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Todd Karpovich / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Means leads Orioles past Blue Jays 4-2 in series opener — John Means tied a season-high with seven strikeouts and the — Baltimore Orioles took the series opener from the — Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Tuesday night. — Means (6-4) allowed one run on four hits with three walks over five innings and lowered his ERA to 2.60.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Alex Cobb To Undergo Season-Ending Hip Surgery — Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb will miss the remainder of the 2019 season due to season-ending hip surgery, general manager Mike Elias announced to reporters Tuesday (Twitter links via Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com).
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ESPN:
Both managers, Benintendi ejected at Fenway — Both managers were tossed from the Texas Rangers-Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park Tuesday night. — Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi was initially thrown out after grounding out in the fifth inning. After he was thrown out at first …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Jon Daniels: 'You've got to be open-minded to way the club's played and respect that' — Now that the draft is over, it's vacation time for the Daniels family. — The gang is all here, with non-baseball adventures ahead once the Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox finish up at Fenway Park on Thursday.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' injured starting pitchers set back, rotation still in flux — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ron Gardenhire pulled out a binder. — It was Tuesday afternoon and time for another edition of injury updates, or, as Gardenhire also referred to them as, “Down-dates.”
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers mailbag: When will Riley Greene make it to majors?
Detroit Tigers mailbag: When will Riley Greene make it to majors?
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Associated Press:
Fan struck by foul ball in Chicago out of hospital — CHICAGO — The woman struck by a foul ball during Monday night's game at Guaranteed Rate Field was treated at a nearby hospital and released Tuesday morning, according to a Chicago White Sox spokesman. — The unidentified woman was sitting …
Associated Press:
Braves recall Minter, put him back in closer's mix — ATLANTA — A.J. Minter is back with the Atlanta Braves after a five-week stay at Triple-A Gwinnett, getting a chance to reclaim the job he lost as closer. — Atlanta recalled Minter on Tuesday to add another arm to its uncertain bullpen …
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Rookie Oscar Mercado delivers as Cleveland Indians beat Reds, 2-1, in 10 innings — Gallery: Cleveland Indians vs. Cincinnati Reds, June 11, 2019 — CLEVELAND, Ohio — Trevor Bauer did most of the work Tuesday night for the first seven-plus innings before the offense finally took over.
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Associated Press:
Pence hits inside-the-park HR, Rangers beat Red Sox 9-5 — BOSTON (AP) — Hunter Pence hit a stand-up, inside-the-park home run and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5 Tuesday night after both managers were ejected. — Ariel Jurado (4-2) struck out six while pitching six innings …
Jordan McPherson / Miami Herald:
Miami Marlins place Jose Urena on IL, call up pitcher obtained in Christian Yelich trade — More changes are coming to the Miami Marlins' starting rotation. — Marlins manager announced Tuesday night after the Marlins' 7-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals that starting pitcher Jose Urena …
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MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Soler, Cuthbert help rally Royals to 3-2 win over Tigers — Jorge Soler had the tying RBI double in the eighth inning and Cheslor Cuthbert followed with the go-ahead run-scoring single to lead the — Kansas City Royals to a 3-2 victory over the — Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
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Arizona Sports:
Eight is great: D-backs go homer happy in win over Phillies — PHILADELPHIA — The Arizona Diamondbacks got to play Home Run Derby in Philly. — The Diamondbacks hit three straight home runs to open the game and finished with a team-record eight in a 13-8 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in a homer-happy game on Monday night.
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Jeremy Cluff / Arizona Republic:
Adam Jones trade rumors: Diamondbacks outfielder linked to Phillies in MLB trade rumors
Adam Jones trade rumors: Diamondbacks outfielder linked to Phillies in MLB trade rumors
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AZ Snake Pit
Bradford William Davis / New York Daily News:
Tanaka's splitter stands tall (and that's the problem) — Everything is coming up Tanaka right now. Unfortunately, so is his best pitch. — The good news: The 30-year-old star celebrated the birth of his second child on June 7. Then, comparatively less important (but certainly appreciated by his team) …
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Yes, that's Rays' Yonny Chirinos among AL pitching leaders — Chirinos goes into Wednesday action among AL's best at 7-2, 2.87. Also, Wendle update, Choi success, more draft news. — ST. PETERSBURG — Yonny Chirinos doesn't get a lot of attention. Heck, he doesn't even get to start every game he pitches.
Tim Healey / Newsday:
First-round pick Brett Baty will visit Mets to take physical and sign deal — Brett Baty, the Mets' first-round draft pick last week, is ready to go pro. — Baty is planning to travel to New York this weekend to take his physical and sign with the Mets, his father, Clint Baty, told Newsday on Tuesday night.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds' Derek Dietrich looks forward to playing in Cleveland, his hometown — CLEVELAND - Back in his hometown during Monday's off day, Derek Dietrich visited his parents' house. He hung out with his parents and grandmother, ate a home-cooked meal and dusted off an old VCR set.
Jordan McPherson / Miami Herald:
An analytical look into Miami Marlins rookie Harold Ramirez's first 25 MLB games — Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly wasn't overly concerned as one his top hitters went through the first slump of his MLB career. — Rookie outfielder Harold Ramirez had gone without a hit for three consecutive games …
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees' Luke Voit and Gio Urshela proving they're no flukes — Midnight never comes for the Yankees. — Luke Voit and Gio Urshela have not turned into pumpkins. Time has not revealed them as aberrations. The clock ticks on the season and Voit and Urshela embed themselves on a championship contender.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Sign Keoni Cavaco — The Twins announced Tuesday that they've signed first-round pick Keoni Cavaco. The deal will pay Cavaco $4.05MM according to Jim Callis of MLB.com, who first reported the signing (via Twitter). That comes in $192K under slot value for the No. 13 overall pick.
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