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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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Banged-up Red Sox take another shot at Astros — HOUSTON — One day after placing star right fielder Mookie Betts on the 10-day disabled list, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora lost another key cog in the form of second baseman Dustin Pedroia. — Pedroia, who underwent offseason left knee surgery …
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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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Naples Herald, Associated Press, Bleed Cubbie Blue and Faith and Fear in Flushing
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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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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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Braves fall to Nationals in 14-inning matinee
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Max Scherzer's surprise single, mad dash beat Braves
Max Scherzer's surprise single, mad dash beat Braves
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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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Suter, Brewers look to bounce White Sox — The Milwaukee Brewers will go for their seventh straight series win when they wrap a three-game set against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field. — Milwaukee (37-22) is coming off a 5-0 win on Saturday after dropping the series opener.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox draft capsules: three players to watch
White Sox draft capsules: three players to watch
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Detroit Tigers minor league pitcher Sandy Baez hints at call up — The Detroit Tigers might be making a roster move following Sunday afternoon's game at Comerica Park against the Toronto Blue Jays. — Double-A Erie pitcher Sandy Baez posted to his Instagram late Saturday night that he had been called up to the Tigers.
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Tigers score three in the eighth to beat Blue Jays 7-4
Tigers score three in the eighth to beat Blue Jays 7-4
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‘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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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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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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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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Martinez should be ready to pitch Tuesday — St. Louis Cardinals' Harrison Bader steals second ahead of the throw to Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison (left) in the fourth inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium on Thursday …
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Yankees-Orioles game rained out, will be made up as doubleheader Aug. 25 — BALTIMORE — Sunday's contest between the Yankees and Orioles has been postponed. — The two teams had been scheduled to conclude their three-game series prior to the rainout. — Saturday's game was delayed …
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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 …
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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.
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Where Phillies, MLB leaders were drafted — Nick Williams sat on a couch in the Phillies clubhouse recently and smiled at the memory. He was asked what he recalled about the day he was officially chosen to be a professional baseball player. — “I was playing video games and (I saw that) …
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Daniel Murphy does not look ready to return to Nationals — ATLANTA — Daniel Murphy played all nine innings for Class AA Harrisburg Saturday, which seems like a good sign. He had three at-bats Friday, too. He is playing back-to-back days. Another good indication.
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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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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.
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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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Baltimore Sun
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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.