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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Poor start by Max Scherzer, Brandon Nimmo's sloppy defense and Drew Smith's ejection sum up Mets' loss to Yankees — No lead is ever safe for the Mets. — Not with the state of the pitching staff and not with the way the bats seem to run out of battery at any given moment.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Drew Smith ejected after umpiring crew deems his hands ‘too sticky’ in Subway Series opener — Here we go again. — Mets right-hander Drew Smith was ejected from Tuesday's loss to the Yankees at Citi Field with the umpiring crew deeming his hands as “too sticky.”
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Pete Caldera / NorthJersey.com:
Yankees instant analysis: 4 factors behind wild victory over Mets to open Subway Series
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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Max Scherzer, Mets blow early four-run lead as Yankees win Subway Series opener
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Pete Caldera / NorthJersey.com:
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton hits a blast off Mets' Max Scherzer as Subway Series begins
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Brad Biggs / Chicago Tribune:
DeMarcus Walker has emerged as a tone-setter. But do the Chicago Bears still need pass-rushing help? — Matt Eberflus referenced a 40-day window between the end of the Chicago Bears' minicamp Thursday and the opening of training camp in late July as a period for players working through injuries …
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Dan Wiederer / Chicago Tribune:
4 things we learned at Chicago Bears minicamp, including injury issues for WR Chase Claypool — Rain pushed the Chicago Bears inside the Walter Payton Center for their first day of minicamp Tuesday in Lake Forest. The team is wrapping up its offseason program with two more practices scheduled Wednesday and Thursday.
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles place Ryan Mountcastle on 10-day injured list with vertigo, designate top-20 prospect Noah Denoyer for assignment — Before Tuesday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said first baseman Ryan Mountcastle was feeling “much, much better” …
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Led by Gunnar Henderson's grand slam, Orioles blast past Blue Jays, 11-6, for 5th straight win — In discussing his recognition as the American League Player of the Week before Tuesday night's series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays, Orioles infielder Gunnar Henderson credited …
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles reset: How many All-Stars could Baltimore have? These five players deserve a hard look.
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Brian Wacker / Baltimore Sun:
A healthy Odell Beckham Jr. takes the field for first time with Ravens: ‘It feels good to ... not feel pain’ — “It feels good to be able to get out of bed and not feel pain. It feels good to feel like if I needed to take off running right now,” said Beckham. (Baltimore Sun)
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Brent Schrotenboer / USA Today:
Trevor Bauer faces another sexual assault allegation, which he denies — Another woman in another state has accused pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault. He says it is false and calls it extortion. — Baseball pitcher Trevor Bauer has been accused by another woman of sexual assault …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Nevada Senate passes $380M bill to fund new A's stadium in Las Vegas — The Nevada Senate passed a $380 million bill on Tuesday to help fund a new stadium for the Athletics in Las Vegas, the first step toward the expected move of the franchise from Oakland.
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Arizona Republic:
Torey Lovullo tossed in wild Diamondbacks win over Phillies — Diamondbacks rally for 4 runs in 6th after falling behind 5-1 — Nick Piecoro Michelle GardnerArizona Republic — When Torey Lovullo left the dugout, he knew what was likely to happen. He was going to get ejected.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
How the Arizona Diamondbacks became baseball's hottest team
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Lance Lynn allows 2 HRs in the 1st inning of a 5-1 loss for the Chicago White Sox, who dropped to 5½ games out 1st in AL Central — LOS ANGELES — Two pitches. Two swings. Four runs. That equation added up to a loss for the Chicago White Sox. — Starter Lance Lynn allowed …
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Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
‘I really regret it, because it caused pain.’ Chaim Bloom and the Red Sox are reexamining Matt Dermody's situation — The Red Sox are reexamining Matt Dermody's social media activity after discovering additional offensive posts in the past. — Last week, the Red Sox called up the lefthander …
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The Athletic:
MLB intends to curb team spending on tech; staffing limits also discussed, officials say — Major League Baseball and high-ranking club officials have discussed limiting how much teams can spend in areas other than player salaries, such as technology, player development, scouting and health …
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