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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Stopping the Cardinals' Matt Carpenter and adding left-handed reliever on Cubs' priority list — Chicago Tribune — There's at least one reason why the Cubs currently miss former ace Jake Arrieta. — Arrieta limited Cardinals first baseman Matt Carpenter to four hits in 39 career at-bats …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs squander lead, fall to Cardinals 6-3 in Game 2 of doubleheader
ESPN:
Matt Carpenter sets Cards record with homer in 6th straight game
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Anthony Rizzo lights out from leadoff spot in doubleheader
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Toronto Sun:
Senzatela to return as Rockies face Diamondbacks — PHOENIX — The Colorado Rockies can and will hit. Still is. But the Rockies can trace their recent surge toward the top of the National League West to resurgent starting pitching. — The Rockies' starting rotation has a 2.82 ERA …
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Bob McManamn / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Colorado Rockies … When does an inch feel like a mile? — Ask the Diamondbacks, who experienced that exact feeling at least a half dozen times Saturday during their 6-5 loss to the Rockies in front of a crowd of 43,340 at Chase Field.
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Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — The most important page in Torey Lovullo's managerial manual is the first one, which, if he had such a book at all, would read something like, “Winning is the first priority. Always.” — But Lovullo, the 2017 National League Manager of the Year in his first season as skipper …
Rotoworld.com:
Daily Dose: Yo-Yo — Well, we'll always have Friday. — For a few hours, Yoenis Cespedes wasn't the chronically ailing, seemingly rapidly aging former superstar. Reinstated from the disabled list, Cespedes homered in his second at-bat of the game, against the crosstown Yankees no less …
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Greg Auman / UPI:
Archer's start for Rays vs. Marlins may be trade audition — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Is Sunday one of Chris Archer's last starts with the Tampa Bay Rays? — The 29-year-old has been a Tampa Bay starter for the past seven years, but he's one of several key veterans the Rays could trade before the July 31 non-waiver deadline.
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South Florida / Associated Press:
Lopez excels as Marlins again hold off Rays to win fourth in a row
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Another bad look for Rays in 3-2 loss
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Toronto Sun:
Lopez, White Sox go for series win against Mariners — It's easy to see why Reynaldo Lopez is one of the keys to the Chicago White Sox's rebuilding process. — The 24-year-old right-hander, acquired as part of the December 2016 trade with the Washington Nationals for outfielder Adam Eaton …
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Tim Booth / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Dylan Covey tosses gem as White Sox beat Mariners 5-0 — SEATTLE (AP) — The past month on the mound for Chicago's — Dylan Covey was mostly forgettable. Lots of hits. Lots of runs allowed. Very little success. — All of which made his performance on Saturday night stunning, allowing two hits in 8 1/3 innings in the
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South Side Sox
Stephen Pianovich / UPI:
Padres, Phillies try to play two after rainout — The Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres will play a doubleheader Sunday after getting rained out Saturday night. — The first game is slated for 12:05 p.m. ET with a 6:05 p.m. first pitch scheduled for Game 2 in the split-admission twinbill.
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' bullpen arms are leading concern as trade deadline looms
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George Stoia / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Jose Iglesias admits to thinking about trade possibilities — Jose Iglesias is playing the baseball of his career — at least according to him. — Following his four-run day Saturday leading the Tigers to a 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox, Iglesias' talked about his trade value rising Sunday morning.
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Perez homers as Royals beat Twins, clinch rare series win — MLB: Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals — Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer and — Brian Flynn pitched three scoreless innings of one-hit relief to pick up the win as the — Kansas City Royals won their second straight game, 4-2, over the
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ESPN:
Sean Doolittle to remain sidelined with stress reaction in foot — Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle has suffered a setback in his comeback from a left toe injury that could keep him out a few more weeks. — Doolittle, who threw off a mound Friday for the first time since July 7 …
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Dan Arritt / UPI:
Astros gunning for sweep of Angels — The Los Angeles Angels are hoping left-hander Andrew Heaney can provide another answer to Lance McCullers Jr. — Heaney outpitched McCullers when the Angels hosted the Houston Astros two months ago, and they'll go head to head again Sunday afternoon …
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals Acquire Brian Goodwin — The Royals have acquired outfielder Brian Goodwin from the Nationals for minor league reliever Jacob Condra-Bogan, Washington announced. The Nats also recalled reliever Sammy Solis to take Goodwin's roster spot. — A National since they chose him in the first round …
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ESPN:
Shin-Soo Choo's on-base streak ends at Rangers-record 52 games — Shin-Soo Choo's streak of reaching base safely has been snapped at 52 games — the longest such single-season streak in Texas Rangers history. — Choo went 0-for-4 in Saturday night's 16-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians in Arlington, Texas.
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Romano makes six as far as Cincinnati Reds rotation — Reds Hall of Famers Barry Larkin and Johnny Bench look back at 2018 Hall of Fame inductees Adam Dunn and Dave Bristol Kareem Elgazzar, kelgazzar@enquirer.com — Sal Romano will start Wednesday. Homer Bailey returns to the rotation Tuesday.
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Casey Mize's debut still undetermined in Detroit Tigers' farm system — A quick look at the Tigers' No. 1 pick in 2018 MLB draft, Casey Mize. Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press. Wochit — CONNECT — Right-handed pitcher Casey Mize will throw a live batting practice in Lakeland …
