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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 …
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Jeremy Cluff / Arizona Republic:   Zack Greinke trade rumors: Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher moved before MLB trade deadline?
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:   MLB trade deadline: Top 10 players who could be moved by July 31
Associated Press:   Uehara retires; Star on 2013 Red Sox World Series winner
Bob Raissman / New York Daily News:
What's going on with Yahoo's Mets app?  —  If negativity truly does sell, the Mets and Yahoo Sports should be working overtime to launch their overdue app, which was scheduled to debut on Opening Day.  —  In February, optimistic executives from Yahoo and Verizon, the website's parent company …
Discussion: Deadspin
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Toronto Sun:
A pair of aces meet when Nationals face Mets
Discussion: Federal Baseball
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:   Amed Rosario reminds Mets why sprinting to first is crucial; Pete Alonso's moon shot breaks rookie record
Mark Fischer / New York Post:
Joe Girardi watching Mets' chaos unfold with intrigue
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Michael Conforto takes first step in recovery from concussion
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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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians Designate Carlos Gonzalez For Assignment  —  The Indians have designated veteran outfielder Carlos Gonzalez for assignment in order to open a spot on the active roster for catcher Eric Haase, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal tweets.  Haase was already on the 40-man roster …
Tyler Carey / WKYC-TV:   Indians designate OF Carlos Gonzalez for assignment
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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Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Teheran sharp again but Braves blow ninth-inning lead vs. Giants
Neil Paine / FiveThirtyEight:
The Strange Dynasty Of The San Francisco Giants Is Over. (Yes, It Was A Dynasty.)
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles and ABC News
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Giants get three in ninth to beat Braves, 4-3
Stu Durando / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals hope to bounce back in second game of doubleheader  —  The Cardinals will use their standard lineup for the second game of a doubleheader against Kansas City after being held to two runs on four hits in the opener, an 8-2 loss.  —  Matt Wieters, who had two hits in the first game …
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Stu Durando / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Royals erupt for six against Wacha in third inning for 7-0 lead
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Mozeliak says Cards' rotation must improve, especially on road
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Here's how you can get this sweet Whataburger Fancy Ketchup lid at a Rangers game  —  The first of two Whataburger Nights at Globe Life Park is scheduled for May 31 when the Texas Rangers host the Kansas City Royals at 7:05 p.m. The second is Sept. 12 against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Place Willie Calhoun On IL, Recall Delino DeShields
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Lynn guts it out, Calhoun injured and Mazara steals history in Rangers' 5-3 win
Richard Morin / Associated Press:
Diamondbacks can't keep up with Padres in San Diego sweep  —  SAN DIEGO - Left-hander Eric Lauer pitched seven strong innings to win for the first time in seven starts and Greg Garcia had three hits, scored twice and drove in a run for his hometown San Diego Padres, who beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 Wednesday for a three-game sweep.
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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
‘Exactly a replay’: Diamondbacks lose again to Padres on sixth-inning home run
ESPN:
Yanks shut down rehabbing Stanton for 7-10 days  —  New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton has a mild strain of his left calf and his rehab will be shut down for a week to 10 days, manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday.  —  Stanton thinks he first hurt his calf last Thursday …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   Gary Sanchez repaying Yankee brass' faith in him with monster stretch at the plate
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Domingo German is the best in the Yankees' rotation this season, but potential innings limit could be hurdle later on
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
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.
Discussion: Twinkie Town
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ESPN:
Angels catcher Smith placed on concussion IL  —  The Los Angeles Angels have put backup catcher Kevan Smith on the seven-day concussion injured list.  —  The Angels made the move Wednesday afternoon, hours ahead of their game against the Minnesota Twins.  To fill the spot on the roster …
Associated Press:
Yelich (back) again out of lineup for Brewers  —  MILWAUKEE — NL MVP Christian Yelich has been scratched from Milwaukee's lineup against Cincinnati for a second consecutive day because of back spasms.  —  “He's improved today,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday.
Discussion: ESPN
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MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Gray, Reds shut out Brewers
Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times:
Mariners swept in Texas after bats go cold in finale vs. Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — They got the pitching performance they needed from their best pitcher.  But a Mariners offense filled that has looked like a juggernaut for extended periods this season, was held to just one run …
Discussion: Lookout Landing
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Associated Press:
Stater Lynn, closer Kelley lead Rangers past Mariners 5-3
Thomas Boswell / Baltimore Sun:
Ex-Cubs coach Dave Martinez is a good man, but he probably shouldn't be managing the Nationals  —  Every day Dave Martinez meets the media before the Nationals game.  He's always the same.  He's in a genuinely good mood, like somebody invited him to a big-league ballgame, and being just a big kid …
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
How a 19-year-old prospect is turning the MLB draft upside down  —  For years, opponents of Major League Baseball's draft who believed it stifled the true value of players have hypothesized about ways to avoid its constraints.  Nineteen-year-old Carter Stewart is ready to test the viability …
David Wilson / Miami Herald:
How two shutout losses to Rays reinforced the Miami Marlins' best offensive habits  —  Just a week ago, the Miami Marlins found rock bottom.  A two-game midweek series against the Tampa Bay Rays yielded a pair of shutout losses, dropping the Marlins' already historic pace for offensive futility …
 
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