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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 to their bullpen on Monday, promoting prospect Yoan Lopez from Double-A Jackson. He is expecting to be with the team for Monday evening's game against the San Diego Padres. — Lopez has had an impressive season …
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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — Other than speaking to the media following Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Dodgers in Los Angeles, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo didn't utter a word until midnight that night. — Lovullo wasn't the only one frustrated after the Diamondbacks let a late-inning lead evaporate …
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ESPN:
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 …
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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 …
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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Gleyber Torres named AL Player of the Week, Didi Gregorius could return by Friday — OAKLAND, Calif. - Monday was truly “Glebyer Day.” — For the second time this year, Yankees rookie second baseman Gleyber Torres was named the AL's ‘Player of the Week’ - announced on Labor Day.
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:
Los Angeles Angels hopeful Shohei Ohtani will make next start Sunday — ARLINGTON, Texas — Shohei Ohtani has been evaluated after coming out of his pitching return early, and Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia is hopeful the right-hander will be good to make his next scheduled start Sunday.
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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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Steve Herrick / Associated Press:
Junis, O'Hearn lead KC past Indians 5-1 for 6th straight win — That's three straight losses for the Tribe. — CLEVELAND (AP) - Jakob Junis allowed two hits in seven shutout innings, Ryan O'Hearn homered twice and the Kansas City Royals extended their winning streak to a season-high 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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Pat Graham / Toronto Sun:
Cuevas hits 2-run single in 8th, Rockies beat Giants 9-8 — DENVER (AP) A September call-up, Noel Cuevas just wants to make an impact. — With one choked-up swing, he delivered in a most meaningful way - in the heat of a pennant race. — The rookie pinch-hitter bounced a go-ahead …
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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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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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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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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Yankees, A's look to set tone in likely wild-card preview — OAKLAND, Calif. — Now that the calendar has turned to the final month of the regular season, brace yourself: The postseason push is about to get more intense, more serious and, most of all, more fun.
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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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Red Sox to call up veteran infielder Brandon Phillips on Tuesday — The Boston Red Sox will call up veteran infielder Brandon Phillips on Tuesday. — Phillips signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox in late June and has played in 38 games with Triple-A Pawtucket …
Courier-Journal:
Louisville Bats' Iribarren plays all nine positions in season finale — Long-time Louisville Bats utility player Hernan Iribarren ended the season on Monday with a little bit of baseball history. — The 34-year-old from Venezuela played all nine positions in the Bats' 4- loss …
