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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Yankees' Sonny Gray calls latest rough start ‘embarrassing’ — NEW YORK — An embarrassed and disappointed Sonny Gray opened up Saturday night about his inconsistent starts in the New York Yankees' pitching rotation, just after scuffling through one of his worst outings yet in pinstripes.
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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 …
Larry Fleisher / UPI:
Yankees take on Red Sox, Chris Sale — NEW YORK — Greg Bird was rehabbing a right ankle injury for the first six meetings between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. — He carried a .191 average and several frustrating at-bats into Friday's series opener.
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, Pinstripe Alley, Over the Monster and Dan Shaughnessy Watch
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Once more against the Red Sox, Sonny Gray gives the Yankees reason for concern — NEW YORK - After throwing 68 pitches, many of them miserably located, Sonny Gray had the misfortune of being booed off Yankee Stadium mound by the highest paid crowd this season.
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Sonny Gray awful again as Yankees get humiliated by Red Sox — Memo to Brian Cashman: Get help! — Sonny Gray was awful again on Saturday night — and the ticked-off fans in the Bronx let him have it as he was being KO'd by the Red Sox. — Looking like the second coming of Ed Whitson …
New York Daily News:
Gleyber Torres bats cleanup for the first time as Yankees battle the Red Sox Saturday night — Gleyber Torres went from starting the season in Triple-A to batting cleanup against the Red Sox by the end of June amid a clash for AL East supremacy. — The 21-year-old wunderkind was set …
John Harper / New York Daily News:
When it comes to managing pitchers, Yankees' Aaron Boone and Joe Girardi might be polar opposites — When Aaron Boone left CC Sabathia in to pitch to Mookie Betts with two outs and a runner on first in the seventh inning Friday night, with the Yankees leading 5-1, my first thought was probably …
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers tried everything, but still lost as losing skid extends — TORONTO — The Detroit Tigers keep trying. They also keep losing. — Their 4-3 loss on Saturday at Rogers Centre came on a walk-off home run by Justin Smoak in the ninth inning. — That extended the Tigers losing streak to a season-high 11 games.
Discussion:
Bless You Boys
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Alex Wilson blames Rogers Centre mound for calf strain
Larry Millson / UPI:
Tigers still seeking end of skid at Blue Jays
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and Bless You Boys
Associated Press:
Excessive heat at Wrigley Field forces Twins' Eddie Rosario from game — CHICAGO — Minnesota Twins left fielder Eddie Rosario has left a game because of heat illness on a scorching afternoon at Wrigley Field. — The Chicago Cubs said it was 96 degrees at the time Rosario exited during the bottom of the fifth inning Saturday.
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Associated Press:
MLB: Rangers' Shin-Soo Choo out with sore quad amid 41-game streak — Shin-Soo Choo is out of the Texas Rangers lineup a night after reaching base in his 41st consecutive game. — Choo said before Saturday's game against the Chicago White Sox that he has been dealing with a sore right quad for at least 10 days.
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction: How Gallardo could be pitching himself into Rangers' plans for 2019
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Baseball News … and Dallas Morning News
Steve Habel / UPI:
White Sox look to rebound after getting blasted by Rangers
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, Lone Star Ball and South Side Sox
Associated Press:
Dodgers fanned by Rockies pitcher German Marquez in 3-1 loss — German Marquez pitched two-hit ball over eight innings and Ian Desmond homered as the Colorado Rockies beat the Dodgers 3-1 on Saturday. — Marquez (6-8) retired his first 15 batters before Enrique Hernandez connected …
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MLB Baseball News …
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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:
Purple Row and True Blue LA
Arizona Republic:
San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks … The scoreless-innings streak Yoshihisa Hirano took into Saturday night's game was nothing on the order of Joe DiMaggio's record 56-game hitting streak of 77 years ago. Then again, the Diamondbacks' relief pitcher has never even heard of “Joltin'” Joe DiMaggio.
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MLB Baseball News …
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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks … The Diamondbacks placed infielder Deven Marrero on the 10-day disabled list due to inflammation in his left oblique and recalled right-hander Jimmie Sherfy prior to Saturday's game against the Giants at Chase Field.
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Frustration builds for Jacob deGrom, NL-worst Mets: 'I'm tired of losing' — MIAMI — The visitors' clubhouse at Marlins Park was quiet Saturday evening. No yelling or screaming. There were no tables overturned or even chairs displaced from in front of the lockers.
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EJ Smith / Philly.com:
Video: Vince Velasquez suffers bruised right forearm, throws out Nationals runner left handed — One night after manager Gabe Kapler boasted that the Phillies “have all the talent we need in our rotation right now,” they might need to add some more. — Vince Velasquez took a line drive off …
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …
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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.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Reds Xtra: The mailbag is overflowing with queries about Bailey, Harvey, Lorenzen
Alan Robinson / UPI:
‘The Replacements’ keep Brewers rolling past Reds
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, Brew Crew Ball and Red Reporter
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Pujols, Fletcher key 8th-inning rally as Angels top O's, 6-2 — Albert Pujols and David Fletcher came up with key hits as the Los Angeles Angels scored five runs in the eighth inning to defeat the — Baltimore Orioles 6-2 Saturday afternoon at Camden Yards. — The Orioles held a 2-1 lead before Pujols tied it off
Discussion:
Baltimore Sun, Camden Chat and Halos Heaven
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Peter Baugh / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Warner gets a shot in Cardinals' system after bouncing around in college — After his freshman year at Johnson County (Kan.) Community College in 2015, Andrew Warner thought his baseball career was finished. — Sure, he had hit .383 with 11 home runs. Sure, he was playing for a nationally-ranked junior college program.
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Healy homers to help Mariners beat Royals 6-4 — Ryon Healy had four hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs to lead the — Seattle Mariners to a 6-4 victory over the — Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. — Felix Hernandez, (8-6) gave up four consecutive hits, including a three-run homer
Discussion:
Royals Review
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Max Muncy wouldn't mind having his plans for the All-Star break disrupted — Max Muncy has plans for the All-Star break. His family owns a lake house in upstate New York. His mother grew up in the area, he has vacationed there since he was a kid, and he is looking forward to catching …
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:
MLB Baseball News … and baseballmusings.com
Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Kris Bryant ‘on target’ to return to Cubs next week, but Joe Maddon says they won't push it — Photos from the Cubs-Twins game at Wrigley Field on Saturday, June 30, 2018. — Chicago Tribune — Kris Bryant is eligible to rejoin the Cubs on Tuesday for the start of a series against the Tigers …
