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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets, Brandon Nimmo ravage terrible Phillies bullpen again, keep season alive with win  —  A sweep was ideal, but a series win was a prerequisite to a potential playoff berth.  The Mets accomplished the latter against the Phillies thanks to their second come-from-behind rally in as many days …
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Alex Smith / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Mets Takeaways from Thursday's 10-6 win over Phillies, including picking up Seth Lugo after tough start  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … The Mets picked up Seth Lugo after a tough start, coming back to beat the  —  Phillies 10-6 on Thursday night.  Box score
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Red Alert: Hudson's departure with elbow soreness comes early in Cardinals' upsetting loss to Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH — Before the first pitch of the bottom of the third inning, the Cardinals' bullpen was scrambling to get ready for emergency use in a game that will soon reveal the direction the Cardinals' season is head.
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John Perrotto / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Steven Brault 2-hits Cardinals, ending Pirates' 8-game skid  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Steven Brault pitched a two-hitter for his first career complete game,  —  Gregory Polanco hit a three-run homer and the  —  Pittsburgh Pirates snapped an eight-game skid with a 5-1 victory over the
ESPN:
New York Yankees hit 5 homers in inning for first time in franchise history  —  NEW YORK — The Yankees hit five home runs in an inning for the first time in franchise history.  —  With the score tied at 2-2, Brett Gardner, DJ LeMahieu and Luke Voit homered on consecutive pitches …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers' Ricky Vanasco To Undergo Tommy John Surgery  —  Rangers pitching prospect Ricky Vanasco will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow next week, MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan tweets.  The timing of the surgery will likely wipe out all of Vanasco's 2021 season.
Dalton Johnson / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Tyler Anderson ejected from Mariners vs. Giants game in third inning  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Tyler Anderson.  —  The Giants' starting pitcher was ejected from Thursday's game against the Mariners at Oracle Park for arguing balls and strikes.
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San Diego Padres-Seattle Mariners moved due to air-quality concerns  —  The Padres' three-game series against the Mariners, originally scheduled to begin Friday in Seattle, has been moved to San Diego's Petco Park because of air-quality issues in Washington state.
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Valdez, Tucker lead Astros to 2-1 win over Rangers  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Framber Valdez tied a career-high with 11 strikeouts in 6 1/3 solid innings,  —  Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 on Thursday night.  —  Tucker gave the Astros a 2-0 lead with a two-run homer to right in the second.
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Chicago White Sox beat Minnesota Twins to clinch American League playoff spot  —  CHICAGO — If the Chicago White Sox thought ahead to the day their rebuilding plan would come together, they could not have envisioned what the scene looked like.  But they will take it.
Corey Seidman / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Mickey Moniak makes 1st career start with Phillies tonight  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Mickey Moniak is in the Phillies' lineup, starting in left field for the first time as a major-leaguer.  —  Moniak, the No. 1 overall pick in 2016, bats ninth.
David Ginsburg / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Hamels yields 3 runs in Braves debut, a 5-1 loss to Orioles  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Cole Hamels finally got on the mound in an Atlanta uniform, allowing three runs to the  —  Baltimore Orioles before reaching his predetermined pitch count in the fourth inning, and the
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