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Tom Withers / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Severino, Judge power Yankees to 8-1 win over Indians … Luis Severino overpowered Cleveland's lineup into the seventh inning,  —  Jacoby Ellsbury hit a three-run triple and rookie  —  Aaron Judge hammered a three-run homer, sending the  —  New York Yankees to a 8-1 win over the Indians on Sunday.
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
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Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
Yankees GM on struggling catcher Gary Sanchez: ‘He is physically bigger but not fat’
ESPN:   Matt Holliday facing 2nd DL stint this year with lower back ‘tweak’
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Waino laboring, but still leads 4-3  —  CINCINNATI  • Jose Martinez, one of the few Cardinals batsmen to hit with much authority lately, authored the first grand slam of his career to highlight a five-run fourth inning Sunday as the Cardinals stormed ahead of the Cincinnati Reds 9-3.
Discussion: Viva El Birdos and Red Reporter
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Martinez, Cards slam Reds 13-4
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Lynn helps Cards finally get a win in Cincy
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Anibal Sanchez allows 5 HRs as Orioles ding Detroit Tigers, 12-3  —  Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press Wochit  —  BALTIMORE - They flew out fast and they flew out far, and all the progress that Anibal Sanchez seemed to make over the past month in the starting rotation, that flew over the fence Sunday afternoon, too.
Discussion: Camden Chat
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Jose Iglesias leaves team following death in family  —  Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press Wochit  —  BALTIMORE - Jose Iglesias was placed on the bereavement list Sunday.  —  One of Iglesias' family members died, according to a Detroit Tigers spokesperson.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Jimenez suffers first Tigers loss as win streak snapped by Orioles, 5-2
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:   Tigers' new prospect Jeimer Candelario ready to slug to all fields
Associated Press:
Mariners acquire Yonder Alonso in trade with Athletics  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Seattle Mariners acquired All-Star first baseman Yonder Alonso from the Oakland Athletics on Sunday for minor league outfielder Boog Powell.  —  The Mariners, who have not been in postseason play since 2001 …
Discussion: KRON4.com
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ESPN:
Yonder Alonso traded to Mariners in intradivision swap  —  The Oakland Athletics have traded first baseman Yonder Alonso to the Seattle Mariners for minor league outfielder Boog Powell.  —  The team announced the trade Sunday afternoon.  —  Alonso, 30, is having a breakthrough power season …
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Ryan Garton, Mike Marjama From Rays
Discussion: DRaysBay
Fox Sports:
Rodriguez's HR in 12th lifts Pirates past Padres, 5-4 (Aug 06, 2017)  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) Sean Rodriquez homered in the 12th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.  —  Rodriguez, acquired from Atlanta a day earlier, lifted a 1-1 pitch off Padres …
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Bob Cohn / UPI:
San Diego Padres ride rookies to win over Pittsburgh Pirates
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Royals catcher Salvador Perez on DL with intercostal strain  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals put All-Star catcher Salvador Perez on the 10-day disabled list Sunday with a strain on the right side of his chest.  —  Perez was injured on a swing in the sixth inning Friday.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals Place Salvador Perez On DL
Discussion: Royals Review
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Matt Davidson scratched from White Sox lineup for series finale vs. Red Sox  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Matt Davidson was a last-minute scratch from the White Sox lineup Sunday afternoon against the Red Sox at Fenway Park.  —  Davidson was set to play his first game since Tuesday after missing four …
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:   Hawk Harrelson on Wrigley Field: ‘I will never step foot in that ballpark again’
Associated Press:
Foltynewicz, Freeman power Braves past Marlins, 7-2  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Foltzynewicz is learning how to put bad starts behind him and focus on what's next.  —  It hasn't been easy.  —  “That's the big key,” he said.  “You don't really want to keep going downhill after a bad start.
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Associated Press:
Braves call up top pitching prospect Max Fried
Arizona Republic:
Barrett fills variety of roles in D-Backs' pen  —  Jake Barrett served up a home run in his first outing back in the big leagues on July 7.  But the Diamondbacks reliever hasn't allowed anything since, entering Sunday with 11 consecutive scoreless appearances.
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Fox Sports:
Giants rally from 4 down to beat Diamondbacks 5-4 in 10 (Aug 05, 2017)
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
Jay Cohen / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Wieters hits grand slam as Nationals beat Cubs 9-4 … Matt Wieters hit a tiebreaking grand slam off  —  Carl Edwards Jr. in Washington's five-run eighth inning, helping the Nationals beat the  —  Chicago Cubs 9-4 on Sunday.  —  Bryce Harper started the winning rally with a one-out infield single against
Discussion: Federal Baseball
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:   Jon Lester takes mound as Cubs face Nationals in series finale
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Martinez, Rangers watch big early lead slip away in loss to Twins  —  Nick Martinez couldn't hold a five-run first-inning lead Sunday, and home runs by Adrian Beltre and Joey Gallo were wasted as the Texas Rangers lost x-x in the series finale with the Minnesota Twins.
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Associated Press:
Rookie Blackburn cools off Angels in A's 5-0 win  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A rookie pitcher and his new battery mate combine to help cool off the Los Angeles Angels.  —  Paul Blackburn limited the Angels to five hits in 6 2/3 innings and Dustin Garneau had two RBIs to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 5-0 victory on Saturday night.
Associated Press:
Goins' RBI single in 10th lifts Blue Jays past Astros, 4-3  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Toronto manager John Gibbons had no doubt his third base coach would send Rob Refsnyder home as the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning Saturday night.  —  The gamble paid off.  —  Ryan Goins hit the tiebreaking RBI single …
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Fox Sports:   Astros prospect Davis necessary addition against Blue Jays (Aug 06, 2017)
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Royals can't complete comeback in 8-7 loss to the Mariners  —  This one will sting.  —  In the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday, the Royals lost 8-7 to the Seattle Mariners.  The final score only told half the story.  —  On an afternoon at Kauffman Stadium, the Royals partially gifted their opponent a 7-0 lead.
ESPN:
Olney: What should the Mets do with Matt Harvey?  —  It was less than two years ago when New York Mets manager Terry Collins wrestled with the quandary of whether to send Matt Harvey out to start the ninth inning in Game 5 of the World Series with the team leading 2-0.
 
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