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ESPN:
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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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.
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 …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Jim Hackett / WEEI:
Grading Red Sox after trade deadline
Daily Record:
J.A. Happ placed on New York Yankees DL, won't pitch against Red Sox, report says
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.
Discussion: Arizona Sports
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 …
Toronto Sun:   Giants prepare for 4-game set at Arizona
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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ESPN:
Yankees move struggling starter Sonny Gray into bullpen
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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 …
Discussion: South Side 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 …
Stats / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Rays aim to continue momentum vs. White Sox
Discussion: South Side Sox
ESPN:
Angels' Mike Trout out of lineup with injured right wrist
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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Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds will likely go back to a five-man rotation  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - The six-man rotation will be a thing of the past soon for the Reds.  —  Who's out was still up in the air Thursday.  —  “(General manager Nick Krall) is going to be in here,” manager Jim Riggleman said.
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds Beat Blog: After the trade deadline, what's next on the Reds' to-do list?
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
Nationals vs. Reds series preview: Is Washington ready to make a run?
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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Detroit News:
Writers: Tigers still have pieces to trade in August
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide  —  Willi Castro is the newest Detroit Tigers prospect and …
Discussion: Bless You Boys
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 …
Discussion: Camden Chat
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Sign Chris Tillman
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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).
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Courier-Journal:
Rick Ankiel finds ‘good place’ and pitches for first time since 2004  —  Rick Ankiel took the mound Wednesday night at Louisville Slugger Field and struck out the only batter he faced on four pitches.  —  On the surface, it was a minor moment in a blowout game in an exhibition tournament played by past-their-prime former MLB players.
Discussion: CBSSports.com and Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Grandal rallies Dodgers over Brewers 6-4 in 10  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brian Dozier began his first game for the Los Angeles Dodgers with an error and then got better quickly.  —  Yasmani Grandal hit a two-run homer — his second of the game — in the 10th inning, and Dozier homered …
Discussion: True Blue LA
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Toronto Sun:
Brewers hope to keep momentum riding vs. Dodgers
 
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Sign Mike Hauschild
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Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
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Sorting out the Seattle Mariners' lineup decisions with the addition of Cameron Maybin
Craig Calcaterra / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
MLB releases postseason schedule
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Roberto Osuna is not “remorseful” and the Astros' claim to the contrary is utter bunk.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Time for the Cubs to capitalize on a favorable schedule
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cole Hamels on adjustments needed after his Cubs debut: ‘Things will get more routine’
Tampa Bay Times:
Two videos worth watching on Chris Archer's departure from Rays to Pirates
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
 

 
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