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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
CC Sabathia's injury one of many concerns as Yankees continue to chase Red Sox in AL East — TORONTO — CC Sabathia has meant to so much to the Yankees this season. — And yet here he is, injured again, frustrated that his right knee — the one he has the brace on — is giving him trouble once more.
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Associated Press:
Buster Posey's three-run homer helps lift Giants past Cubs — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Buster Posey twice watched plays he was part of go to replay, first on a three-run homer that held up and then a stolen base. A rare stolen base for San Francisco's catcher, who now has five to move within one of his career high set last season.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Andrew Baggarly / Mercury News:
Buster Posey homers, Giants' de facto staff ace Ty Blach baffles Cubs yet again — SAN FRANCISCO - Madison Bumgarner and Johnny Cueto opened the season as one of baseball's best and most accomplished 1-2 punches - a pair of aces that could match up against anyone in the major leagues.
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McCovey Chronicles
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Scoring binge makes Cardinals look more like contenders — KANSAS CITY • Placing into perspective the Cardinals' recent robust slugging, consider that they didn't score as many as six runs in any game covering a nine-game span from July 27 to Aug. 5.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards producing without top hitters from last year
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Viva El Birdos, MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Royals Review
Gideon Rubin / Associated Press:
Martin powers Mariners past A's 7-6 in 10 — Leonys Martin insists he wasn't swinging for the fences. — But a good swing got the job done at the most opportune of times for the Seattle Mariners. — Martin homered in the top of the 10th inning as the Mariners rallied from a four-run deficit …
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Lookout Landing
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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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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.
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Arizona Republic:
This is a big problem. — The Dodgers are on a historic roll. They arrived in Arizona with 44 wins in their past 51 games. They've lost to only one team since July 4, dropping three games to the Braves. They have a devastating collection of young stars, the best pitcher in Major League Baseball …
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Beyond the Box Score
Dick Scanlon / Associated Press:
Sale strikes out 13 Rays, Red Sox win seventh straight, 2-0 — Working on six days' rest, Chris Sale followed up his worst start of the season with one of his best. — Sale allowed two hits and struck out 13 in eight innings, and the Boston Red Sox won their seventh straight, 2-0 over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
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Fox Sports:
Surging Red Sox try to keep Rays quiet (Aug 09, 2017) — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — If the Tampa Bay offense were doing nearly as well as the Rays' pitching staff, the team would be on a roll. — However, the Rays are in an offensive slump as they face the red-hot Boston Red Sox on Wednesday at Tropicana Field.
Associated Press:
Jose Pirela has 4 hits, Padres beat Reds 7-3 — Jose Pirela had four hits, and Yangervis Solarte had a homer among his three hits on Tuesday night, powering the San Diego Padres to a 7-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. — Luis Perdomo (6-6) escaped threats by inducing three ground-ball double plays …
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Gaslamp Ball
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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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Yardbarker, Bleacher Report and Lookout Landing
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Ernesto Frieri
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NBCSports.com, FanRag Sports and Lone Star Ball
Justin Tasch / New York Daily News:
Mets offense leads way with three home runs as Chris Flexen shines in win over Rangers — The Mets were Flexen their muscles on Tuesday night. — Three early home runs helped power 23-year-old righthander Chris Flexen to his first major-league victory as the Mets topped the Rangers, 5-4.
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Instant Replay: Another Joey Gallo blast one of few highlights in loss to Mets
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Amazin' Avenue
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers, Mets each homer 3 times but only Mets go home happy
Associated Press:
McCutchen, Kuhl lift Pirates over reeling Tigers 6-3 — PITTSBURGH (AP) — The first RBIs of Chad Kuhl's major league career came at the end of a sequence that mirrored the Pittsburgh Pirates' yo-yo season: one ugly moment quickly followed by something considerably more effective.
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Bucs Dugout, MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Bless You Boys
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Associated Press:
Bridwell haunts former team in Angels' 3-2 win over Orioles — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Parker Bridwell, a right-hander the Angels picked up simply for cash in mid-April from the Orioles, came back to haunt his former team Tuesday night in a 3-2 victory for Los Angeles over Baltimore.
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Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox offense provides pleasant aberration, snapping six-game skid — White Sox catcher Kevan Smith discusses his 4-RBI performance against the Astros on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. (Chris Kuc/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Scoreboard watching is all the rage across baseball …
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South Side Sox and The Crawfish Boxes
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Fox Sports:
Hot-hitting Bregman leads Astros against White Sox (Aug 09, 2017) — CHICAGO — Houston Astros shortstop Alex Bregman will attempt to match a franchise record when he and his teammates face the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. — Bregman, 23, collected an extra-base hit …
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
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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 …
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