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11:35 AM ET, August 3, 2017

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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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Associated Press:
Happ strikes out 10, Blue Jays top White Sox 5-1
Fox Sports:   Red Sox hope momentum kicks in against White Sox (Aug 03, 2017)
Fox Sports:   Behind Nunez and Devers, first-place Red Sox hitting hard
Associated Press:
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
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:   Angels crush Jake Thompson for three homers in Phillies loss
CBS Los Angeles:
3 Homers In Third Inning Lead Angels To 7-0 Win Over Phillies
Discussion: Halos Heaven
Associated Press:
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 …
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue and Purple Row
James Wagner / New York Times:   The Mets' Past Bonds With the Mets' Future
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
Discussion: Fox News and Viva El Birdos
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Carpenter returns to the lineup, and bats No. 3  —  MILWAUKEE  • These are the days when the Brewers celebrate their roof.  —  On a getaway day for the Cardinals, a thunderstorm has settled over the Milwaukee area and rain is expected throughout the day, according to the forecast at the ballpark.
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.
Alex Butler / UPI:
Miami Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton robs home run for last out … The Miami Marlins were in no danger of losing to the Washington Nationals in the ninth inning Wednesday, but Giancarlo Stanton still ended the game with a dramatic catch.  —  Miami led Washington 7- with two outs in the bottom …
Discussion: FanRag Sports
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Jake Becker / New York Daily News:   VIDEO: Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton robs Nationals home run with incredible game-ending catch
Fox Sports:
Worley pitches 7 innings to help Marlins beat Nationals 7-0 (Aug 02, 2017)
Discussion: Fish Stripes
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.
Discussion: Sporting News
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Fox Sports:
Flowers' 2-run HR lifts Braves past Dodgers, 5-3 (Aug 02, 2017)
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Fox Sports:   Dodgers take on Braves in battle of lefties (Aug 03, 2017)
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 …
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Diamondbacks, Cubs scoreless after 3
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Kyle Schwarber still has desire to get behind the plate
Discussion: Bleacher Nation
Associated Press:
LEADING OFF: Gray debuts for Yankees, Winker powering Reds  —  A look at what's happening all around the majors Thursday:  —  ___  —  A NEW SHADE OF GRAY  —  Sonny Gray makes his debut for the New York Yankees, starting at Cleveland against Corey Kluber and the AL Central-leading Indians.
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
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ESPN:   Sonny Gray debuts with just one job: Pitch the Yankees to a pennant
ESPN:   Who are MLB's ‘Warriors?’ The case for and against these teams
Marc Carig / Newsday:
Mets could pick up Asdrubal Cabrera's club option, sources say  —  DENVER — The Mets have warmed to the idea of picking up Asdrubal Cabrera's $8.5-million team option for next season, sources told Newsday, even after the drama that unfolded earlier this season when the infielder resisted a move from shortstop.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and New York Post
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   David Wright begins ‘low level baseball activities’ in his continued attempt to return to the Mets
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.
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.
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jose Bautista On Revocable Trade Waivers  —  The Blue Jays have placed right fielder Jose Bautista on revocable trade waivers, reports MLB Network's Ken Rosenthal (on Twitter).  —  As we emphasized yesterday when Justin Verlander was reportedly put through the same process …
Discussion: Sportsnet.ca
 
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