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Greg Beacham / The Charlotte Observer:
Machado's grand slam upstages Trout, Orioles beat Angels 6-2 — Mike Trout delivered his 1,000th career hit with a cracking double down the line. Two innings later, he homered on his birthday for the fourth time in his six big league seasons. — Moments after that, Manny Machado …
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Alex Butler / UPI:
Mike Trout, Bryce Harper hack hit milestones, have epic celebration … Baseball players Bryce Harper and Mike Trout shared a night of career milestones Tuesday with home run No. 150 and hit No. 1,000, respectively. — Harper's achievement came first. — The Washington Nationals …
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Eduardo A. Encina / The Charlotte Observer:
Machado's grand slam lifts Orioles to 6-2 win over Angels in first game of West Coast trip — With one swing, Manny Machado opened the Baltimore Orioles' West Coast road trip with a bang. — The Orioles third baseman broke open a tied game Monday night with one swing of his suddenly sizzling bat …
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Orioles look to continue surge vs. Angels (Aug 08, 2017) — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Some major league teams import players at the trade deadline. Others export. The Baltimore Orioles looked a team that got their invoices mixed up. — The Orioles were expected to trade left-hander reliever …
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Associated Press:
Monday's Sports In Brief — Don Baylor, the burly slugger who once held the Major League Baseball record for being hit a pitch and later guided the expansion Colorado Rockies to the playoffs for the first time as manager of the year, died Monday of cancer. He was 68.
Andrew Baggarly / The Charlotte Observer:
Ryder Jones hits first career homer but Giants needed more in 5-3 loss to Cubs — SAN FRANCISCO - Ryder Jones was a 13-year-old high school freshman in Stillwater, Okla., when Barry Bonds broke the all-time home run record. No.756 probably happened after the kid's bedtime.
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Home run king Barry Bonds says he wishes he'd played one more year — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — All-time Major League Baseball home run leader Barry Bonds says he wished he had played one more season. — On the 10th anniversary of breaking the home run record, Bonds told The Associated Press …
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After pounding Royals in opener, Cardinals look to maintain dominance in KC — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The St. Louis Cardinals' offense is on a roll, and the Kansas City Royals felt the brunt of that Monday night. — After scoring 13 runs Sunday in Cincinnati, the Cardinals kept raking Monday to thump the Royals 11-3.
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St. Louis Cardinals activate OF Dexter Fowler, demote OF Stephen Piscotty
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Kennedy, defense falter in Royals' 11-3 setback against the Cardinals
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals option Piscotty to Memphis
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera having an awful year on the road — First baseman is batting .174 on current road trip, .211 away from Comerica Park this season — PITTSBURGH - Miguel Cabrera's road woes continued Monday night. — The Detroit Tigers first baseman went -for-3 with a strikeout …
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Just one hit: Tigers bottled up by Trevor Williams in 3-0 loss to Pirates
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Need for flexibility off bench enticed Tigers to call up Jeimer Candelario
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Houston Astros remain interested in Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander
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Fox Sports:
LEADING OFF: Dodgers, Red Sox roll, Keuchel tries to rebound — A look at what's happening all around the majors Tuesday: — DAZZLING DODGERS — Kenta Maeda and the Los Angeles Dodgers try to keep up their amazing run when they open a series at Arizona.
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Patrick Donnelly / Associated Press:
Rosario scores on late balk to lift Twins over Brewers, 5-4 — Eddie Rosario danced, Oliver Drake flinched, and the Minnesota Twins were on their way to another comeback victory. — Rosario doubled home the tying run in the seventh inning, and his aggressive base running caused Drake …
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Brew Crew Ball
ESPN:
Why we should all root for an Astros-Dodgers World Series — Root for your favorite team. That's your first rooting priority, always. But after that, let me suggest what your next rooting priority might be for the next few months: Root to see the Dodgers' pitchers face the Astros' batters in the World Series.
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies catcher Andrew Knapp placed on disabled list — Andrew Knapp's right hand looked and felt better enough for him to catch a bullpen session Sunday morning in Colorado. But, two days later, the Phillies decided to place Knapp on the 10-day disabled list.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Central Notes: Cubs, Candelario, Gonsalves, Sano — Have the Cubs emptied their farm in a worrying way? It's not quite that simple, Patrick Mooney of CSN Chicago writes. With a youthful and controllable core of position players, GM Jed Hoyer says, “we're an incredibly healthy organization from a young-talent standpoint.”
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Reds recap: Home runs power Cincinnati to win over San Diego — The Cincinnati Reds homered their way to victory, beating the San Diego Padres 11-3 on Monday at Great American Ball Park. Here are the main storylines. — Tim Adleman was perfect, until he really, really wasn't.
