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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Corey Kluber Begins Rehab Assignment — Two-time Cy Young winner Corey Kluber set out on a minor league rehab assignment Thursday, tossing three innings for the Indians' Triple-A affiliate in Columbus. — Kluber made 41 pitches across three innings, allowing a pair of runs on two hits …
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Tom Withers / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Indians sweep Rangers in doubleheader, gear up for Twins
Indians sweep Rangers in doubleheader, gear up for Twins
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Roch Kubatko / School of Roch:
Davis removed after dugout altercation with Hyde (O's lose 14-2) — The first public blowup of the Orioles 2019 season played out in the dugout tonight after the top of the fifth inning. — A MASN camera caught hitting coach Don Long and injured outfielder Mark Trumbo restraining Chris Davis from going after manager Brandon Hyde.
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
The City Never Streaks — A question came in from a loyal reader today about the Yankees and Mets win streaks. The question asked what the longest combined streak the two teams compiled. I defined this the total number of games won between days (exclusive) where one of the teams lost.
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John Rowe / NorthJersey.com:
NY Mets complete 4-game sweep of Marlins, prepare for what's next — NEW YORK — The preliminaries are over for the Mets. Now come the main events. — The Mets completed their 13-1 feast of the worst teams on their schedule (they don't play the Orioles) on Wednesday with their sixth straight victory …
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Joe Panik's looming departure from the Giants is perfect timing for the Mets
Joe Panik's looming departure from the Giants is perfect timing for the Mets
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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Zack Wheeler pitches eight shutout innings as Mets beat Marlins to win fifth in a row
Zack Wheeler pitches eight shutout innings as Mets beat Marlins to win fifth in a row
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Janie McCauley / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Bumgarner takes no-hit bid into sixth, Giants beat Phillies — Madison Bumgarner carried a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and won his fourth straight decision, pitching the — Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 on Thursday night to snap a four-game losing streak. — Pinch-hitter
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Janie McCauley / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Kurt Suzuki hits two-run homer to lead Nationals past Giants
Kurt Suzuki hits two-run homer to lead Nationals past Giants
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Dave Hogg / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Mercer's game-ending homer gives Tigers 10-8 win — Jordy Mercer's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth gave the — Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. — Travis Demeritte led off the ninth with his third walk of the game and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jake Rogers.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Place David Price On 10-Day Injured List — The Red Sox announced that left-hander David Price has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a left wrist injury. The placement is retroactive to August 5. Price received a cortisone shot after an MRI revealed a TFCC cyst within his wrist.
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Michael Shapiro / Sports Illustrated:
Were We Wrong About the Mets? — The Mets were alive, then they were dead. Now they're thriving. What's going on? — Welcome to the latest installment of 3 Up, 3 Down, our weekly stock watch of who's streaking and who's slumping throughout Major League Baseball.
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ESPN:
Rangers offer tickets to family citing harassment — The Texas Rangers have offered tickets to a family that says it was subject to harassment at a game Saturday. — Jessica Romero posted to Facebook that a man made racist comments about Hispanics and intentionally made derogatory gestures behind …
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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks' Luke Weaver could return as a reliever when healthy — With the calendar working against him, injured right-hander Luke Weaver could return as a relief pitcher to help the Diamondbacks if they remain in the thick of the National League wild-card race in the final month of the season.
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Emma Baccellieri / Sports Illustrated:
Mud Maker: The Man Behind MLB's Essential Secret Sauce — A multibillion-dollar business that embraces advanced technology and cherishes precision, Major League Baseball would prefer not to need an oozy substance harvested by one family in a secret location along the Delaware River.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Will the Phillies fire manager Gabe Kapler if they don't make the playoffs? — PHOENIX — Gabe Kapler, wearing a black Adidas cap, a black T-shirt with cut-off sleeves, the veins bulging in his biceps after the early afternoon workout, sits behind the desk in the visiting manager's office, oozing of calmness and serenity.
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