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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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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB trade deadline: Top 10 players who could be moved by July 31
Neil Paine / FiveThirtyEight:
The Strange Dynasty Of The San Francisco Giants Is Over. (Yes, It Was A Dynasty.)
The Strange Dynasty Of The San Francisco Giants Is Over. (Yes, It Was A Dynasty.)
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McCovey Chronicles and ABC News
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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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
Indians Designate Carlos Gonzalez For Assignment
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Plain Dealer, Mile High Sports and MLB Baseball News …
Tyler Carey / WKYC-TV:
Indians designate OF Carlos Gonzalez for assignment
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
Rangers Place Willie Calhoun On IL, Recall Delino DeShields
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MLB Baseball News …
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Lynn guts it out, Calhoun injured and Mazara steals history in Rangers' 5-3 win
Lynn guts it out, Calhoun injured and Mazara steals history in Rangers' 5-3 win
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Lone Star Ball and Dallas-Fort Worth Sports News
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
‘Exactly a replay’: Diamondbacks lose again to Padres on sixth-inning home run
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Gaslamp Ball, AZ Snake Pit and MLB Baseball News …
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
Teheran sharp again but Braves blow ninth-inning lead vs. Giants
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Talking Chop, NBCSports.com and McCovey Chronicles
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 …
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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.
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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
Amed Rosario reminds Mets why sprinting to first is crucial; Pete Alonso's moon shot breaks rookie record
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MLB Baseball News …
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
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.
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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 …
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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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 …
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Lookout Landing
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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 …
Jim Salisbury / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Vince Velasquez wouldn't mind being a closer someday, but where does he fit now? — Vince Velasquez wouldn't mind being a closer someday, but where does he fit now? originally appeared on — CHICAGO - Vince Velasquez threw 30 pitches from a bullpen mound at Wrigley Field on Wednesday.
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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 …
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