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Alonso, Quintana spark Mets to 4-2 victory over Cardinals — ST. LOUIS — Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer, José Quintana won for the first time this season and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Thursday night to open a four-game series. — “He's solid.
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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 …
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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.
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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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Rays place Wander Franco on restricted list amid investigation
Rays place Wander Franco on restricted list amid investigation
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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
Collapse returns: Diamondbacks surrender 4-run eighth in loss to Rockies
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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.
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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 …
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