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Ross McKeon / UPI:
Ty Blach, San Francisco Giants throttle Chicago Cubs — SAN FRANCISCO — In a San Francisco Giants season reduced to a series of silver linings, left-hander Ty Blach has gone above and beyond. — Basically, he has been golden. — Supported by a first-inning, three-run homer from Buster Posey …
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MLB Daily Dish
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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
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
Jack Magruder / UPI:
Jake Lamb's two homers help Arizona Diamondbacks cool off Los Angeles Dodgers — PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Jake Lamb once got mad when teams intentionally walked a batter to face him. He respects the choice now, and he is slowly learning to get even.
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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 …
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Gaslamp Ball
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Cincinnati.com:
Next Slide — The Cincinnati Reds suffered through another …
Next Slide — The Cincinnati Reds suffered through another …
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Gaslamp Ball
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Sal Romano gets rocked by the Padres
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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Pinstripe Alley
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Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Yankees' season has reached a tipping point
Yankees' season has reached a tipping point
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MLB Trade Rumors and FanRag Sports
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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CSN Mid-Atlantic, Halos Heaven, Camden Chat and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Eduardo A. Encina / The Charlotte Observer:
Angels edge Orioles, 3-2
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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Dick Scanlon / Associated Press:
Chris Sale strikes out 13 as Red Sox down Rays 2-0 to win seventh straight — Red Sox starter Chris Sale, pitching just down the road from his hometown of Lakeland, reached double digits in strikeouts for the 15th time this season. — Chris Sale allowed two hits in eight innings and struck out 13 …
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Beyond the Box Score
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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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Viva El Birdos
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Jim Ingraham / UPI:
Cleveland Indians beat Colorado Rockies behind Yan Gomes' three-run HR in ninth — CLEVELAND — For nine innings, Corey Kluber looked unbeatable. — The Colorado Rockies got to within one out of beating him, but the Rockies never got the out. — Yan Gomes' three-run home run with two outs …
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Purple Row
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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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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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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, Bless You Boys, MLB Daily Dish and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Cleveland Indians / TribeVibe:
MLB, MLBPA announce creation of Players Weekend; check out Cleveland Indians players nicknames — Major Leaguers will let their personalities and passions shine during Players Weekend, a newly-created event taking place during all MLB games scheduled between August 25-27.
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Halos Heaven, The Good Phight, Camden Chat, DRaysBay, Pinstripe Alley, Federal Baseball, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Purple Row and Brew Crew Ball
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
Fox Sports:
Phillies' Eickhoff, Braves' Newcomb get rematch (Aug 09, 2017) — ATLANTA — The last time Jerad Eickhoff and Sean Newcomb faced each other, both pitched well, but neither wound up with a decision. — Philadelphia's Eickhoff (2-7, 4.56 ERA) and Atlanta's Newcomb (1-6, 4.61) …
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Talking Chop
Jason Martinez / MLB Trade Rumors:
Knocking Down The Door: Acuña, Borucki, Calhoun, Crawford, Hoskins — “Knocking Down the Door” is a regular feature that identifies minor leaguers who are making a case for a big league promotion. — Ronald Acuña, OF, Atlanta Braves (Triple-A Gwinnett) | Braves Depth Chart
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Philly.com
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards prospects (and minor-league managers) fill up annual ‘tools’ survey — ST. LOUIS • The cover of the current issue of Baseball America features former Cardinals' bannerman Albert Pujols and describes him as “The Best (First Baseman) of all Time.”