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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Molina's HR in fourth snaps scoreless tie — KANSAS CITY • Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, robbed of a hit by slick-fielding Kansas City shortstop Alcides Escobar in the second inning, rectified that matter in the fourth inning of a scoreless game Tuesday night.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wacha, Royals' Vargas match zeroes in different ways — KANSAS CITY • Michael Wacha throwing hard, as in 97 mph, and Kansas City's Jason Vargas, throwing many changeups and an 85 mph fastball, provided an interesting contrast in the early innings of Tuesday night's game.
John Smallwood / Philly.com:
Sports Tonight: The Atlanta Braves, and 146 candles
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Philly.com and Talking Chop
UPI:
Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez out 3-4 weeks with shoulder bursitis — The Seattle Mariners suffered a big blow Tuesday when it was revealed right-hander Felix Hernandez will miss 3-to-4 weeks with bursitis in his pitching shoulder. — Hernandez was scratched from his Saturday start …
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Athletics Nation
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Associated Press:
Felix Hernandez out 3-4 weeks for playoff hopeful Mariners — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In the midst of the AL wild card chase, the Seattle Mariners will be without starter Felix Hernandez for three to four weeks because of bursitis in his right shoulder. — General manager Jerry Dipoto gave the update on Hernandez on Tuesday.
ESPN:
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
Associated Press:
Rangers sell Ernesto Frieri to Seattle for $1 — NEW YORK (AP) — Right-hander Ernesto Frieri was sold by the Texas Rangers to the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday for $1. — Signed by the Rangers as a minor league free agent on June 15, the 32-year-old was 0-1 with a 5.14 ERA in six relief appearances for Texas.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Ernesto Frieri
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Lookout Landing, FanRag Sports and Lone Star Ball
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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The Crawfish Boxes, Over the Monster, Bleed Cubbie Blue, DRaysBay and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Yunel Escobar sidelined 2-3 weeks with strained right oblique — The Los Angeles Angels announced Tuesday that third baseman Yunel Escobar has been diagnosed with a Grade 1 strain of his right oblique and will be sidelined approximately two to three weeks. — Escobar will be placed on the 10-day disabled list, the team said.
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Justin Tasch / New York Daily News:
Matt Harvey throws live batting practice as right-hander gets closer to making rehab start — After throwing live batting practice to Brandon Nimmo from the Citi Field mound Tuesday afternoon for the first time since being shut down nearly two months ago, Matt Harvey said he likely will make a rehab start …
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Kevin Santo / USA Today:
Matt Harvey throws live batting practice, nears return to the Mets
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Elite Sports NY
Fox Sports:
Rockies honor Baylor by hanging manger's jersey in dugout — CLEVELAND (AP) Don Baylor's one-of-a-kind presence was again with the Colorado Rockies. — Baylor, the team's first manager who died Monday after a lengthy battle with cancer, was honored Tuesday night as the Rockies hung …
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, AZ Snake Pit, Over the Monster and Federal Baseball
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NBC Sports / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
The Postseason Schedule Was Just Announced
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Purple Row
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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The Crawfish Boxes
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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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Associated Press:
Indians' Brantley sprains right ankle against Rockies — CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians All-Star left fielder Michael Brantley sprained his right ankle and left Tuesday night's game against Colorado in the fifth inning. — Brantley limped off the field and had to be helped down the dugout steps.
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Let's Go Tribe
Fox Sports:
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 …
Fox Sports:
Kershaw throws on flat ground, bullpen likely by weekend — PHOENIX (AP) Clayton Kershaw threw aggressively off flat ground on Tuesday but Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts says the team will take a cautious approach to the Dodgers' ace's return to the rotation.
Tim Heaney / ESPN:
Daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday — Around this time of year, early-season busts can resurface as useful fantasy baseball additions for a rental or more. That's a strong truth, given the low-end starter pool has essentially become a wasteland.
Sporting News:
Joe West suspended after calling Adrian Beltre ‘biggest complainer’ in MLB — Joe West has been suspended for three games by MLB after calling Adrian Beltre the ‘biggest’ complainer in the game in a USA Today article. — West, who recently umpired his 5,000th career game …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, baseballmusings.com and FanRag Sports
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
As Willson Contreras powers Cubs, he prays for Venezuela: ‘Evil ways never prevail’ — Willson Contreras' growing list of accomplishments - budding recognition as one of the game's top catchers, a key role in the Chicago Cubs' second-half surge and most recently National League player of the week honors …
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
BAR: A good sign for Zack Cozart — The Blog Above Replacement a daily look at the Cincinnati Reds, their minor leagues and whatever else is on the mind of Enquirer Reds beat writers, C. Trent Rosecrans and Zach Buchanan. You can follow them on Twitter (@ctrent and @ZachENQ), Facebook …
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MLB Daily Dish, Washington Post and Red Reporter
