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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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CC Sabathia struggles early, hurts knee as Yankees fail to rally in 4-2 loss to Blue Jays — TORONTO — CC Sabathia received another quick hook. — This one was certainly deserving. — Sabathia didn't have it from the start, lasting just three innings and giving up a pair of two-run homers …
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Pinstripe Alley
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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:
Molina's HR in fourth snaps scoreless tie
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards producing without top hitters from last year
Cards producing without top hitters from last year
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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
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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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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' sloppy defense irks Joe Maddon
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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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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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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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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.
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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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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction enjoys a rare day off in the Big Apple
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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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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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Lookout Landing, Yardbarker and Bleacher Report
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Ernesto Frieri
Mariners Acquire Ernesto Frieri
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NBCSports.com, FanRag Sports and Lone Star Ball
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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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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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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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Eduardo A. Encina / The Charlotte Observer:
Angels edge Orioles, 3-2
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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 …
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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
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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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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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