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Home runs by Trout, Walsh power Angels past Rangers 6-2 — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Mike Trout hit his major league-leading 16th home run, a 449-foot drive into the second deck in left field, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 Thursday to avoid being swept in six games this season at new Globe Life Field.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB postseason bubble: Globe Life Field to be home of the NLCS, World Series; Petco Park to host ALCS — Major League Baseball and the players union are moving towards an agreement for the final three rounds of the postseason, with the entire World Series to be played at a neutral site.
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Mike DiGiovanna / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Dylan Bundy strikes out a season-high 12 Texas Rangers in Angels' victory
Dylan Bundy strikes out a season-high 12 Texas Rangers in Angels' victory
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Boone Provides Updates On Judge, Stanton, Paxton — The Yankees' season has again been punctuated by injuries for high-profile players, but manager Aaron Boone tells reporters that both Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton could get at-bats at the alternate training site this weekend and return …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
James Paxton has setback in return from arm injury — James Paxton suffered a setback Wednesday. The Yankees left-hander, who is on the injured list with a strained forearm flexor, “felt a little sore” after throwing Wednesday and won't throw for “a couple days,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said on his weekly WFAN appearance.
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays lose third straight, 4-3 to Red Sox, but there is some good — Tampa Bay's Austin Meadows, Brandon Lowe and Hunter Renfroe, all in extended slumps, get big hits. — ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays didn't get what mattered most Thursday, which would have been a win over the Red Sox to stop …
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Jay Paris / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Paddack sprains ankle but streaking Padres stop Giants, 6-1 — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jorge Ona homered for his first major league hit, — San Francisco Giants 6-1 Thursday night despite an injury to starter Chris Paddack.
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Jeimer Candelario leads Detroit Tigers to Game 2 comeback win over Cardinals, 6-3 — The Detroit Tigers were about to lose for the eighth time in their last 10 games and fall to three games behind in the American League playoff race. — And then Jeimer Candelario delivered.
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Jim Salisbury / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Phillies open crucial divisional series in Miami with a terrible collapse — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … The Phillies began a crucial seven-game series against the — Miami Marlins in horrendous fashion Thursday night. — The Phils blew a three-run lead in the eighth and lost, 7-6, on a base hit by
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dodgers put Walker Buehler (finger blister) on IL, reinstate Joe Kelly — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed starting pitcher Walker Buehler on the injured list Thursday because of a lingering blister issue in his pitching hand and reinstated hard-throwing reliever Joe Kelly …
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Todd Dybas / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Sean Doolittle's injury another somber installment for scuffling Nats season — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Sean Doolittle has a right oblique injury. That's known. How problematic it is and whether it ends his time in Washington is to be determined.
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Matt Loede / Sports Illustrated:
Game #44 Observations: Indians Embarrassed By Royals and Rookie Pitcher Singer in 11-1 Loss — CLEVELAND - When the Indians won the first game of their four-game set at Progressive Field Monday night, the hope was at worst the Tribe would get a split against their rivals.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks Designate Jake Lamb — The Diamondbacks have designated infielder Jake Lamb for assignment and selected infielder/outfielder Pavin Smith's contract, per a team announcement. — Arizona has been Lamb's only organization since he went in the sixth round of the 2012 draft …
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