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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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Sabathia-Sale duel spices up Yankees-Red Sox clash (Aug 19, 2017) — BOSTON — CC Sabathia returns from his latest trip to the disabled list Saturday night. — But he almost didn't make it back to pitch for the New York Yankees against Red Sox ace Chris Sale.
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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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Jay Paris / UPI:
Washington Nationals roll to easy win over San Diego Padres — SAN DIEGO — Howie Kendrick homered and last-minute starter Matt Grace threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings as the Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres 7-1 on Friday night. — Kendrick christened the game with his seventh homer …
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Jorge Castillo / Chicago Tribune:
Nationals ace Max Scherzer placed on DL with neck inflammation — Nationals ace Max Scherzer looks from the mound during a game against the Brewers on July 27, 2017, in Washington. — Washington Post — Nationals ace Max Scherzer was placed on the 10-day disabled list Friday night with inflammation on the left side of his neck.
Dennis Lin / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Scherzer scratched, but Padres hurt themselves in loss to Nationals
Scherzer scratched, but Padres hurt themselves in loss to Nationals
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Matt Snyder / CBSSports.com:
Nationals place Max Scherzer on 10-day disabled list due to neck injury
Nationals place Max Scherzer on 10-day disabled list due to neck injury
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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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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals flirt with disaster but survive with 11 runs — PITTSBURGH • The Cardinals got a home run in each of the first three innings, and they had twice as many runs as Pittsburgh by the end of the second, four times as many by the end of the fourth.
Shelly Anderson / UPI:
St. Louis Cardinals hold off Pittsburgh Pirates in slugfest
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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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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Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Mike Moustakas is about to break one of baseball's most meager home run records — In this year of the Three True Outcomes, all sorts of long-ball records have and will be broken. Just last week, we saw Miami's Giancarlo Stanton blow past the Marlins' single-season home run record of 42, set 21 years ago by Gary Sheffield.
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Claim Rene Rivera From Mets — The Cubs have claimed catcher Rene Rivera off waivers from the Mets, the teams have announced. To clear space for Rivera on their roster, the Cubs have designated righty Aaron Brooks for assignment. — Rivera is the latest veteran to leave the Mets this month …
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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 …
Fox Sports:
Tigers' Fulmer gets crack as slowing Dodgers express (Aug 19, 2017) — DETROIT — Michael Fulmer knows it won't be easy. — Which is why he's been preparing to face the Los Angeles Dodgers since his last start, his first after missing two turns with an inflamed ulnar nerve in his right elbow.
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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
Cruz, Ramirez lead Mariners over Rays 7-1
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
NL Notes: Phillies, Rockies, Cardinals, Price — Phillies righty Zach Eflin left yesterday's game with shoulder discomfort, and while there's no indication yet that the injury is serious, it continues a pattern for Phillies starters that's likely to lead to the team pursuing rotation help this winter, MLB.com's Todd Zolecki writes.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals call on Lucas, swap out Mayers for bullpen refresh — PITTSBURGH • The plan, going into the eighth inning with an eight-run lead, was to give rookie Mike Mayers a chance to showcase his successful transition from starter to reliever. Mayers had taken a bruising …
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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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLBTR Mailbag: Lowrie, Bruce, Giants, Controllable Starters — Thanks as always for your questions! If yours wasn't selected this week, you can always pose it in one of our weekly chats: Steve Adams at 2pm CST on Tuesdays, Jason Martinez at 6:30pm CST on Wednesdays, and yours truly at 2pm CST on Thursdays.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Former Cardinals Lackey and Jay power Cubs — While the 2017 Cardinals seemingly have alternated daily between contention and pretension, two former Cardinals, tried and true postseason veterans, have come alive with their neighbors to the north. — The defending World Series champion Chicago Cubs …