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USA Today:
MLB power rankings: Red Sox, Indians rising — The odds of the Los Angeles Dodgers making the playoffs are 100%, according to Fangraphs.com. — Not surprising for a team 52 games (87-35) over .500 and once again No. 1 in USA TODAY' Sports' MLB power rankings for the fifth consecutive week.
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Fox Sports:
Red Sox beat Yankees 5-1, move 5 up in AL East (Aug 20, 2017) — BOSTON (AP) Jackie Bradley Jr. tripled in two runs and singled in another, and Rick Porcello pitched six innings of a combined three-hitter to help the AL East-leading Red Sox beat New York 5-1 on Sunday and extend their margin over the Yankees to five games.
Discussion:
Over the Monster and CBS New York
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees believe they can still catch Red Sox in AL East despite latest defeat
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Benched closer Aroldis Chapman throws a scoreless sixth inning in Yankees loss
Benched closer Aroldis Chapman throws a scoreless sixth inning in Yankees loss
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Pinstripe Alley and New York Post
George A. King III / New York Post:
Yankees need Tommy Kahnle to turn things around — and fast
Brian Marron / NorthJersey.com:
Rosario adds another learning experience in loss to Marlins — Amed Rosario knew Dee Gordon can seriously run, but he learned firsthand just how fast the star lead-off man is at Citi Field on Sunday afternoon. — With the Mets down 2-1 in the seventh inning with Miguel Rojas on second base …
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Jerry Beach / UPI:
Miami Marlins lefty Adam Conley mesmerizes New York Mets — NEW YORK — How much information is too much information for Miami Marlins left-hander Adam Conley? Anything about his success against the New York Mets and at Citi Field. — Conley continued to thrive against the Mets in New York on Sunday afternoon.
Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Jacob deGrom has a chance to reach goal of 200 innings pitched, Yoenis Cespedes commits defensive miscues
Jacob deGrom has a chance to reach goal of 200 innings pitched, Yoenis Cespedes commits defensive miscues
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Amazin' Avenue
Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
‘Overconfident’ Amed Rosario botches routine ground ball, main culprit in latest Mets loss
Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Defense fails Jacob deGrom as Mets can't solve Adam Conley in 6-4 loss to Marlins
Defense fails Jacob deGrom as Mets can't solve Adam Conley in 6-4 loss to Marlins
Discussion:
Elite Sports NY and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
John Henry / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers keep eyes on wild card despite loss to White Sox — The Texas Rangers didn't get the pep rally sendoff they hoped for Sunday before heading off to Anaheim, Calif., for what has shaped up to be a key series. — The Rangers dropped the finale of a four-game set to the Chicago White Sox 3-2 …
Discussion:
MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Royals Review, Lone Star Ball and Athletics Nation
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Associated Press:
Gonzalez pitches 6 scoreless, White Sox hold off Rangers 3-2 — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Miguel Gonzalez and Juan Minaya pitched out of trouble just well enough on Sunday. — Gonzalez escaped early trouble to finish six scoreless innings and Minaya recorded the final out after giving up a two-run homer …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Mikie Mahtook ignores his stats, but the Detroit Tigers are noticing — Mahtook, the lone Tiger batting over .300 this season, has been one of the best hitters in baseball since June — It's not a superstition. Not something he's consciously aware of. But when Mikie Mahtook thinks about it …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Jordan Zimmermann still tweaking, but far off from guy Tigers paid for — The Tigers handed him a nine-figure contract, but he's still trying to figure out how to be consistently effective — Brad Ausmus isn't going to get caught up in what Jordan Zimmermann was - a front-line starting pitcher …
Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Justin Verlander's domination of Dodgers looked like an Astros audition
Fox Sports:
Surging Brewers continue Western trek in San Francisco (Aug 21, 2017) — SAN FRANCISCO — The Milwaukee Brewers seek to move up in the division standings while the San Francisco Giants endure the first day after being formally eliminated in their division race when the clubs open a three-game series Monday night.
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Kristie Rieken / Associated Press:
Semien, Cotton send Athletics past sloppy Astros 3-2 — Houston's struggles this month continue as team is 7-12 — HOUSTON - Marcus Semien wound up with a Little League home run when Houston kept throwing the ball away to help the Oakland Athletics avoid a sweep with a win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
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The Crawfish Boxes
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Doug Mittler / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Interest in Asdrubal Cabrera picking up? — The New York Mets continued their late-summer housecleaning this past weekend by dealing outfielder Curtis Granderson to the Los Angeles Dodgers and catcher Rene Rivera to the Chicago Cubs. — Will infielder Asdrubal Cabrera be the next veteran to go?
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Associated Press:
MLB umpires end protest, will meet with commissioner Rob Manfred — NEW YORK — Major League Baseball umpires have ended their protest of what they called “abusive player behavior” after commissioner Rob Manfred offered to meet with their union's governing board.
Discussion:
FanGraphs Baseball and Sporting News
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Dayn Perry / CBSSports.com:
Umpires end protest after MLB commissioner Rob Manfred agrees to meet
Umpires end protest after MLB commissioner Rob Manfred agrees to meet
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Elite Sports NY, Detroit Sports Nation and NESN.com
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Piscotty says demotion was good for him — WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. • Although his demotion to Class AAA Memphis could prove to be as short as it was sudden, Cardinals outfielder Stephen Piscotty understood the message. — “It was a shot in the arm,” he said. “And I needed it.”
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Fox Sports:
Flowers' grand slam helps Newcomb, Braves top Reds 8-1 (Aug 20, 2017) — ATLANTA (AP) Tyler Flowers' grand slam broke open a close game in Atlanta's six-run fifth inning, Sean Newcomb earned his first home win and the Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-1 on Sunday.
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Talking Chop
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ESPN:
Bartolo Colon becomes third active pitcher to beat all 30 teams — Minnesota Twins starter Bartolo Colon became the third active MLB pitcher to beat all 30 teams with a 12-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. — “It means a lot to my career,” Colon said through a translator …
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Bill Baer / NBCSports.com:
Bartolo Colon has now beaten all 30 major league teams
Bartolo Colon has now beaten all 30 major league teams
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Let's Go Tribe
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Minor MLB Transactions: 8/21/17 — Here are Monday's minor moves from around the league... - The Twins are set to select the contract of right-hander Tim Melville to start one half of today's doubleheader, as La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune wrote this weekend.
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Star Tribune
Tim Bannon / Chicago Tribune:
Jorge Soler eclipse: Whatever happened to the former Cub? — Jorge Soler with the Royals in July. — Jorge Soler's career has not exactly been in the path of totality. — Monday's eclipse naturally reminded us of the former Cub, whose career has been partially obscured since he was traded last December.
ESPN:
Power Rankings: The race tightens atop the American League — The name of the game at this point of this season isn't whether the Dodgers are No. 1; they're the unanimous choice of our voters, again. No, the real drama now might be over who has the claim to be the best team in the American League …