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Alex Butler / UPI:
Aaron Judge: New York Yankees star hits two homers in win vs. Baltimore Orioles … It appears that Aaron Judge has returned to his extraterrestrial status, after smacking two home runs Thursday for the New York Yankees. — Judge, 25, went 15 games without a home run at the end of August.
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Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez hit back-to-back milestone home runs in Yankees' win — Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez went deep in consecutive at-bats in Thursday's 13-5 win over Baltimore, and the back-to-back homers turned out to be milestone blasts, respectively, for the Yankees' homegrown young sluggers.
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Pinstripe Alley
Eduardo A. Encina / Baltimore Sun:
Despite defeat, Orioles' Chance Sisco comes up with memorable first hits at Yankee Stadium
Despite defeat, Orioles' Chance Sisco comes up with memorable first hits at Yankee Stadium
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Camden Chat
Larry Fleisher / UPI:
Aaron Judge powers New York Yankees past Baltimore Orioles
Aaron Judge powers New York Yankees past Baltimore Orioles
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Scott Gleeson / USA Today:
Indians fever increasing - Friday game sold out, TV ratings soar as win streak hits 22 — As the Cleveland Indians look to improve their American League-record win streak to 23 — games on Friday night against the Kansas City Royals, they'll have a sellout crowd to root them on.
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Yahoo! Finance and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Demetrius Bell / Baseball Prospectus:
All Of This Winning, I've Been Losing My Mind
All Of This Winning, I've Been Losing My Mind
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USA Today, MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Contreras, Zobrist return to Cubs lineup; Cards still waiting on Fowler — CHICAGO • When last the Cardinals came to Wrigley Field, they did not have a rookie batting third, did not have someone slugging from the cleanup spot, and Tommy Pham was still getting his groove. — A changed lineup.
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Anthony Rizzo, the Cubs' overlooked MVP
Associated Press:
Astros OF Jake Marisnick out 6-8 weeks after breaking thumb — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Houston Astros outfielder Jake Marisnick could be out for the season after breaking his right thumb while sliding headfirst into second base. — Marisnick will need surgery and will be out six to eight weeks, the Astros announced Thursday.
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FanRag Sports, MLB on Yahoo! Sports and The Crawfish Boxes
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Associated Press:
Astros trim magic number to 3 with 5-2 win over Angels — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — After righting a road trip that nearly went terribly wrong, the Astros are cruising back home with plenty of chances to clinch a playoff berth while bringing a long-overdue division title to Houston.
Pedro Moura / The Charlotte Observer:
Angels fall to the Astros, 5-2
Paul Skrbina / Chicago Tribune:
Jen-Ho Tseng, Taylor Davis feel nerves in first Cubs starts — Cubs catcher Taylor Davis discusses starting alongside pitcher Jen-Ho Tseng against the Mets on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (Paul Skrbina/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — The Triple-A battery lasted three innings.
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Chicago Tribune
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Nerves get best of Cubs starter Jen-Ho Tseng in major-league debut
Nerves get best of Cubs starter Jen-Ho Tseng in major-league debut
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Chicago Tribune
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs pull away, top Mets 14-6 to complete sweep
Cubs pull away, top Mets 14-6 to complete sweep
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Chicago Tribune and Bleed Cubbie Blue
ESPN:
MLB reviewing pitch by Tigers' Buck Farmer that hit umpire — Major League Baseball is reviewing how an umpire got hit this week by a pitch that a catcher missed in a game between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Bless You Boys
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers pitching falters in 10-4 loss to Mariners — ARLINGTON — Kyle Seager swatted a two-run homer off Andrew Cashner and Yonder Alonso added a bases-clearing double Thursday, and the Texas Rangers were limited to only three hits in the first six innings as the Seattle Mariners beat them for a third straight night, 10-4.
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ESPN:
Turning frowns upside down, Yankees' Todd Frazier has fun with gesture — The New York Yankees' Todd Frazier isn't afraid to embrace the hate. — Wednesday, two nights after his three-run homer at Citi Field was greeted by a fan putting his thumbs down, Frazier adopted the gesture as his own.
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DRaysBay
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
‘It will be soon:’ Cubs starter Jake Arrieta sees return in sight — Cubs starter Jake Arrieta discusses his Grade 1 hamstring strain on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Jake Arrieta left his expected return to the Cubs rotation up to reporters who were exploring the scenarios.
Corey Seidman / CSN Philly:
Phillies-Athletics thoughts: No longer the worst team in baseball — Another night, another homer and two more walks from Rhys Hoskins. This has to stop at some point, right? — Hoskins is 34 games into his major-league career and is hitting .314/.442/.805 with 18 homers and 39 RBIs.
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Fish Stripes
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Rob Manfred says MLB willing to wait 2 years for Shohei Otani — In this Nov. 19, 2015, file photo, Japan starter Shohei Otani pitches against South Korea during the first inning of their semifinal game at the Premier12 world baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo.
Emma Span / SI.com:
Reasons to Root for Each Team in Crowded AL Wild-Card Race — Walk-Off Win Pushes Indians' Historic Win Streak to 22 Games — With a handful of teams encroaching on playoff position despite average records (some losing ones, too!), it's difficult to sort through the AL Wild Card race.
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Royals Review and baseballmusings.com
Brian Hall / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Buxton's 10th-inning blast gives Twins 3-2 win over Jays … Byron Buxton's 10th-inning homer gave the Minnesota Twins their second straight walk-off victory, a 3-2 win over the — Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night. — A night after — Eddie Rosario beat the
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Associated Press and Bluebird Banter
ESPN:
Daily fantasy baseball cheat sheet for Friday — Friday's slate has both Chris Sale and Coors, and fitting both into lineups won't be easy but is possible with the recommendations below. If you have any questions, feel free to hit me up on Twitter @DerekCarty.