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Toronto Sun:
Yankees slugger Stanton touched by Miami reception in return — MIAMI (AP) The Yankees slugger choked up. — Giancarlo Stanton acknowledged being touched by the warm reception he received the first time he stepped to the plate Tuesday at Marlins Park. — He saluted the crowd, waved and patted his chest as he looked to the stands.
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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Yanks' Giancarlo Stanton cheered by Miami crowd, singles in first at-bat
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
Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Phillies have proof that the Nationals shouldn't be written off | Extra Innings — Uh-oh. If it wasn't already bad enough that the Phillies turned a 4-1 lead into a 10-4 loss last night in Washington and slipped to two games off the pace in the National League East, check out the opposing pitchers for the next two games.
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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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Washington Post, Federal Baseball and NBCSports.com
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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MLB Baseball News … and Federal Baseball
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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Over the Monster
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Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
Pedro Martinez questions Yankees' effort: 'Don't seem to have the energy of a winning team' — When a team has a chance at 100 wins, there's usually not much anxiety surrounding the season. That's not the case for the 2018 New York Yankees. — The Yankees have the second-best record …
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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
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
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
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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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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Todd Milles / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Reddick's HR, rookie's poise help Astros beat Seattle, 3-2 — SEATTLE (AP) — Houston manager A.J. Hinch knows his pitching staff can throw good fastballs. However, it is the change-of-direction pitches that bring a smile to his face. — Rookie left-hander Framber Valdez won in his big-league debut, and
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Lookout Landing
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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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Rodney Page / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays journal: Seminole's Brett Phillips returns home
Rays journal: Seminole's Brett Phillips returns home
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Royals Review
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.
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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Red Reporter and Brew Crew Ball
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.
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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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays morning after: There was something Blake Snell was not pleased with Tuesday — LHP Blake Snell was plenty pleased with his strike-throwing in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Royals in his longest outing since his post-All-Star Game DL stint, striking out 11 in six innings to earn his 15th win …
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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Bucs Dugout and Talking Chop
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
Detroit Free Press:
Last Slide — Michael Fulmer was back in the Detroit Tigers clubhouse on Tuesday afternoon, providing an answer to one question, no answer to another, letting reporters read between the lines instead. — After two strong minor league injury rehabilitation starts with Class A Lakeland …
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Bless You Boys and MLB Baseball News …