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Red Sox ‘shooting for’ Chris Sale (shoulder) to return Wednesday — The Boston Red Sox are aiming for ace lefty Chris Sale to return to the mound Wednesday against the Blue Jays in Toronto, manager Alex Cora said before Thursday night's series opener against the New York Yankees.
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Yankees need to regroup in a hurry after Red Sox's blowout win — BOSTON — Like an out-of-control snowball tumbling wildly down a mountain, the New York Yankees cascaded toward a 15-7 blowout loss to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday thanks to an avalanche of mental errors and moments of uninspired, lackluster play.
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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Yankees' J.A. Happ on DL with hand, foot and mouth disease — BOSTON — One of the New York Yankees' newest additions, left-handed pitcher J.A. Happ, went on the 10-day disabled list Thursday (retroactive to Monday) after being diagnosed earlier this week with what general manager Brian Cashman called a …
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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Can the Yankees actually catch the Red Sox?
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Jim Hackett / WEEI:
Grading Red Sox after trade deadline
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Associated Press:
Brad Ziegler becomes first Arizona player to use D-backs' bullpen cart — PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks brought back an old tradition this season with a bullpen cart. One problem: None of the Diamondbacks wanted to use it. — Brad Ziegler changed that when he entered the game …
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Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — History was made Thursday night. — Right-handed pitcher Brad Ziegler, re-acquired by the Diamondbacks before the trade deadline, became the first Arizona reliever to use the team's bullpen cart when he made his appearance in the seventh inning against the Giants.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Brad Ziegler's turnaround leads him back to Diamondbacks … CONNECT — Brad Ziegler's fourth pitch of the night was blasted into the right-field seats. As he watched it sail out, a look of defeat flashed across his face. This was in early June, the last time Ziegler stepped foot …
Kirk Meyer / New York Daily News:
Yankees send struggling Sonny Gray to the bullpen, add Lance Lynn to the rotation — Sonny Gray's two-inning outings will have to come from the bullpen now. — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman confirmed that Gray had been ousted from the rotation on WFAN's “Carlin, Maggie & Bart” show Thursday afternoon.
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Yankees' Sonny Gray says tweet ‘an inside joke’ directed at a friend
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Move Sonny Gray To Bullpen
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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Eloy Jimenez still waiting for White Sox call-up: 'I'm going to be ready' for opportunity — Photos of the White Sox outfielder and No. 4-ranked prosepct by Baseball America. — Chicago Tribune — Eloy Jimenez insists he is as much in the dark about his possible promotion to the White Sox …
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Mike DiGiovanna / Baltimore Sun:
Mike Trout misses game with injured wrist — Mike Trout suffered a right-wrist injury on an awkward feet-first slide into third base Wednesday night and did not play in a 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. — Trout, who started 108 of the team's first 109 games, 94 in center field and 14 …
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Rays aim to continue momentum vs. White Sox
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds manager Jim Riggleman happy to be back to managing in his hometown — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Jim Riggleman was back to where he made a decision that could have ended his chances of managing in the big leagues again. — Riggleman walked away from the Washington Nationals managing job …
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds Beat Blog: After the trade deadline, what's next on the Reds' to-do list?
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Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
Nationals vs. Reds series preview: Is Washington ready to make a run?
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs may regret not adding lefty reliever before trade deadline — CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs have four lefty starters they like, but may not have even one in the bullpen they can count on. Did they miss the boat as the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline passed? — EDITOR'S PICKS
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Matt Carlson / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Hedges, Erlin lead Padres past Cubs 6-1 to stop 7-game slide — San Diego Padres may be at the bottom of the National League, but — Austin Hedges is at the top of his game. — Hedges hit a go-ahead, three-run homer, — Robbie Erlin pitched two-hit ball over five innings in a spot start and the Padres beat the
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Time for the Cubs to capitalize on a favorable schedule
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Detroit Free Press:
What of Niko Goodrum's future? How many games will Tigers lose next season? Who will be the 2019 shortstop? Offseason trades? — Hall of Fame weekend has passed, as has the non-waiver trade deadline, and the dog days of summer are officially here for the Detroit Tigers and those who write about them.
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Peter Schmuck / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles, Cashner run into a buzz saw in Texas, lose to Rangers, 17-8 — Orioles starter Andrew Cashner could have been forgiven for cursing the fates and his lack of run support any number of times this year, but not Thursday night. — He came back to Globe Life Park after delivering …
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Toronto Sun:
Brave new world as Atlanta visits Mets — NEW YORK — For the Atlanta Braves, this weekend will be about getting a look at the two new players they acquired in hopes of reaching the playoffs for the first time in five years. For the New York Mets, this weekend will be about seeing …
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Dave Sheinin / Chicago Tribune:
Analysis: When there's no hope, no joy and no clear direction, #ThatsSoMets
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pablo Sandoval To Undergo Hamstring Surgery — Pablo Sandoval's season for the Giants is over, as he'll require surgery to repair a “significant” tear in his hamstring, manager Bruce Bochy told reporters (Twitter links via USA Today's Bob Nightengale and NBC Sports Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic).
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