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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Kennedy, defense falter in Royals' 11-3 setback against the Cardinals — The sport of baseball is an unpredictable beast, a nightly escapade relying of the random nature of balls in the air and fallible men playing a children's game. No man should ever try to earn a fortune by wagering on the results of this game.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Fowler's triple countered by Moustakas' homer — KANSAS CITY • On the first pitch he saw after coming off the disabled list, the Cardinals' Dexter Fowler tripled to right center with one out in the second inning Monday and scored the first run of the game on Kolten Wong's sacrifice fly.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Option Stephen Piscotty To Triple-A
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Kirk Bohls / Austin American-Statesman:
Former MLB star, Austin native Don Baylor dies at 68 — Former major-league baseball star and Austin native Don Baylor died Monday morning after a long struggle with multiple myeloma. He was 68. — Baylor died at 4:25 Monday morning at St. David's South Hospital, his son confirmed to the Austin American-Statesman.
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Greensburg Tribune-Review:
EMAIL NEWSLETTERS — Don Baylor, the 1979 AL MVP with the California Angels who went on to become manager of the year with the Colorado Rockies in 1995, died Monday of cancer. He was 68. — Baylor died in his hometown of Austin, Texas, after a 14-year battle with multiple myeloma, his family said in a news release from the Angels.
KUSA-TV:
Bichette, Gebhard, Weiss remember Baylor in Rockies wildly popular beginning — Don Baylor may not have been the best manager in Major League Baseball history. — Author: Mike Klis — Don Baylor may not have been the best manager in Major League Baseball history.
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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Kevin Santo / USA Today:
Dodgers dominance: At 77-39, on course for historic season — Over the course of 111 games, this has undeniably become the year of the Los Angeles Dodgers. — Cody Bellinger's rookie season continues to turn heads. Chris Taylor has seemingly come out of nowhere.
David Murphy / Philly.com:
Phillies' rebuilding plan hampered by failure of top pitching prospects — When considering a performance like the one Jake Thompson turned in against the Angels last Wednesday, it can be helpful to remind oneself of the positives. Mostly, that consists of his age, which as of Monday was 23 years and 188 days.
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Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Rhys Hoskins' ticket to big leagues could be out in left field — ALLENTOWN - It rained most of the day in the Lehigh Valley Monday, so Dusty Wathan, manager of the Phillies' triple-A IronPigs affiliate, gave Rhys Hoskins the option of delaying an outfield experiment designed to get him to the big leagues as soon as possible.
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Rhys Hoskins will play left field in triple-A, could soon be with Phillies
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Detroit Free Press:
Jamie Samuelsen: Credit Dombrowski for Tigers' success - and failings — Former Tigers president and GM Dave Dombrowski, now running the Red Sox, looked back on his time with Tigers on July 25, 2016, at Fenway Park in Boston. Video by George Sipple, DFP. Videolicious — CONNECT
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Houston Astros remain interested in Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander — The Detroit Tigers received a call from the Houston Astros about right-handed pitcher Justin Verlander, but nothing materialized, according to USA Today Sports Major League Baseball columnist Bob Nightengale.
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Need for flexibility off bench enticed Tigers to call up Jeimer Candelario — We look at the centerpiece of the Detroit Tigers' trade that sent Justin Wilson and Alex Avila to the Chicago Cubs - third baseman Jeimer Candelario, a Top-100 prospect who's close to being MLB-ready. By Brian Manzullo, DFP.
Associated Press:
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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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Just one hit: Tigers bottled up by Trevor Williams in 3-0 loss to Pirates — Zimmermann solid, but not Tigers get just three baserunners in third straight loss — PITTSBURGH — One hit. — James McCann led off the third inning with a single to left against Pirates right-handed pitcher Trevor Williams …
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Vito Chirco / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' next foe: Andrew McCutchen sparks Pittsburgh Pirates
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Ed Barkowitz / Philly.com:
Remembering when Darren Daulton was embarrassed by the 1993 Phillies — Some of the more interesting things said and written during the Phillies' magical 1993 season: — March 16: “I think everyone here believes we have an established, major-league ballclub this year,” said Darren Daulton.
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Scott Gleeson / Tallahassee Democrat:
Lenny Dykstra remembers teammate Darren Daulton in emotional video
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Indians' Kluber aims to continue torrid stretch vs. Rockies (Aug 08, 2017) — CLEVELAND — The Indians look to end a two-game skid on Tuesday when they send their stopper to the mound for the opener of a two-game interleague series against the visiting Colorado Rockies.
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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.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards beat Royals, are back on level ground — KANSAS CITY • The ascent never should have taken this long but the Cardinals ended an almost incomprehensible stretch of 65 consecutive days under .500 when they climbed to that
Eduardo A. Encina / Baltimore Sun:
Former Orioles pitcher Parker Bridwell taking advantage of ‘clean slate’ with Angels — Baylor won the American League MVP as a member of the Angels in 1979. — Orioles manager Buck Showalter wishes Maryland State Champions Thurmont Little League good luck in the Little League Eastern Regional Tournament …
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox prospect Eloy Jimenez motivated by trade, faster track to majors — With the addition of Eloy Jimenez, Blake Rutherford and Dylan Cease from two trades over the last week, the White Sox now have 10 players on MLB.com's Top 100 prospects list. Here's a look at their progress …
Dom Amore / Hartford Courant:
Yankees Sending Aaron Hicks To Rehab In Hartford Tuesday — New York Yankees second baseman Starlin Castro played in a rehab assignment for the Trenton Thunder at Dunkin Donuts Park Thursday night against the Hartford Yard Goats. … The Yankees appear to like Dunkin' Donuts Park …
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Doctor gives Royals pitcher Nathan Karns a surgery souvenir: A piece of his rib — For now, the small piece of bone is floating in a container at home. Royals starter Nathan Karns has plans for it, of course. Maybe a necklace, he says. Maybe a keepsake to mark another surgery overcome.
John Bazemore / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Brian Snitker welcomes next wave of rookie Braves — It was a memorable week at SunTrust Park. The Braves hosted their alumni over the weekend, from Phil Niekro to John Smoltz to Bobby Cox. But it was the three new faces who grabbed the headlines. — Enter infielder Ozzie Albies and pitchers Lucas Sims and Max Fried.
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
5 thoughts heading into Yankees - Blue Jays series — TORONTO — With the Yankees off on Monday, here's a few thoughts heading into their three-game series with the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. CC Sabathia, Masahiro Tanaka and Sonny Gray will be on the mound for the Bombers from Tuesday-Thursday.
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