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Toronto Sun:
Dodgers, Cubs square off in NLCS rematch — CHICAGO — The Los Angeles Dodgers have been hitting home runs and scoring runs at enough of a prodigious clip this month that it is rare to see their bats go quiet. — The Dodgers will enter this week's three-game series against the Chicago Cubs having won seven of their past 10 games.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Joe Maddon defends options in 5-0 loss to Cardinals — Cubs' Jose Quintana on his recent outings: ‘I feel better in my last starts.’ (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Left-hander Jose Quintana wanted to work out of his sixth-inning mess Sunday night …
Doug Padilla / NBC Bay Area:
Hundley, Belt Homer to Lift Giants to 4-1 Win Over Dodgers
Hundley, Belt Homer to Lift Giants to 4-1 Win Over Dodgers
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McCovey Chronicles
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs blanked 5-0 by Cardinals as Javier Baez leaves game with bruised elbow
Cubs blanked 5-0 by Cardinals as Javier Baez leaves game with bruised elbow
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Doug Padilla / Associated Press:
Hernandez, Kemp homer again as Dodgers beat Giants 3-1
Hernandez, Kemp homer again as Dodgers beat Giants 3-1
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MLB Baseball News …
Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. New York Mets … It really was just another game, just one in a string of 162. — But there was something a little bit extra special about Sunday's matinee at Chase Field that made the Diamondbacks want to dig a little bit deeper to make sure they didn't lose to the New York Mets.
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Amazin' Avenue
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Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:
Brandon Nimmo's HR caps Mets' rally over Diamondbacks
Brandon Nimmo's HR caps Mets' rally over Diamondbacks
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USA Today
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. New York Mets
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. New York Mets
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MLB Trade Rumors
David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Free agent-to-be Bryce Harper playing way out of $400 million deal — The Blue Jays beat the Nationals 8-6 on Sunday with back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning from Teoscar Hernandez and Yangervis Solarte off Ryan Madson, who hadn't allowed a home run all season and just two in 2017 and 2018 combined:
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Sporting News and MLB Baseball News …
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Mike Axisa / CBSSports.com:
MLB is hoping to convince Bryce Harper to participate in the Home Run Derby
MLB is hoping to convince Bryce Harper to participate in the Home Run Derby
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MLB Baseball News … and Let's Go Tribe
Associated Press:
Astros win 11th straight, beating Royals to finish trip 10-0 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros won their 11th straight game, finishing off a 10-0 trip by rallying past the Kansas City Royals 7-4 on Sunday. — The World Series champion Astros swept their swing through Texas …
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The Crawfish Boxes and MLB Baseball News …
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Steve Buffery / Toronto Sun:
Smoak can see the Blue Jays going on a run
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — CHICAGO — Lefty Blaine Hardy has arguably been the Detroit Tigers' second-best starting pitcher this season. behind only Matthew Boyd. Give credit to the Tigers for contemplating the idea of keeping Hardy in the rotation until the All-Star break, on July 16, as part of a six-man starting rotation.
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Alex Butler / UPI:
Reds' Hamilton makes lowest probability catch of 2018 season — Cincinnati Reds outfielder Billy Hamilton showed off his range and speed with a full extension diving catch against the Pittsburgh Pirates. — Hamilton honed in on the baseball in the first inning of the Reds' 8-6 win Sunday at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.
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Will Graves / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Suarez homers, Votto drives in 2 as Reds edge Pirates 8-6
Suarez homers, Votto drives in 2 as Reds edge Pirates 8-6
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Bucs Dugout
Associated Press:
Rockies fold in ninth, give up lead to Texas — ARLINGTON, Texas — Father's Day was the crowning touch on rookie catcher Jose Trevino's wild week. — Trevino blooped a two-run single to left-center field, capping a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning that sent the Texas Rangers …
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MLB Baseball News …
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ESPN:
Brewers RHP Adrian Houser vomits twice on mound, finishes frame — Milwaukee Brewers reliever Adrian Houser made it through the top of the eighth inning of a 10-9 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday despite vomiting twice during the inning. — The right-hander, who was called …
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ESPN:
Prospects who can deliver as soon as they get the call — While a lot of the focus of discussions this time of year is on which prospects contending teams should trade for which stars, quite often simply using their own top-performing prospect is a superior choice for a ballclub in win-now mode.
JSOnline:
Next Slide — Chase Anderson could only shake his head afterward and wonder what might have been after just having watched the Milwaukee Brewers' offense nearly pull off a miraculous ninth-inning comeback at Miller Park on a steamy Sunday afternoon. — Had things broken just a little differently …
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Associated Press:
MLB: Carlos Carrasco is put on Indians' DL — Right-hander Carlos Carrasco was put on the 10-day disabled list Sunday by the Cleveland Indians because of a bruised right elbow. — Carrasco was struck by Joe Mauer's line drive in the second inning of Cleveland's 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.
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Steve Herrick / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Bieber gets first major league win as Indians beat Twins 4-1
Bieber gets first major league win as Indians beat Twins 4-1
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Let's Go Tribe, MLB Daily Dish, baseballmusings.com and MLB Trade Rumors
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Pedro Strop says 2018 Cubs bullpen is the best he has been a part of — Chicago Tribune — Pedro Strop paused before smiling when asked if this was the best bullpen he has been a part of during his six seasons with the Cubs. — “Numbers-wise, yeah,” Strop said. “It's got to be the best so far.”
ESPN:
Power Rankings: A new No. 1 and NL contenders make their moves — It might be like this all season among baseball's power trio. Riding the strength of their 11-game win streak, the Astros reclaimed the top spot in our rankings in the latest reshuffling of the top three teams.
Jose De Jesus Ortiz / Kansas City Star:
Cardinals' Reyes' family inspires him to keep fighting — Cardinals right-hander Alex Reyes saw the value of a father's sacrifice throughout his childhood while his father worked double shifts as a security guard at the Elizabeth, N.J., board of education. — Tomas Reyes Sr. …
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays journal: Adeiny Hechavarria returns and plays short, but now what? — NEW YORK — The Adeiny Hechavarria situation is going to be interesting for the Rays. — The veteran seemed destined to be traded or even released as he completed his recovery from a hamstring strain rather …
Peter Baugh / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Molina ties a major-league record in Cardinals win — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina makes an errant throw to first on a sacrifice bunt by Chicago Cubs' Jon Lester in the fourth inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium on Friday …
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MLB Baseball News …
Michael Wagaman / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Lucroy's RBI single in 11th send Athletics past Angels 6-5 — Jonathan Lucroy hit an RBI single off the center-field wall in the 11th inning and the — Oakland Athletics capped their comeback Sunday with a 6-5 win over the — Los Angeles Angels. — The A's rallied for two runs …
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Halos Heaven