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Associated Press:
Marlins keep Phillies from moving up with 6-4 win — PHILADELPHIA - Peter O'Brien homered and drove in three runs as the Miami Marlins blunted Philadelphia's bid to move up in the playoff race, beating the Phillies 6-4 on Sunday. — The Phillies remained 6 1/2 games behind NL East-leading Atlanta, which lost to Washington.
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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.”
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
How did Phillies' season go awry? They wonder, too — The Phillies have spent the last three or four weeks, general manager Matt Klentak said, trying to determine what exactly happened in August that sent the team into a tailspin. — Their offense stalled and their starting pitching cracked …
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Is Matt Klentak's new Phillies way better than the old one? There's no way to know
Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Phillies use 22 players, including eight pitchers, for come-from-behind victory over Marlins
Phillies use 22 players, including eight pitchers, for come-from-behind victory over Marlins
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MLB Baseball News … and Fish Stripes
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — HOUSTON - Astros slugger Yuli Gurriel tapped his chest, motioning toward the pitcher's mound. Diamondbacks reliever Yoan Lopez answered back with a tip of his cap. For Lopez, facing not just a fellow Cuban player but a player of Gurriel's stature in a major league game was a special moment.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — HOUSTON - Third baseman Alex Bregman …
Last Slide — HOUSTON - Third baseman Alex Bregman …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Jordan Godwin / Associated Press:
Springer helps Astros beat D-backs 10-4, extend AL West lead
Springer helps Astros beat D-backs 10-4, extend AL West lead
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The Crawfish Boxes and AZ Snake Pit
ESPN:
Alex Bregman wears No. 2 in part because Diamondbacks didn't draft him No. 1
Alex Bregman wears No. 2 in part because Diamondbacks didn't draft him No. 1
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Arizona Republic
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — HOUSTON - When Clay Buchholz suffered a flexor strain …
Last Slide — HOUSTON - When Clay Buchholz suffered a flexor strain …
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AZ Snake Pit
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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Bluebird Banter
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Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Aroldis Chapman needed to restore order to sagging Yankees bullpen — NEW YORK — Once the stable backbone of what had looked like a World Series contender, the New York Yankees bullpen lately has shown a measure of the inconsistency and uncertainty that has defined the overall team's recent mediocrity.
Ken Powtak / Associated Press:
Red Sox beat the Mets 4-3 and cut magic number to 2 — BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts doesn't seem to be badly hurt, so the Red Sox can focus on clinching the AL East at Yankee Stadium for the second time in three seasons. — Betts gave Boston a scare when he injured his left side making …
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Associated Press and Star Tribune
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New York Daily / Orlando Sentinel:
Jacob deGrom pitches another solid outing but Mets waste it in loss to Red Sox; Mookie Betts leaves game hurt — BOSTON — You know the drill. — Jacob deGrom pitches solid ball, but the Mets lose regardless. — It's getting a bit old, huh, Mets fans?
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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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Tommy Pham is making his way as a Ray
Associated Press:
Calhoun, Upton homers lead Angels past Mariners — Calhoun was on a 0-for-25 skid — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Kole Calhoun hit a two-run homer and Justin Upton homered in his third straight game as the Los Angeles Angels avoided a four-game sweep with a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners 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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ESPN:
Braves go for seventh straight win vs. Nationals
Braves go for seventh straight win vs. Nationals
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Talking Chop and Federal Baseball
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 …
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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Purple Row and McCovey Chronicles
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Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants already feeling winds of change amid bad season
Giants already feeling winds of change amid bad season
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MLB Baseball News …, NBCSports.com and McCovey Chronicles
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
Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Jason Heyward jumps back into the mix for the stretch run — Photos from the Cubs' 2-1 loss to the Reds at Wrigley Field on Sept. 16, 2018. (Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Jason Heyward is back, perhaps in time to fuel a finishing kick for the Cubs.
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 …
Chicago Tribune:
NL Central tracker: Brewers lose, too, so Cubs magic number hits 11 — Chicago Tribune — The Cubs lost the series finale against the Reds 2-1 on Sunday but maintained their 2½-game National League Central lead over the Brewers, whose ninth-inning rally against the Pirates fell short in a 3-2 loss.
Daily Record:
Mets manager Mickey Callaway OK with McNeil's head-first slide — Mickey Callaway on Sunday's lineup Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt — BOSTON - Seemingly for the first time this season, Jeff McNeil made a mistake. — The second baseman slid head first into first base inSunday's 4-3 loss …