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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — HOUSTON - The Diamondbacks' playoff dreams weren't exactly easily attainable when this trip began, but at least they were intact. As they packed up their belongings in the visiting clubhouse on Sunday afternoon, the questions no longer were about where they were going but rather how they got here.
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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.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — HOUSTON - Third baseman Alex Bregman …
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Jordan Godwin / Associated Press:
Springer helps Astros beat D-backs 10-4, extend AL West lead
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ESPN:
Alex Bregman wears No. 2 in part because Diamondbacks didn't draft him No. 1
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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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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.
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Winning record gives Rays something to hold onto — ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays, barring a total collapse by the A's or Yankees, are not going to post enough victories to make it into the playoffs. — But after hanging on to the beat the A's again Sunday, 5-4, they insured …
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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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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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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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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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Braves go for seventh straight win vs. Nationals
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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 …
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 …
