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John Marshall / Star Tribune:
Reyes homers twice, Padres knock off Diamondbacks 6-2 — PHOENIX — Bryan Mitchell's strong return to San Diego's rotation and a big boost from Franmil Reyes' bat put Arizona in a deeper hole in the NL West. — Reyes homered twice and had four RBIs, Mitchell pitched five effective innings …
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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — Prior to Monday's series opener against the San Diego Padres at Chase Field, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talked at length about wanting to see his hitters be more patient at the plate. — Lovullo seemed to suggest that, given the offensive funk in which the Diamondbacks …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — The Diamondbacks are adding a power-armed reinforcement …
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ESPN:
Jacob deGrom ties MLB record with 25th straight start allowing three or fewer runs — New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom tied a modern-era major league record Monday night by allowing three or fewer runs in 25 straight starts in a single season. — The Cy Young candidate …
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Kenley Jansen (heart) could sit out Dodgers' trip to Colorado — Kenley Jansen's ongoing problems with an irregular heartbeat might force the Los Angeles Dodgers to leave their closer at home for this weekend's series at Colorado. — Increased elevation can exacerbate an irregular heartbeat …
Toronto Sun:
Rockies look to top Giants in series behind Marquez — DENVER — German Marquez, a 23-year-old right-hander who has been dominant in recent starts, will take the mound Tuesday for the Colorado Rockies against the San Francisco Giants. — After coming back to win 9-8 on Monday …
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Alex Pavlovic / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Chris Shaw hits first homer, but Giants blow 8-7 lead to Rockies
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Janie McCauley / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Canha homers as A's gain ground on Yankees in wild-card race — Matt Chapman hit an RBI double to back — New York Yankees 6-3 on Monday in a matchup between two teams in the AL wild-card race. — The A's jumped on — CC Sabathia early and pulled within 3 1/2 games of New York for the first wild card.
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Expert predictions: Tight races, award winners and more — After five months of baseball, more than a few things have not worked out exactly the way some of us foresaw back in spring training. The expectation that the Washington Nationals would easily win the NL East isn't looking so hot …
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MLB Roundtable: What to watch during the season's homestretch — With less than a full month of action left, we asked David Schoenfield and Bradford Doolittle of ESPN.com and Sarah Langs of ESPN Stats & Information to share their thoughts on what September will have on tap for fans as the regular season winds down.
Toronto Sun:
Indians attempt to halt Royals' six-game win streak — CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians and their improved bullpen will host the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night at Progressive Field in the second game of a three-game series. — The Royals won the first game 5-1 on Monday to extend their season-high winning streak to six games.
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Ben Axelrod / WKYC-TV:
New Cleveland Indians 3B Josh Donaldson hits grand slam in Columbus Clippers debut
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Matt Carlson / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Davidson, Palka homer in 9th to lift White Sox over Tigers — Matt Davidson hit a two-run, game-ending homer as the — Chicago White Sox scored three times in the bottom of the ninth to beat the — Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Monday for their eighth win in 11 games.
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Associated Press:
Yelich beats throw to 1st in 9th, Brewers beat Cubs 4-3 — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich drove in the winning run with the bases loaded in the ninth after beating a throw from third to avoid a double play, and the Milwaukee Brewers opened an important three-game series with the Chicago Cubs with a 4-3 win Monday.
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David Alter / CTVNews:
Stroman struggles in return to mound from DL as Blue Jays fall to Rays 7-1 — TORONTO — Matt Duffy drove in a pair of runs and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Monday. — Ji-Man Choi hit a solo home run for the Rays (74-63) who won the first of ten meetings between these teams this month.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rays To Promote Nick Ciuffo, Reinstate Mallex Smith
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ESPN:
Padres' Wil Myers apologizes for comments critical of manager Andy Green — San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers apologized on Monday for recent comments that were critical of extra drills commissioned by manager Andy Green. — In video that began circulating Sunday on social media …
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Toronto Sun:
Astros continue series against transitioning Twins — HOUSTON — On the heels of playing five consecutive series against American League West rivals, the Astros on Monday opened a three-game set against a club finishing out the string. — The Minnesota Twins, unexpected postseason participants …
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Slumping Phillies stinking like Fish right now | Extra Innings — If the Phillies fall in an empty stadium, does it make a sound? Sure does. That was definitely a thud you heard after the Phillies offense was marked absent again in a 3-1 loss Monday to last-place Miami at Marlins Stadium.
Drew Davison / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
If Round Rock becomes the Astros' Triple A affiliate, where would the Rangers turn? — ARLINGTON — Texas Rangers president and general manager Jon Daniels had nothing but good things to say about the organization's relationship with its Triple A affiliate, the Round Rock Express.
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Touki Toussaint encourages vs. Red Sox's menacing lineup — Touki Toussaint manhandled the mighty Red Sox for four innings. He came unraveled in the fifth, undone by a trio of doubles that painted a three-run inning in route to the Braves' 8-2 loss Monday. — But Toussaint's overall display was notable.
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Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
5 things to know about the Braves on Labor Day
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