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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.
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 …
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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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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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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
Newcomb chased early as Braves drop series to Nationals
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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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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.
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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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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
Pirates 3, Brewers 2: Offense comes up short yet again
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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 …
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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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.
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.
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 …
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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