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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Cooled off in Los Angeles: Royals fall 4-1 to Dodgers in series opener — LOS ANGELES — The Royals entered the weekend on a blistering pace, the owners of 18 victories in 24 games. — On Friday night inside Dodger Stadium, they were cooled off by baseball's other ridiculously hot team.
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Chase Utley notches 1,000th RBI in Dodgers' 4-1 win over Royals — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kenta Maeda has been to the bullpen and doesn't want to go back. He pitched with a purpose, knowing he needed to leave a good impression on the Los Angeles Dodgers going into the All-Star break. — He did.
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Turner, Moustakas used teamwork to win All-Star final vote — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Turner and Mike Moustakas used some cross-league teamwork to book their trips to Miami. — The third basemen each earned trips to next Tuesday's All-Star Game by way of the final fan vote …
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Dodgers down D-backs, complete sweep with four-run ninth inning — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trailing 4-1 in the ninth, the Los Angeles Dodgers found a way to win again. They didn't even need extra innings, either. — Chris Taylor singled in the winning run in a four-run ninth …
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Royals' pitcher Matt Strahm undergoes season-ending knee surgery
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' 11-2 loss in Cleveland sums up first half of disappointing season — Detroit pitching yields 12 hits, 6 for extra bases, and 7 walks; V-Mart notches 2,000th hit. — CONNECT — CLEVELAND - It came quickly, like it did for Jordan Zimmermann last Saturday night against the Indians.
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Chris McCosky / Detroit News:
V-Mart looks to collect milestone where career started
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Upton now an All-Star; Tigers' pitch count idea on Fulmer doesn't fly
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Aaron Judge passes Joe DiMaggio for most Yankee rookie home runs — NEW YORK — Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio? — Right into second place on the Yankees all-time rookie home run list — and it only took Aaron Judge 84 games to do it. — Judge hit a 432-foot moonshot in the fifth inning Friday …
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Arenado drives in 5 runs as Rockies rout White Sox 12-4 (Jul 07, 2017) — DENVER (AP) Nolan Arenado homered and drove in five runs, German Marquez tossed seven strong innings and had two hits, and the Colorado Rockies' slumbering offense awoke in a 12-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox All-Star Avisail Garcia in no mood to relive last trip to Coors Field
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox scratch Avisail Garcia with sprained finger
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Joe Harris / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Bruce, Reyes homer as deGrom, Mets beat Cardinals 6-5 … Jacob deGrom win his fifth straight decision, and the — New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Friday night. — Bruce's homer in the fifth gave broke a 4-all tie. It was his 11th home run in 61 career games at Busch Stadium.
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John Nicholson / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Greinke, Goldschmidt help Diamondbacks beat Reds 6-3 … Zack Greinke threw seven scoreless innings and — Paul Goldschmidt hit his 20th homer to help the — Cincinnati Reds 6-3 on Friday night. — Arizona rebounded from a crushing 5-4 loss in Los Angeles a night earlier when closer
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Daniels says Rangers unlikely to sell at trade deadline — ARLINGTON — Those clamoring for the Texas Rangers to sell off their roster ahead of the July 31 trade deadline, for the sake of rebuilding the farm system and cutting salary, were dealt a setback. — Don't count it, general manager Jon Daniels said.
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Vargas has 3 hits, 2 RBIs as Twins beat Orioles 9-6 — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kennys Vargas had three hits, including a big two-run double in the fifth inning, hours after being recalled from the minors to help lead the Minnesota Twins to a 9-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
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Rob Maaddi / The Charlotte Observer:
Austin Hedges leads Padres to 4-3 win over Phillies — PHILADELPHIA — Austin Hedges got excited when he saw the bunt sign with the game on the line. That plan didn't work out, but the San Diego Padres backstop still came through. — Hedges hit a pair of solo homers …
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Phillies face Padres with developing ace Nola (Jul 08, 2017) — PHILADELPHIA — Since the trade of Cole Hamels midway through the 2015 season, the Philadelphia Phillies' pitching staff has lacked a true ace, a lockdown starter who could be depended on every time through the rotation to give his team a real chance at a victory.
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Murphy's RBI single lifts Nats past Braves in 10 innings (Jul 07, 2017) — WASHINGTON (AP) Daniel Murphy's one-out RBI single in the 10th inning capped the Washington Nationals' 5-4 comeback victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. — Adrian Sanchez led off the 10th against Ian Krol …
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Pedroia, Bradley Jr., Ramirez homer, Red Sox beat Rays 8-3 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox used the long ball to rebound one day after losing with their ace. — Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Hanley Ramirez all homered, Drew Pomeranz won his third consecutive start …
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Aguilar's slam, 7 RBIs send Brewers past skidding Yanks, 9-4 (Jul 07, 2017) — NEW YORK (AP) Jesus Aguilar homered twice and matched a Brewers record with seven RBIs, including a tiebreaking grand slam in the seventh inning that sent Milwaukee past the skidding New York Yankees 9-4 on Friday night for its fifth straight victory.
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Springer hits 2 HRs to power Astros past Sanchez, Jays 12-2 (Jul 07, 2017) — TORONTO (AP) George Springer homered twice and tied a career high with five RBIs as Houston rocked Aaron Sanchez in his return from the disabled list, propelling the Astros to a 12-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.
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