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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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Associated Press:   Uehara retires; Star on 2013 Red Sox World Series winner
Neil Paine / FiveThirtyEight:
The Strange Dynasty Of The San Francisco Giants Is Over. (Yes, It Was A Dynasty.)
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles and ABC News
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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Tyler Carey / WKYC-TV:   Indians designate OF Carlos Gonzalez for assignment
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  —  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 …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Mozeliak says Cards' rotation must improve, especially on road
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Luis Severino still hasn't started his throwing program  —  BALTIMORE — Six weeks after he was diagnosed with a strained right lat, Luis Severino had not begun his throwing program.  The Yankees' ace is “close,” manager Aaron Boone said before Wednesday's game against the Orioles at Camden Yards.
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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
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
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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MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Giants get three in ninth to beat Braves, 4-3
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.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:   Here's how you can get this sweet Whataburger Fancy Ketchup lid at a Rangers game
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Lynn guts it out, Calhoun injured and Mazara steals history in Rangers' 5-3 win
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 …
Discussion: Federal Baseball
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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
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Mark Fischer / New York Post:
Joe Girardi watching Mets' chaos unfold with intrigue
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
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
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 …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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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