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Janie McCauley / Toronto Sun:
A's back Fiers with balanced offense, beat Yankees 8-2 — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Whether playing 20 straight games without a break, bouncing back from a tough loss or pulling off a late-game rally, manager Bob Melvin sure appreciates his resilient Oakland Athletics.
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Five lessons we learned from Yankees-A's — OAKLAND, Calif. — Back in May when they met in the Bronx, the New York Yankees overpowered the Oakland A's in an early-season series win. — Things have changed. — In obliterating the Yankees 8-2 Wednesday night en route to their own series win at home …
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Yankees have checklist of concerns heading down the stretch — Aaron Boone on Gary Sanchez's play behind the plate and Yanks missed opportunities in tough first inning en route to loss to A's in Oakland Wednesday Pete Caldera, Staff Writer, @pcaldera — OAKLAND, Calif. …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
3 reasons why the Yankees shouldn't worry about a potential wild card showdown vs. the A's — OAKLAND - OK, that didn't exactly go well. — The Yankees bumbled their way through the first inning of Wednesday night's game, basically handing the series to the A's at the Coliseum.
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Inside New York Yankees' first-inning communications lapse between Luis Severino, Gary Sanchez
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Sloppy first inning dooms New York Yankees to series loss at Oakland A's
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's top Yankees 8-2, take series against potential playoff opponent
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Charles F. Gardner / Associated Press:
Cubs hold off Brewers 6-4, boost NL Central lead to 4 games — MILWAUKEE (AP) Daniel Murphy sees no panic in his new Chicago Cubs teammates. — The Cubs needed a win Wednesday night to avert a three-game sweep by division rival Milwaukee, and Murphy played a big role with three hits …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs spark plug Daniel Murphy returns to Washington to face his old team — Chicago Tribune — Former Nationals star Daniel Murphy returns to Washington on Thursday as the Cubs begin a four-game series with the Nationals. — Like Cole Hamels on the Cubs' trip last weekend to Philadelphia …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Kyle Schwarber not in lineup as Cubs face Stephen Strasburg and Nationals — Chicago Tribune — Left fielder Kyle Schwarber will get some extra time to rest his stiff back Thursday night when the Cubs face the Nationals and Stephen Strasburg at Nationals Park.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
3 things we learned from the Cubs-Brewers series
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Cesar Brioso / Cincinnati.com:
Todd Frazier admits fooling umpire on spectacular ‘catch’ — Turns out Todd Frazier is a pretty good actor. — The New York Mets third baseman finally admitted pulling a fast one on the umpire after what appeared to be a spectacular catch in Monday night's 4-1 victory against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.
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Doug Padilla / Daily Record:
Zack Wheeler hit by liner, still pitches Mets past Dodgers, 7-3
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Todd Frazier: I didn't catch the ball
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Al Mvp / ESPN:
MLB awards watch: Breaking down some of the tightest races ever — As the 2018 season heads to the final weeks, the race for almost every major award is close. With hardware chases ranging from a 10-man scrum for NL MVP honors to one of the most unusual AL Rookie of the Year races ever …
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Associated Press:
Angels' Shohei Ohtani homers twice after getting surgery recommendation — Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani has new damage in his pitching elbow and the team says Tommy John surgery has been recommended. — A couple hours before Ohtani hit two home runs in a 9-3 victory over the Rangers on Wednesday …
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Bill Shaikin / Baltimore Sun:
Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani expected to undergo Tommy John surgery
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John Jackson / Associated Press:
Tigers hit 4 HRs in 10-2 rout White Sox, Kopech — CHICAGO (AP) Michael Kopech wasn't sharp and the Tigers took full advantage of the Chicago White Sox's prized pitching prospect. — Ronny Rodriguez had a two-run homer and Jeimer Candelario, Mikie Mahtook and JaCoby Jones each added a solo shot …
Michael Kelly / Associated Press:
Story hits 3 HRs, 1 a 500-footer, as Rockies top Giants 5-3 — DENVER (AP) Carlos Gonzalez waited patiently as Trevor Story finished his postgame interviews, a beer in hand to congratulate his Colorado teammate on his huge night. — More games like that from Story, and Gonzalez …
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Kyle Newport / Bleacher Report:
Trevor Story Crushes 2nd HR vs. Giants, Estimated 505 Feet
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Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Phillies' struggles vs. Marlins, Mets could hurt pursuit of NL East title | Extra Innings — If this is what the Phillies do with a gift, Santa Claus might as well bypass Citizens Bank Park this year. A few hours before the Phillies played Wednesday night, the Atlanta Braves blew 7-1 …
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Arizona Republic:
Game Day: Arizona Diamondbacks take on first-place Atlanta Braves — The Arizona Diamondbacks open a series against the first-place Atlanta Braves at Chase Field. — Stay with this page for pitching matchups, scoring updates and more. — Thursday's game — Braves at Diamondbacks
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Chelsea Janes / Chicago Tribune:
Despite sell-off, Nationals will not get under the competitive balance tax threshold — The Washington Post — As the Washington Nationals sold off veteran piece after veteran piece in a few waves of unofficial surrender, they did not do so in a way that clarified their grander plan.
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Bill Dow / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers great Denny McLain has regrets, but damn he could pitch — We unearthed thousands of Free Press photo negatives and one sports writer's score book to tell the tale of baseball's greats. “Bless you, boys.” Brian Kaufman, Detroit Free Press — CONNECT
