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Larry Fleisher / UPI:
New York Yankees: Luis Severino baffles Baltimore Orioles — NEW YORK — Luis Severino tied a career high by pitching eight innings while Didi Gregorius homered and drove in four runs, leading the New York Yankees to an 8-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
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Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Luis Severino dominates over eight innings as Yankees rout Orioles, 8-2 — If the Yankees are able to secure a 2017 postseason berth, Luis Severino could be the ace the team leans on to make a deep October run. — The Dominican right-hander continued his stellar '17 campaign Friday night in the Bronx …
Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Yankees will not put Luis Severino on innings limit while fighting for playoff berth — The Yankees' 2017 ace, Luis Severino, had already obliterated his career high in innings pitched when he took the mound at Yankee Stadium Friday night against the Orioles - 176.1, which tops his previous high …
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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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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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
No discipline for Detroit Tigers in umpire hit-by-pitch, MLB concludes — The incident popped back into the news cycle this morning, when the Associated Press reported Major League Baseball was investigating home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott being hit by a pitch in Wednesday's game …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB Announces Fines For Red Sox & Yankees — Major League Baseball has announced punishment arising out of its investigation of mutual accusations of improper gamesmanship between the Red Sox and Yankees. Both clubs will receive undisclosed fines, with the latter said to be tagged with a lesser amount.
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees have right to be upset at MLB over letting Red Sox off far too easy in iGate — Major League Baseball went way too easy on the Red Sox. — The Red Sox admitted to iGate after the Yankees presented evidence to the league that showed the Boston Cheat Party had used an Apple Watch …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Nothing surprising about Red Sox's AppleGate wrist-slap fine — Come on, you didn't really expect anything more than a fine, did you? — When the Boston Red Sox were caught illegally stealing signs using their fancy new Apple watches, and Major League Baseball acted horribly offended …
Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Red Sox Hanley Ramirez misses Friday's game with biceps soreness
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs' Theo Epstein says bullpen improvement key down the stretch — CHICAGO - Exactly one year ago Saturday, Chicago Cubs President Theo Epstein, along with other members of the front office, watched the team play the Milwaukee Brewers from the left field bleachers at Wrigley Field.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright, Arrieta set to pitch Saturday — just not in a game
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Contreras, Zobrist return to Cubs lineup; Cards still waiting on Fowler
Paul Skrbina / Chicago Tribune:
Jen-Ho Tseng, Taylor Davis feel nerves in first Cubs starts
Jen-Ho Tseng, Taylor Davis feel nerves in first Cubs starts
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David Driver / UPI:
Los Angeles Dodgers blank Washington Nationals behind Alex Wood — WASHINGTON — Alex Wood allowed just three hits in six scoreless innings and was backed by three early home runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers crushed the Washington Nationals 7- on Friday night in a showdown of first-place teams …
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Associated Press:
Wood, Dodgers bats overpower Nationals 7-0 — WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Wood threw six shutout innings, Corey Seager hit a three-run homer during a five-run second and the Los Angeles Dodgers' rebound continued with a 7-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Mahtook's walk-off single, Sanchez's pitching lift Tigers over White Sox — Look around the Detroit Tigers' clubhouse these days and you will see a lot of young players. Out of contention this season, with a rebuilding, likely for the next few seasons, that has begun …
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Recovered from fractured jaw, Willy Garcia rejoins White Sox — White Sox second baseman Yoan Moncada and right fielder Avisail Garcia discuss the team's 17-7 victory over the Tigers on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune) — The White Sox reinstated outfielder Willy Garcia …
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Dennis Lin / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Rockies celebrate 2007 team with reunion, win over Padres — Bud Black of the Colorado Rockies cheers after a defensive out in the first inning of a game against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field on Sept. 15, 2017, in Denver. (Dustin Bradford / Getty Images)
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Rafael Montero cools off as Mets drop fifth straight game with loss to Braves — ATLANTA — On this already rough road trip, even the Mets hottest starter over the last few weeks couldn't get out of the fifth inning. Rafael Montero was chased with two outs in the fifth as the Mets fell to the Braves 3-2 at SunTrust Park.
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ESPN:
Mets fan gets a kick out of Yankees adopting his thumbs-down gesture — NEW YORK — Mets fan Gary Dunaier never imagined that his thumbs-down response to a Todd Frazier home run would become a salute for the crosstown rival Yankees. — Yet here they are, using Dunaier's inverted digit as a rallying cry during their postseason push.
Associated Press:
Donaldson powers Blue Jays past Colon, Twins for 4-3 win — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Donaldson homered and drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning with an infield single that ricocheted off the mound, sending the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-3 victory on Friday night over the Minnesota Twins …
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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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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Arizona Republic:
Friday's game — Diamondbacks at Giants — Where: AT&T Park, San Francisco. — TV/Radio: FSAZ/KMVP-FM (98.7), KHOV-FM (105.1). — MORE: Just dingers: Every home run J.D. Martinez has hit for D-Backs — Pitching notes — Diamondbacks LHP Robbie Ray (13-5, 2.81) vs. Giants RHP Jeff Samardzija (9-13, 4.47)