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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees closing in on AL East title but need to keep focus on best record — Put the Champagne back on ice. The Yankees could clinch their first division title in seven years this week and they have their ace, Luis Severino, making his season debut Tuesday night.
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James Wagner / New York Times:
Severino Makes a Strong Return to the Yankees, but Betances Is Hurt Again — After fighting injuries throughout the season, Luis Severino made his first appearance of 2019 and looked every bit the ace. Then came news of an injury to Dellin Betances. — After inducing a double play to end …
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Pinstripe Alley
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dellin Betances Suffers Partial Achilles' Tear
Dellin Betances Suffers Partial Achilles' Tear
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NBCSports.com
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez charged with sex crimes in Florida and Westmoreland County — Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez was arrested Tuesday morning and arraigned in the afternoon on charges that he used a computer device to solicit a child for sex and providing obscene material to a minor in Florida.
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John Perrotto / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Mariners blank Pittsburgh after Pirates' Vázquez arrested — Marco Gonzales allowed six hits in seven innings, — Omar Narvaez hit back-to-back home runs and the — Seattle Mariners beat Pittsburgh 6-0 on Tuesday night after — Felipe Vazquez was arrested on multiple felony charges earlier in the day.
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New York Post, Lookout Landing, Bucs Dugout, CBS Pittsburgh and TMZ.com
Juan Toribio / Rays News:
Chirinos nears return to Rays; Lowe still hopeful — LOS ANGELES — The Rays have Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell back on the mound, and Yonny Chirinos could be the next pitcher to return from the injured list for Tampa Bay. — Chirinos threw a simulated game on Monday, and Rays manager Kevin Cash said the session “went really well.”
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Tampa Bay Times, Antelope Valley Press, DRaysBay and MLB Trade Rumors
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Beth Harris / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Seager drives in 4 runs in Dodgers' 7-5 win over Rays — Corey Seager drove in four runs, including a go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh, and the — Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the — Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 Tuesday night. — Seager's ground-rule double in the fifth …
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True Blue LA, Over the Monster and DRaysBay
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Place Addison Russell On Concussion IL — The Cubs decided yesterday to place infielder Addison Russell on the 7-day concussion injured list, as Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. By doing so, the organization will avoid paying Russell a $100K roster bonus.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun-Times:
After getting hit in the head by a pitch, Addison Russell is hit in the pocketbook by the Cubs
After getting hit in the head by a pitch, Addison Russell is hit in the pocketbook by the Cubs
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Bleacher Nation
Stephanie Apstein / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Reversal of Fortune: Rusney Castillo's Megadeal With Red Sox Traps Him in Minors — Seven miles north of Fenway Park, Rusney Castillo slides into the driver's seat of his rented black Maserati Ghibli. It's 7 1/2 hours before first pitch, but Castillo has learned the rhythms of game days in the U.S. after the
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McCovey Chronicles and ESPN
Janie McCauley / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Olson's deep homer helps A's rally late to beat Royals 2-1 — Matt Olson hit a tying homer leading off the seventh, — Seth Brown hit a go-ahead double two batters later, and the — Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Tuesday night. — Olson's drive to deep center reached the Coliseum's elevated bleachers …
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Royals Review and Yahoo! Sports
Jane Kwiatkowski Radlich / The Buffalo News:
Buffalo Bills to fans on game day: Behave or be gone — Bills fans tailgate in the parking lot before a game in 2017. (Mark Mulville/News file photo) — Buffalo Bills officials continue to tinker with policy to curb the raucous behavior of fans on game day that last year resulted …
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New York Post and ProFootballTalk
Tim Healey / Newsday:
Marcus Stroman has best start as Met in victory over Rockies — DENVER — It is easy to forget, after the Mets' surprising summer and whirlwind run to contention, that when they acquired Marcus Stroman in late July, it was largely with a focus on 2020. — General manager Brodie Van Wagenen …
Dave Campbell / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Twins top White Sox 9-8 on bases-loaded hit by pitch in 12th — Ronald Torreyes was hit by a bases-loaded pitch in a three-run 12th inning to give the — Minnesota Twins a 9-8 victory over the Chicago — White Sox on Tuesday night that kept their lead in the American League Central at five games.
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