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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
TJ Friedl, Elly De La Cruz combine for 7 hits, 2 HR in Cincinnati Reds' 10th straight win — One night after the old man delivered an inspiring return to the Cincinnati Reds lineup, the youngest guy on either team homered, singled and doubled as the Reds' winning streak began to reach truly rarified air.
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John Fay / MLB.com:
Votto propels Reds to 9th straight win, first place in return — CINCINNATI — Joey Votto said upon his return from a 72-game stay on the injured list that he was just trying to earn some playing time. — Based on one game, Votto's job seems safe. — He homered in the fifth inning …
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Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
Joey Votto gets another chance as Cincinnati Reds race through rebuild — “This was the first year I was legitimately sad when we were eliminated,” Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto said in October 2021. He sat on the bench at PNC Park in Pittsburgh as Nick Castellanos, Sonny Gray …
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Washington Post:
Nationals, Orioles reach agreement on past MASN payments — After years of litigation, the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals settled their dispute over the value of the Nationals' local television rights from 2012 to 2016, three people familiar with the situation said.
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Adam Williams / USA Today:
Recent PlaysTexCWS — Heim grounded out, second baseman J.Rodríguez to first baseman Vaughn. — Top 9th — Lowe flied out to center fielder Robert Jr. — Top 9th — García lined out to shortstop Andrus. — Top 9th — Graveman pitching. — Top 9th
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Max Scherzer gives best performance as a Met in blowout victory over Astros — HOUSTON — A series that looked like a clash of the titans before the season started looked more like a race to the bottom by the time it began. The Mets came into Houston to face the defending World Series champion Astros …
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Pete Caldera / NorthJersey.com:
'It'll come around': Cashman reaffirms faith in Yankees amid swoon from Judge injury — NEW YORK - Giancarlo Stanton, DJ LeMahieu and Anthony Rizzo were taking early batting practice at Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees general manager was out there too, behind the cage.
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Baltimore Sun:
Dick Hall, an Orioles Hall of Fame reliever with impeccable control who helped Baltimore win two World Series, dies at 92 — Dick Hall, a former star relief pitcher for the Orioles whose unconventional yet effective delivery helped Baltimore win two World Series, died Sunday of multiple myeloma …
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Pirates' Henry Davis doubles in 1st career at-bat — PITTSBURGH — The Pirates tried to take their time with Henry Davis. — His bat wouldn't let them. — The top overall pick in the 2021 amateur draft made his major league debut on Monday night against the Chicago Cubs …
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
MLB power rankings: Giants lay waste to Dodgers, climb into top 10 — After an offseason devoid of flashy acquisitions, and a plodding start to the season that made their 107-win 2021 campaign seem even more aberrational, the San Francisco Giants are suddenly everything they weren't a few short weeks ago:
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Hitting coach Dillon Lawson, other Yankees address team's offensive woes — BOSTON — Shortly after the Yankees started Sunday's doubleheader with just four hits in a 6-2 loss to the Red Sox, hitting coach Dillon Lawson, among others, addressed the Bombers' unproductive offense.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Nightengale's notebook: After slow start, Phillies, Trea Turner get hot in June — PHOENIX − The music is blaring in the Philadelphia Phillies clubhouse. Players are singing along to “Dancing on My Own,” their theme song in last year's playoff march. There's laughter.
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