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Associated Press:
Lowrie's slam helps A's rally from 4 down, beat Tigers 9-8  —  DETROIT (AP) — Jed Lowrie hit a go-ahead grand slam against Alex Wilson, and the Oakland Athletics overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Detroit Tigers 9-8 Tuesday night.  —  Detroit trailed 3-0 in the third inning …
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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 …
ESPN:
Royals' Alex Gordon hits MLB's record 5,694th home run of season
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets bullpen blows late lead, surrenders walk-off home run to J.T. Realmuto in loss to Marlins  —  MIAMI — It isn't so easy to go home again, particularly when you have been traded away.  AJ Ramos, who admitted he was excited making his first appearance at Marlins Park since the Mets acquired …
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MLB.com:
Marlins mash Mets with 7-run 5th, Stanton HR
Tim Healey / Sun-Sentinel:
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 …
Mike Puma / New York Post:
Matt Harvey is a sad, ‘terrible’ shell of himself
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
CC Sabathia's six strong innings lead Yankees over Twins, 5-2  —  The Twins clearly didn't get the memo that you're not supposed to bunt on CC Sabathia, laying down two for base hits to load the bases before an out was recorded in the first inning on Tuesday night at the Stadium.
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Fox Sports:
Sabathia, Gardner help Yankees top Twins 5-2 (Sep 19, 2017)  —  NEW YORK (AP) CC Sabathia recovered from a shaky start to pitch six innings, Brett Gardner had a pair of tying hits and the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Tuesday night to ensure their sixth straight series win.
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Luis Severino will now pitch Wednesday for Yankees against Twins
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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Bob Klapisch / USA Today:   Aaron Judge is back from an ugly August, giving Yankees a fearsome look for October
USA Today:
MLB sets single-season home run record - 5,694, and counting
Discussion: New York Times and NESN.com
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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Alex Butler / UPI:
Dustin Pedroia: Boston Red Sox 2B hits ball into his own face
Discussion: SBNation.com and NESN.com
Fox Sports:
Benintendi's single in 11th sends Red Sox over Orioles 10-8 (Sep 18, 2017)
Discussion: Over the Monster and Camden Chat
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers score two in eighth to top Mariners  —  SEATTLE  —  Martin Perez allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings Tuesday night, and a Shin-Soo Choo sacrifice fly delivered the first of two runs in the eighth as the Texas Rangers edge the Seattle Mariners 3-1  —  Elvis Andrus singled to drive …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:   Calhoun biding his time, but should he be getting playing time?
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
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
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.
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports and DRaysBay
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:   Kris Bryant rests vs. Rays; Javier Baez at 3B, Kyle Schwarber at DH
Tampa Bay Times:
Joe Maddon: 'I'd be surprised' that people are still upset
Associated Press:
Fowler comes up big as Cardinals top Reds 8-7 in 10 innings  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Dexter Fowler is doing everything he can to get the St. Louis Cardinals into the playoffs  —  Fowler hit a tying homer in the eighth inning and a go-ahead double in the 10th, helping the Cardinals knock off the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 on Tuesday night.
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: 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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Arizona Republic:
Lineup … Tuesday's game  —  Diamondbacks at Padres
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
When to expect Scott Kingery, Tom Eshelman to join Phillies  —  Scott Kingery and Tom Eshelman peered into the Phillies' dugout on Tuesday night and it probably looked a bit like Allentown.  There was Rhys Hoskins.  And Nick Williams.  And J.P. Crawford.  And Jorge Alfaro.  Even triple-A manager Dusty Wathan.
Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Pedro Baez fails latest test in Dodgers' 6-2 loss to the Phillies  —  Dave Roberts could not have engineered a softer landing.  In the seventh inning of the Dodgers' 6-2 loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday, Roberts sent Pedro Baez to protect a one-run lead against the No. 7, No. 8 and No. 9 hitters of a last-place team.
Discussion: The Good Phight
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 …
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
 
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