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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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USA Today, MLB Baseball News …, Deadspin and NewsCut
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Nicole Yang / Boston Globe:
The Red Sox' division title banner has been returned — The Red Sox' 2018 division title banner that was recovered on McGrath Highway in Somerville Monday has been returned in exchange for nothing. — A team spokeswoman told The Boston Globe's Travis Anderson the banner was brought into Fenway Park Wednesday afternoon.
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baseballmusings.com
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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MLB Baseball News …, Pinstripe Alley, NESN.com and Over the Monster
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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Why aren't the Dodgers even better? — The first few months of 2013 were an embarrassing time for the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was the first full year under their new ownership, the first year they were spending more than any other team in the National League. And at the end of June they were in last place.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
5 National League teams can block Cubs from returning to World Series
Jorge Castillo / Los Angeles Times:
Chris Taylor walks it off for the Dodgers to beat the Rockies in extras and increase NL West lead
Chris Taylor walks it off for the Dodgers to beat the Rockies in extras and increase NL West lead
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The Comeback
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dave Roberts: Things ‘coming together at the right time’ for Dodgers
Associated Press:
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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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 …
Steve Herrick / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Kluber wins 19th, strikes out 11 as Indians top White Sox
Kluber wins 19th, strikes out 11 as Indians top White Sox
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South Side Sox, Let's Go Tribe and Associated Press
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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Viva El Birdos and Talking Chop
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves avoid sweep at home against Cardinals
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Daniel Murphy, Jason Heyward on the bench as Cubs' 30-day stretch with a scheduled game concludes — Chicago Tribune — Daniel Murphy joined the Cubs one day after they started their stretch of 30 consecutive days with a scheduled game, but he'll receive a rest Wednesday night when they conclude …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Joe Maddon to wear kicker Jim Bakken's jersey on flight home from Arizona
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Anthony Rizzo's 17-pitch out sparks Cubs: ‘When you see the guy working the bat like that, something good follows’
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Revived offense could provide the best fix for Cubs' bullpen
Daily Record:
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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MLB Baseball News … and Pinstripe Alley
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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Associated Press:
Gonzalez's homer helps Astros down Mariners 7-0 — Houston, which eliminated the Mariners from contention for the AL West title with the victory, entered the day four games ahead of Oakland atop the division standings. The Athletics played later against the Angels.
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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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DRaysBay and Over the Monster
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 …
Daily Record:
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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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.