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Associated Press:
Rockies rally past Red Sox 5-4, spoil Sale's 17 K effort — BOSTON — Red Sox ace Chris Sale struck out a career-high 17 in just seven innings before getting pulled after 108 pitches on a chilly Tuesday night, and the Colorado Rockies rallied against Boston's bullpen to win 5-4 in the 11th.
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Real or not? Sale's exit costs him a shot at 20 K's
Real or not? Sale's exit costs him a shot at 20 K's
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Associated Press
Associated Press:
Garver homers, hurts ankle in Twins' 4-3 win over Angels — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mitch Garver demonstrated his value to the Minnesota Twins again Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Angels. Now, Minnesota is hoping it hasn't lost its surprisingly productive catcher for an extended period.
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MLB Baseball News … and Twinkie Town
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Switch-hitting Kendrys Morales gives much needed balance to Yankees' lineup — Kendrys Morales was traveling to New York Wednesday afternoon, so he was not on the Yankees' active roster for the first game of their doubleheader against the Orioles at the Stadium. They were hoping he would be available for the nightcap.
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Dan Martin / New York Post:
Yankees' Miguel Andujar could elect to have season-ending surgery
Yankees' Miguel Andujar could elect to have season-ending surgery
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The Runner Sports
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees pick up Kendry Morales in hopes of replacing lost power
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Acquire Kendrys Morales
Yankees Acquire Kendrys Morales
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MLB Daily Dish, Royals Review and Pinstripe Alley
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera (knee) to miss facing Justin Verlander again — Miguel Cabrera will not face Justin Verlander tonight. — Cabrera is not in Wednesday night's Detroit Tigers starting lineup against the Astros. He left Tuesday night's game with right knee discomfort, manager Ron Gardenhire said.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
How Detroit Tigers prospect Jake Rogers fixed his swing, and now is in Toledo — In Detroit on Tuesday night, the Detroit Tigers played host to the Astros. — In Toledo, catcher Jake Rogers — part of the Aug. 31, 2017 trade that sent right-hander Justin Verlander to Houston — made his debut with Triple-A Toledo.
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Bless You Boys
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards' regular lineup doesn't include Bader anymore — ATLANTA — Although the Cardinals had lost nine of their past 11 games, manager Mike Shildt trusted the process. He stayed with his regular lineup Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves, which was not the regular lineup when the season began six weeks ago.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Molina, Fowler homer as Cardinals lead Braves 11-3
Molina, Fowler homer as Cardinals lead Braves 11-3
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Viva El Birdos and MLB Baseball News …
Scott Hanson / Miami Herald:
Mariners come up all aces against A's for two-game sweep — The Seattle Mariners seem to have found the cure for what has ailed them the past few weeks: — Playing the Oakland A's. — For the second time this season, the Mariners swept the Athletics in a two-game series …
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Associated Press:
Mariners belt 3 homers, beat Athletics 4-3 — Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais sat pitcher Roenis Elias down at the beginning of the season and delivered a powerful message: You belong here. — The long reliever showed again Tuesday why Servais had such confidence in him …
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Lookout Landing
Yahoo Canada / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Blue Jays revisit historic 2015 trade deadline with latest addition — The days leading up to 2015 trade deadline were pivotal in Blue Jays history, as the club added Troy Tulowitzki and David Price to put themselves in position to break a 22-year playoff drought.
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Bluebird Banter
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Claim Jimmy Cordero — The Blue Jays have claimed righty Jimmy Cordero off waivers from the Nationals, as Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca was among those to cover on Twitter. Cordero was sent to Triple-A on optional assignment. — Despite the Nats' bullpen malaise …
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Federal Baseball
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Pirates rookie Cole Tucker's ‘12-year-old’ moment is a dream come true — PHOENIX — As Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Cole Tucker left Chase Field late Tuesday night, he still couldn't believe it. — Here he was, 18 years after cheering on the Arizona Diamondbacks as a kid growing up in Phoenix …
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CBS Pittsburgh
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Chandler Rome / Houston Chronicle:
Astros insider: Aledmys Diaz getting it done at plate, in field — DETROIT — More than a month ago, when this Astros season was in its infancy and sample sizes were too minuscule to matter, concern surrounded the start of Aledmys Diaz. — In his first two starts with his new club …
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ESPN:
Cubs' Zobrist remains on leave amid divorce — Cubs veteran Ben Zobrist remains on a personal leave of absence from the team, and court documents filed in Chicago indicate he is getting divorced. — According to the documents, his wife, Julianna, is listed as the plaintiff.
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors and UPI
Jorge Castillo / The Charlotte Observer:
Potent offense leads Dodgers to a victory over the Padres — The pitching matchup at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night was billed as a duel between aces at different stages of their careers. Clayton Kershaw, a three-time Cy Young winner, is attempting to remain among baseball's elite with diminished stuff.
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays Journal: Prospect Brent Honeywell set back again with nerve issue — Full-time replacement unlikely to be named for Tyler Glasnow; there's now someone in the dugout with a doctorate degree — MIAMI - Brent Honeywell's comeback from spring 2018 Tommy John surgery is stalled again.
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors and DRaysBay
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David Wilson / Miami Herald:
Caleb Smith suffers first loss of season. Here's what went wrong for the Marlins ace
Caleb Smith suffers first loss of season. Here's what went wrong for the Marlins ace
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Fish Stripes
Adam Wells / Bleacher Report:
Yankees News: Aaron Hicks to Make Season Debut vs. Orioles After Back Injury — The New York Yankees are slowly getting back to full strength with Aaron Hicks set to make his season debut Wednesday night. — Per The Athletic's Lindsey Adler, Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced Hicks …
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Pinstripe Alley