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David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
This just might be the best Red Sox team ... ever — This fascinates me, more than it probably should: Since the advent of the 162-game schedule, the Boston Red Sox have never won 100 games. Of course, many franchises have failed to achieve that mark, but it's interesting in Boston's case …
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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
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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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.
Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Yankees' J.A. Happ on DL with hand, foot and mouth disease
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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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Morales, Hauschild key Blue Jays' 7-3 win over Mariners — SHARE URL EMAIL FBMSNGR WHATSAPP SMS — SEATTLE (AP) Mike Hauschild signed his Blue Jays contract a half-hour before and then came on to pitch six impressive innings of relief in his first game in the majors in more than 15 months.
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Unemployed in the morning, Hauschild gets unlikely win for Jays at night — SEATTLE - If the alcohol content of the Pacific Northwest craft beers the thousands of Canadian fans invading Safeco Field on Thursday night was high enough, it likely wouldn't have mattered.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Sign Mike Hauschild — The Blue Jays have signed right-hander Mike Hauschild to a Major League contract, as first noted by Shi Davidi and Mike Wilner of Sportsnet (Twitter links). The Jays didn't make a formal announcement of the move via press release or on Twitter, but Hauschild is on tonight's lineup card.
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Shi Davidi / Sportsnet.ca:
Blue Jays' Pompey suspended for altercation with triple-A manager
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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:
Rangers score 10 in first 2 innings, beat Orioles 17-8 — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Jurickson Profar helped the Texas Rangers get a big win in a matchup of retooling teams, and hand the struggling Baltimore Orioles another low this season. — Jurickson Profar hit a three-run home run …
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
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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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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Move Sonny Gray To Bullpen
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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Yankees' Sonny Gray says tweet ‘an inside joke’ directed at a friend
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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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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Eloy Jimenez still waiting for White Sox call-up: 'I'm going to be ready' for opportunity
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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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Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Maikel Franco's moon shot keeps Phillies in first place | Bob Brookover — Somebody within Maikel Franco's inner circle knows exactly how the Phillies third baseman felt in the middle of June when it appeared as if he had been relegated to a bench role by manager Gabe Kapler.
Doug Padilla / Associated Press:
Bellinger, Pederson, Puig power Dodgers in rout of Brewers — Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger (35) is congratulated by Justin Turner, left, and Manny Machado after hitting a grand slam, as Milwaukee Brewers catcher Erik Kratz watches during the third inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Los Angeles.
Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Is positionless baseball MLB's next big thing? — The team whose work at the trade deadline most intrigued me was easily the Milwaukee Brewers, who made not one but two moves that led to a knee-jerk reaction of, “huh?” Believe it or not, that's not a criticism.
Tom Timmermann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Ozuna expects to play Friday; Carpenter named NL's top player for July — Cardinals left fielder Marcell Ozuna came out of the game after the fourth inning on Thursday with discomfort in one of the toes on his left foot but said after the game he expected to play on Friday in Pittsburgh.
