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12:25 PM ET, June 9, 2023

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Albies hits 3-run homer in 10th, Braves rally to beat reeling Mets 13-10 for 3-game sweep  —  ATLANTA — Ozzie Albies' walk-off homer for the Braves did more than just complete their three-game sweep of the NL East-rival New York Mets.  —  The win also made Atlanta comeback history.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Pete Alonso leaves early in loss vs. Braves with left wrist contusion, considered day-to-day  —  ATLANTA — The one player the Mets couldn't afford to lose was Pete Alonso.  But an absolute nightmare scenario played out during the top of the first inning at Truist Field on Wednesday night …
Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Poor performances from Mets' role players contributing to rough stretch
Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets lose 5th straight despite valiant effort from Tommy Pham in place of injured Pete Alonso
Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Gunnar Henderson hits go-ahead 2-run homer in 8th as Orioles rally late to beat Brewers, 6-3, avoid sweep  —  MILWAUKEE — Gunnar Henderson made a defensive blunder that was a catalyst for the Brewers' three-run first inning.  —  Playing shortstop, the 21-year-old went up the middle …
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles crushed by Brewers, 10-2, as Corbin Burnes dominates and Joey Wiemer stars again  —  MILWAUKEE — Brewers ace Corbin Burnes has spent most of the season searching for the dominant form that won him the 2021 National League Cy Young Award.  —  He found it Wednesday night against the Orioles.
Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:   Orioles manager Brandon Hyde ejected for arguing balls and strikes vs. Brewers
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
‘It was kind of orange’: Chicago White Sox game in New York is postponed because of ‘clearly hazardous’ air from Canadian wildfires  —  NEW YORK — Chicago White Sox second baseman Romy Gonzalez said catching pop-ups Tuesday against the hazy sky at Yankee Stadium was “tough.”
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees-White Sox game postponed due to Canadian wildfire smoke causing air quality issues in New York
New York Daily News:
NYC hazardous air quality: How long will it last? How can I stay safe?
Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Hall of Fame antidote: Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw slows Elly De La Cruz, Reds  —  It took three days, but the megabucks, star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers finally figured out how to stop Elly De La Cruz and, by extension, the Cincinnati Reds.  —  Hall of Fame pitching.
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Orange County Register:
Noah Syndergaard struggles again and Reds beat Dodgers on walk-off homer  —  Syndergaard allows six runs in three innings and Will Benson hits a home run in the ninth that sends the Dodgers to their fourth loss in a row, 8-6.  It is their longest skid since May of 2022.  —  Show Caption  —  of
Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz does it again, and then some in tape-measure encore
Carlos Collazo / Baseball America:
2023 MLB Mock Draft Version 3.0  —  We're now a month out from the 2023 draft.  It's time for Mock Draft V 3.0.  —  Many scouting departments this week have started their end-of-season meetings and the industry is collectively buzzing about who could go where on July 9.
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
As MLB's Pride Nights launch in earnest, a call to action from LGBTQ fans: ‘Leave us alone’  —  WASHINGTON - From their perch in the largely liberal national capital area, attendees at Tuesday night's Nationals Night Out recognized their relative privilege within the LGBTQ community.
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MLB.com:
Transactions  —  Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Justin Anderson to a minor league contract.  —  Kansas City Royals placed RHP Josh Staumont on the 15-day injured list retroactive to June 6, 2023.  Neck strain.  —  Kansas City Royals recalled LHP Austin Cox from Omaha Storm Chasers.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and Royals Review
Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
An uncertain trade deadline status awaits the Chicago Cubs.  Will they be buyers or sellers?  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Any hope the Chicago Cubs would start stacking wins to move closer to .500 during their West Coast trip has not gained traction.  —  Their 7-4 loss at Angel Stadium …
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Rider killed at Ramona track was BMX star, X Games medalist Pat Casey  —  Casey, 29, was riding at Slayground Motocross Park in Ramona when he lost control of his motocross bike and crashed Tuesday afternoon  —  A 29-year-old man who died Tuesday while attempting a jump on a motocross bike …
 
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