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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies … CONNECT — DENVER - Right-hander Shelby Miller entered the visitors' dugout at the end of the first inning and walked briskly toward the tunnel. When Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo saw this - and saw pitching coach Mike Butcher following …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Associated Press and AZ Snake Pit
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Jack Etkin / UPI:
D-backs aim to rebound after nasty loss to Rockies — DENVER — Arizona left-hander Robbie Ray hopes the step forward he took in a bullpen session Tuesday will carry over to his start Thursday in the rubber game between the Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies.
Michael Kelly / Associated Press:
Rockies erupt against Diamondbacks … DENVER — Carlos Gonzalez hit two homers, starter German Marquez also went deep for one of Colorado's five home runs as the Rockies routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 19-2 on Wednesday night. — Gonzalez drove in six runs in Colorado's big offensive night that pounded Arizona's staff.
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AZ Snake Pit
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies
Discussion:
AZ Snake Pit, MLB Trade Rumors and Bless You Boys
ESPN:
Dustin Pedroia: Will know more in 4-5 weeks, 'can't risk it' — Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has doubts about whether he'll be able to return this season as he continues to recover from major reconstructive knee surgery in the offseason. — Pedroia, 34, returned to the lineup …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction: Were Rangers trying to save Choo's streak by not using him to hit late?
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Lone Star Ball
Donald Duench / Toronto Sun:
ON DECK: Blue Jays at Red Sox
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Over the Monster, Talking Chop, Bluebird Banter and MLB Baseball News …
USA Today:
2018 MLB All-Star Game: Starters, reserves for the Midsummer Classic — Complete rosters for the American and National League All-Star Game. — The 89th Midsummer Classic will be played Tuesday in Washington on Fox at 7:30 p.m. ET. (Rosters as of Thursday, noon):
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Chris Iseman / NorthJersey.com:
Brandon Nimmo delivers walk-off home run to lift NY Mets past Phillies — Chris Iseman, Staff Writer, @chrisiseman — NEW YORK — Brandon Nimmo was still wearing his full uniform, including his blue and white batting gloves, as he stood in front of his locker talking to a group …
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MLB Daily Dish and Phillies Nation
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Dan Arritt / UPI:
Mariners' Paxton gets his shot at Angels — Seattle Mariners left-hander James Paxton will finally get a chance to stare down the Los Angeles Angels. — After missing the Angels in their nine games in Seattle earlier this season, Paxton is scheduled to start Thursday night in the series finale at Angel Stadium.
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Doug Padilla / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Gonzales goes 7, Freitas homers as Mariners top Angels 3-0
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Lookout Landing, MLB Trade Rumors, Halos Heaven and Associated Press
Jesus Aguilar / WKYC-TV:
Home Run Derby field set: Cleveland Indians 3B Jose Ramirez opts not to participate — The Home Run Derby will be televised on Monday night at 8 p.m. ET. — Author: USA Today — Washington Nationals outfielder and All-Star Game ambassador Bryce Harper will headline this year's Home Run Derby at Nationals Park in Washington.
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds Joey Votto, Cleveland Indians Trevor Bauer share smiles, laughs in at-bats
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Let's Go Tribe
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
2018 Home Run Derby: Middletown's Kyle Schwarber among National League participants
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The Good Phight
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Manny Machado ‘likes’ image of himself wearing Yankee uniform on Instagram as Bombers reportedly make offer for Orioles slugger — BALTIMORE - The Manny Machado race is in full swing - and apparently No. 13 thinks he'd look good in a Yankee uniform. — On Wednesday, Machado “liked” …
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NBCSports.com and Phillies Nation
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Matthew DeFranks / Orlando Sentinel:
Marlins beat Brewers in 12 innings in front of record-low crowd — South Florida Sun Sentinel — The Marlins are getting used to working overtime. They're getting used to winning extra-inning games, too. — Miami again dipped into the night with another extra-inning game on Wednesday night …
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Jerry CrasnickESPN Senior / ESPN:
Minor-league extra-innings rule has helped shorten games — On the second day of the Major League Baseball season, the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 in 17 innings. The teams combined to use 14 pitchers, and the game took 5 hours, 18 minutes to complete. — EDITOR'S PICKS
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Javier Baez blossoms into a star on Kris Bryant's level — Chicago Tribune — The friendly debate started in 2014, with raw talent Javier Baez hitting majestic home runs and executing dazzling defensive plays while the decorated and steady Kris Bryant displayed his array of tools that delighted new-age evaluators.
Chicago Tribune:
How and why Cubs and White Sox hitters choose bats — Chicago Tribune — Major League Baseball's rule 3.02 is simple: “The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 inches in length. The bat shall be one piece of solid wood.”
Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox catchers Kevan Smith and Omar Narvaez step up with Welington Castillo suspended — Photos from the White Sox-Cardinals game at Guaranteed Rate Field on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. — Chicago Tribune — Who needs Welington Castillo, anyway? — The White Sox were left with a void …
David Haugh / Chicago Tribune:
Operating on Danny Farquhar's brain didn't change what was in White Sox pitcher's heart — White Sox pitcher Danny Farquhar, recovering at home in Temecula, Ca., from a brain hemmorage on April 20, 2018, has begun his long journey back to the major leagues. (Sandy Huffaker / Chicago Tribune)
Shelly Anderson / UPI:
Pirates, Brewers open five-game series — The Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates open a five-games series Thursday at PNC Park with National League Central implications that are very different. — The series will carry the clubs into the All-Star break, and the games will help shape …
Martin Fennelly / Tampa Bay Times:
The question Rays manager Kevin Cash will be asked at the All-Star Game — ST. PETERSBURG — Rays manager Kevin Cash was sitting at the desk in his Tropicana Field office Wednesday afternoon after his ever exciting — and ever changing — club came from behind to beat the Tigers to complete a three-game sweep.
UPI:
Padres roll dice with Ross versus Dodgers — SAN DIEGO — For the Los Angeles Dodgers, Thursday night's series finale against the Padres at Petco Park is a golden opportunity to claim a third win in the four-game series. — And the Dodgers have to be feeling pretty good about their chances.
