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Paul Skrbina / Chicago Tribune:
Fielding mistake costs Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez — again — Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant discusses the ejections of Willson Contreras and John Lackey in the 8-2 win over the Cardinals on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
John Lackey, Willson Contreras ejected after berating plate umpire
John Lackey, Willson Contreras ejected after berating plate umpire
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs' Theo Epstein says bullpen improvement key down the stretch
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Reliever Hector Rondon sidelined with elbow inflammation
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright, Arrieta set to pitch Saturday — just not in a game
Wainwright, Arrieta set to pitch Saturday — just not in a game
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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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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' walk-off win a quick-fix remedy to otherwise agonizing season — Sanchez turns back the clock with 11 strikeouts over six innings, his first double-digit performance in 13 months — At this moment, they weren't rebuilding. They weren't more than 20 games below .500 …
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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
Recovered from fractured jaw, Willy Garcia rejoins White Sox
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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
No discipline for Detroit Tigers in umpire hit-by-pitch, MLB concludes
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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 …
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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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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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.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
How much could Diamondbacks' J.D. Martinez land in free agency? … CONNECT — SAN FRANCISCO - Just how much money J.D. Martinez commands on the open market this winter is anyone's guess, but one thing is hard to dispute about the Diamondbacks slugger's price tag.
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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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MoiseKapenda Bower / UPI:
Houston Astros move closer to AL West title with win over Seattle Mariners — HOUSTON — Carlos Correa and Evan Gattis recorded multi-hit games, Charlie Morton delivered a quality start, and the Houston Astros inched closer to an American League West pennant with a 5-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners …
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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 …
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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