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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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John Harper / New York Daily News:
Yankees have no chance to catch Red Sox without bullpen, Aroldis Chapman performing at their best
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Aroldis Chapman implodes again as Yankees blow late lead, lose to Red Sox
Jesse Foster / Sporting News:
Red Sox starter Drew Pomeranz removed after 56 pitches with apparent injury
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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:
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:
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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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 …
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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 …
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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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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Dennis Lin / sandiegouniontribune.com:
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
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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.
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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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 …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Top 25 August Trade Candidates
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' Ausmus: ‘We hit a brick wall’ in Friday loss to Dodgers — The Dodgers are 85-34 entering this three-game series with the Tigers. A look at the other nine teams with at least 85 wins in their first 119 games since 1901. Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press Wochit — CONNECT
