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Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Why MLB players are hitting home runs on a record pace — For devoted fans of the long ball, Tuesday was a bit like the day of the eclipse was for astronomers. Calculations were figured and projections made as to when the blessed event would take place. — In this case, the source …
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Beyond the Box Score and Royals Review
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USA Today:
MLB sets single-season home run record - 5,694, and counting — Major League Baseball has a new single-season home run record. — Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals hit the 5,694th home run of the season off the Toronto Blue Jays' Ryan Tepera, eclipsing baseball's single-season mark set in 2000.
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New York Times and NESN.com
ESPN:
Royals' Alex Gordon hits MLB's record 5,694th home run of season — If it feels like you've seen a lot of home runs in 2017, it's because you have: We have a new major league record for home runs in one season. — The record-setting blast came courtesy of Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
MLB.com:
Marlins mash Mets with 7-run 5th, Stanton HR — MIAMI — Giancarlo Stanton was off on Sunday to recharge his batteries. The All-Star slugger energized the lineup in his return, launching a three-run homer and finishing with four RBIs in a 13-1 win on Monday night at Marlins Park.
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Amazin' Avenue and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Tim Healey / Sun-Sentinel:
Martin Prado's season in doubt after Hurricane Irma as Marlins' days dwindle
Martin Prado's season in doubt after Hurricane Irma as Marlins' days dwindle
Discussion:
Fish Stripes and MLB Trade Rumors
Marc Carig / Newsday:
Matt Harvey says he was ‘terrible all the way around’
ESPN:
Stanton hit his 55th homer — and his first in nine days — while driving in four runs to help …
Stanton hit his 55th homer — and his first in nine days — while driving in four runs to help …
Discussion:
Faith and Fear in Flushing
Mike Puma / New York Post:
Matt Harvey is a sad, ‘terrible’ shell of himself
Matt Harvey is a sad, ‘terrible’ shell of himself
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Mike Puma / New York Post:
Noah Syndergaard may not start for Mets again this season
Noah Syndergaard may not start for Mets again this season
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
ESPN:
‘Sore’ Dustin Pedroia out of lineup for Red Sox — BALTIMORE - A day after suffering a nasal contusion, Dustin Pedroia is not in the lineup for the Boston Red Sox. — “He's sore,” manager John Farrell said before Tuesday's game against the Orioles. “I would think in an emergency only would we even consider putting him in the game.
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Over the Monster and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Fox Sports:
Red Sox face Orioles with eye toward AL East title (Sep 19, 2017)
Red Sox face Orioles with eye toward AL East title (Sep 19, 2017)
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Bless You Boys, Over the Monster and baseballmusings.com
Alex Butler / UPI:
Dustin Pedroia: Boston Red Sox 2B hits ball into his own face
Dustin Pedroia: Boston Red Sox 2B hits ball into his own face
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SBNation.com and NESN.com
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Luis Severino will now pitch Wednesday for Yankees against Twins — The Yankees have flip-flopped their rotation again, switching back Luis Severino from Friday in Toronto to his originally scheduled start on Wednesday against Minnesota. — “We discussed it....It allows for him to start three more times …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Sporting News
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Associated Press:
LEADING OFF: HR record set to fall, Maddon back in TB — A look at what's happening all around the majors today: — ___ — SUMMER OF THE SLUGGER — Major League Baseball is on track to break its season record for home runs with nearly two weeks left in the season.
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DRaysBay
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UPI:
St. Louis Cardinals activate pitcher Adam Wainwright from disabled list — The St. Louis Cardinals activated right-handed pitcher Adam Wainwright from the disabled list, the team announced Tuesday. — Wainwright, 36, has been absent since mid-August due to a right elbow impingement.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards pitchers exploiting a pitch that can cut both ways — CHICAGO • Fiddling and shifting his fingers along the seams of the baseball and squishing his thumb at just the right spot, Chris Carpenter sat 15 feet, maybe 20 feet, away from his coach and learned the pitch that would change his career.
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Another strong Lucas Giolito performance, but White Sox offense comes up short — Photos from the White Sox-Astros game at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. — White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito gave up only a pair of fourth-inning runs, but the Sox offense came …
Discussion:
MLB on Yahoo! Sports and South Side Sox
Arizona Republic:
Take a look at some highs and lows: — April: The Diamondbacks started the season 6-1, then dropped four of their next five. — May: They had a 1-5 stretch early in the month, followed by a run of eight wins in 10 games. Then later in May they had a streak of five wins in a row.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Jake Arrieta all but set to rejoin Cubs rotation Thursday in Milwaukee — Cubs starter Jake Arrieta discusses his rehab process from a hamstring injury on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — After throwing a 25-pitch bullpen session with no pain …
Associated Press:
MLB: Royals' Alex Gordon hits MLB's record-setting 5,694th home run of season — Kansas City's Alex Gordon broke Major League Baseball's season home run record with 12 days to spare, hitting the 5,694th long ball of 2017 on Tuesday night. — Gordon's home run off Toronto's Ryan Tepera broke …
Bob Klapisch / USA Today:
Aaron Judge is back from an ugly August, giving Yankees a fearsome look for October — NEW YORK - The gamble couldn't have been bolder, a deep dive into a world where the second guessers were waiting. What was Buck Showalter thinking Sunday night when he intentionally walked Aaron Judge …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Calhoun biding his time, but should he be getting playing time? — SEATTLE — The player in the Texas Rangers' clubhouse Tuesday afternoon with his hoodie on and his face down was doing what all rookies try to do, avoid getting in any veteran's business.
Paul Newberry / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Scherzer bounces back from rough start, Nats beat Braves 4-2 … Max Scherzer allowed five hits in seven innings, and the — Washington Nationals tuned up for the playoffs with a 4-2 victory over — Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. — Scherzer (15-6) bounced back from his worst start of the season …
Discussion:
Federal Baseball
Jeff Sanders / The Charlotte Observer:
Hunter Renfroe homers in return as Padres top D-backs — SAN DIEGO — Hunter Renfroe doesn't belong in the Pacific Coast League. If he didn't prove as much as the circuit's MVP a year ago, a two-week sampling after a surprising yet deserved demotion reiterated that fact.
Kyle Soppe / ESPN:
Top MLB DFS building blocks for Tuesday — Our experts are here to provide the best hitters and pitchers for you to build your daily fantasy baseball lineups around on Tuesday. — Hitters to build around — EDITOR'S PICKS — Here are your best plays in daily fantasy …