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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 …
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
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Terry Koshan / Toronto Sun:
Jays' Stroman out of all-star game; GM Atkins has plenty to ponder
Terry Koshan / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays can't solve Cashner, fall to Orioles for second game in a row
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
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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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
Discussion: Phillies Nation and New York Post
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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Harvey Valentine / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Scherzer stays hot, Nationals blank Royals 6-0
Discussion: Federal Baseball and Royals Review
ESPN:
Rebuilding Tigers give GM Avila extension
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 …
Discussion: 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
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Longoria's late home run lifts Giants past Cardinals  —  Evan Longoria homered with one out in the seventh inning to break up  —  Jack Flaherty's bid for a no-hitter, and the  —  San Francisco Giants held on to beat the  —  St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 on Sunday.
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Angels C Lucroy carted off after collision at plate  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Los Angeles Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy was carted off the field in the eighth inning after a collision at the plate with Houston's Jake Marisnick.  —  The bases were loaded with the game tied at 10 when Marisnick attempted …
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
Dejan Kovacevic / DKPittsburghSports.com:
Exclusive: Cervelli decides he's done catching  —  “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.
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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Cole, Gurriel help Astros blank Angels 4-0
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Tanaka, Vázquez, Woodruff added to All-Star rosters
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Ty Bradley / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Select Daniel Camarena
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ESPN:
Phils' Herrera suspended for remainder of season
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