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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Valdez gets big strikeout, leads DSL Cubs2 to 6-5 win over DSL Cardinals Red — , (AP) — Sucre Valdez struck Joyser Garcia out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the DSL Cubs2 to a 6-5 win over the DSL Cardinals Red on Saturday. — Down 2-0 in the fourth …
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Guitian's run leads DSL Braves to 2-1 win over DSL Marlins — , (AP) — Enmanuel Guitian and Jose Hernandez scored on a wild pitch in the eighth inning, leading the DSL Braves to a 2-1 win over the DSL Marlins on Saturday. — Carlos Caminero struck Jandel Paulino out with a runner …
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves fall to Nationals in 14-inning matinee — The Braves' bullpen was sensational. Then came the 14th inning. — Miguel Socolovich was tagged for a pair of runs, and the Braves lost to the Nationals 5-3 in 14 innings Saturday. — They'll still have a chance to take three of four in the series Sunday.
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Stan Awtrey / UPI:
Nationals, Braves hope for strong starts — After Saturday's 14-inning marathon, the Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves would love their starting pitchers to go deep into the series finale Sunday at SunTrust Park. — The Nationals will turn to right-hander Jeremy Hellickson (2-0, 2.30 ERA).
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
‘We play late’: Wong blast gives Cardinals second walk-off win of series, seventh at Busch this year — The unofficial leaderboard of those who have hit game-ending home runs for the Cardinals reads like their Hall of Fame rolls. That's because the four leaders are all either in the Cardinals' Hall …
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Associated Press:
Vazquez, Benintendi homer as Red Sox beat Astros 5-4 — HOUSTON (AP) - Andrew Benintendi and Christian Vazquez homered during a three-run seventh inning that lifted the Boston Red Sox over the Houston Astros 5-4 on Saturday night. — Former Cy Young Award winners Justin Verlander …
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MoiseKapenda Bower / UPI:
Banged-up Red Sox take another shot at Astros
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox draft capsules: three players to watch — A look at the White Sox's top draft picks from the last 10 years and where they are now. — Chicago Tribune — Here are three players who may be in the picture for the White Sox with the No. 4 overall pick in Monday's MLB draft.
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Baseball roundup: NL-leading Brewers roll past White Sox
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Reds Xtra: You've got questions, Fay's got answers — SAN DIEGO — Time to answer some questions from the Twitter mailbag, along with a few from the ancient form of communication e-mail: — From Mark N.: You raise the key question on outfield options. I don't have the answers …
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs strike out season-high 24 times vs. Mets, still win in extras — NEW YORK — The irony for the Chicago Cubs is that even though they've been reducing their high strikeout games at the plate, every so often they get into one that makes the history books.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Luke Farrell earns redemption in Cubs' 14-inning win against Mets — Cubs' Luke Farrell on Saturday's outing: 'It's not a typical five innings.' (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune — Chicago Tribune — Luke Farrell erased two of his toughest professional baseball moments with a performance to treasure Saturday night.
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Associated Press:
Scherzer's pinch hit in 14th helps lead Nats past Braves 5-3 — ATLANTA (AP) — Nationals ace Max Scherzer singled as a pinch hitter in the 14th inning and scored the tiebreaking run on Wilmer Difo's triple, sparking Washington to a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.
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Associated Press:
Injury-plagued Dodgers claim lefty P.J. Conlon from Mets — DENVER — The Los Angeles Dodgers have claimed left-hander P.J. Conlon from the New York Mets and assigned him to Triple-A Oklahoma City. — Los Angeles announced the move Saturday before a game against the Colorado Rockies.
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UPI:
Padres hope Ross can deliver again vs. Reds — SAN DIEGO — Tyson Ross is on the mound and the San Diego Padres are going for the series win against the Cincinnati Reds. — The Padres are hoping Ross can deliver the series victory over the Reds on Sunday afternoon when they send …
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BERNIE WILSON (AP Sports Writer) / MLB Baseball News …:
Lauer's strong outing carries Padres to 8-2 win vs Reds
Lauer's strong outing carries Padres to 8-2 win vs Reds
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Arizona Republic:
Next Slide — Whether the Diamondbacks make it back to the postseason for a second consecutive year remains to be seen, but they are following the lead of last year's team in at least one meaningful way. They are beating up on the bad teams. — By beating the Miami Marlins 6-2 on Saturday night …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals insider: Draft will signal Redbirds' direction — As he hit, hit, hit his way into the spotlight and out of a state rarely known for producing first-round talent, Nick Plummer carried a scouting report that praised his compact swing, his athleticism, and most of all his discipline around the strike zone.
Associated Press:
Hernandez, Brujan lift Bowling Green over West Michigan 7-2 — BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Ronaldo Hernandez homered twice and doubled, driving in three runs and scoring a pair as the Bowling Green Hot Rods defeated the West Michigan Whitecaps 7-2 on Saturday.
ESPN:
Bruce Kison, who won 2 World Series with Pirates, dies at 68 — Former pitcher Bruce Kison, who helped the Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series titles in 1971 and 1979 before becoming a major league scout, died Saturday following a long battle with cancer. He was 68.
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Associated Press:
Brigman's run leads Modesto to 7-4 win over San Jose — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Bryson Brigman scored on an error in the ninth inning to help the Modesto Nuts secure a 7-4 victory over the San Jose Giants on Saturday. — The error started the scoring in a four-run inning and tied the game 4-4.