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Justin Leger / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Alex Cora uses ‘Dumb and Dumber’ quote to discuss Red Sox' playoff odds — Red Sox have their work cut out for them if they hope to still be playing come October. — Entering Tuesday night's game vs. the — Minnesota Twins, the Red Sox sit 5.5 games behind in the American League wild-card race.
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Over the Monster, NESN.com and NBCSports.com
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
An odd, Ruthian, trend; the deadline trade that wasn't; how the Mets fixed Rosario; more notes — Earlier in the decade, the Giants displayed a rare mastery in even-numbered years, winning the World Series in 2010, '12 and '14. The latter part of the decade has given us a trend in odd-numbered years …
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Bluebird Banter, New York Post, Yahoo! Sports and MLB Trade Rumors
Joe Totoraitis / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Brewers top Houston 4-2; Greinke loses 1st with Astros — Zack Greinke lost his first game since joining Houston, giving up a three-run homer to — Astros 4-2 Tuesday night for a split of the interleague series. — Greinke (4-1) stumbled for the first time in six starts since being traded from Arizona on July 31st.
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Brew Crew Ball
John Perrotto / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Rojas, Cooper late homers help Marlins end record road skid — Miguel Rojas hit a tying home run with two outs in the ninth inning and — Garrett Cooper connected in the 10th as the — Miami Marlins rallied for a 5-4 victory over the — Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night …
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Bucs Dugout
Joe Kay / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Bryce Harper drives in 100th run, Phillies beat Reds 6-2 — Bryce Harper drove in his 100th run with a single, — J.T. Realmuto had a pair of hits and a sacrifice fly, and the — Philadelphia Phillies won their third in a row Tuesday night, 6-2 over the — Cincinnati Reds.
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Phillies Nation
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Throwback ace Verlander adds to Hall of Fame legacy with third no-hitter — We were sitting in the press box at Wrigley Field on Sunday watching a no-hitter — of sorts. Milwaukee's Gio Gonzalez hadn't allowed a hit in three innings against the Cubs, but he had walked four …
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Associated Press:
Astros' Verlander tosses third career no-hitter
Astros' Verlander tosses third career no-hitter
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MLB Baseball News …, Talking Chop, Bluebird Banter, The Crawfish Boxes, New York Post and baseballmusings.com
Ashley Varela / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Justin Verlander pitched his third career no-hitter against the Blue Jays
Justin Verlander pitched his third career no-hitter against the Blue Jays
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Bluebird Banter and Bless You Boys
Nick Ashbourne / Yahoo! Sports:
Greybeard ace Justin Verlander schools Blue Jays with no-hitter
Larry Fleisher / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Paxton dominant, Encarnación HR in return, Yanks rout Texas — James Paxton pitched one-hit ball for seven shutout innings, striking out 12 and winning his seventh straight start as the — New York Yankees bounced back in a big way, routing the — Texas Rangers 10-1 Tuesday night.
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Pinstripe Alley
Ben Ross / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
A's vs. Angels lineups: Mike Fiers attempts to tie franchise record — Mike Fiers hasn't suffered a loss since May 1, a span of 20 starts. One more and he would tie Lefty Grove for the A's franchise record. — In those 20 starts, Fiers has gone 11-0 with a 2.41 ERA.
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Athletics Nation
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Outrighted: Edwards, Stephens, Payano, St. John — As is common early each September, Major League clubs designated a slew of players for assignment over the past few days in order to create roster space for various September call-ups. Several players have already been claimed off waivers today …
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Lone Star Ball
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dodgers' Urias to ‘move forward’ after suspension — LOS ANGELES — Julio Urias finished serving a 20-game suspension for domestic violence allegations and is ready to “move forward,” a phrase the left-hander used often upon his return to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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True Blue LA, Bleed Cubbie Blue and Associated Press
Lindsay Ward / CBS Pittsburgh:
Police: Woman Charged With Kidnapping Told Investigators Father Sold Toddler For $10,000 — PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman is now behind bars, charged in connection with an active Amber Alert for a Penn Hills toddler who disappeared over the weekend. — Sharena Nancy is accused of driving off …
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WNEP-TV, New York Post, KTLA and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers minor leaguer Chace Numata dies from injuries in skateboarding accident — AKRON, Ohio - Chace Numata, a catcher for the Detroit Tigers' Double-A affiliate, the Erie SeaWolves, died in an Erie hospital on Monday from injuries he sustained in a skateboarding accident. He was 27.
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MLB Baseball News …, Deadspin, Erie Daily Times-Morning News, Bless You Boys, New York Post and CBS Pittsburgh
Lorenzo Reyes / USA Today:
Jets RB Le'Veon Bell: Steelers ‘had something special and they let it go’ — SportsPulse: Every year there's roughly 50% turnover in playoff teams. Trysta Krick predicts 6 teams that will be in and out of the playoffs as well as who's winning it all in Miami. — CONNECT — It's not lost on Le'Veon Bell.
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ProFootballTalk and New York Post
Robert Murray / The Athletic:
'We didn't see him making an impact': Why the Brewers decided to part ways with Jeremy Jeffress — CHICAGO — Few teams could present a bullpen as dominant as the Brewers did last season. They were able to overpower opponents in the late innings with Josh Hader, Corey Knebel and Jeremy Jeffress …
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Brew Crew Ball and MLB Trade Rumors
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Anthony Franco / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Activate Nelson, Suter; Designate Wilkerson, Stokes
Brewers Activate Nelson, Suter; Designate Wilkerson, Stokes
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Brew Crew Ball and MLB Baseball News …