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Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Red Sox LHP Drew Pomeranz exits in fourth with back spasms — BOSTON — With David Price already sidelined indefinitely, the Boston Red Sox lost another starting pitcher to injury Friday night. — Drew Pomeranz, the Red Sox's second-best starter this season, left in the fourth inning …
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Jesse Foster / Sporting News:
Red Sox starter Drew Pomeranz removed after 56 pitches with apparent injury — Red Sox starter Drew Pomeranz was removed from Boston's matchup with the Yankees on Friday with an apparent injury. … The former Ole Miss pitcher had thrown just 56 pitches in 3 1/3 innings before he was taken …
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NESN.com and Over the Monster
Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Persistent ‘stiffness’ leaves David Price's potential return to Red Sox in limbo
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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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Paul Skrbina / Chicago Tribune:
Jake Arrieta, Cubs set to open series against Blue Jays — Cubs manager Joe Maddon on Jon Lester's injury that will send him to the 10-day DL. (Chris Kuc/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Former Cubs Darwin Barney and Miguel Montero are in town with the Blue Jays this weekend …
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Bluebird Banter
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
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
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, Bluebird Banter and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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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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
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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The Sports Xchange / Fox Sports:
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DRaysBay and Lookout Landing
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 — There were 38,675 fans in attendance at Wrigley Field for the final game of a four-game series between the Reds and Cubs, and I'd imagine that two or three times that many people would've claimed …
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Chicago Sun Times, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Purple Row and Camden Chat
Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez ‘not going to sit there and complain’ about playing time — With the Los Angeles Dodgers in the midst of a historic season, it's easy to forget that the team's opening day first baseman has barely played this year. — Adrian Gonzalez hasn't played since June 11 due …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, True Blue LA, FanRag Sports and Los Angeles Times
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Scott Gleeson / USA Today:
Nationals owner Mark Lerner had cancer, is recovering after having leg amputated
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Washington Post and Federal Baseball
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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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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.
miamiherald:
New Marlins owners to replace Samson, source says — David Samson, the loquacious and occasionally polarizing president of the Marlins for the past 15 years, will be looking for a new job when new owners take over the franchise. — A source said prospective owners Bruce Sherman and Derek Jeter …
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Forbes, MLB Trade Rumors, NBCSports.com and FanRag Sports
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UPI:
Cleveland Indians star pitcher Andre Miller activated from DL — Cleveland Indians All-Star reliever Andrew Miller has been activated from the disabled list, the team announced on Friday. — Miller has been sidelined since Aug. 2 with right knee patellar tendinitis.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Mayers joins Cardinals as Wainwright likely to go on the DL — PITTSBURGH • Reliever Mike Mayers has joined the Cardinals in Pittsburgh, and the team is expected to move Adam Wainwright to the disabled list while he's back in St. Louis to meet with team physicians.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and MLB Daily Dish
Matt Snyder / CBSSports.com:
Nationals place Max Scherzer on 10-day disabled list due to neck injury — Manager Dusty Baker said he's ‘concerned’ about his ace — Nationals ace Max Scherzer was scratched from his scheduled start Friday night in San Diego and have placed him on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to Aug. 15.
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MLB Trade Rumors, MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Federal Baseball
Josh Land / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles on deck: What to watch Friday vs. Angels, plus series matchups — The Orioles return from a West Coast road trip three games under .500 after losing to the Mariners, 7-6. (Denise Sanders, Baltimore Sun video) — The Orioles lose to the Mariners, 3-1. (Denise Sanders, Baltimore Sun video)
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Baltimore Sun and Camden Chat
Fox Sports:
Brewers pitchers fueling hot streak — The Brewers were in the midst of a six-game slump and trailing Cincinnati 5-4 on Saturday when left-handed pitcher Josh Hader toed the rubber in the sixth inning. — MORE BREWERS COVERAGE — Hader fanned the side in the sixth …
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Purple Row and Brew Crew Ball
