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Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
An in-depth look at the craziest day of this Cincinnati Reds' season — In between games during the Cincinnati Reds' doubleheader on Friday against the Chicago Cubs, Reds rookies Elly De La Cruz and Noelvi Marte had a quick conversation where they said the obvious: “We got to get this second (game) victory today.”
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
How Cincinnati Reds try to ‘thrive’ as COVID-19 outbreak sends three key pitchers to IL — The long odds out of Las Vegas, a small-market micro-payroll, a lack of starting pitching depth, a youth movement taken to extremes, the Houston Astros, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Texas Rangers …
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Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
The Reds' offense keeps slumping as they fall to the Cubs
The Reds' offense keeps slumping as they fall to the Cubs
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
How Cleveland Guardians stole multiple pitchers, best playoff chances from Cincinnati Reds
How Cleveland Guardians stole multiple pitchers, best playoff chances from Cincinnati Reds
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Hunter Renfroe, Harrison Bader join Reds outfield for playoff run
Hunter Renfroe, Harrison Bader join Reds outfield for playoff run
Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
All this time, Jasson Domínguez has been tuning out the hype: ‘I was just really focused on what I was doing’ — HOUSTON — The day Jasson Domínguez signed his first professional contract, the outfielder returned to his academy in the Dominican Republic and gave all his equipment away to his teammates.
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Jasson Domínguez homers in first at-bat as youthful Yankees beat Astros — HOUSTON — Hours before Austin Wells and Jasson Domínguez made their major league debuts for the Yankees, the former said the latter wouldn't be intimated by Justin Verlander, the Astros' starter on Friday night.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets' Ronny Mauricio makes MLB debut surrounded by familiar faces: 'It's just an incredible day' — Ronny Mauricio began his big-league career with quite a bang Friday night at Citi Field — a 117 MPH bang, to be exact. — The Mets fourth-ranked smoked a double off Seatle Mariners right …
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How to Watch the Florida vs. Utah Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for August 31 — The Florida Gators (0-0) visit the No. 14 Utah Utes (0-0) at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Thursday, August 31, 2023. — Offensively, Utah was a top-25 unit last season, ranking 17th-best in the FBS by putting up 466.9 yards per game.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles bested by former prospects Zach Davies, Christian Walker in 4-2 loss to Diamondbacks — PHOENIX — Two of Baltimore's top prospects in 2015 led their team to victory Friday. — That team just wasn't the Orioles. — Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zach Davies and first baseman …
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James O'Connell / New York Daily News:
Kodai Senga dominates, Daniel Vogelbach comes through in Mets series-opening win vs. Mariners — On a night when the Mets called on the kids, it was a veteran who came through. Daniel Vogelbach's two-out RBI single in the bottom of the eighth broke the tie and gave the Amazins a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Buehler set for minor league rehab outings to prep for Dodgers return — Walker Buehler's impending return is becoming more real. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed Thursday that Buehler, in the late stages of his recovery from a second Tommy John surgery …
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Mark Kennedy / Associated Press:
‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 — NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing …
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB opts to keep pitch clock rules intact for postseason, sources say — Major League Baseball will maintain its pitch clock rules during the postseason, hoping the positive momentum of faster regular-season games translates similarly into playoff atmospheres in which games have been notoriously longer, sources told ESPN.
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J.P. Hoornstra / Orange County Register:
Dodgers can't complete comeback against Braves in series opener — LOS ANGELES ― It wasn't the postseason preview the Dodgers were hoping for, but the Atlanta Braves brought an expected jolt of October to Dodger Stadium on Thursday night. — The star players came out to shine.
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