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Tim Healey / Newsday:
Epic bullpen meltdown sinks Mets in loss to Nationals — WASHINGTON — The Mets found a stunning new low Tuesday night. — Up by six with three outs to go, the Mets lost to the Nationals, 11-10, after three pitchers combined to allow seven runs in the bottom of the ninth.
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Amazin' Avenue, MLB Baseball News … and Federal Baseball
Ronald Blum / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Revived Judge hits 20th homer as Yanks beat Rangers 4-1 — Aaron Judge hit a go-ahead, two-run homer to keep up his power resurgence, — Gleyber Torres added his 34th home run and the — Texas Rangers 4-1 Wednesday night to move 43 games over .500 for the first time since 2009.
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Pinstripe Alley and Lone Star Ball
Jim Salisbury / NBCSports.com:
As September spawns, thoughts on Maikel Franco and Spencer Howard, two Phillies at opposite ends — CINCINNATI — Phillies officials have spent time over the last few days debating the immediate future of two players. — Maikel Franco and Spencer Howard. — Do they come up and lend a hand in the September playoff chase or not?
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Phillies Nation and MLB Baseball News …
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
With 30-30 season, White Sox prospect Luis Robert wins Minor League Player of the Year award — He moves with the almost effortless grace of a certain Hall of Famer, combined with the flair of an iconic movie character. — Then again, Luis Robert has been turning heads since he started playing …
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South Side Sox
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
ARMED AND UNSTEADY: An adventurous season for Blue Jays pitching — ATLANTA — Sometime over the four-game series down the road in Tampa, the Blue Jays will make history once again. — And not necessarily of the positive variety. — Should pitcher Anthony Kay, who came to the team …
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MLB Baseball News …
Brian Dulik / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Indians beat White Sox 8-6 thanks to Mercado's clutch catch — Oscar Mercado's spectacular running catch saved the game for the — Cleveland Indians. It also might have saved their season. — The rookie made a leaping, backhanded grab of — Eloy Jimenez's drive to center field …
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South Side Sox
Jose M. Romero / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Gallen, Marte lead D-backs to sweep of Padres — Zac Gallen took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, — Ketel Marte hit a grand slam for his 30th homer and the — San Diego Padres 4-1 Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. — The 24-year-old Gallen (3-4) struck out eight …
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AZ Snake Pit
Alex Pavlovic / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Giants' Madison Bumgarner could lead NL in innings after two injured years — Madison Bumgarner turned and briefly watched — Manny Machado's low liner. It kept going and going, as if wings sprouted from the seams halfway through the flight. — It was the kind of homer …
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NBCSports.com and McCovey Chronicles
Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Lorenzen achieves feat last done by Babe in '21 — Reds relief pitcher earns the win, hits a home run, plays in field — CINCINNATI — Michael Lorenzen is mostly utilized as a pitcher, but on Wednesday, he sent a friendly reminder that he's a two-way, and sometimes three-way, player.
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baseballmusings.com and Talking Chop
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Latest On Jeremy Jeffress — Right-hander Jeremy Jeffress, officially released by the Brewers yesterday, has drawn some level of interest from several teams, tweets Yahoo's Matt Ehalt. The Reds, Mets, Phillies, Rays and even the Brewers are among the teams who've inquired about the 2018 All-Star.
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NBCSports.com
Kollin Miller / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Soler eclipses KC home run record, Royals beat Tigers — Jorge Soler got Kansas City going with a record-breaking home run before — Ryan O'Hearn ended the game with one swing of his bat. — Soler eclipsed the franchise home run mark with his 39th homer of the season and O'Hearn hit a pinch-hit …
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Royals Review, Bless You Boys and baseballmusings.com
Jon Tayler / Sports Illustrated:
Awards Watch: Will Justin Verlander's Teammate Snatch His Cy Young Award? — As the final month of the regular season gets underway, it appears Mike Trout and Justin Verlander have a strong hold in their award races. But can Verlander's teammate Gerrit Cole go on a September streak to steal the Cy Young?
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MLB Baseball News …, Houston Chronicle, FanGraphs Baseball, FiveThirtyEight, Halos Heaven and The Crawfish Boxes