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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Steven Matz likely headed to DL with undisclosed injury, Tommy Milone expected to start Tuesday — Steven Matz is likely headed back onto the disabled list, Mets manager Terry Collins said. The Long Island lefty has been dealing with “an issue,” that would require him to be shut down.
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Rotoworld.com:
Daily Dose: Rolling Rodon — Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter. — Carlos Rodon drew plenty of hype in offseason fantasy publications, but he missed nearly the first three months of the season with a biceps issue. He's doing his best of late to make it up for that lengthy absence.
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Steven Matz may need elbow surgery, source says — Steven Matz has been pitching through pain most of the season, sources told Newsday on Monday. — Now, a source said, the Mets lefthander may need surgery to correct a recently discovered nerve issue in his pitching elbow.
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ESPN:
Dodgers LHP Alex Wood facing another possible DL stint for shoulder
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
This Steven Matz explanation is more Mets misery
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MLB Daily Dish
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Beltre drives in four as Rangers turn back Angels — Adrian Beltre connected for a three-run homer and drove in four runs, and Cole Hamels allowed two runs in seven innings as the Texas Rangers won the opener of a four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels 5-3.
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction: Which starter(s) will follow Hamels' lead? — A week, plus or minus a few days, has passed since the last Adrian Beltre update in this space, and he did enough Monday night to warrant a look at where he stands on some all-time statistical ranking.
UPI:
Minnesota Twins place Miguel Sano on disabled list — The Minnesota Twins placed infielder Miguel Sano on the 10-day disabled list Monday with a left shin stress reaction. — Sano fouled a ball off his shin Friday night in the same game that he hit two home runs in a 10-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Twins' Melville struggles in Game 1 loss to White Sox — CHICAGO — Carlos Rodon has been pitching well enough lately to win. He finally got a long-overdue victory Monday. — Yolmer Sanchez homered and drove in four runs, Jose Abreu hit his 25th of the season and the Chicago White Sox held …
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Alex Butler / UPI:
Chicago Cubs' Javier Baez makes smooth slide in walk-off victory … Javier Baez made the smoothest slide of the year in the Chicago Cubs' 6-5 win against the Toronto Blue Jays at Wrigley Field. — The Cubs trailed the Blue Jays 5-3 heading into the bottom of the 10th inning.
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Paul Skrbina / Chicago Tribune:
Javier Baez a highlight waiting to happen — even when he strikes out
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Chicago Tribune
Paul Gackle / The Charlotte Observer:
Stratton capitalizes on opportunity in rotation as Giants top Brewers — Chris Stratton is pitching like he wants to stick around in the San Francisco Giants rotation for a while. — Stratton followed up a masterful performance against the Washington Nationals last week …
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Janie McCauley / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Chris Stratton stymies contending Brewers, Giants win 2-0 … SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rookie Chris Stratton pitched six innings to run his scoreless streak to 12 2/3 innings his past two outings, and the — San Francisco Giants stymied the contending — Milwaukee Brewers with a 2-0 win Monday night.
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Detroit Free Press:
Jamie Samuelsen: Best thing for Justin Verlander's legacy might be leaving — Jamie Samuelsen, co-host of the “Jamie and Wojo” show at 6 p.m. weekdays on WXYT-FM (97.1), blogs for freep.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers.
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Alex Tekip / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Justin Upton undecided about opting out of contract
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Bless You Boys
Associated Press:
Indians' Jay Bruce makes debut in home ballpark — CLEVELAND — Jay Bruce is ready to show his new home fans what he can do. His numbers so far with the Cleveland Indians have already made him a big hit. — Bruce, acquired from the New York Mets on Aug. 9, was making …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets strand 10 batters, fall to Diamondbacks in extras, 3-2 — A.J. Pollock just added insult to what was yet another day all about injury at Citi Field. The Diamondbacks' center fielder hit a two-run home run in the top of the 10th to beat the Mets 3-2 Monday, hours after the Mets announced …
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Arizona Republic:
Koch recalled, Shipley sent down
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UPI:
Detroit Tigers 2B Ian Kinsler fined $10K for comments on umpire Angel Hernandez — Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler was fined $10,000 for his rant about umpire Angel Hernandez that sparked a one-day league-wide protest by the umps, ESPN's Buster Olney reported Monday.
Steve Ginsburg / Mercury News:
Lowrie, Powell homer, but A's fall to Orioles — Orioles provide their own fireworks in game-turning fifth inning — BALTIMORE — Jed Lowrie and Boog Powell homered, but it wasn't enough as the A's lost to the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 on Monday, falling for the fifth time in their last seven games …
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