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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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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
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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Daily Record:
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.
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:
3 things we learned from the Cubs-Brewers series — Chicago Tribune — 3 things we learned from the Cubs-Brewers series, which the Brewers won 2-1 at Miller Park. — 1. The Cubs don't want to face Milwaukee in the Division Series — If they finish with the best record …
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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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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 …
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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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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:
Rhys Hoskins searching for one more hot streak to put Phillies in the playoffs — Rhys Hoskins has been here before. — It's the eighth inning on Wednesday night in Miami, and the Phillies have the tying run on first base with two out. Patient as ever, Hoskins lets the first pitch go for a called strike.
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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
