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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
No one is wondering why the Cincinnati Reds traded for Curt Casali now — When the Reds traded for Curt Casali on May 31, the reaction in a lot of circles was the same: Why? — Tony Cruz was backing up Tucker Barnhart after the trade of Devin Mesoraco. — “I didn't know anything about Casali,” Reds manager Jim Riggleman said.
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Matt Harvey throws 6 shutout innings as the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 7-1 — The trade market for Matt Harvey may be heating up again. — Harvey went 6 shutout innings to beat San Francisco Giants 7-1 before a crowd of 23,878 Saturday night at Great American Ball Park.
Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
Harvey beats Bumgarner, Giants drop series to last-place Reds — CINCINNATI-The Reds sent the “Dark Knight” to the mound. — Then Matt Harvey sent the Giants to the darkest night of their season. — The right-handed starter and former Mets phenom once billed as the “The Dark Knight of Gotham” …
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MLB Baseball News … and McCovey Chronicles
Charles O'Brien / Associated Press:
Giancarlo Stanton continues power surge as Yankees blast Blue Jays 11-6 — Greg Bird is congratulated by teammates after his homer in the eighth helped the Yankees create a little breathing room in Saturday's win. — Giancarlo Stanton hit one of New York's four homers …
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Associated Press:
Villanueva's walk-off single gives Padres win over D'Backs — SAN DIEGO — Christian Villanueva had a hard time walking, yet still managed to get a walk-off hit. — Villanueva, who fouled a ball off his foot on Friday night, had a walk-off pinch-hit single in the ninth inning …
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Gaslamp Ball
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — SAN DIEGO - Left fielder David Peralta …
Last Slide — SAN DIEGO - Left fielder David Peralta …
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AZ Snake Pit
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — SAN DIEGO - The Arizona Diamondbacks won another game …
Last Slide — SAN DIEGO - The Arizona Diamondbacks won another game …
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AZ Snake Pit
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Gordon's bat, Keller's arm lead Royals past White Sox, 3-1 — CHICAGO (AP) — In a dim season for the last-place — Brad Keller has been one of the few bright spots. — Keller pitched five solid innings, — Alex Gordon homered and — Jorge Bonifacio had a go-ahead RBI single …
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South Side Sox
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Maria Torres / Kansas City Star:
Jason Adam's emotions spiral as frustrating season continues with Royals' loss to White Sox — CHICAGO — In a span of 13 minutes at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday night, the Royals went from clinging to a one-run lead over the White Sox in the seventh inning to trailing by six in what became a 9-3 loss.
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MLB Baseball News … and Royals Review
Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Avisail Garcia returns to White Sox lineup against Royals
Avisail Garcia returns to White Sox lineup against Royals
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MLB Baseball News …
Rick Eymer / Associated Press:
Cahill sharp, A's beat Astros 7-1 to tie for AL West lead — Houston has lost seven of eight and dropped 12 of 19 since owning a six-game lead on July 24. The next day, reigning AL MVP Jose Altuve went on the disabled list, and the star second baseman is still out.
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Scott Gleeson / USA Today:
Little Leaguer Aukai Kea does Bryce Harper bat flip after walk-off home run in LLWS game — The 2017 World Series teams are struggling with injuries and depth. Can they make it back to the postseason? USA TODAY Sports — CONNECT — A Little League star paid homage …
Scott Chiusano / New York Daily News:
Jacob deGrom throws complete game, strikes out nine in Mets' victory over Phillies as ace's bid for Cy Young gets a major boost — On his 107th pitch of the game, Jacob deGrom touched 99 miles per hour, the fastest pitch he'd thrown all day. Except he topped it immediately …
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Laura Albanese / Newsday:
Cy Young candidate Aaron Nola outpitches Noah Syndergaard in Mets' loss to Phillies
Cy Young candidate Aaron Nola outpitches Noah Syndergaard in Mets' loss to Phillies
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MLB Baseball News …, Amazin' Avenue and MLB Trade Rumors
Stephanie Metzger / WKYC-TV:
WATCH | Jim Thome rounds the bases one more time as Cleveland Indians retire his number — A swing and a drive, waaaaaaaaaay back! — CLEVELAND — The corner of Carnegie and Ontario was brimming with nostalgia Saturday as the Cleveland Indians honored Hall of Famer Jim Thome by retiring his number.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Surging Ben Zobrist bats leadoff against the Pirates — Chicago Tribune — Ben Zobrist will become the Cubs' fourth leadoff hitter in their last five games when they face the Pirates on Saturday night at PNC Park. — Zobrist will play right field as Tyler Chatwood makes …
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Bucs Dugout
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — MINNEAPOLIS — One down, likely one to go. — The Detroit Tigers acquired right-handed reliever Nolan Blackwood from the Athletics on Saturday afternoon as the first of two potential players-to-be-named-later as part of the Mike Fiers trade on Aug. 6.
Daily Record:
New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays announce lineups for second game of series — After winning a shortened game Friday night due to rain, the Yankees look to make it two wins in a row against the Blue Jays on Saturday. — Luis Severino gets the ball for the Yankees.
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Marc Topkin's takeaways from Saturday's Rays-Red Sox game — OF Carlos Gomez's overall numbers don't look like much (.215, 8 HRs), but he continues to do so many little things to help on and off the field. Saturday, he made a heads-up play by moving up from second to an uncovered third base on an infield pop-up.
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Odubel Herrera's gaffe should force Phillies' hand to play Roman Quinn more — Odubel Herrera stood at first base Saturday afternoon with his hands on his hips knowing all too well what his fate would be when the umpires removed their headsets. — He was out after a baserunning gaffe …