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Daniel Kramer / MLB.com:
Julio puts Mariners on his back with FIVE-hit, FIVE-RBI game  —  KANSAS CITY — Julio Rodríguez had seen enough when stepping to the plate for the fifth time on Thursday afternoon.  —  The Mariners — himself included — had made three outs on the basepaths, and were seemingly …
Discussion: UPI, Sportsnet.ca and The Athletic
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Dave Skretta / Associated Press:
Rodriguez has 5 hits, 5 RBIs and go-ahead 3-run shot in the eighth as Mariners beat Royals 6-4  —  Julio Rodriguez had a career-high five hits to go with five RBIs, including a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the blundering Seattle Mariners escaped Kansas City with a 6-4 victory over the Royals on Thursday.
ESPN:
Dominican Republic prosecutor says division specializing in minors and gender violence leading Wander Franco investigation  —  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A prosecutor in the Dominican Republic says an investigation into Tampa Bay Rays All-Star shortstop Wander Franco is being handled …
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Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
The Reds stay on track in the playoff race with series split vs. Cleveland  —  Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell recently said the story of the team's season “hasn't been written yet.”  —  A young Reds roster is currently trying to stay in the playoff race.
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Sam Connon / Sports Illustrated:
Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Nick Lodolo Advancing Through Minors in Rehab Assignment  —  Left-handed pitcher Nick Lodolo is moving from rookie ball to Double-A as he continues to work his way back from a stress fracture in his tibia.  —  Cincinnati Reds left-handed pitcher Nick Lodolo …
Discussion: Cincinnati.com
Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
'There's something brewing in this clubhouse.' Christopher Morel's walk-off HR caps Chicago Cubs' wild comeback win.  —  Somewhere between first and second base, Christopher Morel tossed his helmet windmill-style in euphoric celebration.  —  By the time he sprinted around third …
Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
Kiley McDaniel's 2023 midseason top 50 MLB prospects  —  We're now at the standard check-in time for an update on my pro prospect rankings.  Since my last edition in late May, the Nos. 1, 2, 7 and 8 prospects have graduated.  It's been a busy summer in terms of movement …
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
With AL's best record, baseball's best farm system, Orioles ‘set up for many, many years’  —  SAN DIEGO — The start of Ryan O'Hearn's major league career in many ways coincided with the beginning of the Orioles' rebuild.  His debut for the Kansas City Royals came July 31, 2018 …
Discussion: Denver Post and Camden Chat
Theo Mackie / Arizona Republic:
Christian Walker's heroics lead Diamondbacks to series win over Rockies  —  DENVER — Sometimes, when a player is as locked in as Christian Walker is right now, he'll notice the little moments, the ones that precede the big moments.  —  On Wednesday afternoon, that took the form of a digit or two on the scoreboard.
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Theo Mackie / Arizona Republic:
Collapse returns: Diamondbacks surrender 4-run eighth in loss to Rockies
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Jeremy Cluff / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks fans implore team to return to purple and teal uniform: 'It's time'  —  Several Arizona Diamondbacks players have spoken about how their MLB organization should return to their original purple and teal uniforms.  —  Fans appear to be on board, too.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
MLB.com:
From 1-30, MLB Pipeline ranks each club's farm system  —  Ranking farm systems — comparing groups of a couple hundred prospects in 30 different organizations — is, at best, a mostly subjective exercise, and at worst, all but impossible to do well.  —  Yet the teams that place near the top …
ESPN:
Stewart homers twice to lift the Mets to an 8-3 victory over the Pirates  —  NEW YORK — DJ Stewart had his first multihomer game in two years on Wednesday, leading the New York Mets to an 8-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.  —  Stewart, who homered as a pinch-hitter …
 
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