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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds go streaking again with 2nd straight win behind Andrew Abbott, big hitting — The Cincinnati Reds are back. — Those pesky-hitting, walk-drawing, base-stealing, outs-on-the-bases-making, Andrew Abbott-baffling, Elly De La Cruz-pea-throwing Reds were at it again …
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Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
Reds snap 6-game losing streak with win over the Giants — It was fitting that when the Cincinnati Reds broke their six-game losing streak, the biggest swing of the game came from their No. 9 hitter. — When the Reds' offense went through its worst slump since April …
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Luke Weaver uncertain for next start; TJ Friedl escapes injury — Early indications Tuesday night suggested the Cincinnati Reds may have avoided serious injury involving two players and limited the losses on this night to a pair of games against the San Francisco Giants.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Why Cincinnati Reds say 'no one's worried' about 6-game skid during important stretch
Why Cincinnati Reds say 'no one's worried' about 6-game skid during important stretch
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Shane Lantz / Associated Press:
Kepler scores the go-ahead run on a passed ball in the Twins' 6-3 win over the Mariners — Max Kepler scored the go-ahead run on a passed ball in the eighth inning and Minnesota pitchers struck out 14 in the Twins' 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Justin Verlander no-hits White Sox through 6 innings, Brett Baty homers in Mets' win — Don't look now, but the Mets might be on another run. — After two ugly but gutsy wins Sunday and Tuesday, the Mets finally played sound baseball and cruised to a 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night at Citi Field.
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The Athletic:
Sources: MLB commissioner Rob Manfred expected to be re-elected in vote next week — A re-election vote for commissioner Rob Manfred is scheduled for next week and he's expected to have sufficient support for another term, people close to the process who were not authorized to speak publicly told The Athletic.
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Jeff Seidel / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers draft pick Brady Cerkownyk has lightning bat, chance ‘to be special’ — Brady Cerkownyk got the phone call after he landed at an airport in Boston. — “What are you doing?” his advisor asked. — “I'm just about to get on the bus to go to the Cape,” Cerkownyk said.
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Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
Elly De La Cruz breaks his own record with a 99.8 mph throw — A few days ago, Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell asked one of the Reds' coaches to check the velocity of infielder Elly De La Cruz's throws. When Bell learned that De La Cruz set a record with a 97.9 mph throw last Sunday, he was surprised.
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Chris Cotillo / masslive.com:
Red Sox lose one DFA'd pitcher to A's on waivers, keep another after he clears waivers — The Red Sox kept one veteran pitcher who they had designated for assignment and lost another via waivers Wednesday. — Boston announced that righty Jake Faria cleared waivers and was sent back to Triple …
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Start of Orioles-Dodgers game Wednesday delayed 41 minutes as grounds crew works on wet field — Despite the sun shining above Camden Yards on Wednesday afternoon, the Orioles' series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers was delayed 41 minutes as the team's grounds crew tended to a rain-soaked infield.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets Notebook: Buck Showalter not ready to place Starling Marte on IL despite outfielder's unavailability — With Starling Marte out of the lineup once again with his second migraine headache of the week, the Mets may need to make a roster decision. — The right fielder missed …
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Matt Gelb / The Athletic:
Bryce Harper's delayed start at first base adds layers to Phillies' trade deadline — PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper has a cold. He ran a 101-degree fever Tuesday night and had lost his voice by Wednesday afternoon. But he still joined his teammates for infield practice.
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
If Shohei Ohtani is available, Orioles should go for it; plus Yankees' deadline direction and more — Sign up for The Windup newsletter | Levi Weaver and Ken Rosenthal deliver expert analysis on the biggest MLB stories every weekday. Get it sent to your inbox.
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Padres DFA infielder Rougned Odor, demote catcher Austin Nola — The struggling San Diego Padres designated infielder Rougned Odor for assignment and demoted catcher Austin Nola to Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday. — San Diego also activated catcher Luis Campusano (thumb) from the 60-day injured list …
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