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Nationals beat Giants 8-0, spoil Justin Verlander's 3,500th career strikeout — SAN FRANCISCO — CJ Abrams homered and the Nationals spoiled a milestone achievement by San Francisco's Justin Verlander on Sunday as Washington beat the Giants 8-0. — Josh Bell and Paul DeJong had three hits apiece …
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McCovey Chronicles
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John Shea / The San Francisco Standard:
Justin Verlander is poised to enter one of baseball's most exclusive clubs … Justin Verlander has had a tough time compiling wins as a Giant this season, though he's not fully at fault. Inadequate hitting, blown leads, and suspect defense have denied him several notches in the win column.
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Yahoo Sports, Bless You Boys, New York Post, Sportsnet.ca, MLB Trade Rumors and Bleacher Report
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Reds beat Pirates 14-8, Andujar hits first home run with Cincinnati — Miguel Andujar hit his first home run with Cincinnati, Spencer Steer and Noelvi Marte had three hits and four RBIs each, and the Reds outlasted the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-8 on Sunday to earn a split in the four-game series.
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MLB.com and Redleg Nation
Associated Press:
Phillies sweep Rangers with Wheeler's strong outing and Sosa's homer — Zack Wheeler struck out seven and allowed three hits, Edmundo Sosa homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Sunday to sweep the three-game series. Wheeler (10-5) had six or more strikeouts …
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New York Times, The Good Phight, Lone Star Ball and Phillies Nation
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Sosa, Montgomery homer, Martin works six strong innings as White Sox beat Guardians 6-4 — CHICAGO (AP) — Lenyn Sosa and Colson Montgomery homered and the Chicago White Sox snapped a six-game skid with a 6-4 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday — Sosa hit a two-run homer, his 14th …
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South Side Sox, Chicago Tribune and Plain Dealer
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Alexander allows 1 hit in 6 innings, Altuve hits 250th career homer as Astros beat Yankees 7-1 — Jason Alexander pitched one-hit ball through six innings, Jose Altuve hit his 250th career homer and the Houston Astros beat the Yankees 7-1 Sunday after New York manager Aaron Boone was ejected in the third inning.
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New York Post, The Crawfish Boxes, New York Daily News and MLB.com
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Keaschall hits 2-run homer in 11th as Twins top Royals 5-3 — Luke Keaschall hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning, Ryan Fitzgerald homered for his first career hit, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Sunday. With two outs, Keaschall hit a fastball …
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Kansas City Star, The Royals Reporter, Twinkie Town, Royals Review and MLB.com
Pat Brennan / Cincinnati.com:
Hunter Greene is returning to the Reds and is scheduled to start against the Phillies — Hunter Greene is tentatively scheduled to return to the Reds rotation Aug. 13 against the Philadelphia Phillies — Hunter Greene was to workout at Great American Ball Park on Aug. 10 for a final test
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Red Reporter and MLB Trade Rumors
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Collins homers off Diaz in the 9th inning to give MLB-best Brewers a 7-6 walk-off win over Mets — Isaac Collins hit a solo homer off Mets closer Edwin Diaz in the ninth inning and the MLB-best Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to nine games with a 7-6, walk-off win over New York on Sunday.
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New York Times, Amazin' Avenue, Brew Crew Ball, New York Daily News and New York Post
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Pawol breaks gender barrier, earns good reviews for her work behind the plate on historic weekend — Jen Pawol breezed through Sunday's Marlins-Braves game as if breaking a gender barrier was just another day on the job. Considering Pawol became the first female umpire to work behind …
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New York Times, Yahoo Sports, MLB.com, CBSSports.com, Bleacher Report and Arizona Sports
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Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Pirates at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 11 — It's Monday, August 11 and the Pirates (51-68) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (73-44). Andrew Heaney is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Jose Quintana for Milwaukee.
Associated Press:
Phillies going back to facing the National League after MLB record 21 interleague games in a row — The Philadelphia Phillies are finally going back to facing their own league. Philadelphia wrapped up an MLB record of 21 consecutive interleague games with a 4-2 win Sunday against the Texas Rangers …
Larry Lage / Associated Press:
Lions safety Morice Norris arrives at the team's training facility after injury, AP source says — Detroit Lions safety Morice Norris was at the team's training facility with teammates on Sunday, two days after he was taken off the field in an ambulance late in a preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons …
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MLive.com, Bleacher Report, Detroit Free Press and Baltimore Sun
Associated Press:
Yankees manager Aaron Boone ejected for 5th time this season in game vs. Astros — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected from a game for the fifth time this season in the third inning on Sunday against the Houston Astros. Boone thought Jason Alexander's sinker to Ryan McMahon was a low called strike.
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New York Daily News, New York Times, Pinstripe Alley, New York Post, Bleacher Report and Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Red Sox score go-ahead run on Machado's failed hidden ball trick — Padres third baseman Manny Machado tried a hidden-ball trick against the Boston Red Sox and it ended up costing San Diego at least one run Saturday. With Jarren Duran on third base and one out in the third inning …
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Willie MacIver hits a 2-run double in the 9th to rally Athletics over Orioles — Willie MacIver hit a two-run, ninth-inning double off Keegan Akin to rally the Athletics to a 3-2 series-clinching victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. MacIver's liner down the left-field line against Akin …
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Camden Chat, BaltimoreBaseball.com and Baltimore Sun
