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Terry Koshan / Toronto Sun:
Behind Thornton's stellar performance, Blue Jays head into break with win — Trent Thornton wasn't giving away anything on Sunday afternoon. — In the Blue Jays' final game before the all-star break, Thornton tossed a gem for Toronto, pitching six innings of shutout baseball as the Jays routed …
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Bluebird Banter
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Terry Koshan / Toronto Sun:
Jays' Stroman out of all-star game; GM Atkins has plenty to ponder — Marcus Stroman won't pitch in the all-star game, Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo confirmed on Saturday. — But the Jays' ace starter isn't hurt more seriously than first thought, general manager Ross Atkins said not long after Montoyo's availability.
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MLB Baseball News … and Camden Chat
Terry Koshan / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays can't solve Cashner, fall to Orioles for second game in a row
Blue Jays can't solve Cashner, fall to Orioles for second game in a row
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Bluebird Banter
Dave Hogg / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Price, Vazquez, Bogaerts lead Red Sox over Tigers for sweep — David Price pitched one-run ball over five innings, — Xander Bogaerts each drove in two runs, and the — Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. — Boston has won four straight and 15 of 22 entering the All-Star break.
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Bless You Boys and Over the Monster
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Harvey Valentine / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Scherzer stays hot, Nationals blank Royals 6-0
Scherzer stays hot, Nationals blank Royals 6-0
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Federal Baseball and Royals Review
Ben Walker / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Nola's pitching, Bruce's power lead Phillies over Mets 8-3 — Philadelphia Phillies quieted New York with an 8-3 victory Sunday. — Rookie — Pete Alonso hit his 30th home run to break up Nola's no-hit bid. — Bruce drove in four runs against his former team and
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Phillies Nation and New York Post
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Brodie Van Wagenen throws chair in heated meeting with Mets coaches — Tempers are flaring at Citi Field. — A tumultuous Mets season took another strange twist, with general manager Brodie Van Wagenen punctuating a heated meeting with the team's coaching staff by throwing a chair, according to club sources.
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ESPN, MLB Baseball News …, Let's Go Tribe and MLB Trade Rumors
Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
Adbert Alzolay says the Chicago Cubs have ‘some plans for me in the second half’ — Iowa Cubs pitcher Adbert Alzolay won't pitch in the Futures Game. But he's still excited about attending it. — CONNECT — When the Chicago Cubs sent Adbert Alzolay back to Iowa …
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Bleacher Nation and Cubs Insider
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Andrew Seligman / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Lester pitches into 7th, Cubs beat Giolito, White Sox 6-3 — Jon Lester pitched into the seventh inning, and the — White Sox 6-3 at Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday night. — The two-game series figured to be a charged one with the Cubs in a funk for weeks and the White Sox looking …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and South Side Sox
Mark Zuckerman / Nationals Pastime:
Source: Boras, Lerner meeting to discuss Rendon contract — It appears the Nationals and Anthony Rendon are attempting to ramp up contract negotiations again as the season's first half comes to a close. — Scott Boras, Rendon's agent, was at Nationals Park today and was seen coming …
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MLB Baseball News …, Talking Chop, NBCSports.com, MLB Trade Rumors and Federal Baseball
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Gio Gonzalez Nearing Rehab Assignment — Brewers left-hander Gio Gonzalez, out since June 1 with a dead arm, is finally progressing toward a return. He'll start a rehab assignment at the High-A level on Wednesday, Sophia Minnaert of Fox Sports Wisconsin reports.
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Brew Crew Ball
Dejan Kovacevic / DKPittsburghSports.com:
Exclusive: Cervelli decides he's done catching ... forever — “I'm a catcher. It's what I do. I catch.” — The Pirates' starting catcher spoke those words back in Bradenton, when I asked for maybe the billionth time about his concern over concussions. And the response was no different than the billion times before.
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MLB Baseball News … and MLB Trade Rumors
Tom Withers / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
$wing away: All-Star Home Run Derby offers $1 million prize — All Star Home Run Derby Baseball — CLEVELAND (AP) — Jim Thome holds the record for the longest home run in Progressive Field history, a 511-foot shot against Kansas City in 1999. Two years earlier, the Hall of Fame slugger recorded …
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San Francisco Chronicle and Athletics Nation
Alex Pavlovic / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Top Giants prospects Joey Bart, Heliot Ramos to play in MLB Futures Game — Top Giants prospects Joey Bart, Heliot Ramos to play in MLB Futures Game originally appeared on — SAN FRANCISCO — Major League Baseball's Futures Game will be played in a different format this year, but it also might be time for a new name.
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NBCSports.com and Talking Chop