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Laura Albanese / Newsday:
Pete Alonso's walk-off walk in ninth gives Mets win over Phillies  —  It's easy to imagine all the ways this Mets season already is doomed.  There still are two teams between them and a wild card spot.  They lost that disastrous game to the Nationals earlier this week …
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Corey Seidman / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Mets regretting Marcus Stroman trade?  Drew Smyly easily outduels struggling Stroman in Phillies win  —  BOX SCORE  —  Phillies had no trouble hitting around  —  Marcus Stroman in Saturday night's 5-0 win.  —  The Phillies pounded Stroman for five runs on 10 hits in the first four innings.
Tim Healey / Newsday:
Marcus Stroman has his worst start as a Met in loss to Phillies  —  The Mets' Marcus Stroman gambit is not paying off.  —  Six weeks ago, they added Stroman to and subtracted Jason Vargas from their rotation.  It was mostly with an eye toward 2020, but they also were curious about how that upgrade …
Doug Padilla / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Beede, Giants shut down Dodgers in a 1-0 victory  —  Kevin Pillar knocked in the game's only run with a ground out in the first inning and  —  Tyler Beede struck out five in five innings as the  —  San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles  —  Dodgers 1-0 on Saturday night.
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Beth Harris / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Dodgers fete Giants manager Bruce Bochy in final visit to LA
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Beth Harris / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Samardzija bounces back, Giants beat Dodgers 5-4
Discussion: True Blue LA
Bryan Hoch / Yankees News:
Hicks' setback could end his season  —  BOSTON — Aaron Hicks' season could be in jeopardy after the outfielder experienced a setback in his recovery from a flexor strain in his right elbow, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said prior to Saturday's game against the Red Sox.
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ESPN:
Cubs' Baez dealing with hairline fracture in thumb  —  Chicago Cubs shortstop Javy Baez has a hairline fracture in his left thumb, an MRI on Saturday revealed.  —  Baez will see a hand specialist on Monday, at which point a timeline for his return will be determined.
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
A key free agent could fix third base.  But Rangers still must evaluate Santana, Solak.  —  Joey Gallo came through the minor leagues as the heir apparent to Adrian Beltre at third base, and he even took over the position early in 2017 as Beltre opened the season injured.  —  Gallo is an outfielder now.
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Anthony Franco / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Activate Gio Urshela From IL  —  As expected, the Yankees announced today they have activated third baseman Gio Urshela from the 10-day injured list.  The 27-year-old missed the minimum amount of time due to a left groin injury.  —  Urshela's breakout stands as one of the most surprising …
Lynn Worthy / Kansas City Star:
Jorge Lopez leads way with solid outing on mound as Royals blank Marlins  —  Royals pitcher Jorge Lopez saved his best start of the season for September.  Not only did he log his longest scoreless outing of the season, but he also didn't issue a walk.  —  Lopez, who got bumped …
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB weighing opioid testing after Skaggs' death  —  Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have had initial conversations about randomly testing players for opioids following an autopsy report that showed oxycodone and fentanyl in the blood of late Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs.
ESPN:
Former Cardinals OF Chris Duncan dies at 38  —  ST. LOUIS — Chris Duncan, a former outfielder who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the 2006 World Series, died Friday.  He was 38.  —  Duncan, the son of former St. Louis pitching coach Dave Duncan and brother of former major leaguer Shelley Duncan …
Janie McCauley / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
A's beat Tigers 7-3 in game resumed nearly 4 months later  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Even the managers were perplexed by all the quirky details of a game that began nearly four months ago and finished in a different ballpark way out West.  —  Chad Pinder homered,
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Michael Wagaman / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
A's score 7 in 7th to beat Angels 10-6; Trout hits 45th
Discussion: Halos Heaven and Bless You Boys
George Miller / MLB Trade Rumors:
Michael Pineda Receives 60-Game PED Suspension  —  Minnesota Twins right-handed pitcher Michael Pineda has been suspended for 60 games for violating MLB's drug policy, reports Jon Heyman of MLB Network.  He'll miss the remainder of the season and is not eligible for postseason play.
 
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