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Ty Bradley / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Place Chris Sale On 10-Day IL With Elbow Inflammation  —  4:52 pm: It appears the issue may indeed be more serious than initially believed.  Per President of Baseball Ops Dave Dombrowski (h/t to Bill Koch of the Providence Journal) the injury is “brand new” and the team will seek …
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Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets reliever Robert Gsellman goes on IL with tight right triceps  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Already short on reliable late-inning options, the Mets' bullpen lost one of its stalwarts Saturday when Robert Gsellman landed on the injured list.  —  Gsellman is dealing with a tight right triceps …
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Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets come out flat, squander chances in loss to Royals  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Amid the ocean that is the Mets' difficult August-into-September schedule — filled with genuine postseason contenders, including several series with first-place teams — this weekend at Kauffman Stadium is an island.
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves place Ender Inciarte on IL; he hopes to return this season  —  The short-handed Braves were dealt another blow.  —  Outfielder Ender Inciarte, who four weeks ago returned from a lumbar strain that sidelined him for 55 games, was placed on the injured list Saturday with a right hamstring strain.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Remove Ender Inciarte With Hamstring Injury
Eddie Matz / ESPN:
Cautious Nats won't start Scherzer over weekend  —  WASHINGTON — The return of Max Scherzer will have to wait.  —  The Washington Nationals announced their starting rotation for this weekend, and Scherzer was not a part of it.  After throwing a simulated game earlier this week …
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Rendon's RBI double lifts Nationals to 2-1 win over Brewers
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun-Times:
Refilling Cubs' pen: Closer Craig Kimbrel to be activated from IL Sunday; Steve Cishek also close  —  Craig Kimbrel on tap to return to the Cubs bullpen Sunday.  Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images  —  Kimbrel has missed the last 13 games because of a knee issue.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and Cubs Insider
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John Perrotto / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Newman hits RBI single in 9th, lifts Pirates past Cubs 3-2
Jose M. Romero / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Belt's grand slam, 6 RBIs lead Giants over Arizona, 11-6  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Logan Webb found himself in the middle of a playoff race, and was up to the challenge.  —  The 22-year-old right-hander survived a rocky start and pitched five innings to win his major league debut, leading the
Ryan Wolstat / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays lose game, Guerrero, await MRI result  —  The Blue Jays lost 4-3 to the Seattle Mariners on Saturday afternoon but that was the least of the team's problems.  —  The bigger issue was that star slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left the game in the third inning due to left knee discomfort …
Bob Klapisch / New York Times:
Dugout Antics Lead to Another Brett Gardner Ejection  —  Gardner, Aaron Boone and C.C. Sabathia were all ejected in the bottom of the sixth inning amid disputes with the umpires in a victory over the Cleveland Indians.  —  The Yankees had just put the finishing touches on another dramatic victory …
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Ty Bradley / MLB Trade Rumors:
Julio Urias Suspended 20 Games  —  Dodgers lefty Julio Urias has been suspended 20 games under MLB's Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Child Abuse policy, MLB.com's Ken Gurnick reports.  Per Jorge Castillo of the LA Times, the suspension includes the five games Urias served while on administrative leave.
Rick Stroud / Tampa Bay Times:
Bucs signed general manager Jason Licht to a new five year deal  —  The new pact, completed in January, mirrors that of coach Bruce Arians and includes a club option for 2023  —  TAMPA ― In so many ways, head coach Bruce Arians and general manager Jason Licht are a package deal for the Bucs.
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
No Run Rays  —  The Tigers and Rays are dueling in a scoreless tie in Tampa Bay, as the game goes to the bottom of the thirteenth inning.  The Rays last scored in the first inning of the game on Thursday, 29 innings without a run.  If they can break that scoreless streak here in the thirteenth, they win the game.
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