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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
After Kyle Bradish struggles, Orioles' rally in 9th falls short in 8-6 loss to Red Sox, ending 7-game winning streak — The Orioles entered Tuesday night's bottom of the ninth three outs from only their second game of the season decided by more than five runs, a trend manager Brandon Hyde joked earlier …
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles outfielder Austin Hays exits game vs. Red Sox with right hand injury after failed bunt — Orioles left fielder Austin Hays left Tuesday night's game against the Boston Red Sox after the third inning with a bruised right hand, which seemingly stemmed from a failed bunt attempt in the bottom half of that frame.
Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles rally again, beat Chris Sale and the Red Sox, 5-4, for 7th straight win — On back-to-back days, the Orioles faced left-handed starting pitchers who have dominated Baltimore in their careers. — The way the Orioles performed in the first game, despite winning 2-1 on a walk-off wild pitch …
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Boston Herald, Over the Monster, Fox News, Mercury News, Camden Chat, USA Today and New York Post
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Winderman's view: A better Bam still needed even after Butler's bombast — MIAMI — Observations and other notes of interest from Monday night's 119-114 NBA playoff victory to the Milwaukee Bucks: — Imagine how much easier this could have been if Jimmy Butler had a co-star.
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The Athletic and Mercury News
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Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
‘The Big One’ era continues as Jimmy Butler makes history in Heat's win — Here's the thing about history: It's hard to see it coming. Monday night's drama began, undramatically enough, with Jimmy Butler making a pedestrian 20-foot shot with just over five minutes left in a troubled game.
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The Athletic and Associated Press
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Jimmy Butler's 56 points power Heat past Bucks 119-114 and to stunning 3-1 series lead — MIAMI — In a building where Dwyane Wade dazzled, Shaquille O'Neal dominated and LeBron James devastated, Jimmy Butler outdid them all Monday night. — Scoring 56 points, the most in Miami Heat playoff history …
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The Athletic, Mercury News, USA Today, Associated Press, FanSided and Denver Post
Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge: Yankees' struggling offense needs to ‘jump’ teams early in games — MINNESOTA — With the Yankees' offense struggling, Aaron Judge doesn't just want to see his team score more. He wants the Bombers to score sooner. — The Yankees have plated just six runs over four games since Friday …
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Sonny Gray, Joey Gallo return to hurting Yankees in loss to Twins — MINNESOTA — The year is 2023, and Sonny Gray and Joey Gallo are still hurting the Yankees. — The difference now is that the two are wearing Twins uniforms instead of pinstripes. Gray and Gallo flopped during …
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MLB.com, New York Post, New Jersey Online, USA Today, Newsday, The Athletic, Twinkie Town and Pinstripe Alley
Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Aaron Boone unsurprised by Joey Gallo's success — MINNESOTA — Joey Gallo struggled while playing under Aaron Boone in New York, but the Yankees manager is far from shocked that the slugger has had some success over his first 12 games with the Twins.
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Newsday, New York Post and New Jersey Online
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox drop 9 games under .500 with their 5th straight loss, falling 5-2 to the Toronto Blue Jays — TORONTO — Luis Robert Jr. ran back to the center-field wall, jumped and made a remarkable catch to rob Matt Chapman of a home run in the fourth inning Monday at Rogers Centre.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks option outfielder Jake McCarthy to Triple-A — The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned Jake McCarthy to Triple-A Reno, sending down the struggling outfielder after what had been a miserable start to his season at the plate. — Through Monday night, McCarthy had just nine hits in 63 at-bats …
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Sports Illustrated, MLB Trade Rumors and Yahoo Sports
Dennis Waszak Jr / Associated Press:
After 6 weeks of waiting, Green Bay Packers trade QB Aaron Rodgers to New York Jets — After six weeks of waiting, Aaron Rodgers is leaving behind his brilliant legacy in Green Bay and heading to the bright lights — and massive expectations — of the Big Apple.
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
How Trea Turner and Bryce Harper were reunited with Phillies — IN RECENT SEASONS, whenever Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper reached second base against the Washington Nationals — and then the Los Angeles Dodgers — he made a midgame recruiting pitch to an old friend.
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Phillies Nation and The Athletic
