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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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Baltimore Sun
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Alex Butler / UPI:
Mike Trout, Bryce Harper hack hit milestones, have epic celebration
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Federal Baseball and Los Angeles Times
Greg Beacham / The Charlotte Observer:
Machado's grand slam upstages Trout, Orioles beat Angels 6-2
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Camden Chat
Rotoworld.com:
Daily Dose: Birthday Boy Blast
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USA Today, Major League Baseball and MLB.com
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' Daniel Norris pleased with bullpen session, added mobility — Video by Kirkland Crawford/DFP Wochit — PITTSBURGH - Detroit Tigers left-hander Daniel Norris said he was pleased with his bullpen session today at PNC Park. Norris threw two 20-pitch sessions with an up-and-down in between.
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Next Slide — “The bottom line is Candelario is just here until Iglesias gets back,” Ausmus said. “And then there will be a determination as to whether he comes up again at some point before the season ends or September. But yeah ... he's still developing. Nick (Castellanos) is still playing third.
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera having an awful year on the road
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Bless You Boys
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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Bleed Cubbie Blue
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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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The Crawfish Boxes, DRaysBay, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Over the Monster and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards producing without top hitters from last year — KANSAS CITY • The Cardinals scored 24 runs in their last two games prior to Tuesday night's trip finale with the Kansas City Royals here. The lineup was basically the same for both games, with Dexter Fowler moving into it on Monday …
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Felix Hernandez out 3-4 weeks; David Phelps to miss 2-3 weeks — Seattle Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez has been diagnosed with bursitis in his right shoulder, while right-handed reliever David Phelps has an impingement in his elbow, the team announced Tuesday.
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MLB Daily Dish and Lookout Landing
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Royals bring back Cuthbert from DL, send Torres to Triple-A — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals reinstated Cheslor Cuthbert from the disabled list and optioned fellow infielder Ramon Torres to Triple-A Omaha before their game Tuesday night against St. Louis. — Cuthbert had been out with a sprained left wrist.
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Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
Good news, bad news: White Sox reinstate Avisail Garcia, but place Matt Davidson on DL — White Sox's Matt Davidson rounds the bases after his solo home run against the Cubs on July 24, 2017. — Chicago Tribune — There is some good news and bad news for the Chicago White Sox on the injury front.
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USA Today:
MLB sets playoff schedule: Wild card games Oct. 3-4, World Series begins Oct. 24 — Major League Baseball's 2017 playoffs will begin on Oct. 3 with the American League wild card game, followed the next day with the National League wild card battle. — The World Series is scheduled to begin Oct. 24.
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Federal Baseball and Over the Monster
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The Postseason Schedule Was Just Announced
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Purple Row
Kevin Santo / USA Today:
Matt Harvey throws live batting practice, nears return to the Mets — NEW YORK - Amid a season that has largely fallen off the rails, the New York Mets could find some solace Tuesday afternoon in right-hander Matt Harvey's recovery practice. — Harvey threw a live batting practice at Citi Field …
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Yankees demoted Montgomery to limit the rookie's innings — TORONTO (AP) New York Yankees rookie Jordan Montgomery was demoted to the minor leagues in an attempt to limit his innings. — New York acquired Sonny Gray and Jaime Garcia ahead of the July 31 trade deadline …
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Royals manager Ned Yost benches Alex Gordon in effort to hit the reset button on season — His batting average back under .200 and his struggles deepening, Royals left fielder Alex Gordon will sit for the next few days in attempt to hit the reset button, manager Ned Yost said on Tuesday.
Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
2017-18 MLB Free Agent Power Rankings — The non-waiver trade deadline is behind us, and about one-third of the regular MLB season remains. The list of top free agents for the 2017-18 offseason is beginning to come into focus. Below, the projected free agents are ranked based on their current earning power.
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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.
ESPN:
Already an MVP candidate, Jose Altuve might be getting even better — Jose Altuve makes no apologies for his sense of entitlement. Once or twice a week, he'll take a break from hitting line drives into the gap or the seats and reach base on a bloop hit or a four-hopper up the middle.
