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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — HOUSTON - Third baseman Alex Bregman said he couldn't be happier being with the Houston Astros, the team that drafted him second overall out of LSU in 2015 and the club he helped to win a World Series last October. — But he didn't deny being upset that the Diamondbacks …
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Alex Bregman wears No. 2 in part because Diamondbacks didn't draft him No. 1 — Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman still isn't over the fact that the Arizona Diamondbacks passed over him in the 2015 MLB draft. — “I was super happy to come to a good organization like the Astros …
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Jordan Godwin / Associated Press:
Springer helps Astros beat D-backs 10-4, extend AL West lead — Astros starter Charlie Morton (15-3) frustrated Arizona hitters, who struggled to get anything off the ground against him early. Morton was perfect through three innings before the Diamondbacks scored on a sacrifice fly from David Peralta in the fourth to pull to 2-1.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — HOUSTON - When Clay Buchholz suffered a flexor strain …
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Don Mattingly calls for changes to September roster rules — PHILADELPHIA — Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly said Sunday that Major League Baseball should consider limiting roster sizes in the final month of the season, because “the game you play for five months is not the game you play in September.”
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Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies fall to Marlins for another deflating loss — The out-of-town scoreboard flickered early Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park to update the score from Atlanta after Washington took a fast lead over the first-place Braves. And then Cesar Hernandez hammered the very next pitch into the right-field seats for a leadoff homer.
Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Phillies use 22 players, including eight pitchers, for come-from-behind victory over Marlins
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Jake Seiner / Toronto:
Yankees fall to Blue Jays 3-2 — NEW YORK — Red Sox-Yankees in late September — as sure a thing as exists for baseball's schedule makers. AL East powers, historic foes, duking it out for a division title. — Not this time. With Boston's iron grip on the majors' best record …
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New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge might be ready to hit against the Red Sox this week
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Despite some promising signs, the Yankees are fast running out of games to put everything together before the playoffs
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Pinstripe Alley and MLB Baseball News …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
It's a changing of the guard for Yankees, who clearly will be relying more on young talent …
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MLB Baseball News … and Pinstripe Alley
Mark Didtler / Associated Press:
Rays give up four in 9th but hold off Athletics, 5-4 — Mallex Smith, Willy Adames and the Rays took two out of three from the A's in their weekend series. — Khris Davis hit a grand slam in the ninth inning but the Oakland Athletics again came up short, beaten by the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Sunday.
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Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Newcomb chased early as Braves drop series to Nationals — At least the past two days have helped the Braves in evaluating their postseason rotation plans. — Sean Newcomb lasted three innings, exiting in a five-run hole his offense was unable to combat, and the Braves lost 6-4 to the Nationals on Sunday.
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Braves go for seventh straight win vs. Nationals — ATLANTA — Juan Soto's season has been historic for a 19-year-old and that would normally make the Washington Nationals outfielder a lock for National League Rookie of the Year. — Not in 2018, though, with the way 20-year-old outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr …
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Talking Chop and Federal Baseball
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
What makes Cincinnati Reds pitcher Cody Reed's slider so effective? — Reds lefty Cody Reed talks about setting a new career-high with 10 strikeouts Saturday in a 1-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Reed gave up 2 hits in 5 innings. Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati Enquirer — CONNECT
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Detroit Free Press:
Last Slide — CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians rested several of their regulars a day after clinching the AL Central and lost to the Detroit Tigers, 6-4, on Sunday as Jim Adduci homered and drove in a career-high four runs. — The Indians rolled to a 15- win Saturday and celebrated …
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Chris McCosky / WKYC-TV:
‘A class act:’ Cleveland bids a fond farewell to former Indians All-Star Victor Martinez
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CBS Denver:
Giants' Pitching Blanks Rockies, Knocks Colorado Out Of 1st — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Colorado Rockies' bats went silent at the worst possible time. — Madison Bumgarner pitched six strong innings, and Austin Slater and Hunter Pence drove in runs as the San Francisco Giants beat Colorado …
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Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants already feeling winds of change amid bad season
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Todd Rosiak / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Pirates 3, Brewers 2: Offense comes up short yet again — The Milwaukee Brewers once again fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon. — But at least they made things interesting before all was said and done. — Having posted 16 scoreless innings against Pittsburgh pitching coming …
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Bucs Dugout
Detroit Free Press:
Last Slide — It was a solid season of progression in the Detroit Tigers' minor league system this year. — Some of their top prospects, like center fielder Daz Cameron and right-handed starting pitcher Matt Manning, made big strides and the farm system was aided by recent draftees …
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White Sox go for fourth straight win, sweep of Orioles — BALTIMORE — The Chicago White Sox will try to stretch their winning streak to four games and finish a weekend sweep of the Baltimore Orioles when the teams meet Sunday at Camden Yards. — Chicago has bounced back after dropping seven straight games.
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Dominic Smith's brutal day highlights troubling Mets loss … BOSTON — Through all his troubles at the plate at the major league level, Dominic Smith's first-base defense hasn't been an issue for the Mets. — But Saturday was one of those days Smith looked just as overmatched in the field as at the plate.
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Mike Axisa / CBSSports.com:
Walker Buehler's emergence is helping Dodgers stay alive in the postseason race — Buehler has a 2.35 ERA in the second half — With 14 games remaining in the regular season, the Los Angeles Dodgers are still very much alive in the postseason race. Friday night's win over the Cardinals …
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Yasiel Puig on 3 HRs: Teammates said ‘to stop hitting ground balls’
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