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Bob Keisser / UPI:
Baltimore Orioles top Los Angeles Angels despite Mike Trout's milestone — ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Baltimore Orioles blew out the candles on Mike Trout's birthday cake. — On Trout's 26th birthday, the Los Angeles Angels center fielder had two hits to give him 1,001 in his career, including his 23rd home run of the season.
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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
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Baltimore Sun
Alex Butler / UPI:
Mike Trout, Bryce Harper hack hit milestones, have epic celebration
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Los Angeles Times and Federal Baseball
Greg Beacham / The Charlotte Observer:
Machado's grand slam upstages Trout, Orioles beat Angels 6-2
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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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Red Sox activate Pedroia — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The Boston Red Sox have activated Dustin Pedroia, who will be in the lineup as a designated hitter for Tuesday night's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. — The 33-year-old second baseman was placed on the 10-day disabled list on August 1 …
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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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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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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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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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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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Over the Monster and Federal Baseball
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The Postseason Schedule Was Just Announced
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Purple Row
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres, Jordan Lyles Agree To Minors Deal — The Padres have agreed to a minor league pact with right-hander Jordan Lyles, per Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune. The 26-year-old righty was designated for assignment by the division-rival Rockies prior to the non-waiver deadline and was released last week.
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Associated Press:
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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Ari Gilberg / New York Daily News:
Neil Walker makes first major league start at first base Tuesday for Mets — Who's on first? It's a question Mets fans have had to repeatedly ask themselves lately as the club continues to use a revolving door of players at the position, with Neil Walker being the latest Met thrown into the mix.
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Keone Kela returns to DL with same right shoulder issue — Keone Kela was placed back on the disabled list with right shoulder soreness. It's the same issue that landed the Rangers' reliever on the DL for nearly three weeks in July. — The latest stint is retroactive to Aug. 5.
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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