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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 …
Discussion:
Viva El Birdos and Royals Review
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John Smallwood / Philly.com:
Sports Tonight: The Atlanta Braves, and 146 candles
Discussion:
MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Talking Chop and Philly.com
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Candelario's debut stint with Tigers ‘emotional,’ but brief, as promised — 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.
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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 …
Discussion:
Gaslamp Ball
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Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Sal Romano gets rocked by the Padres — In the top of the third inning Tuesday, Cincinnati Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton made a play that manager Bryan Price was able to call the Catch of the Year without sounding like a homer. — It required a lot of Hamilton …
Cincinnati.com:
Next Slide — The Cincinnati Reds suffered through another tough rookie start, falling 7-3 to the San Diego Padres on Tuesday at Great American Ball Park. Here are the main storylines. — Sal Romano got hit hard. Romano gave up five runs in six innings, but it could have been so much worse for the 23-year-old.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' sloppy defense irks Joe Maddon — Cubs manager Joe Maddon discusses the team's sloppy play in a loss to the Giants on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Cubs reliever Koji Uehara left in the seventh inning of Tuesday night's 6-3 loss to the Giants because of neck stiffness …
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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.
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles
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.
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.
Discussion:
Yardbarker, Lookout Landing and Bleacher Report
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Ernesto Frieri
Discussion:
FanRag Sports, MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Lone Star Ball
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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DRaysBay
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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 …
Discussion:
MLB on Yahoo! Sports and 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.
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Instant Replay: Another Joey Gallo blast one of few highlights in loss to Mets — Instant replay and observations from the Rangers' 5-4 loss to the New York Mets Tuesday night at Citi Field: — What you need to know: There are eight teams in the majors who began Tuesday at least nine games below .500.
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Amazin' Avenue
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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 …
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction enjoys a rare day off in the Big Apple — Major league baseball players don't get many days off during the season. Especially one on the road in New York City. So when the Rangers had a rare full day off in New York on Monday many of them tried to take advantage, despite a consistent drizzle.
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Keone Kela returns to DL with same right shoulder issue
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
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.
Discussion:
Halos Heaven
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 …
Discussion:
MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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 …
Discussion:
South Side Sox
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.
Discussion:
AZ Snake Pit
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 …
Discussion:
MLB on Yahoo! Sports, FanRag Sports, baseballmusings.com and Lone Star Ball
