampa Bay Rays in spiral — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A return home to Tropicana Field did little to slow down the Tampa Bay Rays' recent slump as the Seattle Mariners won their third straight game, opening a three-game series with a 7-1 win on Friday night at Tropicana Field.
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Dick Scanlon / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Cruz, Ramirez lead Mariners over Rays 7-1 … Nelson Cruz didn't quite know what to make of his 30th home run, which put a charge into the ninth inning of the — Seattle Mariners' 7-1 victory over the — Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. — The distance of the solo blast into the upper deck …
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Lookout Landing and DRaysBay
The Sports Xchange / Fox Sports:
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DRaysBay and Lookout Landing
Associated Press:
Delmonico's inside-park HR lifts White Sox over Rangers 4-3 — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nicky Delmonico lined an inside-the-park home run in the eighth inning, his second go-ahead homer of the game, and the Chicago White Sox stopped a five-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Mazara, Odor giving lift to Rangers' offense — The player who led the Texas Rangers in home runs last season knew exactly how long it had been since he last hit a home run or drove in a run. — “It's been, like, 14 games,” Rougned Odor said Friday afternoon before the Texas Rangers faced the Chicago White Sox.
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Michael Lorenzen: 'I'm learning how to pitch now' — In early April, Michael Lorenzen was riding high. — The Cincinnati Reds right-hander was coming off a strong 2016 season as a reliever, and he'd just tossed three perfect innings of relief against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Pete Grathoff / Kansas City Star:
Cleveland makes quick work of Ian Kennedy in 10-1 victory over Royals — Seven minutes. — That's all it took for the Cleveland Indians to club a pair of 411-foot home runs on Friday night off Royals starter Ian Kennedy and take a lead they would never relinquish in a 10-1 win at Kauffman Stadium.
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Rich Shook / UPI:
Los Angeles Dodgers: Rich Hill good enough to topple Detroit Tigers — DETROIT — Chris Taylor banged out four hits, drove in two runs and scored once on Friday to lead the steamrolling Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers, their fifth straight win and 20th in their last 23.
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Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez ‘not going to sit there and complain’ about playing time
Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez ‘not going to sit there and complain’ about playing time
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, True Blue LA, FanRag Sports and Los Angeles Times
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Top 25 August Trade Candidates — Since last week's iteration of this list ran, the Mets have traded Jay Bruce (No. 2) to the Indians and Neil Walker (No. 2o) to the Brewers. Meanwhile, the White Sox traded Tyler Clippard (No. 7) to the Astros, and Ian Kinsler (No. 12) …
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Demetrius Bell / Baseball Prospectus:
What You Need to Know — Engel in the Outfield — The Thursday Takeaway
What You Need to Know — Engel in the Outfield — The Thursday Takeaway
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Chicago Sun Times, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Purple Row and Camden Chat
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mark Melancon Weighing Surgery For Unknown Injury — Giants reliever Mark Melancon is considering undergoing surgery, he told reporters today, including Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle (links to Twitter). The veteran righty declined to disclose the precise nature of the injury …
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Guy Curtright / UPI:
Cincinnati Reds use big sixth-inning to power past Atlanta Braves — ATLANTA — The Cincinnati Reds, flashing their power, backed rookie Sal Romano's longest major league start with a three-homer inning off the Atlanta Braves' R.A. Dickey on the way to a 5-3 victory Friday night.
Justin Tasch / New York Daily News:
AJ Ramos looking forward to potentially facing friend, former teammate Giancarlo Stanton — AJ Ramos was teammates with Giancarlo Stanton for five-plus seasons before the Mets acquired the relief pitcher from the Marlins last month. The two are friends and he got to witness Stanton's jaw-dropping power up close for a long time.
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Amazin' Avenue
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies lose Odubel Herrera to disabled list with left hamstring strain — SAN FRANCISCO — The Phillies took batting practice Friday evening, but Odubel Herrera did not move much. He stayed anchored to a spot in short center field at AT&T Park. Juan Samuel was tethered to him.