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Jack Dickey / Sports Illustrated:
Nationals' Surprising Decision to Surrender Just Their Latest Chapter in a Season to Forget — Three weeks after the trade deadline, Mike Rizzo and the Nationals finally gave up on their vastly underachieving 2018 season by trading Daniel Murphy and Matt Adams.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Nationals embarrassment: GM Mike Rizzo officially waves the white flag — The shameful, national embarrassment in Washington, mercifully is over. — At least. — Folks, we're talking about the baseball team, here. — The team was once again projected to be a World Series contender, and the runaway favorites to win the NL East.
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Federal Baseball and MLB Baseball News …
Nationals Communications / Curly W Live:
A letter to Nationals fans from Mark D. Lerner — At the trade deadline, we faced an honest challenge of sticking with the roster and believing play would improve, or making moves for the future. We gambled at the deadline, I admit it. We believed that the talent was still there …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Federal Baseball, MLB Baseball News …, New York Times, The Good Phight and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Yankees win in Stanton's return to Miami — Stanton falls short of 300th career home run, but Yankees win 2-1 in 12 innings … MIAMI - The Yankees won Giancarlo Stanton's homecoming game but may have lost their closer. — Aroldis Chapman left the game with pain in his troublesome left knee …
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George A. King III / New York Post:
Yankees scramble as Gregorius begins ‘hopefully short’ DL stint
Yankees scramble as Gregorius begins ‘hopefully short’ DL stint
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Pinstripe Alley
Kevin Skiver / CBSSports.com:
Giancarlo Stanton, in return to Miami with Yankees, says he's ‘sick of’ negativity around Marlins
Giancarlo Stanton, in return to Miami with Yankees, says he's ‘sick of’ negativity around Marlins
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Fish Stripes and New York Post
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks closer Brad Boxberger searches for consistency in a volatile role — If you were to ask those in the Diamondbacks clubhouse to use one word to describe right-hander Brad Boxberger, one answer would come back as a clear favorite: consistent. — Steven Souza Jr. has known Boxberger since …
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David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Making sense of the weird three-team race in the NL West — It has been several years since we've had a good division race in the National League West. The Los Angeles Dodgers have won five straight division titles and weren't really threatened in any of those seasons.
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — With the small amount of real estate separating the top three teams in the NL West standings, the Diamondbacks will take any break they can get. — On Tuesday, they got a massive one as a hit-by-pitch, consecutive bunts and a throwing error led to a bizarre finish …
Katherine Fitzgerald / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo is mixing up his pitching rotation.
Last Slide — Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo is mixing up his pitching rotation.
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MLB Baseball News …
Doug Alden / Associated Press:
Allen's 2 catches help Bieber, Indians beat Red Sox 6-3 — BOSTON (AP) Cleveland pitcher Shane Bieber was sure to thank fellow rookie Greg Allen for making his debut at Fenway Park a successful one. — The rare times Bieber made a mistake, Allen was there to cover - no matter the distance …
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Jerry CrasnickESPN Senior / ESPN:
Unlikely duo may patch Indians' holes in the outfield
Unlikely duo may patch Indians' holes in the outfield
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Nicole Yang / Boston Globe:
Could Dustin Pedroia return to the Red Sox in 2018?
Could Dustin Pedroia return to the Red Sox in 2018?
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Over the Monster
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs starter Yu Darvish out for season with stress reaction in elbow — Photos of Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish. — Chicago Tribune — Yu Darvish's frustrating season became complete Tuesday when tests revealed that the Cubs' prized free-agent signing was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right pitching elbow.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yu Darvish Out For Season With Stress Reaction In Elbow
Yu Darvish Out For Season With Stress Reaction In Elbow
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MLB Daily Dish, Lone Star Ball, MLB Baseball News … and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Promising MLB debut from White Sox's Michael Kopech cut short by lengthy rain delay — CHICAGO — One thing you can say about Michael Kopech's big league debut: The White Sox phenom left them wanting more. — Kopech pitched two scoreless innings in Chicago's 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins …
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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Michael Kopech impresses Nolan Ryan in rain-shortened White Sox debut
Michael Kopech impresses Nolan Ryan in rain-shortened White Sox debut
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Twinkie Town, MLB Baseball News … and South Side Sox
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays journal: C.J. Cron gets caught in numbers game — ST. PETERSBURG — 1B/DH C.J. Cron is in a difficult spot with the Rays, trying to build on career-high numbers without the opportunity for regular playing time. — Now the question is whether he ends the season playing somewhere else.
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Mark Didtler / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Snell, Rays tie team record shutout streak; beat Royals 4-1
Snell, Rays tie team record shutout streak; beat Royals 4-1
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DRaysBay
NorthJersey.com:
Mets top Giants as Jeff McNeil goes 4-for-4 with go-ahead RBI — Jeff McNeil on his 4-for-4 game in Mets' 6-3 win Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt — NEW YORK — In describing Jeff McNeil's approach, Mets manager Mickey Callaway compared the rookie second baseman to Hall-of-Famer Wade Boggs.
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Larry Fleisher / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
McNeil hits go-ahead double in 8th, Mets beat Giants 6-3
McNeil hits go-ahead double in 8th, Mets beat Giants 6-3
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McCovey Chronicles, Amazin' Avenue and Associated Press
Travis Sawchik / FiveThirtyEight:
Cleveland Has Taken The Fly-Ball Revolution To The Next Level — CLEVELAND — Few players have changed their profiles as dramatically as Francisco Lindor. — As a minor league prospect, Lindor was not the masher who currently sits atop the Cleveland Indians' lineup.
Charles F. Gardner / Star Tribune:
Gennett homers as Reds beat Brewers 9-7 — MILWAUKEE — Scooter Gennett burned his former team in a big way Tuesday night. — Gennett hit a tiebreaking solo homer with two out in the ninth, helping the Cincinnati Reds beat Milwaukee 9-7 and prevent the Brewers from gaining ground in the National League playoff race.
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Brew Crew Ball
Jerry CrasnickESPN Senior / ESPN:
How Matt Carpenter went from hitting .140 in mid-May to potential MVP — Through good times and slumps, Matt Carpenter finds structure in the familiarity of his routine. When he was hitting .140 in mid-May, Carpenter faithfully arrived at the park at 1 p.m. before home night games and 3 p.m. on the road.
Ian Harrison / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Blue Jays hit 3 home runs off Bundy, rout slumping O's 8-2 — TORONTO (AP) — An awful August for Baltimore's — Dylan Bundy keeps getting worse. — Kendrys Morales hit back-to-back home runs off the right-hander, — Aledmys Diaz and Billy McKinney also connected, and the
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Bluebird Banter and Camden Chat
Wes Crosby / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Swanson, Gausman carry Braves over Pirates 6-1 — Dansby Swanson had two homers and four RBIs, — Kevin Gausman breezed through eight innings and the — Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Tuesday night. — Swanson's first homer gave the Braves a 2- lead in the fifth before he sent another …
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Talking Chop and Bucs Dugout
Todd Milles / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Reddick's HR helps Astros beat Mariners 3-2 — Josh Reddick homered to give Houston the lead and the — Seattle Mariners 3-2 Tuesday night. — Reddick's tiebreaking homer in the fourth inning put the Astros ahead 2-1, and — Yuli Gurriel added an RBI single in the sixth for a two-run lead.
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Lookout Landing