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Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Grand jury indicts Manziel in family violence case — Johnny Manziel was indicted on a misdemeanor assault charge, News 8 confirmed. The formal announcement is expected Monday. … DALLAS - A Dallas County grand jury has handed down a true bill of indictment against former Cleveland …
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Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Desmond, Mazara can't save bullpen from itself … After one of the least exciting games of the season on Friday night — unless you're a fan of historically (bad) triple plays — the Rangers and White Sox put on an entertaining back-and-forth effort for 11 innings in Chicago.
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Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Too little, too Latos; Rangers swept in the Windy City … Part of the intrigue of baseball is that you can feel so confident in a team on one day, after they sweep a division rival in a decisive fashion, and then three days later, it feels like there can never again be joy in Mudville.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians To Place Carlos Carrasco On DL — TODAY: Carrasco is expected to be out for four to six weeks, the club has announced. Obviously, that's just an estimate for an injury that will require quite a bit of careful monitoring, but it seems relatively promising news.
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Associated Press:
Indians' Carlos Carrasco injures hamstring, expected to go on DL — DETROIT — Cleveland manager Terry Francona would normally be happy with a sweep in Detroit, but he had more pressing matters on his mind Sunday afternoon. — The Indians lost starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco to a hamstring injury …
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10 Degrees: Free from O's purgatory, Jake Arrieta flourishing with Cubs — During their lowest moments, the four pitchers who were supposed to save the Baltimore Orioles looked at one another and asked a simple question: “What the [expletive] happened?” Zach Britton, Chris Tillman …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Jacob deGrom's baby would stop breathing when he fell asleep, Mets pitcher reveals — ATLANTA — Jacob deGrom has had about half a dozen MRIs throughout his baseball career, but never in that tube was he as stressed out or nervous as waiting for his newborn son Jaxon to come through one last week.
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Adam RubinESPN / ESPN:
Mets' Jacob deGrom ‘relieved’ son's medical complications are behind — ATLANTA — A relieved Jacob deGrom rejoined his New York Mets teammates Saturday, nearly two weeks after his son was born with medical complications at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
What To Expect: Aaron Blair — The Braves, struggling to find effective starting pitching until their stacked farm system blooms, have called up their No. 3 prospect, righthander Aaron Blair. — Blair, acquired along with top prospect Dansby Swanson in the deal that sent Shelby Miller to Arizona …
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Wild West — The games taking place in the NL West parks Sunday afternoon have been high scoring and close. The tamest took place in San Francisco where the Marlins won 5-4. Dee Gordon and Giancarlo Stanton broke out of slumps, Gordon going 2 for 5 and scoring twice, while Stanton hit a home run to go with two singles.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies Send Charlie Morton To DL With Strained Hamstring — The Phillies have placed right-hander Charlie Morton on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring and recalled fellow righty Luis Garcia, the team announced. Morton sustained the injury during his start against the Brewers on Saturday.
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Fox Sports:
The next Nomo? Dodgers' Maeda flirts with no-no, lowers ERA to 0.36 — DENVER — Kenta Maeda tamed a notorious hitter's park about as well as any pitcher can. — So much for being intimidated in his first start at Coors Field. — Maeda held Colorado hitless into the sixth inning …
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ESPN:
Granderson, Mets continue power surge, beat Braves, 6-3 — Curtis Granderson homered twice, including a grand slam, to drive in five runs and Matt Harvey got his first win of the season as the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Friday night.
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Ray Glier / New York Times:
Matt Harvey's Performance Against Feeble Braves Offers No Answers
Matt Harvey's Performance Against Feeble Braves Offers No Answers
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