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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
New York Yankees beat up Matthew Boyd, Detroit Tigers, 13-4 — If there was one thing to remember about the Tigers' latest beat-down on Tuesday night, it was the way Gary Sanchez hit a baseball nearly 500 feet to left-centerfield. — It was awesome to watch, the way the Yankees catcher disposed …
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Bless You Boys
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Ump Wendelstedt being treated for concussion-like symptoms — CLEVELAND (AP) Plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt is being treated for concussion-like symptoms after being struck in the mask. — Wendelstedt will not work the remainder of Cleveland's series against the Boston Rex Sox …
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Brad Ausmus: Time is running out on Matt Boyd, others — Ausmus brutally honest: 'At some point, there's an expiration date on how much rope you're given' — Matt Boyd has been put on notice. — Not that he doesn't know it with the way he's been pitching as of late.
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Rob Manfred says game will have to decide whether to turn to computer plate umpires in due time
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Commissioner Rob Manfred: There's ‘not explanation’ for more home runs
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USA Today
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Salvador Perez returns, lifts Royals to a 3-2 victory over the Rockies — In 17 days without Salvador Perez, the Royals won six baseball games and lost nine. They lost 3 1/2 games in the American League Central race, and they dropped out of a wild-card spot, and inside the manager's office …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Tommy Milone hit hard early, late comeback falls short as Mets fall to Diamondbacks, 7-4 — The dream in spring training was a dominant rotation featuring five or seven power pitchers putting up solid start after solid start. The reality is now that five starters are currently on the disabled list …
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Arizona Republic:
Mathis to DL with fractured hand — The Diamondbacks placed catcher Jeff Mathis on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday after revealing that Mathis tore the ligament off of the bone in his right hand. — The injury occurred during a play in the fourth inning of Monday night's win over the Mets, according to the Diamondbacks.
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Solarte drives in career-best 6 runs, Padres beat Cards 12-4 (Aug 22, 2017) — ST. LOUIS (AP) Yangervis Solarte ended his RBI drought with a barrage of timely hits. — Solarte homered and drove in a career-high six runs, Austin Hedges also went deep and the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-4 on Tuesday night.
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Gaslamp Ball
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Mitchell Forde / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Siegrist ready for rehab assignment; Piscotty draws another start in right — The Cardinals have received overwhelmingly bad news lately regarding injuries to their pitching staff. — Tuesday, reliever Kevin Siegrist provided some better news. Siegrist, one of three Cardinals pitchers currently …
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Viva El Birdos
Associated Press:
D-backs place catcher Jeff Mathis on 10-day DL with broken hand — NEW YORK — Jeff Mathis was placed on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday with a broken right hand, leaving the Arizona Diamondbacks without their top catcher as they make a playoff push. — Arizona manager Torey Lovullo …
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Mets 3B David Wright begins rehab assignment at Class A — NEW YORK (AP) Still hoping to rejoin the New York Mets this season, captain David Wright started a rehab assignment Tuesday night with Class A St. Lucie. — Wright was the designated hitter and batted third at Charlotte …
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Chesapeake's David Wright will DH for Mets Class-A team
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Lucas Giolito gives up three homers in White Sox debut, a 4-1 loss to Twins — White Sox starter Lucas Giolito discusses his debut with the team against the Twins on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Lucas Giolito took on his first White Sox …
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Mike Berardino / Twin Cities:
Twins roll 4-1 behind Kyle Gibson, three-homer attack
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South Side Sox
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Aaron Nola mashed for second straight start in Phillies loss — Before the two backbreaking Marlins home runs that sent Aaron Nola to the dugout Tuesday, the 24-year-old righthander issued a leadoff walk. It was the second time in three innings he walked the first batter. And, each time, that runner scored.
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Fish Stripes
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Paul Hudrick / CSN Philly:
Phillies-Marlins 5 things: Let's play 2; Pivetta will get the ball in Game 2
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The Good Phight and Fish Stripes
Jerry DiPaola / Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Pirates pitching falters again in 8-5 loss to Dodgers — EMAIL NEWSLETTERS — The Pirates scored at least five runs for the seventh consecutive game Tuesday night, but their record in that span alarmingly fell to 2-5 after an 8-5 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers before 17,288 at PNC Park.
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Bucs Dugout
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Wieters, Nationals beat Astros for 9th straight time, 4-3 — Sean Doolittle got the save for the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. — If not for Brandon Kintzler's work in the eighth, he wouldn't have had that chance. — Matt Wieters hit a two-run homer, Howie Kendrick …
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Federal Baseball
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Travis Sawchik / FanGraphs Baseball:
Dusty Baker Is Throwing Caution, Pitch Counts to the Wind
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The Big Lead and baseballmusings.com
Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
MLB to implement code of conduct for fans at ballparks in 2018 — Effective next season, Major League Baseball intends to implement a universal code of conduct for fans who attend games. — The issue, which arose after a May 1 incident in which Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones …
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SBNation.com, FanRag Sports and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Teddy Cutler / Newsweek:
MLB RUMORS: YANKEES AND RED SOX TO BATTLE OVER GIANCARLO STANTON TRADE
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Sun-Sentinel, Beyond the Box Score and New Jersey Online
Tom Withers / USA Today:
Cleveland Indians place pitchers Andrew Miller, Danny Salazar on disabled list — CLEVELAND — The Indians have asked their next-door neighbors for some help in treating Andrew Miller's sore knee. — With the All-Star reliever back on the disabled list with tendinitis …
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees, like the Tigers, are still dealing with bad contracts given to veterans — DETROIT — The Yankees don't want to be like the Tigers, who entered Tuesday night's game 54-69 because several of their high-priced veterans like Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander, Jordan Zimmerman …
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Pinstripe Alley
