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Granderson homers, Mets rally from 5 down to beat Rockies — DENVER (AP) — The New York Mets weren't fazed by a big early deficit on Wednesday night. — Remember, things can change in a hurry in the thin air of Coors Field. — Curtis Granderson hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets rally from five runs down to snap skid and beat Rockies, 10-5 — DENVER — Mets GM Sandy Alderson signaled the 2017 season as a writeoff on Monday. The team had sold off Lucas Duda and Addison Reed, the only veterans that they could, and brought up top prospect Amed Rosario …
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Amazin' Avenue and Purple Row
Associated Press:
Column: Price is wrong going after Hall of Famer Eckersley — David Price sure has a lot of issues for a guy making $31 million a year. — It showed in June when the pitcher went off on the Boston media over some perceived slights. Nothing terribly newsworthy there …
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Angels back Ramirez with big 3rd inning, beat Phillies 7-0 — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels are finally getting the offensive production they've craved all season. — Mike Trout, C.J. Cron and Kaleb Cowart all homered in a seven-run third inning, JC Ramirez pitched eight strong innings …
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Edubray Ramos returns to Phillies bullpen with changed attitude
Edubray Ramos returns to Phillies bullpen with changed attitude
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and The Good Phight
ABC News:
Godley dominates over 6 innings, Diamondbacks beat Cubs 3-0 — Zack Godley pitched three-hit ball over six scoreless innings, Jake Lamb drove in all the runs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the surging Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday night. — The loss was just the fourth in 18 games since …
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AZ Snake Pit
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Diamondbacks, Cubs scoreless after 3
Diamondbacks, Cubs scoreless after 3
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AZ Snake Pit and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Yu Darvish hoping to make good impression as newest Dodger — ATLANTA — Yu Darvish is eager to avoid making a bad first impression with his new Los Angeles Dodgers teammates. — Darvish, a four-time All-Star right-hander who was traded from Texas to Los Angeles for three prospects on Monday, joined the Dodgers on Wednesday.
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Sporting News
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Flowers' 2-run HR lifts Braves past Dodgers, 5-3 (Aug 02, 2017) — ATLANTA (AP) Tyler Flowers had a tiebreaking pinch-hit, two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 5-3 win over Los Angeles on Wednesday night, ending the Dodgers' nine-game winning streak.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Justin Tasch / New York Daily News:
Two frustrating rain delays lead to a frustrating Yankees loss in soggy Bronx — If the start of the Yankees-Tigers game Wednesday afternoon hadn't been delayed for an hour and 26 minutes when it was barely raining and the conditions were very playable, there most likely …
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Associated Press:
All-Star closer Kintzler joins Nationals, bolsters bullpen — MIAMI (AP) — All-Star closer Brandon Kintzler joined the Washington Nationals on Wednesday and shared with manager Dusty Baker his backstory, including three seasons pitching — and even selling tickets — in independent leagues.
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Federal Baseball
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
‘Captain’ Molina posts a pair of homers to lead Cardinals — MILWAUKEE • After a series of pictures shared on social media, ranging from nostalgic to pointed, brought both attention and speculation to Yadier Molina's frustration, the Cardinals' catcher left little doubt what he was trying to say Wednesday.
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Joe Totoraitis / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Molina, Weaver lead Cardinals to 5-4 win over Brewers … Kolten Wong added a two-run double, Luke Weaver pitched into the seventh inning and the — St. Louis Cardinals held on for a 5-4 victory over the — Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night. — Weaver (1-1) made one mistake in the first and
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Fox News and Viva El Birdos
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Jordan Zimmermann ‘outstanding’ to help Tigers slog past Yankees, 2-0 — Five catchers with most games caught in MLB history. No. 1 on the list is former Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez, who'll be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 30, 2017. Video by Ryan Ford/DFP Wochit — CONNECT
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Associated Press:
Rookie Austin Pruitt delivers win to Rays in hometown Houston — HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Austin Pruitt and three relievers combined on a five-hitter and the Tampa Bay Rays handed Dallas Keuchel his first loss of the season, beating the Houston Astros 3-0 on Wednesday night. — Logan Morrison hit a two-run homer.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Wes Crosby / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Winker hits go-ahead HR off Benoit, Reds beat Pirates 5-2 … PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Jesse Winker homered for the second straight game, hitting a tiebreaking drive in the seventh inning off newly acquired Pittsburgh reliever Joaquin Benoit that sent the — Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Wednesday night.
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Bucs Dugout
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Designate Conor Gillaspie For Assignment — Following last night's game, the Giants designated third baseman Conor Gillaspie for assignment and optioned infielder Jae-gyun Hwang back to Triple-A Sacramento, as Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area writes. In their place, the Giants …
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NBCS Bay Area