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Toronto Sun:
Severino sharp, Stanton and Sanchez HR, Yankees top Rays 4-1 — NEW YORK (AP) Luis Severino pitched eight sharp innings and also jumped to steal away a popup from catcher Gary Sanchez, leading the New York Yankees over the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 Saturday. — Giancarlo Stanton and Sanchez hit …
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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Is Luis Severino the most valuable Yankee? — NEW YORK — Luis Severino has been so strong for the New York Yankees this season that even he's going on record in recognizing his dominance. Asked during a media scrum Saturday afternoon to share his thoughts on his 10-2 season to this point …
Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Watch out, MLB. Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton confident league-best Yankees haven't reached peak
Larry Fleisher / UPI:
Gary Sanchez searches for stroke, Yankees for another win over Rays
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Beth Harris / Toronto Sun:
Hernandez, Kemp homer in Dodgers' 3-2 win over Giants — LOS ANGELES (AP) In his low-key way, Ross Stripling thinks of himself as “an unknown guy having a random good year.” — Dodgers slugger Matt Kemp, third among National League outfielders in All-Star balloting, hopes …
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Matt Kemp shocked by one-game suspension
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Doug Padilla / UPI:
Giants' Madison Bumgarner to make third start since return vs. Dodgers
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MLB Baseball News … and Pinstripe Alley
Guy Curtright / UPI:
Braves' Teheran returns from DL to face Padres — ATLANTA — The San Diego Padres know they won't be getting many innings from their first pitcher on Sunday. The Atlanta Braves hope that isn't the case with their starter as well. — Atlanta right-hander Julio Teheran will make his first start since …
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Phil Thompson / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox catcher Kevan Smith working on nonverbal cues with pitchers — White Sox catcher Kevan Smith talks about working with starter Lucas Giolito before playing the Tigers on Saturday, June 16, 2018. (Phil Thompson/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune
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Sam Tuivailala / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Happ's double keys Cubs rally past Cardinals, 6-3 — Ian Happ's two-out double in the top of the seventh inning Saturday night snapped a 3-3 tie as the — Chicago Cubs overcame early 2-0 and 3-2 deficits to beat the — Cardinals 6-3 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. — Happ's liner into the right field corner scored
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards notebook: Leone ‘turns corner’ in recovery; Bowman returns — Cardinals reliever Dominic Leone, whose season has been in question because of nerve trouble in his right arm and biceps, met with a specialist this past week and received encouraging news. Leone's nerve injury has started to show signs of rejuvenation and recovery.
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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. New York Mets … What humidor? — After a month of May in which runs were extremely hard to come by, no team in baseball has had a better offensive month of June than the Diamondbacks. — Entering play Saturday, the Diamondbacks had already scored 99 runs in 14 games in June …
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Dave Skretta / Associated Press:
Astros win 10th in row, Keuchel get HR help to beat KC 10-2 — Houston is now a season-high 22 games over .500. The Astros had an 11-game win streak last season that ended in Kansas City. — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Houston Astros won their 10th straight game, with Dallas Keuchel …
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Associated Press:
Eflin stops Milwaukee again, Phillies slow down Brewers 4-1 — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Zach Eflin has made all the difference for the Philadelphia Phillies against the National League's top team. — Rhys Hoskins and Andrew Knapp hit home runs and Eflin beat the Milwaukee Brewers for the second time in a week …
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Steve Buffery / Toronto Sun:
Manager vows that the Blue Jays won't give up — John Gibbons said he has managed, coached and played on teams that have stopped playing hard once they were out of the playoff picture. — And the 2018 Blue Jays, the club's manager insisted on Saturday, is not one of them. — “Yeah, (some teams) shut it down.
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David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
J.T. Realmuto's 2 home runs, 4 RBI power Marlins past Orioles — During a horrid stretch in which the Baltimore Orioles keep finding ways to lose, J.T. Realmuto did his part to extend the downward spiral. — Realmuto homered twice and had four RBIs off Alex Cobb, and the Miami Marlins beat the skidding Orioles 5-4 on Saturday.
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Baltimore Sun
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Todd Karpovich / UPI:
Slumping Orioles, Chris Davis look for answers vs. Marlins
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MLB Baseball News … and Camden Chat
Shawn Windsor / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers paying Miguel Cabrera because of Mike Ilitch's sentiment — It was never about money. Though it's easy to think about the money now, as Miguel Cabrera recovers from surgery that repaired a ruptured biceps tendon, as he misses the rest of the year because of that injury he suffered last week …
Steve Habel / UPI:
Rockies, Rangers look for elusive series win — Not much has gone right for Texas in the past week, but three things that the Rangers have been lacking aligned on Saturday to allow them to earn a 5-2 victory over Colorado that snapped a season-long seven-game losing streak.
Logan Mullen / NESN.com:
Red Sox Wrap: Offense Stifled By Wade LeBlanc In 1-0 Loss To Mariners — It would not have taken the Boston Red Sox much to earn a victory Saturday night, but the offense simply could not get going. — Red Sox batters were stymied by Seattle starter Wade LeBlanc as they fell to the Mariners 1-0 at Safeco Field.
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Lookout Landing
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Joe Maddon giving Cubs closer Brandon Morrow plenty of rest — Chicago Tribune — Brandon Morrow had eight days between appearances before he pitched Saturday against the Cardinals, as Cubs manager Joe Maddon wants to give the closer plenty of rest as the team begins a stretch of 17 games in 17 days.
Mike Lupica / New York Daily News:
Yankees are baseball's best and are only going to get better — Yankees are baseball's best and are only going to get better. — Maybe the big news of the week for the Yankees came on Wednesday night, when somebody else's kid won a game for his team. — The kid's name is Juan Soto …
ESPN:
Evan Longoria likely out 6-8 weeks for the Giants with fractured hand — San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria is expected to miss six to eight weeks following surgery on his left hand, scheduled for Tuesday. — Longoria fractured the fifth metacarpal in the hand in the fourth inning …
