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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets drop 4th straight despite Kodai Senga's strong outing in loss to Dodgers — The Mets haven't had much to celebrate this season, and there wasn't much to celebrate Saturday night when they dropped their fourth straight, but the emergence of Kodai Senga is as promising of development as anything else in Queens right now.
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Tim Healey / Newsday:
Another ugly finish as Mets lose to Dodgers, skid hits 4 — Picking out the problem in the Mets' 5-1 loss to the Dodgers on Saturday night presents the same conundrum as picking out the problem in their season: There is no one simple answer. — On the year, the hitting, starting pitching and relief pitching have underwhelmed.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets 1-hit by Julio Urias, Dodgers, drop first game out of All-Star break — The Mets promised better times ahead, but Friday night at Citi Field, the second-half Mets looked a lot like the first-half Mets. — The Los Angeles Dodgers took the first game of a three-game series with a 6-0 win.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets' GM Billy Eppler open to opportunities as trade deadline nears: ‘Every situation is a little different’ — The Mets are in a strange place as the second half of the 2023 season gets underway. After looking downright moribund in June, the team that boasts the highest payroll in the sport …
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Denver Post and New York Post
Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets one-hit by Dodgers as Billy Eppler mulls trade deadline options
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Aaron Boone sees Giancarlo Stanton ‘getting there’ at the plate — DENVER — It's taken some time, but Giancarlo Stanton is starting to look like the hitter he and the Yankees expect him to be. — While the team's offense is struggling mightily, Stanton crushed …
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Giancarlo Stanton, Clarke Schmidt carry Yankees in much-needed rebound win over Rockies — DENVER — The Yankees didn't start the second half or their series against the basement-dwelling Rockies the way they wanted to on Friday, but the team bounced back with a 6-3 win on Saturday at Coors Field.
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Josh Donaldson lands on 10-day IL with right calf strain, Oswald Peraza recalled — DENVER — Aaron Boone didn't sound optimistic after Josh Donaldson hobbled down the first base line in the seventh inning of the Yankees' Saturday win over the Rockies.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Nightengale's Notebook: End of the road? Clayton Kershaw, Craig Counsell face a big choice — We have watched their brilliant performances, earning baseball's most prestigious awards and winning World Series titles, but now could be watching them for the last time in a uniform.
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Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
The clock is ticking on the Chicago Cubs as Jed Hoyer remains in wait-and-see mode: ‘Ultimately you are what your record is’ — At some point in the next 2 1/2 weeks before the Aug. 1 trade deadline, the Chicago Cubs will commit to a buyer or seller direction with their roster.
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Zach Buchanan / New York Times:
His Sexuality Doesn't Define Him, but It Can Set Him Apart — Eric Bach is an openly gay broadcaster for the Fredericksburg Nationals. He has major league aspirations, but his path has been much lonelier than he would prefer. — The hateful email was a surprise, but for Eric Bach, it was not entirely unexpected.
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
A short night for Michael Kopech and a long night for the Chicago White Sox, who are now a season-high 17 games under .500 — ATLANTA — Friday was not the return Michael Kopech had in mind. — The Chicago White Sox reinstated the right-hander from the injured list ahead of Friday's game against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
‘Not an ordinary kid’: What top MLB stars see next for Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz — SEATTLE — San Diego Padres superstar Juan Soto has known Elly De La Cruz since before the Cincinnati Reds rookie became an overnight baseball phenomenon last month. — When the Padres recently …
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