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Red Sox win under Christian Vazquez's 9th inning heroics — BOSTON (AP) — Christian Vazquez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox pulled off the final rally of a wild game Tuesday night, beating the Cleveland Indians 12-10 despite …
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Alex Butler / UPI:
Cleveland Indians' Austin Jackson robs home run for Catch of the Year nominee … The Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians combined for 22 runs Tuesday, but the best play of the game came in the outfield from Austin Jackson. — Jackson, the Indians' center fielder, was manning his position …
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Associated Press:
Baseball notes: Red Sox put Dustin Pedroia on 10-day DL
Baseball notes: Red Sox put Dustin Pedroia on 10-day DL
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Joshua Schrock / NESN.com:
Red Sox Notes: Chris Sale, Craig Kimbrel Deserved Bailout Vs. Indians
Red Sox Notes: Chris Sale, Craig Kimbrel Deserved Bailout Vs. Indians
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Steve Buckley / Boston Herald:
Fans get it, Red Sox don't when it comes to Eckersley-Price run-in
Fans get it, Red Sox don't when it comes to Eckersley-Price run-in
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Sporting News
Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox seek rare series win vs. Blue Jays — White Sox rookie Yoan Moncada and manager Rick Renteria discuss Moncada's bruised leg on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — The Chicago White Sox sent Derek Holland to the mound as they attempted …
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox DH Matt Davidson exits with bruised wrist in 8-4 loss to Blue Jays
White Sox DH Matt Davidson exits with bruised wrist in 8-4 loss to Blue Jays
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox, Blue Jays benches clear after Tim Anderson-Marcus Stroman exchange
Associated Press:
Lester homers as Cubs pound Diamondbacks 16-4 — CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester loved everything about Tuesday night, except for his performance on the mound. — Lester hit his first major league homer and struck out nine to reach 2,000 for his career, helping the Chicago Cubs to a runaway 16-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' James McCann, starting again at catcher, responds with hot hitting — NEW YORK - James McCann is back in the saddle. — It took four months and a trade of Alex Avila, but the Detroit Tigers' young catcher is back in his accustomed spot at starting catcher.
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Braves' Teheran tries to tame streaking Dodgers (Aug 02, 2017) — ATLANTA — Before his start at Dodger Stadium on July 22, Julio Teheran had at least lived up to his billing as the Atlanta Braves' top starting pitcher in his road outings. — Teheran was 6- with a 2.53 ERA away from Atlanta …
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Indians place All-Star Andrew Miller on disabled list — BOSTON (AP) — The Cleveland Indians' pitching staff has taken two big hits: All-Star Andrew Miller is on the disabled list, and starter Josh Tomlin is out six weeks. — Miller was placed on the DL on Wednesday with right knee tendinitis …
ABC News:
Samardzija shuts down A's as Giants snap 4-game skid, 10-4 — This is the team the Giants thought they should be all along. In a season all but lost, home runs sailed over the fence, the lead held up and they added on with key hits to support Jeff Samardzija.
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Rebekah L. Sanders / Arizona Republic:
Could MLB move Diamondbacks over stadium conditions? Team suggests ‘yes’ — Major League Baseball officials are so alarmed by recent equipment breakdowns at Chase Field that they might require the Arizona Diamondbacks to leave Phoenix unless the county government pays for millions of dollars …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Amed Rosario's misplay of grounder in ninth inning sets up Rockies' walk-off win over Mets — DENVER — Nolan Arenado took advantage of Amed Rosario's first big league mistake and with two on, hit a walk- off single for a 5-4 Rockies win over the Mets at Coors Field.
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Royals' Lorenzo Cain nursing hamstring, receives a day off in Baltimore — Nursing a right hamstring issue, center fielder Lorenzo Cain was out of the lineup on Wednesday as the Royals concluded a nine-game road trip at Camden Yards. — “His legs are a little beat-up,” Royals manager Ned Yost said.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Justin Verlander Placed On Revocable Waivers — Tigers righty Justin Verlander was placed on revocable waivers on Wednesday, tweets ESPN's Jerry Crasnick. It's worth emphasizing, especially early in the month, that the move comes as no surprise. Teams will place the vast majority …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Place Jim Johnson, R.A. Dickey On Revocable Waivers — The Braves have placed righties Jim Johnson and R.A. Dickey on revocable waivers, according to Peter Gammons of GammonsDaily.com (via Twitter). — These two veterans become the first to be reported of the many players who'll hit the waiver wire this month.
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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Brandon Phillips to play third base for first time in MLB — Brandon Phillips, who played 11 seasons for the Cincinnati Reds before the team traded him to the Braves this past offseason, is expected to start at third base for Atlanta on Wednesday night and play the position for what's believed …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Minor MLB Transactions: 8/2/17 — We'll use this post to track the day's minor moves ... - The Padres have released righty Logan Bawcom, per Ken Rosenthal of MLB Network (via Twitter). While the 28-year-old has yet to earn a promotion — with San Diego or in his prior stints with the Dodgers …
ESPN:
Max Scherzer undecided if he'll make next start for Nationals — Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer said Wednesday that he plans to visit a chiropractor within the next day before determining whether he'll take his next turn in the rotation. — EDITOR'S PICKS
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Why the Yankees should buck the trend and go with a six-man rotation for the rest of the season — Starting pitchers, trained to be creatures of habit, mostly cringe at the suggestion. — Managers, right through Joe Girardi on Tuesday, often cite the compromising of their 25-man roster construction …
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Associated Press:
Pujols' 608th homer, 5 RBIs power Angels past Phillies, 7-1 — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer and a two-run double, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped the Philadelphia Phillies' five-game winning streak with a 7-1 victory Tuesday night.
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‘Crazy’ Birds: Inside the Orioles' baffling decision not to sell at the deadline — BALTIMORE — Count Zach Britton among those who didn't foresee the Baltimore Orioles being buyers at this year's trade deadline. — “I'm kind of surprised that no one got traded,” said Baltimore's closer …
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