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Associated Press:
Giants score three in ninth to beat Braves 4-3 — SAN FRANCISCO — Joe Panik was fairly calm in the midst of his eight-pitch battle with Atlanta closer Luke Jackson. A pair of stolen bases earlier in the ninth inning, including one by pinch-runner Mac Williamson that put the winning run …
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Neil Paine / FiveThirtyEight:
The Strange Dynasty Of The San Francisco Giants Is Over. (Yes, It Was A Dynasty.) — Over the course of the past decade, the San Francisco Giants put together one of the strangest dynasties in baseball history. And now it is officially coming to an end.
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McCovey Chronicles and ABC News
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Teheran sharp again but Braves blow ninth-inning lead vs. Giants
Teheran sharp again but Braves blow ninth-inning lead vs. Giants
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NBCSports.com and McCovey Chronicles
Jeremy Cluff / Arizona Republic:
Zack Greinke trade rumors: Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher moved before MLB trade deadline? — Zack Greinke is having a very impressive season for the Arizona Diamondbacks. — The pitcher is 6-2 on the year with a 2.89 ERA. He has allowed 53 hits and walked nine batters over 71 2/3 innings.
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
How the Yankees have stayed red-hot through all the devastating injuries — Yankees manager Aaron Boone on the Yankees' 11-4 win at Baltimore — BALTIMORE - It will take several months to place the New York Yankees' recent accomplishments into context. Playing in baseball's most top-heavy division …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB trade deadline: Top 10 players who could be moved by July 31 — SAN FRANCISCO — He will forever be immortalized by the San Francisco Giants and their fanbase who watched Madison Bumgarner lead them to three World Series championships a decade ago. — But this isn't a time for sentimentalism.
Tom Withers / scores.nbcsportsbayarea.com:
A's place slugger Khris Davis on IL after beating Indians — CLEVELAND (AP) Khris Davis' injury isn't getting better. The Athletics won't let it get any worse. — Oakland's slugger was placed on the injured list after the A's extended their winning streak to five games with a 5-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.
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NBC Bay Area, MLB Baseball News … and NBCSports.com
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Tyler Carey / WKYC-TV:
Indians designate OF Carlos Gonzalez for assignment — Catcher Eric Haase was called up to replace Gonzalez on the active roster. — The Indians had hoped veteran outfielder Carlos Gonzalez could help their struggling lineup. Instead, they are saying goodbye to the former All-Star.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians Designate Carlos Gonzalez For Assignment
Indians Designate Carlos Gonzalez For Assignment
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Plain Dealer and MLB Baseball News …
Toronto Sun:
A pair of aces meet when Nationals face Mets — The Washington Nationals headed to the Big Apple early Monday morning with a chance to deliver the final knockout blow to the New York Mets and embattled manager Mickey Callaway. Two Mets wins later, the Nationals are the punch-drunk team …
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Amed Rosario reminds Mets why sprinting to first is crucial; Pete Alonso's moon shot breaks rookie record
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Michael Conforto takes first step in recovery from concussion
Michael Conforto takes first step in recovery from concussion
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Amazin' Avenue
Mark Fischer / New York Post:
Joe Girardi watching Mets' chaos unfold with intrigue
Joe Girardi watching Mets' chaos unfold with intrigue
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New Jersey Online, Sports Illustrated and ESPN
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Lynn guts it out, Calhoun injured and Mazara steals history in Rangers' 5-3 win — The Texas Rangers have won three consecutive games and are back at .500 after beating the Seattle Mariners 5-3 Tuesday night at Globe Life Park. — Lance Lynn had a season-high 11 strikeouts and improved …
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Lone Star Ball and Dallas-Fort Worth Sports News
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Place Willie Calhoun On IL, Recall Delino DeShields — The Rangers announced today that outfielder Willie Calhoun is heading to the 10-day injured list with a strained left quadriceps. He'll be replaced on the active roster by fellow outfielder Delino DeShields.
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MLB Baseball News …
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Alex Verdugo's ‘youthful enthusiasm’ keeps Dodgers charged up — Dodger Stadium played “Last Time That I Checc'd,” the hit song by Nipsey Hussle, and Alex Verdugo, who used the track as his walk-up music last season, got excited. He lifted himself onto the top bench of the home dugout and started to sway.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Gary Sanchez repaying Yankee brass' faith in him with monster stretch at the plate — BALTIMORE — Gary Sanchez wasted no time on Tuesday. After helping the Yankees scratch and claw their way back into Monday night's game — and then delivering the win with a ninth-inning, three-run shot …
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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
‘Exactly a replay’: Diamondbacks lose again to Padres on sixth-inning home run — SAN DIEGO — No, that wasn't déjà vu. It was just the Diamondbacks dropping a second straight game in eerily similar fashion. — For the second time in as many nights, the Diamondbacks' starting …
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Gaslamp Ball, AZ Snake Pit and MLB Baseball News …
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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Taylor Clarke, Jon Duplantier both candidates to join Diamondbacks starting rotation
Taylor Clarke, Jon Duplantier both candidates to join Diamondbacks starting rotation
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MLB Baseball News …
Stu Durando / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Royals erupt for six against Wacha in third inning for 7-0 lead — Kansas City received a break on a misplayed ball in the second inning to score a single unearned run against Michael Wacha. — However, the Royals certainly earned the six they scored in the third inning …
Joon Lee / ESPN:
How Michael Brantley — MLB's best free-agent bargain — could swing the World Series — Some days, Michael Brantley thought the injuries were going to get the better of him, that they would zap what were supposed to be the prime years of his major league career.
Phil Miller / The Charlotte Observer:
Twins come alive late, run away for 8-3 victory over Angels — ANAHEIM, Calif. - Sometimes the rallies are lightning strikes. Sometimes they're slow boils. The Minnesota Twins got both on Tuesday. — In the span of three pitches, the Twins turned a three-run deficit into a tie game.
Yahoo Canada / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Marcus Stroman irks Red Sox manager with quick pitches — There is never a shortage of people willing to give their opinion about how Marcus Stroman carries himself. He's the poster boy on the pitcher's side of the bat flip argument, as he is never shy to add a hitch to his delivery or celebrate a strikeout.
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Bluebird Banter, NESN.com and CBS Boston