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Associated Press:
Voit gives Yankees pair of home run records on 1 swing — SHARE URL EMAIL FBMSNGR WHATSAPP SMS — NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Voit and the New York Yankees have set two home run records with one swing of the bat. — The brawny first baseman hit a two-run shot to straightaway center field …
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Pueblo Chiefton
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Toronto Sun:
Yankees host Orioles, turn attention toward wild card — NEW YORK — The American League East race is officially over and the New York Yankees can turn their focus toward more pressing matters. — Among them are securing home-field advantage in the wild-card game over the hard-charging Oakland Athletics …
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Pinstripe Alley and Camden Chat
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Are these the best Red Sox ever? Only a championship will truly cement their legacy — NEW YORK — Two things that aren't yet true, but might be soon: — Mookie Betts is the Most Valuable Player in the American League. — The 2018 Boston Red Sox are the greatest team in franchise history.
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Over the Monster
Daily Record:
5 takeaways from NY Yankees' series vs. the AL East champion Red Sox — Pete Caldera, Staff Writer, @pcaldera — NEW YORK - As the Red Sox and their traveling nation of fans celebrated a third straight AL East title, this one clinched on Bronx soil, the Yankees were trying to move ahead.
New York Post:
Red Sox fan electrocuted train surfing from Yankee Stadium — A Red Sox fan on his way home from Yankee Stadium died Wednesday when he tried to climb on top of a Metro-North train and was electrocuted by overhead wires, creating a chaotic situation where riders were trapped for more than two hours, MTA officials and riders said.
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Bleacher Report, Sporting News, Sportsnet.ca and Deadspin
Daily Record:
Voit keeps rivalry fires burning, McCutchen shows patience, power, and what about Gardner?
Voit keeps rivalry fires burning, McCutchen shows patience, power, and what about Gardner?
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Camden Chat and Pinstripe Alley
Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
‘The Hawk Harrelson Show,’ a long-running drama, draws to a close
‘The Hawk Harrelson Show,’ a long-running drama, draws to a close
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Let's Go Tribe
Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Mets' Wilmer Flores shut down for season because of arthritis in both knees — The part-time player has had injections in both knees but his future is uncertain. — WASHINGTON — Wilmer Flores has been shut down for the rest of the season with what Mets manager Mickey Callaway called “early onset arthritis in both knees.”
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MLB Trade Rumors
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Christin Stewart's power surge a glimpse of Detroit Tigers' future — They had heard about his power, about the way this linebacker-looking outfielder can put the ball in the seats with ease. — Detroit Tigers fans had been waiting for Christin Stewart to show it to them all year.
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ESPN:
Astros set to host Angels for weekend series — HOUSTON — The standard of expectation is so high for the Houston Astros, reigning World Series champions and possessors of the second-best record in baseball, that any unusually poor performance subsequently demands a lengthy explanation from all the involved parties.
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The Crawfish Boxes
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Steve Herrick / Associated Press:
Davidson's 11th-inning single sends Sox past Indians 5-4 — CLEVELAND (AP) - Matt Davidson hit a run-scoring single with two out in the 11th inning to lift the White Sox to a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night, Chicago's first victory at Progressive Field this season.
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South Side Sox
Ian Harrison / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Justin Smoak lifts Blue Jays past Rays with walk-off shot — Justin Smoak homered with two outs in the ninth inning to give the — Toronto Blue Jays a 9-8 victory over Tampa Bay on Thursday night, dealing a blow to the Rays' wild-card playoff hopes. — Smoak hit his 25th homer of the season and third career walk-off blast.
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Star Tribune, DRaysBay and Bluebird Banter
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Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Who can the Yankees trust in the wild-card game? — NEW YORK — For the first three months of the season, Luis Severino looked like an ace, the kind of consistently dominant pitcher a team would gladly start in a pivotal, must-win elimination game. — Several hiccups since the All-Star break made him look far different.
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
As a starter, could Michael Lorenzen be the National League version of Shohei Ohtani? — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati Enquirer — MIAMI - When Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman spoke to reporters Thursday, Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani was at the plate on a nearby TV screen.
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MLB Baseball News …
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Scott Schebler focused on a strong finish to season after injury
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Scott Schebler focused on a strong finish to season after injury
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MLB Baseball News …
Chelsea Janes / Chicago Tribune:
Max Scherzer, Nationals see season slip away; Bryce Harper ejected in loss to Mets — The Washington Post — Even as the Washington Nationals' playoff hopes fade with the September crowds, even as the end settles in slowly like signs of autumn on the heels of a hot summer, possibility lives in Max Scherzer.
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Danny Abriano / SNY:
Mets can end Max Scherzer's Cy Young bid Thursday night
Mets can end Max Scherzer's Cy Young bid Thursday night
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MLB Baseball News … and Federal Baseball
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
‘We go where he goes’: Rockies' DJ LeMahieu faces wild finish, free agency — DJ LeMahieu ranks down the list of recognizable Colorado Rockies players, behind Nolan Arenado, Charlie Blackmon, Trevor Story, Carlos Gonzalez and Matt Holliday, to name a handful. For the uninitiated, LeMahieu's given name is “David John.”
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Twenty years later, Ron Santo's ‘Oh, no’ call is still a classic — Chicago Tribune — The two words that best described the state of the Cubs for more than a century were uttered into a microphone 20 years ago Sunday: — “Oh, no.” — Perhaps it's better to capitalize them and add an exclamation mark— “OH, NO!”
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Ozuna hopes for postseason prize after his shoulder improves — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Yairo Munoz (34)celebrates with teammate St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Marcell Ozuna (23) at the end of the ninth inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers …