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Associated Press:
J.A. Happ only allows one run over six innings in NY debut as Yankees top Royals 6-3 — J.A. Happ made the midseason impact the Yankees hoped for, pitching one-run ball over six innings to win his New York debut 6-3 over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. — Three days after New York acquired …
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Pinstripe Alley
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Larry Fleisher / Associated Press:
Yankees rally late, beat Royals 5-4 to split doubleheader — NEW YORK (AP) CC Sabathia tumbled, Zach Britton struggled and Aroldis Chapman held on. After a long day, the New York Yankees were glad to leave the park with at least one win. — Greg Bird homered to begin a two-run rally …
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Royals Review and Pinstripe Alley
Jeff Seidel / USA Today:
Alan Trammell was Detroit Tigers' heartbeat for 20 years: Here's how — We unearthed thousands of Free Press photo negatives and one sports writer's score book to tell the tale of baseball's greats. “Bless you, boys.” Brian Kaufman, Detroit Free Press — CONNECT
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Baseball Hall of Fame: Bruce Bochy skips game, endures travel odyssey to support Trevor Hoffman — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - It took two flights, from San Francisco to Chicago to Albany, N.Y., a 90-minute layover, a 1 hour, 15-minute car ride, and after traveling all night and morning …
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Gaslamp Ball
Paul Kasabian / Bleacher Report:
Baseball Hall of Fame 2018: Induction Ceremony Start Time and TV Info
Baseball Hall of Fame 2018: Induction Ceremony Start Time and TV Info
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MLB Baseball News …, Talking Chop and Gaslamp Ball
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — Detroit Tigers pitcher Blaine Hardy kept his answer simple: He throws well at Comerica Park because it's an “unbelievable pitcher's park.” — Hardy, making a spot start in place of Francisco Liriano - who was scratched from Saturday's scheduled start against Cleveland …
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Bless You Boys
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs earning ‘bragging rights’ with position-player pitching — ST. LOUIS — It's not just a fad anymore, or something to laugh about later. Major league managers are using their position players on the mound as a strategy — instead of a novelty — to save their bullpen.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Acquire Caleb Frare From Yankees — The Yankees have sent left-handed reliever Caleb Frare to the White Sox in exchange for $1.5MM in international bonus pool money, Jack Curry of the YES Network tweets. — This is the second time this weekend the Yankees have landed international money …
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NBCSports.com, South Side Sox, Pinstripe Alley and Minor League Ball
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Kristie Ackert / Baltimore Sun:
Yankees send Chasen Shreve, Giovanny Gallegos to Cardinals for Luke Voit
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notebook: Cards trade Voit to Yankees for lefty Shreve, righty Gallegos
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Acquire Luke Voit From Cardinals
Yankees Acquire Luke Voit From Cardinals
Discussion:
New York Post and Pinstripe Alley
Kristie Rieken / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Rangers become 1st team to sweep Astros this year, win 4-3 — Jurickson Profar hit a go-ahead double deflected by the pitcher and stayed in despite getting kicked in the face as the — Texas Rangers became the first team to sweep Houston this year, beating the — Astros 4-3 Sunday.
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Lone Star Ball
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Joshua Koch / Associated Press:
Odor hits two home runs, Rangers beat Astros 7-3
Odor hits two home runs, Rangers beat Astros 7-3
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MLB Baseball News … and The Crawfish Boxes
Ken Powtak / Associated Press:
J.D. Martinez strikes again as Red Sox roll past Twins — The Boston Red Sox seemingly can get their offense cranked up at any time this season. — J.D. Martinez hit his major league-leading 32nd homer, Mookie Betts had two RBI doubles and the Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 10-4 on Saturday night for their 17th win in 21 games.
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Over the Monster and Twinkie Town
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ESPN:
Red Sox 3B Rafael Devers strains hamstring on bunt, likely to DL — Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers is likely to go on the 10-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring, manager Alex Cora said Saturday after his team's 10-4 win over the Minnesota Twins.
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MLB Baseball News … and Over the Monster
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Braves' Sean Newcomb loses no-hitter in 9th vs. Dodgers — Atlanta Braves left-hander Sean Newcomb came as close as a pitcher could to throwing the fourth no-hitter of the 2018 MLB season. — Newcomb kept the Los Angeles Dodgers hitless for 8 2/3 innings Sunday before giving up a two-strike single to shortstop Chris Taylor.
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Talking Chop
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Andy McCullough / Baltimore Sun:
Yasiel Puig delivers in his return from injury; Dodgers defeat Braves 5-1
Yasiel Puig delivers in his return from injury; Dodgers defeat Braves 5-1
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MLB Baseball News …, baseballmusings.com, Talking Chop and True Blue LA
Toronto Sun:
Rockies go for sweep against Athletics — DENVER — German Marquez, who was reinstated from the paternity list Friday, will start Sunday for the Colorado Rockies when they try to sweep a three-game series from the Oakland Athletics. — The Rockies beat the A's 4-1 on Saturday night after taking the series opener 3-1 on Friday.
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Purple Row
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MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Chacin shines again as Brewers down Giants, 7-1 — Jhoulys Chacin continued his brilliant month of July with seven innings of three-hit pitching Saturday night, leading the — Milwaukee Brewers to a third straight win over the Giants, 7-1, in San Francisco. — Eric Thames singled, doubled and scored three times and
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Brew Crew Ball
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Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
Wrong place, wrong time: Nightmare continues for Giants ahead of the deadline
Wrong place, wrong time: Nightmare continues for Giants ahead of the deadline
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MLB Baseball News … and McCovey Chronicles
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — SAN DIEGO - The Diamondbacks' series here this weekend is their first at Petco Park this year, the result of a scheduling quirk that kept them away throughout the season's first half but brings them here in each of the final three months. — As the year unfolds …
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AZ Snake Pit
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Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox looking to Carlos Rodon to build on momentum against Blue Jays — Chicago Tribune — Is there such a thing as momentum in baseball? Or is it the next day's starting pitcher? — The White Sox will try to ride the wave after rallying from 5-1 down to top the Blue Jays 9-5 on Saturday night.
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MLB Baseball News … and South Side Sox
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Acquire Brad Brach — The Braves have agreed to acquire reliever Brad Brach from the Orioles, Eduardo A. Encina of the Baltimore Sun tweets. In return for Brach, Baltimore received $250K in international bonus pool money, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
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MLB Baseball News … and Steve Melewski
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Albert Almora Jr. and Ian Happ sit as Cubs try to avoid sweep against Cardinals — Chicago Tribune — Albert Almora Jr. and Ian Happ are out of the lineup Sunday night as the Cubs try to snap a two-game losing streak to the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. — Almora is hitless in his last 12 at-bats.