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Phillies have seemed to shift Maikel Franco to a reserve role — The Phillies faced a righthanded pitcher on Friday night and Maikel Franco sat on the bench, seeming to offer a view into how the team sees Franco's role going forward. — Matt Klentak offered a scenario of playing Franco …
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Phillies injury updates: Rhys Hoskins could return Saturday; Jerad Eickhoff won't need surgery — The final hurdle to Rhys Hoskins' return from the disabled list could be the protective helmet that was en route Friday afternoon to Citizens Bank Park. — Hoskins is “pretty hopeful” …
Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Phillies return home seeking more offense from shortstop, third base | Extra Innings
Phillies return home seeking more offense from shortstop, third base | Extra Innings
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Angels' Shohei Ohtani placed on DL with sprained UCL; to be re-evaluated in 3 weeks — Shohei Ohtani will be placed on the Los Angeles Angels' disabled list with a sprained elbow ligament and miss at least three weeks before the club re-evaluates him. — The Angels announced …
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Shohei Ohtani placed on DL with a sprained UCL, will miss weeks
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Stephen Strasburg leaves Friday's game after two innings — Stephen Strasburg did not look right Friday night. The Giants hit his normally untouchable fastballs all over the park. He fidgeted with his shoulder. He landed funny. After he allowed three runs on five hits in two innings …
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Nationals play host to Giants, who begin road stretch
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Sale, Red Sox square off with White Sox — BOSTON — Chris Sale, in his second year with the Red Sox, carries a 22-11 record with Boston into Friday night's start against his old team, the Chicago White Sox. — But while Sale has a .667 winning percentage with his new team …
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Red Sox Select Contract Of Justin Haley
Red Sox Select Contract Of Justin Haley
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For veterans like Martin, talk of Blue Jays rebuild does not ring true — You get the definite impression that Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin would rather crawl through a pit of broken glass than talk about his team embarking on a rebuild. — Martin has played in the MLB playoffs in nine …
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Blue Jays try to make it two straight vs. Orioles
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Cardinals want to make some hay vs. Reds — The St. Louis Cardinals can't seem to find any traction in the National League Central race, unable to pull past the Milwaukee Brewers or Chicago Cubs or develop any consistency. — Maybe they can generate some this weekend in Cincinnati …
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Snitker: Braves' pitching plans undecided but it's nice to have options — LOS ANGELES - Off days in the Braves' schedule before and after their weekend series against the Dodgers will make Julio Teheran's stint on the 10-day disable list less of a disruption that it might've been otherwise …
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Astros pitching prospect Whitley stellar in return for Hooks — Houston Astros pitching prospect Forrest Whitley recorded 97 miles an hour on the radar gun on his first pitch in a game in 2018, and is what many Astros fans and executives hope is the beginning of a successful season …
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Astros' Verlander goes for eighth win vs. Rangers — The Texas Rangers, mired in last place in the American League West while acknowledging they are in a rebuilding mode, announced Thursday that they've reached an agreement with general manager Jon Daniels on a multi-year contract extension.
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Cincinnati Reds manager Jim Riggleman trying out Scott Schebler in leadoff spot — For the second straight game Friday, Scott Schebler's name was written at the top of the Reds' lineup. — Entering this week, he'd only hit leadoff in seven games throughout his career but the early results look promising.
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Arizona Diamondbacks' Torey Lovullo focusing on Brad Boxberger's workload — DENVER - Closer Brad Boxberger's struggles on Wednesday, when he blew a save and exhibited significantly diminished velocity pitching for the third consecutive day, has manager Torey Lovullo reconsidering using him that frequently in the future.
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Acuna begins baseball activities as injury rehab progresses — LOS ANGELES - Braves left fielder Ronald Acuna began hitting balls off a tee Friday in Atlanta, the first baseball activities for the rookie phenom since he injured his left knee and lower back in a frightening tumble May 27.
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Mets Place Jeurys Familia On 10-Day DL — The Mets have placed closer Jeurys Familia on the 10-day DL, per a club announcement. He'll be replaced on the roster by right-hander Jacob Rhame. — Familia is said to be dealing with right shoulder soreness. There's no further information available …
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To shift or not, the bullpen shuttle and MLB's next big thing — My working assumption about shifts in baseball has been that they work so often that when they don't, it sticks in our minds. I also kind of figured pitchers who get burned by a shift now and again tend to see it the same way.
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Marlins hope to contain Padres' turnaround — MIAMI — The San Diego Padres and Miami Marlins are rebuilding. — The Padres' effort is starting to pay off. — They have won three straight series for the first time in 11 months. Their bullpen's 3.29 ERA ranks seventh in the majors.
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