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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets lose 5th straight, fall 5-3 to Phillies — Michael Conforto came up to bat in the sixth inning of the Mets' 5-3 loss to the Phillies in a big moment. The Mets had just scored their first run off Phillies All-Star starter Aaron Nola to cut their deficit in half.
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Newsday
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets losing streak reaches to four games after series opening loss to Phillies — Remember all that drama nearly a week ago, when Francisco Lindor and Giancarlo Stanton exchanged pimped out home runs, jawed at each other, the benches cleared, and the Mets won the series against the Yankees?
ESPN:
San Diego Padres' Manny Machado screams at Fernando Tatis Jr. in dugout after ump dispute — Manny Machado screamed at All-Star teammate Fernando Tatis Jr. in the dugout during the fifth inning of the San Diego Padres' crucial game against the Cardinals on Saturday night.
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baseballmusings.com
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Associated Press:
Tatis slugs 39th homer, Padres beat Giants to gain on Cards — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his NL-leading 39th homer, and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4 on Thursday to earn a series split. — The Padres moved within half a game of the idle Cardinals for the second NL wild card at 76-70.
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MLB Baseball News …
J.P. Hoornstra / Orange County Register:
Rookie journeyman Jhonathan Diaz debuts in Angels' loss to A's — The left-hander allows two runs in 1⅔ innings; Servite grad Cole Irvin earns the win for Oakland — ANAHEIM ― On Aug. 9, 2013, the Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with four prospects from Latin America.
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SGV Tribune, Press Enterprise and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
MVP, MVP? Vlad Guerrero Jr. would get former Blue Jay Josh Donaldson's vote — From one Blue Jays MVP to the potential next one, Josh Donaldson has little doubt where he believes the 2021 American League hardware should land. — STORY CONTINUES BELOW — This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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Blue Jays News and Bluebird Banter
Chris McCosky / Detroit News:
Tigers put Gregory Soto, Derek Hill on injured list, call up Isaac Paredes, Daz Cameron — St. Petersburg, Fla. — The 2021 season has come to an end for two players who greatly impacted the Tigers turnaround this season. — Gregory Soto and Derek Hill were both placed on the injured list Sunday.
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Detroit Free Press, MLB Baseball News … and MLB Trade Rumors
The Athletic:
MLB will require personnel to get COVID-19 vaccine for postseason: Sources — MLB will require managers, coaches, athletic trainers and other non-playing personnel to get the COVID-19 vaccine in order to gain access to the field and other restricted areas in the postseason, sources told The Athletic on Friday.
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Bleacher Nation, NBCSports.com, MLB Daily Dish, MLB Baseball News … and MLB Trade Rumors
Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
Inside the COVID-19 outbreak sweeping through the Red Sox — Through 189 games over two seasons, the Red Sox walked through fire without getting burned. They got through the entire 2020 campaign and nearly five months this season without a single player testing positive for COVID-19 while with the team.
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FanGraphs Baseball and Boston.com
ESPN:
Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez ties Johnny Bench's HR record for catchers — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals slugger Salvador Perez tied Johnny Bench's record for homers in a season by a catcher with his 45th in a 7-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday.
Marisa Kendall / Mercury News:
Gov. Newsom abolishes most single-family zoning in California — SB 9 allows up to four units on many single-family lots — In one of his first actions after surviving an election seeking to oust him from office, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday essentially abolished single-family zoning in California …
Matt Breen / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Phillies' Didi Gregorius blames COVID-19 vaccine for elbow issues; experts say he's wrong — Phillies shortstop Didi Gregorius blames the worst season of his career on an elbow condition he says developed after he was vaccinated for COVID-19. He claims the shots caused him to develop pseudogout …
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New York Post, MLB Trade Rumors and The Good Phight
Ryan Herrera / MLB.com:
Ohtani's arm sore; next start up in air — CHICAGO — The baseball world will have to wait a little longer — or perhaps a lot longer — to see Shohei Ohtani take the mound for the Angels again. — Manager Joe Maddon had stated prior to Tuesday's series opener at Guaranteed Rate Field …
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MLB Baseball News …, NBCSports.com, Associated Press, Halos Heaven and MLB Trade Rumors
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
In an Era of Throwers, a Pitcher Remains — Still an ace at 40, Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals is having his best season in years. His secret? “It starts with a game of catch.” — Adam Wainwright is having fun, as expected from a 40-year-old pitcher in a renaissance season.
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Amazin' Avenue and Viva El Birdos
