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Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Cardinals at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 4 — It's Monday, August 4 and the Cardinals (56-57) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (65-47). Sonny Gray is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Tyler Glasnow for Los Angeles.
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Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Reds at Cubs Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 4 — It's Monday, August 4 and the Reds (58-54) are in Chicago to take on the Cubs (65-46). Nick Lodolo is slated to take the mound for Cincinnati against Michael Soroka for Chicago.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Yahoo! Sports
NBCSports.com:
Twins at Tigers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 4 — Its Monday, August 4 and the Twins (52-59) are in Detroit open a series against the Tigers (65-48). — Simeon Woods Richardson is slated to take the mound for Minnesota against Casey Mize for Detroit.
NBCSports.com:
Astros at Marlins prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 4 — Its Monday, August 4 and the Astros (62-50) are in Miami to take on the Marlins (55-55). — Jason Alexander is slated to take the mound for Houston against Sandy Alcantara for Miami.
Associated Press:
Waldrep's whirlwind day: From a 4:45 a.m. wake-up to earning his first MLB win at a NASCAR venue — Before Hurston Waldrep earned his first major league win by pitching at a NASCAR venue, it was only fair that his day included a lengthy drive. Waldrep was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett …
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Associated Press:
White goes deep twice as the Braves beat the Reds in rain-delayed MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol — Eli White hit a three-run homer and a solo shot, helping the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Sunday in the rain-delayed MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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Awful Announcing, Battery Power, Brew Crew Ball, Yahoo Sports, Sportsnet.ca, Plain Dealer, Red Reporter and New York Times
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB trade deadline awards: Twins' mind-boggling fire sale shook baseball … It was ugly. Outrageous. Unfathomable. Disgraceful. — It was perhaps the most stunning and quickest fire sale in baseball history. — The Minnesota Twins, that lovable little team in the upper Midwest …
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Sports Illustrated, New York Times, New Jersey Online, MLB Trade Rumors and Twinkie Town
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Scott Harris chose not to take what might be Tigers' best shot to win World Series
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The Detroit News and MLB Trade Rumors
Associated Press:
White Sox place INF Miguel Vargas on IL with oblique strain — The Chicago White Sox placed infielder Miguel Vargas on the 10-day injured list on Sunday because of a left oblique strain. Vargas, 25, was scratched from Saturday night's 1-0 victory at the Angels.
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Associated Press:
Devers homers to help the Giants rout the Mets 12-4 for a series victory — Rafael Devers snapped out of a slump with a homer and four RBIs in the San Francisco Giants' 12-4 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday. Rookie Carson Whisenhunt (1-) threw 5 1/3 innings for his first win …
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New York Times, New York Post and McCovey Chronicles
Associated Press:
Twins score 4 runs in 1st inning, beat Guardians 5-4 to snap 4-game losing streak — Trevor Larnach had a two-run in a four-run first inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Matt Wallner and Royce Lewis also drove in runs …
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Twin Cities and Covering the Corner
Associated Press:
Kyle Isbel has go-ahead hit as Royals score 5 in 10th to beat Blue Jays 7-4 — Kyle Isbel hit an RBI double in the 10th inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Sunday. Vinnie Pasquantino hit a tying single with two out in the eighth …
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Kansas City Star and Sportsnet.ca
Associated Press:
Stowers homers as Marlins beat Yankees 7-3 to earn first sweep of New York in club history — Kyle Stowers hit a three-run homer and the Miami Marlins completed the first sweep of the New York Yankees in franchise history a 7-3 victory on Sunday. The Marlins (55-55) won all three games against the Yankees …
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New York Post, Pitcher List, Yahoo Sports, New Jersey Online, New York Daily News, Sportsnet.ca and New York Times
Associated Press:
Dodgers snap 18-inning scoreless drought to beat Rays 3-0 and win the series — Freddie Freeman scored one run and drove in another to snap Los Angeles' 18-inning scoreless drought and lead the Dodgers over the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 on Sunday. Andy Pages singled off Mason Englert (0-1) …
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MLB.com, DRaysBay, True Blue LA and Dodgers Digest
