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John Harper / New York Daily News:
Yankees have no chance to catch Red Sox without bullpen, Aroldis Chapman performing at their best — BOSTON — The bulked-up bullpen was built for games like this, with depth that was supposed to make all the difference, only it killed the Yankees on this night, and once again it feels …
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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 …
Discussion:
Sporting News and Pinstripe Alley
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Aroldis Chapman implodes again as Yankees blow late lead, lose to Red Sox
Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Persistent ‘stiffness’ leaves David Price's potential return to Red Sox in limbo
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Jesse Foster / Sporting News:
Red Sox starter Drew Pomeranz removed after 56 pitches with apparent injury
Discussion:
NESN.com and Over the Monster
Associated Press:
Marlins win 6th of 7, 3-1 over Mets — NEW YORK (AP) — J.T. Realmuto has emerged as one of the leaders of the surging Miami Marlins. It was the catcher's family who may have made the most noise on Friday night at Citi Field. — Realmuto hit a two-run homer as Miami notched their sixth win …
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Justin Tasch / New York Daily News:
Chris Flexen falters, Mets bats silenced by Marlins in 3-1 loss — The fans at Citi Field on Friday night had to wait through a one-hour, 53-minute rain delay before first pitch, and all they got was a lousy ballgame. — This week's Subway Series was as relevant as the Mets …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets trade Curtis Granderson to Dodgers for player to be named later … Players and coaches came out of the back rooms and made a beeline to the corner of the clubhouse, lining up to say their goodbyes to Curtis Granderson. The Mets veteran outfielder was hugging teammates and shaking hands …
Discussion:
FanRag Sports and Elite Sports NY
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
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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South Side Sox
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction: No faulting DeShields, Odor on inside-the-park HR — A few oddities from Friday night, including one for which Jayson Stark is needed. — All three pitchers involved in the decision received career-firsts: The first career win for Gregory Infante, the first career loss …
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 …
Discussion:
Bucs Dugout and Viva El Birdos
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Dean Iampietro / WPXI-TV:
Pirates' epic comeback falls short — The Pirates nearly tied their biggest comeback in team history Friday night, but fell short, losing to the Cardinals, 11-10. — The Cardinals jumped to an 11-3 lead over the Pirates, led by a Matt Carpenter home run in the second inning.
Associated Press:
Moore pitches into 8th, Giants beat Phillies 10-2 — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Moore took his time walking off the mound after Giants manager Bruce Bochy came out to replace him in the eighth inning. — Moore wanted to enjoy the ovation from the crowd at AT&T Park, something he hadn't heard for quite some time.
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies continue to redefine rock bottom in 10-2 loss — SAN FRANCISCO — It would be rude to dub these Phillies as unwatchable because the franchise has existed for 135 seasons and has lost more games than every other professional sports team in America. They have achieved unwatchable status for much worse ineptitude than this.
Frank Fitzpatrick / Philly.com:
Take heart, Phils fans, it could be - and has been - worse | Frank's Place
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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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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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Cubs place Jon Lester on 10-day DL with shoulder fatigue
Discussion:
MLB Daily Dish and MLB Trade Rumors
Paul Skrbina / Chicago Tribune:
Jake Arrieta, Cubs set to open series against Blue Jays
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Bluebird Banter
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
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Fox Sports, Lookout Landing and DRaysBay
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
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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
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Athletics Nation, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Purple Row, Camden Chat and Chicago Sun Times
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
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.
