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Judge breaks McGwire's HR rookie record, Yankees top Royals — NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge broke Mark McGwire's major league record for home runs by a rookie, hitting a pair for the second straight day to raise his total to 50 and lead the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 11-3 Monday.
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MLB: Aaron Judge goes on record with 50th home run — Aaron Judge hit two homers in an 11-3 victory by the New York Yankees over Kansas City on Monday to reach 50. The former Fresno State star set an MLB seson record for home runs by a rookie. — Mark McGwire, who played at USC …
USA Today:
Aaron Judge will pass Mark McGwire, and other MLB records due to fall
Aaron Judge will pass Mark McGwire, and other MLB records due to fall
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Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
SEE IT: Aaron Judge breaks Mark McGwire's rookie home run record with 50th blast
SEE IT: Aaron Judge breaks Mark McGwire's rookie home run record with 50th blast
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Royals' Ned Yost won't stop Alcides Escobar from playing all 162 games
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Yadier Molina exits Cardinals game after being hit by back-to-back fouls — ST.LOUIS - St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina left Monday's game against the Chicago Cubs in the top of the seventh inning after taking two foul balls off his mask, on consecutive pitches …
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Cubs 10, Cardinals 2 — Photos from the Cubs-Cardinals game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017.
Fox Sports:
Cubs, on verge of clinching division, visit St. Louis (Sep 25, 2017) — It took a little while for the Chicago Cubs to get going this season after ending 108 years of frustration by winning the World Series last fall. — Now, the Cubs are on the verge of completing the first step toward defending …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs try to clinch tie for NL Central title at St. Louis
Cubs try to clinch tie for NL Central title at St. Louis
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Associated Press:
Angels' wild-card hopes fading after loss to White Sox — CHICAGO (AP) — James Shields tossed seven strong innings, Nicky Delmonico drove in a pair of runs and the Chicago White Sox beat the Angels 4-2 on Monday night, dealing a serious blow to Los Angeles' slim playoff hopes.
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The turnaround Twins are closing in on a postseason clinch — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins could only watch and wince when their All-Star closer and newly acquired veteran starting pitcher were both traded in the last two days before the non-waiver deadline.
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox outfielder Avisail Garcia on breakout year: ‘I proved it to myself’ — Photos from the White Sox-Angels game at Guaranteed Rate Field on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. — Chicago Tribune — Avisail Garcia entered Monday second in baseball with a .331 batting average …
Associated Press:
Rojas has 4 RBIs as Marlins beat playoff-hopeful Rockies 5-4 — DENVER (AP) — Miguel Rojas had a career-high four RBIs and the Miami Marlins held off Colorado 5-4 on Monday night, cutting the Rockies' lead for the second NL wild card to 1½ games over Milwaukee.
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LEADING OFF: Cubs can clinch, Harper hopes to get well — A look at what's happening all around the majors Tuesday: — ___ — PARTY TIME? — The Cubs can clinch the NL Central for a second straight year with a win against St. Louis or a loss by Milwaukee.
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Taylor Homers To Lead Nationals Past Phillies — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Taylor homered, A.J. Cole allowed one run while pitching into the sixth inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 on Monday night. — Ryan Zimmerman doubled and Jayson Werth drove …
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John Henry / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers elimination number falls to 1 after blowout loss to Astros — ARLINGTON — The Texas Rangers' elimination number is one after a fourth consecutive loss Monday, 11-2 to the Houston Astros at Globe Life Park. — The Rangers (76-80) fell six games back of the Minnesota Twins …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves blanked until 9th inning of 3-2 loss to Mets — NEW YORK - Braves rookie Max Fried worked out of several tight spots and pitched well enough to win on plenty of nights, just not Monday night against the Mets and a pitcher who's becoming a bit of an unlikely Atlanta nemesis.
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Kyle Downing / MLB Trade Rumors:
NL Notes: Cardinals, Jeffress, Kang — In a Q&A led by Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cardinals Chairman Bill DeWitt provides some reflections on the team's performance so far in 2017, as well as some subtle insights into the organization's plans for this offseason and the future.
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox's ‘Women in Baseball’ panel to showcase progress in the sport — White Sox pitcher Carson Fulmer talks after he was removed in the first inning of a 3-1 win over the Astros with a finger blister on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. (Collen Kane/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune
Andrew Baggarly / Mercury News:
Nick Hundley's home run lifts Giants over Arizona, and the backup catcher would love to return — PHOENIX - They've been sprinkled into postgame interviews, mentioned in passing, added as an afterthought in response to a question on another topic. — “And you, know...” a Giants pitcher will say …
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