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Arizona Republic:
Game Day: Diamondbacks visit Houston to take on defending World Series champion Astros — The Arizona Diamondbacks hit the road for a critical series against the defending World Series champions, the Houston Astros. Stay with this page for pitching matchups, scoring updates and more.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Former Diamondbacks executive to auction off 2001 World Series ring to help sick colleague — DENVER - Washington Nationals Assistant General Manager Bob Miller, a former executive with the Diamondbacks, has placed his 2001 World Series ring up for auction to raise money for his colleague …
Daily Record:
Luis Severino, Masahiro Tanaka or J.A. Happ: Who starts New York Yankees' wild-card game? — Yankees manager Aaron Boone discusses Luis Severino's start prior to game vs. Twins at Minnesota on Wednesday Pete Caldera, Staff Writer, @pcaldera — NEW YORK - Open casting continues …
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Yankees feel sense of urgency with wild-card lead down to 1 game
Yankees feel sense of urgency with wild-card lead down to 1 game
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
The Brewers' magic number is down to 12; here's who to cheer against the rest of the way — The Milwaukee Brewers' “magic number” to earn a spot in the 2018 playoffs is down to 12 after a win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. That's only part of the story - the team also finds itself within …
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Cubs know Brewers are coming for them as NL Central tightens
Cubs know Brewers are coming for them as NL Central tightens
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Time for Cubs to pull out all the stops in NL Central race
Time for Cubs to pull out all the stops in NL Central race
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Fenway farce: Blue Jays swept away in Beantown thanks to Solarte error — BOSTON - Fenway Park, cloaked in all its historic and old-school splendour, has been a disaster for the Blue Jays this season in almost every way related to the box score. — In the midst of their worst season in almost a decade …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Kris Bryant helps Cubs come through in crucial game against Nationals — Chicago Tribune — Kris Bryant called Thursday's game “kind of a must-win” before it started, and the Cubs came with a 4-3 nail-biter in 10 innings to gain a half game on the idle Brewers.
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Michael Kelly / Associated Press:
Arenado, Story homer to help Rockies beat Diamondbacks 10-3 — DENVER (AP) - Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story homered, Kyle Freeland pitched effectively into the seventh, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-3 on Thursday to extend their NL West lead.
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ESPN:
A's starter Trevor Cahill scratched with strained muscle in back — The surging Oakland Athletics won't have Trevor Cahill on the mound Saturday. — The right-hander had been scratched from his scheduled start at Tampa Bay with a rhomboid (upper back) muscle strain. — Cahill has returned to Oakland for an MRI.
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David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
Athletics use 10-run 3rd inning to beat Orioles 10-0
Athletics use 10-run 3rd inning to beat Orioles 10-0
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Andy Clayton / New York Daily News:
David Wright will be activated for the Mets' final homestand, will start at third base on Sept. 29 — David Wright will get to wear a major-league uniform one more time. Then the captain is done with baseball. — The Mets announced Thursday that Wright will be activated on Sept. 25 …
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Marlowe Alter / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Casey Mize will be top-10 prospect in MLB, analyst says — Who are Detroit's next batch of star athletes? We looked at the rosters of the Lions, Tigers, Red Wings and Pistons, and came up with a ranking of who could become our city's next big talent.
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Why this AL race is the best MVP race ever — Here's the hypothesis: The American League MVP race is arguably the greatest MVP race ever. — Here's the evidence: We already have six position players with a WAR of 7.0 or higher, plus a seventh candidate who is merely chasing a Triple Crown.
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
'He's addicted to winning': Clayton Kershaw's battle to remain elite — LOS ANGELES — It was the onset of spring training in 2015, Andrew Friedman's first as the Los Angeles Dodgers' president of baseball operations. “Player plan” meetings — basically, an analytics session with players, coaches and executives — were being held.
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels' Mike Trout makes a push toward his first Gold Glove award — For all of Mike Trout's individual honors — two American League most valuable player awards, AL rookie of the year, five Silver Slugger awards, seven All-Star Game selections and two All-Star Game MVPs …
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Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Not even Aaron Nola can stop the Phillies' free fall in sweeping loss to Nationals — No one is immune to the Phillies' free fall. Not even Aaron Nola. — Thirty-nine days since the Phillies last won a series, with their playoff hopes fading faster than a scoop of ice cream on the late-summer pavement …
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Regrets? The Rays have a few (or more) — ST. PETERSBURG — Team officials are stirring up interest and dropping ticket prices for the weekend showdown series with the A's, trying to do everything they can to help their red-hot Rays close the gap for the final American League playoff spot.