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Alex Butler / UPI:
Mets' Cespedes hits 463-foot homer vs. Cardinals — New York Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes hit his longest home run of the season in a 6-5 win against the St. Louis Cardinals. — Cespedes smacked the long ball on Tuesday at Busch Stadium. He stepped into the box in the top of the fifth inning …
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Bucky Dent / UPI:
St. Louis Cardinals, slumping Ozuna face New York Mets again — It was the kind of situation for which the St. Louis Cardinals acquired Marcell Ozuna. — With the game tied at 5, two on and one out in the bottom of the ninth, Ozuna stepped to the plate with a chance to produce the game-winning hit.
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Matt Harvey taking bullpen role ‘like a man’ as Mets use him in relief for first time
Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:
Jay Bruce home run in 10th wins it as Matt Harvey allows one run out of the bullpen
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Reduced to challenging a home-run trot, Cardinals hand game over to Mets
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Jay Bruce drives in game-winning run as part of 3-for-5 night in Tuesday's win
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Mets' Jason Vargas comes out of rehab start fine, will start Saturday against Padres
Mets' Jason Vargas comes out of rehab start fine, will start Saturday against Padres
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Associated Press:
Kyle Schwarber hits 2 HRs as Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland Indians in Series rematch — Schwarber is batting .500 (15 for 30) with three homers and eight RBIs in seven career games at Progressive Field, including the postseason. — CLEVELAND (AP) - Kyle Schwarber hit two of Chicago's four solo home runs …
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Baseball notes: Cubs' Bryant doesn't play after suffereing head injury — Cubs' Bryant sidelined because of head injury — Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant did not play Tuesday, against Cleveland, two days after being hit in the head by a pitch. — Cubs manager Joe Maddon …
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Doug Padilla / UPI:
Miami Marlins rookie Richards starting against Los Angeles Dodgers' Kershaw — LOS ANGELES — Trevor Richards' first-ever trip to California will end late Wednesday, but not before he has an experience he never will forget. — In his fifth career start, Richards will take the mound …
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Craig Davis / The Charlotte Observer:
Jarlin Garcia pitching like an ace for struggling Marlins — Even if he wasn't the anomaly in the Marlins' franchise-tying worst start, Jarlin Garcia's early efforts as a starting pitcher would stand out as something special. — The Dominican left-hander's 0.53 ERA in three career starts is among the best in baseball.
Beth Harris / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Marlins edge Dodgers 3-2 on Maybin's RBI in 9th, stop skid — Cameron Maybin doubled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and the — Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Tuesday night, snapping their season-high five-game skid. — Brian Anderson singled leading off the inning against Pedro Baez …
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Associated Press:
Braves promoting top outfield prospect Acuna from Triple-A — CINCINNATI (AP) — Top outfield prospect Ronald Acuna is set to join the Atlanta Braves. — The Braves planned to promote the 20-year-old from Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday to join them in Cincinnati.
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Pat Graham / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Story's power, Freeland's arm help Rockies beat Padres 8-0 — DENVER (AP) — Kyle Freeland's left heel throbbed after being hit by a liner. — The pain actually helped him bear down and make some of his best pitches. — “I was thinking more about my heel than my mechanics,” Freeland said.
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Jeff Miller / The Charlotte Observer:
Trout, Simmons lead Angels over Astros — HOUSTON - Somewhere between six innings of being perfect and two innings of being blistered was Shohei Ohtani's latest start. — The rookie's performance Tuesday against the reigning World Series champions also fit neatly between so and so …
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Sean Farrell / Daily Record:
Gary Sanchez is heating up after belting two home runs for streaking NY Yankees — Gary Sanchez was anything but silent. Not even the dugout antics by Aaron Judge could change that. — The reaction on the bench was subdued after Sanchez launched a fastball into the Monument Park netting …
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Larry Fleisher / UPI:
Didi Gregorius, New York Yankees continue series vs. Minnesota Twins — NEW YORK — Didi Gregorius stood in front of his locker and still insisted he is not a home run hitter, but a hitter whose emphasis is on hitting line drives. — Those line drives are going over fences and driving in runs for the New York Yankees.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals prep Flaherty for start, have starters to utilize from Memphis — With two things they'll undoubtedly wish they had more of at some point in time later this season, the Cardinals approached this weekend's starting pitcher decision with an abundance of options and off days.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards notebook: Lyons searching for his slider
Associated Press:
Granderson's HR lifts Blue Jays past Red Sox on somber night — TORONTO (AP) — Curtis Granderson hit a walk-off homer in the 10th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 4-3 win over Boston on Tuesday night and hand the Red Sox their season-worst third straight defeat.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Alex Avila, Robbie Ray take steps forward in Diamondbacks' road win over Phillies — PHILADELPHIA - The Diamondbacks are tied for their best start in franchise history, but perhaps what's most striking about it isn't how well everyone is playing. It's that they've been able to win despite how few players are actually at their best.
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Jarrod Dyson and / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Homer-happy Diamondbacks double up Phillies
Homer-happy Diamondbacks double up Phillies
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Associated Press:
Rob Manfred: Mound visits way down, inning breaks much shorter — TORONTO — Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said he is encouraged by pace-of-play changes that have limited mound visits and reduced the time between innings at major league games this season.
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