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Associated Press:
Red Sox sweep slumping Nationals with 3-0 win — WASHINGTON (AP) — Jackie Bradley Jr. drove in two runs, Eduardo Rodriguez struck out six in six innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Nationals 3-0 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep. — Rodriguez (10-3) allowed three hits and walked one.
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Adry Torres / Associated Press:
Stanton, Sabathia lead Yankees to 6-2 win over Braves — NEW YORK (AP) Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run homer, CC Sabathia pitched six effective innings, and the New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Wednesday. — Aaron Judge added his 24th homer of the season in the seventh inning.
Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Giancarlo Stanton finally seems to have settled in with Yankees — NEW YORK — As Giancarlo Stanton tracked Julio Teheran's third-inning fastball deep into his hitting zone Wednesday, he quickly and violently threw his hands toward the ball with a swing that suddenly has become very familiar …
Alex Butler / UPI:
Red Sox, Nationals sport patriotic garb is series finale
Discussion:
Baseball Prospectus and Royals Review
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. St. Louis Cardinals … Diamondbacks right fielder Steven Souza Jr. homered twice on Tuesday night, giving him three in the past two days during his rehab assignment with Triple-A Reno. The way things are progressing, manager Torey Lovullo said, Souza is “trending toward a return.”
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AZ Snake Pit and MLB Baseball News …
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Katherine Fitzgerald / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. St. Louis Cardinals … Yoshihisa Hirano hardly spent any time on the field during a 4-2 win over the Cardinals on Tuesday night, but the Diamondbacks' staff certainly learned something new. — The right-handed reliever faced just one batter and threw just one pitch …
Bob Baum / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Molina, Munoz HRs help Cardinals beat D-backs 8-4 — Miles Mikolas threw six strong innings and the — St. Louis Cardinals broke loose late to beat Arizona 8-4 on Wednesday night and take two of three from the first-place — Diamondbacks. — Molina's three-run shot on the first pitch from reliever
Discussion:
Viva El Birdos
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers prospects: Jacob Robson deserves to stay in Triple-A — Welcome to a post-holiday edition of the Detroit Tigers prospects mailbag. — Free Press sports writer George Sipple answers your questions. Send yours to @GeorgeSipple on Twitter or by email: gsipple@freepress.com.
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Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — CHICAGO — The Detroit Tigers made a bunch of late-night roster moves after their two-game sweep by the Chicago Cubs. — Most notably, Dixon Machado, who showed unlikely power to start the season but has not hit well throughout, has been designated for assignment.
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds credit confidence, command of the strike zone for their offensive surge — All season long, the Reds felt like they were on the verge of proving themselves as one of the top offenses in the Majors. — Throughout the last month, they've left no doubt.
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Six-run inning, Billy Hamilton's arm hands Cincinnati Reds a series win over White Sox
Phil Thompson / Chicago Tribune:
Jose Abreu back in White Sox lineup as Dylan Covey starts against Reds
Discussion:
South Side Sox, The Crawfish Boxes, MLB Baseball News … and Red Reporter
Gene Warnick / UPI:
Resurgent Kole Calhoun, Angels face Mariners in rubber match — To say Kole Calhoun was struggling would be an understatement. — When the Los Angeles Angels' right fielder was placed on the disabled list June 2 with a strained right oblique, he was in a 12-for-122 slump (.098), dropping his season average to .145.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs haven't been sidetracked by missing players — Chicago Tribune — The wait continues for Kris Bryant, Carl Edwards Jr. and Yu Darvish to return from the disabled list, but the Cubs haven't suffered a dropoff in their absence thanks to contributions from players like Willson Contreras and David Bote.
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Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers acquire Cincinnati reliever Dylan Floro to bolster bullpen — In what figures to be the first of multiple maneuvers to improve the team's bullpen, the Dodgers acquired pitchers Dylan Floro and Zach Neal from Cincinnati in exchange for minor league pitchers James Marinan and Aneurys Zabala.
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DodgerBlue.com
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Acquire Dylan Floro, Zach Neal From Reds; Designate Daniel Corcino
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, True Blue LA and ThinkBluePC
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Manny Machado worth acquiring right now for Phillies | Bob Brookover — Sitting in front of his locker, Manny Machado autographed a bright orange Baltimore Orioles jersey early Wednesday afternoon in the visiting clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park. You had to wonder how many more times that is going to happen.
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Jim Reineking / Arizona Republic:
Keon Broxton makes amazing catch to preserve Milwaukee Brewers' sweep of Minnesota Twins — Keon Broxton is making the most of his major-league call up, continuing to make highlight-reel catches for the Milwaukee Brewers. — In the Brewers' 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins …
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Mike Berardino / Twin Cities:
Twins end scoring drought but still fall 3-2 to Milwaukee Brewers
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MLB Baseball News … and Brew Crew Ball
Steve Buffery / Toronto Sun:
Estrada frustrated with setback, but hopes to make his next start — The Blue Jays are hoping that a mild left glute strain suffered by right-handed pitcher Marco Estrada won't turn out to be too much of a pain in the, uh, gluteus maximus. — Estrada was forced to leave Toronto's game …
Discussion:
Amazin' Avenue and MLB Baseball News …
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Associated Press:
Gattis' sac fly in 10th lifts Astros over Rangers 5-4 — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jose Altuve was more than due when he came to bat in the 10th inning, and got a winning rally started for the Houston Astros. — “He hadn't gotten a hit in four at-bats,” manager A.J. Hinch said of the second basemen …
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and The Crawfish Boxes
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Michael Conforto is among the young Mets who Mickey Callaway is charging with playing the ‘right way’ — TORONTO — It was hard to understand in the whirlwind of those first few months. Michael Conforto was just coming to grips with his giant leap from Double-A to the big leagues …
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Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Trade-deadline hopes bleak as Mets look to dangle B-listers
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors
Pat Graham / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Anderson stellar, Iannetta homers as Rockies beat Giants 1-0 — Chris Iannetta homered in the seventh, — Tyler Anderson pitched eight stellar innings in outdueling — San Francisco Giants 1-0 on Wednesday night to sweep a three-game series. — It was the first 1-0 game at Coors Field since June 12, 2010.
Discussion:
Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle and McCovey Chronicles
Patrick Reusse / The Charlotte Observer:
When teams like Twins lack a good catcher, it's a sure sign of trouble — MINNEAPOLIS — The Chicago White Sox went to the World Series in 1959 for the first time in 40 years and lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games. Owner Bill Veeck decided there was a need for more punch in the Sox lineup and made two major trades:
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Bauer, Indians beat Royals 3-2 for 3-game sweep — Trevor Bauer pitched effectively into the eighth inning and the — Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night for a three-game sweep. — Michael Brantley had an early RBI double and the Indians scored all their runs in the first three innings on only one hit.
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Let's Go Tribe
