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Beth Harris / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Anderson pitches 8 scoreless, Rockies beat Dodgers 3-1  —  Tyler Anderson got in a groove from the first inning and kept on going.  —  Anderson tossed a career-high eight scoreless innings, Pat Valaika,  —  Chris Iannetta homered, and the  —  Colorado Rockies beat the  —  Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Friday night.
Discussion: True Blue LA
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Andy McCullough / Sacramento Bee:
Dodgers' Hill was backed by seven long balls last weekend, but Rockies win this derby  —  LOS ANGELES-The path to victory looked clear for the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Across the diamond stood the Colorado Rockies, their perennially underwhelming foes from the National League West …
Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers send Walker Buehler to minors after plan backfires
Toronto Sun:
Jays reliever Tepera lands on 10-day DL with elbow inflammation  —  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-handed reliever Ryan Tepera on the 10-day disabled list Saturday with elbow inflammation in his throwing arm.  —  The move, announced before Toronto's afternoon home game …
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Larry Millson / UPI:
Tigers still seeking end of skid at Blue Jays
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Place Ryan Tepera On 10-Day Disabled List
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
Baseball notebook: Cubs' Darvish not expected back until after All-Star break
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Reds Xtra: The mailbag is overflowing with queries about Bailey, Harvey, Lorenzen  —  We go to the Twitter/email mailbag today.  Queries on the usual subjects (Homer Bailey, Matt Harvey) came in along with a whole lot questions about Michael Lorenzen.  —  Also got a question with the word …
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Jared Hughes is piling up innings for the Cincinnati Reds — and he's happy about it  —  Cincinnati Reds right-hander Jared Hughes is on pace for 85 innings or so.  —  That would be a career-high by nearly 10 innings and 25 innings more than he threw each of the last two years.
Alan Robinson / UPI:
‘The Replacements’ keep Brewers rolling past Reds
Discussion: Red Reporter
ESPN:
Ron Gardenhire: 'We've got to ... treat each other with respect'  —  Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire on Friday defended the decision to fire pitching coach Chris Bosio for what the team called insensitive comments toward a clubhouse attendant.  —  “I think this has been a reality check …
Discussion: Sporting News
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Nicholas Castellanos continues to improve as outfielder
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:   Giants' Madison Bumgarner likes strategy having no DH creates in National League
Detroit Free Press:   Next Slide  —  TORONTO — The growing pains — and the losing — continued.
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Alex Rodriguez: Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez are better power duo than Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton  —  According to A-Rod, the best offensive tandem in baseball doesn't play in The Bronx.  —  “While (Giancarlo) Stanton and Aaron Judge get a lot of attention, the Red Sox …
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Larry Fleisher / UPI:   Yankees take on Red Sox, Chris Sale
Christian Red / New York Daily News:
CC Sabathia proves old is new again in Yankees' rout of Red Sox
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Kevin Acee / Sacramento Bee:
Pirates top Padres, Lauer, 6-3  —  SAN DIEGO-Eric Lauer was battling on Friday.  —  Himself.  The Pittsburgh Pirates.  His San Diego Padres' teammates.  —  The Pirates ended up winning 6-3.  —  Lauer had by far his worst start of the six he has made in what had been a strong month.
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Bernie Wilson / Toronto Sun:   Musgrove pitches 7 strong innings to beat hometown Padres
Toronto Sun:   Pirates pitchers feel right at home in San Diego
Associated Press:
Rookies Suarez, Slater lead Giants past Diamondbacks 2-1  —  PHOENIX — A pair of rookies helped the Giants get their weekend in Arizona off to a winning start.  —  Andrew Suarez pitched six strong innings, Austin Slater had a pair of RBI doubles and San Francisco beat the Diamondbacks 2-1 on Friday night.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:   San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks
Larry Fleisher / UPI:
Mets' Jacob deGrom gets nod for game against Marlins  —  No matter how well he pitches, the New York Mets do not win very often when Jacob deGrom is on the mound.  —  The Mets do not win very often regardless of the starting pitcher, which is why the phrase “deGrom trade” is an easy search engine term.
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
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Kevin Kernan / New York Post:   Mets' one-time vital cog is now just a forgotten man
Steve Habel / UPI:
White Sox look to rebound after getting blasted by Rangers  —  Texas was expected to be one of the major leagues' top power teams this season despite being in rebuilding mode.  —  The Rangers proved that premise to be true when they flexed their considerable muscle on Friday and ripped five home runs …
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction: How Gallardo could be pitching himself into Rangers' plans for 2019
Maria Torres / Kansas City Star:
‘I never expected that result’: Royals' Jorge Bonifacio opens up about his suspension  —  SEATTLE  —  All Royals outfielder Jorge Bonifacio wanted was a boost.  —  Some seven months ago, fresh off his first season in the major leagues, Bonifacio returned home to play winter baseball in the Dominican Republic.
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Toronto Sun:
Surging Mariners take on frustrated Royals
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
NY Mets continue to use Wilmer Flores at first base instead of Dom Smith  —  Mets manager Mickey Callaway on Jose Bautista's hot play Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  MIAMI — Winning - or at least the attempt to - is taking precedence over Dom Smith's development.
Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
Carl Edwards Jr. says first rehab outing as ‘successful’ with Iowa Cubs  —  Carl Edwards Jr. talks about starting a rehab assignment with the Iowa Cubs Tommy Birch, tbirch@dmreg.com  —  One word summed up how Carl Edwards Jr. felt about his first rehab outing with the Iowa Cubs on Friday night.
Greg Auman / UPI:
Scrappy Rays face challenge of Justin Verlander, Astros  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays continue to win games they perhaps shouldn't, and they'll have an opportunity for more of that Saturday against Houston's Justin Verlander.  —  The Rays (40-41) hit the midway point …
Discussion: DRaysBay
ESPN:
Angels LHP Lamb latest on team sidelined by Tommy John surgery  —  Los Angeles Angels lefthander John Lamb will have Tommy John surgery, the team announced Saturday.  —  Lamb becomes the fourth pitcher on the squad this season to have the season-ending surgery for a torn ulnar collateral ligament.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Danny Salazar To Undergo Exploratory Shoulder Surgery  —  Indians right-hander Danny Salazar will undergo exploratory surgery on his bothersome right shoulder on Monday, as per a team announcement (hat tip to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian).  Details on when, or if, Salazar could be back on the mound …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Three up, three down: What's trending in MLB  —  Three up  —  Good will hunting: Wesley Sykes wasn't the first sportswriter to tweet a picture of Fenway Park from the press box.  He's probably the first to post one with this caption: “Twelve years ago I was cleaning the bathrooms …
 
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Dodgers send rookie Walker Buehler to Class-A Rancho Cucamonga
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