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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Hudson's season ends with forearm injury, additional visits with doctor scheduled  —  KANSAS CITY — Although starter Dakota Hudson has yet to meet with the Cardinals' head physician has planned for Tuesday, the team elected to place him on the 45-day injury list and bring an end to his season.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Place Dakota Hudson On 45-Day IL  —  The Cardinals have placed right-hander Dakota Hudson on the 45-day injured list, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch tweets.  They activated righty Kodi Whitley from the IL to take Hudson's place on their roster.
Dave Skretta / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Gomber pitches playoff-hunting Cards to 5-0 win over Royals  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Austin Gomber tossed six innings of four-hit ball in a crucial spot start and St. Louis capitalized on some erratic pitching from  —  Kansas City Royals 5-0 on Tuesday night.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Inside a final week like MLB has never seen before  —  Just like that, the fastest, weirdest, pandemickiest baseball season ever has come and gone.  Mathematics holds that a 60-game schedule is shorter than the standard 162, but the 2020 season has whistled by so quickly that in a way it feels more like it should be June than October.
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Jacob deGrom strikes out 14 against Rays in penultimate start of season, keeping Cy Young dream alive  —  As the Mets continued wasting opportunities in their disheartening season, the attention turned to Jacob deGrom and whether the righthander could still accomplish the unimaginable this year.
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Nick Piecoro / Associated Press:
Diamondbacks' bats come alive in romping win over Rangers  —  Carson Kelly had a three-run homer, Caleb Smith and Riley Smith combined to throw a six-hitter and the Arizona Diamondbacks rolled to a 7-0 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.  —  David Peralta had three hits, including a double.
Chris Talbott / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Maldonado, Valdez push Astros past Mariners 6-1  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … SEATTLE (AP) — Martin Maldonado hit a three-run home run,  —  Framber Valdez struck out eight to set career highs for wins and strikeouts, and the  —  Seattle Mariners 6-1 on Tuesday night …
Bernie Wilson / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Stassi, Canning lead Angels over playoff-bound Padres 4-2  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Max Stassi had two impressive home runs among his four hits,  —  Griffin Canning struck out 10 in six crafty innings and the  —  Los Angeles Angels beat the punchless playoff-bound
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Trevor Bauer wanted to pitch on short rest.  Cincinnati Reds think it's worth the risk.  —  Trevor Bauer has lobbied for years to pitch every fourth day, instead of the typical every fifth day, because he felt his body could handle it and it would benefit his team.
Corey Seidman / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Former Phillie Nick Pivetta makes Red Sox debut at Fenway Park  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Heath Hembree, Nick Pivetta makes his debut at Fenway Park tonight.  —  Pivetta had been at the Red Sox alternate site since the trade.  He starts tonight against the Orioles …
Evan Petzold / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Detroit Tigers' 2019 home run leader Brandon Dixon returns with no pressure  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Brandon Dixon expected to be a member of the  —  Detroit Tigers' traveling taxi squad when  —  he arrived at Target Field on Tuesday for a two-game series with the
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Reds Activate Sonny Gray, Designate Nate Jones  —  The Reds have activated righty Sonny Gray from the 10-day injured list, the team announced.  Gray is scheduled to start tonight's game against the Brewers.  To create roster space, right-hander Nate Jones has been designated for assignment.
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays bats boom to get them on the right end of a blowout with the Bronx Bombers  —  TRENDING  —  BUFFALO - On a six-day trip through Philadelphia and the Bronx the past week, the Blue Jays seemingly were treating the magic number for playoff participation like a crushable fastball easing over the plate.
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Alex Pavlovic / Colorado Rockies on Yahoo! Sports:
Giants catch break, won't face Nolan Arenado in key series vs. Rockies  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … With a banged-up rotation, lack of depth in the outfield and their best player sidelined, the Giants can use any break they can get this week.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:   Rockies Place Nolan Arenado On IL, Release Wade Davis
 
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