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Travis Andersen / BostonGlobe.com:
Red Sox division title banner falls off truck; its return may cost them — The Red Sox know a thing or two about high-stakes negotiations — with marquee free agents, or sponsorship partners. — But now they have to contend with Louie Iacuzzi, a 44-year-old Malden resident who …
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Nicole Yang / Boston Globe:
The Red Sox' division title banner has been returned
The Red Sox' division title banner has been returned
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Way-too-early Yankees-Red Sox playoff preview
Way-too-early Yankees-Red Sox playoff preview
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Real or Not? New pen problems could hurt Cubs', Braves' chances
Real or Not? New pen problems could hurt Cubs', Braves' chances
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Associated Press:
Indians' Trevor Bauer will pitch a few innings Friday in return from DL — CLEVELAND — Trevor Bauer will start for the Cleveland Indians against the Boston Red Sox on Friday in his first appearance since breaking his right leg last month. — Indians manager Terry Francona says Bauer will pitch a …
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White Sox slugger Jose Abreu out of hospital after infection — CLEVELAND — Chicago White Sox slugger Jose Abreu has been released from a Cleveland hospital after undergoing treatment for an infection in his right thigh. — Abreu was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday and released Wednesday.
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Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:
Trevor Bauer to return to Cleveland Indians' starting rotation Friday against Boston Red Sox — Starting pitcher Trevor Bauer will return to the Cleveland Indians' rotation Friday against the Boston Red Sox at Progressive Field. — CLEVELAND — Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer …
Beth Harris / Associated Press:
Taylor HR in 10th, Dodgers top Rockies 3-2, pad NL West lead — LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chris Taylor hit a high-arching, solo home run to left field in the 10th inning, lifting the Dodgers to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies that extended Los Angeles' NL West lead to 1 ½ games on Tuesday night.
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Last Slide — NEW YORK - If the situation arises, Aroldis Chapman will be ready to save tonight's game against the Red Sox. — The flame-throwing, left-handed Yankees' closer has been activated from the 10-day disabled list, on the heels of slugging right fielder Aaron Judge's return to the lineup on Tuesday.
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Craig Calcaterra / NBCSports.com:
Yankees activate Aroldis Chapman
Yankees activate Aroldis Chapman
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Associated Press:
Braves snap 4-game losing streak behind Freeman, Toussaint — ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman spent the previous four seasons playing for an Atlanta team that averaged 90 losses a year. — Now that the Braves are back challenging for a division title, the All-Star first baseman knows his club can't afford any long losing streaks.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals feel right at home in Atlanta as they gain another game in wild-card race
Cardinals feel right at home in Atlanta as they gain another game in wild-card race
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Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves avoid sweep at home against Cardinals
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon on the Cincinnati Reds: ‘Watch out next year’ — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati Enquirer — MILWAUKEE - There were no bigger fans of the Reds this week, during their three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers, than the members of the Chicago Cubs.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers get ‘primo competitor’ Logan Shore to complete Mike Fiers trade — The Mike Fiers trade is complete. — On Wednesday afternoon, the Detroit Tigers received right-hander Logan Shore from the Athletics as the second player to be named later in their Aug. 6 trade.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tigers, Athletics Complete Mike Fiers Trade
Tigers, Athletics Complete Mike Fiers Trade
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Daily Record:
Zack Wheeler's emergence gives Mets loaded top three heading into offseason — Zack Wheeler on being shut down Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt — NEW YORK —Even as he battled injuries the past few years, Zack Wheeler never wavered in his belief that he could be a front-of-the-rotation starter.
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Mets, Phillies lineups for Wednesday night in season series finale — For the final time in the 2018 season, the Mets and Phillies will square off. — Noah Syndergaard will start for the Mets, who own a 11-7 record against the Phillies this season, as both teams announced their lineups.
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Coley Harvey / ESPN:
It's all about October as Aaron Judge returns to the Yankees — NEW YORK — As he kicked the dirt in the Yankee Stadium batter's box, Aaron Judge looked down at his feet and paused. — An ovation still echoed around the park. The slugger, absent for nearly eight weeks due to a wrist injury …
Gabe Lacques / Knoxville News-Sentinel:
Is this Bryce Harper's last hurrah with the Nationals? — WASHINGTON - On a recent evening at Nationals Park, the home team sought cover in the dugout as yet another weather delay disrupted a game. Most of the Washington Nationals scurried with dispatch to shelter, but Bryce Harper slowed to a walk.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Joe Maddon to wear kicker Jim Bakken's jersey on flight home from Arizona — Chicago Tribune — First baseman Anthony Rizzo promised he won' wear his uniform on the Cubs' charter flight home Wednesday night. — In fact, Rizzo said he had to shop for clothes after “underpacking” for this three-game road trip to Phoenix.
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Associated Press:
Yankees top Red Sox 3-2, deny Boston a division clincher — NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Walker hit a three-run homer, Zach Britton started a game-ending double play on New York's third try in the ninth inning and the Yankees kept the Boston Red Sox from a bubbly celebration in the Bronx for at least another night with a 3-2 victory Tuesday.
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays journal: Austin Meadows among final wave of callups — ARLINGTON, Texas — The Rays will get their first look at OF Austin Meadows when he joins them Thursday in Toronto as part of the final wave of callups. — And based on what RHP Tyler Glasnow, a former Pirates and now Rays teammate, said, they're going to get an eyeful.