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Jenna West / Sports Illustrated:
Nationals Place Stephen Strasburg on 60-Day Injured List, Ending His 2020 Season  —  Strasburg plans to have surgery after being diagnosed with carpal tunnel in his right wrist earlier this week.  —  The Washington Nationals will be without the reigning World Series MVP for the rest …
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Nationals' Strasburg is done for season, awaits hand surgery  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Stephen Strasburg's season is over.  —  The  —  Washington Nationals transferred the star right-hander to the 60-day disabled list Saturday.
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Nationals outlast Marlins 5-4 in opener of doubleheader  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Washington Nationals' bullpen halted a  —  Miami Marlins rally, retiring all seven batters it faced in a 5-4 victory on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader.  —  Kyle Finnegan (1-0) struck out
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Phillies solidify bullpen with Brandon Workman, Heath Hembree  —  The Philadelphia Phillies got an early jump on the trade deadline, moving to fortify their ineffective bullpen by acquiring relievers Heath Hembree and Brandon Workman and cash considerations from the Boston Red Sox in exchange …
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Charles Odum / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Ozuna hits 2 HRs, Braves rough up Nola, Phillies 11-2  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Marcell Ozuna homered twice and drove in four runs as the  —  Philadelphia Phillies 11-2 on Friday night.  —  Travis d'Arnaud and Ozuna hit back-to-back homers off Nola in a four-run third inning.
Nick Selbe / Sports Illustrated:
Phillies Acquire Relievers Brandon Workman, Heath Hembree in Trade With Red Sox
Jim Salisbury / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Phillies trade: Brandon Workman, Heath Hembree acquired from Red Sox for Nick Pivetta, Connor Seabold
Mike DiGiovanna / Yahoo! Sports:
Mike Trout's work with glove, bat helps Angels end four-game losing streak  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Mike Trout's jumps in center field are among the worst in baseball this season according to Statcast analytics that gauge how quickly outfielders move toward balls, a tidbit that escaped Angels reliever
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Janie McCauley / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Piscotty drives in three runs, A's win ninth in row at home
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Angels' Joe Maddon says ‘enough is enough’ as Shaun Anderson nearly hits Mike Trout again
Jack Harris / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Cody Bellinger's walk-off blast in the ninth lifts Dodgers over Rockies  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  the Dodgers missed their home crowd Saturday.  —  Not that the team needed the stands full to clinch a series win over the Colorado Rockies.
George Miller / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Place Jake Odorizzi On 10-Day IL, Transfer Homer Bailey To 45-Day IL  —  The Twins have placed RHP Jake Odorizzi on the 10-day injured list due to a chest contusion, reports Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic.  He'll be joined by Zack Littell, who's dealing with elbow inflammation.
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Place Kris Bryant On 10-Day Injured List  —  The Cubs announced that Kris Bryant has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a sprained left ring finger.  The placement is retroactive to August 19.  There is no corresponding move for now, so the Cubs will play tonight's game …
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds shutout for 4th time this season in 3-0 loss to St. Louis Cardinals  —  There were plenty of moments of frustration.  Joey Votto slammed his bat after a flyout in the sixth inning and yelled after a strikeout in the third inning.  Jesse Winker kicked his bat after a second-inning strikeout.
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Carlos Monarrez / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Detroit Tigers observations: Matthew Boyd better, but offense whiffs again in 6-1 loss  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Left-hander Matthew Boyd had a strong start, but the Detroit Tigers allowed four runs in the sixth inning and fell to the Cleveland Indians,
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Isaac Paredes' 1st home run is a grand slam to give Detroit Tigers lead vs. Indians  —  Detroit Tigers third baseman Isaac Paredes has only been on the big-league roster for five days.  —  And he is only 21 years old.  —  But the Tigers called him up Monday to leave his mark with a power bat …
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Trevor Lines / Sports Illustrated:
Crosstown beatdown  —  WHAT.  A. NIGHT.  —  On a national stage, the White Sox just put on an absolute show, thoroughly embarrassing Jon Lester and the Cubs.  —  The offense was ridiculously LOUD.  Like “2,547 feet worth of home runs” loud.  I don't have a clue where to look that up …
 
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