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Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wacha on the mound as Cardinals go for sweep — The Cardinals will look to complete the weekend sweep against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 1:15 p.m. game Sunday at Busch. — After 4-1 and 4-3 wins over Pittsburgh to open the series, the Cardinals enter Sunday's action tied with Milwaukee …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright still hoping to pitch in this season — Righthander Adam Wainwright doesn't know whether he will be a starter or reliever later this month as he recovers from elbow inflammation. But he says he has a pretty good idea about next year. — “I think it all depends (this season) …
Tom Timmermann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Third time's the charm as Cardinals keep rallying, beat Pirates 4-3 — Every time the Pirates scored on Saturday night, the Cardinals responded as quickly as they could, keeping the game tied through seven innings. — The Pirates scored two runs in the top of the second inning, and the Cardinals scored two in the bottom.
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Viva El Birdos
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards rally late to win again, trail by 3 in both races — St. Louis Cardinals' Dexter Fowler (25) is injured after hitting the wall on a ball hit by Pittsburgh Pirates' Adam Frazier in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept.9, 2017, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)
Tom Timmermann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals pull even on outside-the-park homer by Carpenter
Cardinals pull even on outside-the-park homer by Carpenter
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Tom Timmermann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Molina homers to get Cardinals even at 2-2
Tom Timmermann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wong, Fowler back in lineup for Cardinals
Todd Rosiak / The Charlotte Observer:
Brewers 15, Cubs 2: Offense puts up season high in runs — CHICAGO — Talk about taking out your frustrations. — With the news that Jimmy Nelson would miss the remainder of the season with a right-shoulder injury still fresh in their minds, the Milwaukee Brewers responded by putting …
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Jeff Arnold / UPI:
Milwaukee Brewers: Hernan Perez, Chase Anderson propel rout of Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee Brewers: Hernan Perez, Chase Anderson propel rout of Chicago Cubs
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Todd Rosiak / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Brewers right-hander Jimmy Nelson to miss remainder of season with shoulder injury
Brewers right-hander Jimmy Nelson to miss remainder of season with shoulder injury
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, Brew Crew Ball, MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Call to the Pen
Paul Skrbina / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs, Brewers set to meet at Wrigley Field
Cubs, Brewers set to meet at Wrigley Field
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Chicago Tribune, Bleed Cubbie Blue and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jimmy Nelson Out For Season
Jimmy Nelson Out For Season
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Brew Crew Ball and Al's Ramblings
Associated Press:
Colorado Rockies hand Los Angeles Dodgers ninth straight loss, worst skid since 1992 — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Different day, same result for the Dodgers. — Trevor Story hit a two-run homer and drove in three and the Colorado Rockies beat Los Angeles 6-5 on Saturday night …
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Three up, three down: Just call them the WINdians
Three up, three down: Just call them the WINdians
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The Crawfish Boxes
Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
Jose Abreu becomes sixth White Sox batter to hit for cycle — Jose Abreu reacts after becoming the sixth White Sox player to ever hit for a cycle during a 13-1 win over the Giants on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. (Chris Kuc/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune
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South Side Sox
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Rotoworld.com:
Daily Dose: Going Cycling — Aside from looking toward the future, the Chicago White Sox don't have a whole lot to play for these days. They sit at 55-86 on the season, good for the worst record in the American League, which is 30 1/2 games behind the division-leading Indians.
Jon Meoli / Baltimore Sun:
Gabriel Ynoa hopes first Orioles start made case for him to stay in rotation for stretch run — The Orioles lost to the Cleveland Indians Saturday, 4-2. (Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore Sun) — The Orioles lost to the Cleveland Indians on Friday night, 5-0. (Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore Sun)
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Camden Chat, MLB.com and Delmarva Daily Times
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Associated Press:
Hoskins hits another homer, Phillies top Nationals 5-4 — WASHINGTON (AP) — After watching Rhys Hoskins hit yet another home run, Philadelphia Phillies manager Pete Mackanin wanted to talk about an at-bat where the rookie didn't even swing. — Hoskins went deep and drew three walks …
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Federal Baseball
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Harvey Valentine / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Hoskins hits another homer, Phillies top Nationals 5-4
Hoskins hits another homer, Phillies top Nationals 5-4
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Federal Baseball and The Good Phight
Ken Powtak / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Sale shuts out Rays for 6; Pedroia hits homer as Sox win 9-0 … Chris Sale struck out eight over six innings and — Dustin Pedroia hit a two-run homer in the first to get Boston's offense off to a fast start, carrying the Red Sox to a 9-0 victory over the — Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night.
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Over the Monster
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Gethin Coolbaugh / UPI:
Boston Red Sox: Chris Sale returns to form in rout of Tampa Bay Rays
Boston Red Sox: Chris Sale returns to form in rout of Tampa Bay Rays
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Jim Hoehn / Associated Press:
Cruz, Albers lead Mariners past Angels 8-1 to gain ground — SEATTLE — Andrew Albers keeps providing the boost Seattle's injury-riddled rotation needs to keep the Mariners close in the wild-card chase. — Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer, Mitch Haniger was a double short of the cycle …
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Lookout Landing
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Noah Syndergaard scratched from simulated game, Amed Rosario returns to Mets lineup — Due to soreness, Noah Syndergaard will not throw his scheduled simulated innings on Sunday. The Mets described it as “general soreness” after throwing three innings in a minor league rehab start for Brooklyn Thursday.
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Luis Severino's stellar second half continues with one-hitter — ARLINGTON, Texas — Another start, another standout performance for Luis Severino. — The 23-year-old ace gave up just one hit while striking out 10 in seven innings during the Yankees' 3-1 victory over the Rangers on Saturday afternoon at Globe Life Park.
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Pinstripe Alley
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Miguel Cabrera homers in return, but Tigers' comeback falls short, 5-4 — Justin Verlander's 13-year stint with the Detroit Tigers was nothing short of remarkable. We look back at the right-handed ace's MLB career thus far as he moves on to the Houston Astros. Video produced by Brian Manzullo, DFP.
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Why John Hicks could get more playing time with rebuilding Detroit Tigers
Why John Hicks could get more playing time with rebuilding Detroit Tigers
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Bless You Boys
ESPN:
Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton hits HR No. 54 against Braves — ATLANTA — Giancarlo Stanton has hit his major-league-leading 54th home run of the season to give the Miami Marlins an early lead over the Atlanta Braves. — After being given a day off on Friday, Stanton hit …
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Talking Chop
Justin Tasch / New York Daily News:
Kevin Plawecki hits home run as Mets beat Reds for fourth straight win — All of a sudden, the Mets aren't helping their cause for a top-five draft pick. — At a time in September when they're well out of playoff contention and losing would only help improve their draft position …
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Justin Tasch / New York Daily News:
As Rafael Montero stays hot, there's a chance he will have shot at making 2018 Mets rotation — There is joy in this moment for Rafael Montero after the long and winding road it took to get here after the former hyped prospect made his major-league debut on May 14, 2014.