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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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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Your guide to the last two weeks of the regular season  —  When we near the end of a season, I always remember some of the improbable comebacks from death to life or life to death that we've seen, even in the recent past.  —  Who can forget the 2007 Colorado Rockies, who won 13 …
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Astros ace Justin Verlander showing no signs of slowing down  —  Justin Verlander probably won't win the Cy Young Award, although he helped his case with a crucial effort on Sunday, allowing one run with 11 strikeouts over seven innings in the Houston Astros' 5-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:   Jacob deGrom allows three runs in seven innings, Boston takes lead after he exits
Daily Record:   Mets manager Mickey Callaway OK with McNeil's head-first slide
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
Joe Harris / Associated Press:
Wainwright blanks Dodgers over 6 innings, Cardinals win 5-0  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) - Adam Wainwright had something to prove.  —  Wainwright pitched two-hit ball over six innings for his first win in five months, Marcell Ozuna homered and the St. Louis Cardinals salvaged the finale of a four-game series …
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Jorge Castillo / Baltimore Sun:
Dodgers unable to complete the sweep of the Cardinals, lose 5-0  —  A couple hours before the Dodgers took the field Sunday night vying for a four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals, manager Dave Roberts was asked how it felt to be in first place in the National League West again.  —  “It's OK,” he said.
Rotoworld.com:
Daily Dose: Wonderful Waino  —  Wonderful Wainwright  —  To say that the Cardinals desperately needed a terrific pitching performance on Sunday night would be a massive understatement.  —  The Red Birds had been reeling.  Losers of four straight games, including the first three of a four-game weekend set against the Dodgers.
ESPN:
Power Rankings: Shake-ups start at No. 1 while NL races narrow  —  The Boston Red Sox are cruising toward a franchise record for wins, just three shy of reaching a pinnacle no other Sox team has reached.  But that doesn't earn them extra consideration among baseball's superteams …
ESPN:   Rockies, Dodgers battle in big series for NL West lead
CBS Denver:
Giants' Pitching Blanks Rockies, Knocks Colorado Out Of 1st
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 …
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
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Associated Press:
MLB: Yankees' Judge may play against Red Sox  —  New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said All-Star slugger Aaron Judge could return to the lineup against the Boston Red Sox during a three-game series that starts Tuesday in the Bronx.  —  Boone said Sunday that Judge is “getting real close” to returning from a broken right wrist.
Daily Record:   Yankees announcer John Sterling, Boston's Joe Castiglione to switch booths for an inning
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:   Winning record gives Rays something to hold onto
Coley Harvey / ESPN:   Aroldis Chapman needed to restore order to sagging Yankees bullpen
Daily Record:
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge might be ready to hit against the Red Sox this week
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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.”
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
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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.
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
How did Phillies' season go awry? They wonder, too
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:   Is Matt Klentak's new Phillies way better than the old one? There's no way to know
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Last Slide  —  If the Pittsburgh Pirates' pitching is this stinking good, what are they doing in fourth place?  —  That had to be what the Brewers were thinking late Sunday afternoon after yet another frustrating day against Pittsburgh's pitching staff.  If the Brewers do fall short …
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Todd Rosiak / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Pirates 3, Brewers 2: Offense comes up short yet again
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
ESPN:
Astros, Mariners looking to win season series  —  HOUSTON — After the news broke that Astros third baseman Alex Bregman had accomplished something never previously done by a player at his position, someone somewhere suggested he'd receive the Barry Bonds treatment when he came to the plate in high-leverage situations.
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Associated Press:   Calhoun, Upton homers lead Angels past Mariners
ESPN:
Fun-loving Cubs visit fading Diamondbacks  —  PHOENIX — The Cubs have played some of their best baseball here in crunch time, a stretch that has taken a big bite out of the Diamondbacks' playoff chances.  —  The Cubs will enter Day 28 of a string of 30 straight days in which games were scheduled …
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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:   Cubs' Jason Heyward jumps back into the mix for the stretch run
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Series preview: Cardinals at Braves  —  • The Braves are the only team the Cardinals have played whom they haven't beaten this year.  Atlanta took all three games in an early summer series in St. Louis, outscoring them 22-10.  Atlanta is seeking its first division title since 2013 and second since 2005
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Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Newcomb chased early as Braves drop series to Nationals
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 …
Discussion: Star Tribune
Rotoworld.com:
DRAFT MLB Strategy: Monday  —  Building a team on DRAFT's DFS platform is an excellent way to make the action even more exciting than just following your favorite team.  If you aren't familiar with DRAFT's DFS platform, it's an innovative daily fantasy game with a live draft feature …
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Memphis Redbirds go to title game  —  It seems as if most of the Memphis Redbirds already are here, but the Cardinals' Class AAA club, by virtue of a 5- win over Fresno on Saturday night, clinched a second consecutive Pacific Coast League title and advanced to the Class AAA championship game …
 
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Clark Spencer / miamiherald:
Don Mattingly calls for roster limits after Marlins, Phillies set unusual MLB record
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide  —  HOUSTON - The Diamondbacks' playoff dreams …
Discussion: Sporting News and ESPN
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide  —  HOUSTON - Astros slugger Yuli Gurriel tapped his chest …
Chicago Tribune:
NL Central tracker: Brewers lose, too, so Cubs magic number hits 11
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Mark Didtler / Associated Press:
Rays give up four in 9th but hold off Athletics, 5-4
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Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies fall to Marlins for another deflating loss as end of season inches closer
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Detroit Free Press:
Last Slide  —  It was a solid season of progression …
 

 
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