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Dodgers option Joc Pederson to make room for Curtis Granderson — DETROIT — Outfielder Curtis Granderson joined the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday after a late-night trade sent him to major league baseball's runaway leaders from the New York Mets. — To make room for Granderson …
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Mets recall catcher Kevin Plawecki from Triple-A Las Vegas — NEW YORK (AP) The New York Mets have recalled catcher Kevin Plawecki from Triple-A Las Vegas and activated left-hander Tommy Milone from the disabled list. — Plawecki replaces catcher Rene Rivera, who was awarded to the Chicago Cubs on a waiver claim.
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Dodgers' Yu Darvish to miss start with sore back — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish will miss his next start and likely go on the disabled list because of lingering problems associated with a sore back, manager Dave Roberts said Saturday. — Darvish complained that his back was bothering …
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Cubs claim catcher Rene Rivera off waivers from Mets
Cubs claim catcher Rene Rivera off waivers from Mets
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox place Reynaldo Lopez on 10-day disabled list with strained back — White Sox starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez on being removed from the fifth inning against the Rangers with right side soreness on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune)
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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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Cubs claim veteran catcher Rene Rivera but not in hurry to make more deals — Theo Epstein on Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester: “His arm is tired, which is understandable.” (Paul Skrbina/Chicago Tribune) — Jon Lester to the 10-day disabled list with left-shoulder fatigue is a done deal.
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Cubs, Blue Jays tied 2-2 — Photos from the Cubs-Blue Jays game at Wrigley Field on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. — Chicago Tribune — Two walks and a nicked by pitch loaded the bases full of Cubs in the bottom of the first Saturday against the Blue Jays.
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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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Scherzer scratched, but Padres hurt themselves in loss to Nationals
Scherzer scratched, but Padres hurt themselves in loss to Nationals
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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 …
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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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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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Happ's bat, Quintana's arm lead Cubs over Blue Jays 4-3 (Aug 19, 2017) — CHICAGO (AP) Rookie Ian Happ hit his 18th home run, Jose Quintana pitched six effective innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Saturday to keep up their success against AL opponents.
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Chicago Cubs: Jake Arrieta keys win over Toronto Blue Jays
Chicago Cubs: Jake Arrieta keys win over Toronto Blue Jays
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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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McFarland, Shipley candidates for Sunday — Manager Torey Lovullo said the Diamondbacks are waiting to get through Saturday night's game against the Twins before naming a starter for Sunday's series finale. — Ideally, the club would like to use reliever T.J. McFarland as the starter and go with a “bullpen day” game on Sunday.
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Three up, three down: Bettis is back for Rockies, Stanton could be gone from Marlins — Rockies starter Chad Bettis delivers to home plate during the fourth inning against the Braves at Coors Field on Aug. 14. (Justin Edmonds / Getty Images) — A look at what's trending this week in Major League Baseball:
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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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Umpires union: ‘Open season’ on umpires, protesting with white wristbands — Major League Baseball fined Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler for his comments about umpire Angel Hernandez this week, but the union representing MLB umpires is far from satisfied.
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John Harper / New York Daily News:
Hey Mets, stop the bull with starters and sign Wade Davis — BOSTON - If anything good for the Mets came out of getting swept in the Subway Series, it should be seeing first-hand what a dominant bullpen can do for a team. — Times have changed, after all.