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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets suffer heartbreaking loss after Ozzie Albies hits walk-off bomb to complete comeback for Braves — ATLANTA — Everything went wrong for the Mets in Atlanta this week. Just when it finally looked as though things would go right, the Mets somehow found a way to lose in an even more heartbreaking fashion than the two games prior.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets place Pete Alonso on injured list after new tests reveal bone bruise, sprain of left wrist — PITTSBURGH — The freefalling Mets are facing the possibility of being without their best hitter for 3-4 weeks. The extra imaging on Pete Alonso's left wrist showed a bone bruise and a sprain …
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ESPN:
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
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets lose 5th straight despite valiant effort from Tommy Pham in place of injured Pete Alonso
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Poor performances from Mets' role players contributing to rough stretch
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Doubleheader split puts Chicago White Sox 3½ games out of 1st in AL Central — but Eloy Jiménez exits with a leg injury — NEW YORK — The sky cleared up enough for the Chicago White Sox to resume their series with the New York Yankees. — Instead of the haze the smoke …
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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.”
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
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde ejected for arguing balls and strikes vs. Brewers
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
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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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Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
Graham Ashcraft goes to the IL with left calf contusion — One day after Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Grahan Ashcraft got hit by a ground ball on the back of his calf, the Reds placed him on the 15-day injured list with a left calf contusion. — 'I didn't really feel it much when it came to pitching …
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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.
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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.
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