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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles crush Rays, 8-0, behind Grayson Rodriguez and Gunnar Henderson to reach verge of postseason clinch: ‘This is what you dream of’ — In games like these, youth and inexperience are often referenced as negatives. Grayson Rodriguez and Gunnar Henderson flipped that narrative Saturday night.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
The Orioles acquired Jack Flaherty for games like Friday's. He failed to deliver. — When the Orioles traded for Jack Flaherty at the deadline, he became the only pitcher on the team with a playoff start on his resume. — His success in those big moments with the St. Louis Cardinals …
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Camden Chat
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles dominated by Rays, 7-1, fall into tie for AL East lead with 4th straight loss: ‘Nobody said this was going to be easy’ — Tampa Bay Rays pinch-hitter Harold Ramírez launched a ball to left field, then flipped his bat. Like the Orioles, both came falling back to earth.
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Pinstripe Alley, Sportsnet.ca, DRaysBay, BaltimoreBaseball.com, Camden Chat and DraftKings Network
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles icon Adam Jones officially retires with Baltimore: 'I'm forever grateful' — Adam Jones' on-field mark in Baltimore came in center field at Camden Yards. But it's in the opposite direction from home plate that Jones has twice cemented the city as his “second home.”
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Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
Marcus Stroman is back with the Chicago Cubs and will pitch out of the bullpen — for now: 'I'm good to go' — PHOENIX — Marcus Stroman is back and determined to do what he can to help the Chicago Cubs reach the postseason. — The Cubs activated the right-hander from the injured list …
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles' Heston Kjerstad hits first MLB home run to break up Rays' no-hit bid: ‘That was surreal’ — From on the field to off it, the Orioles' young core of current and former top prospects are always competing. Heston Kjerstad knew that playful banter wouldn't end with his first career home run Friday night.
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Sportsnet.ca and The Baltimore Banner
Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles fall short in first game of pivotal series vs. Rays, 4-3, as AL East lead drops to one
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BaltimoreBaseball.com, Yahoo Sports, Kansas City Star, Camden Chat, Boston Herald, DRaysBay and Sportsnet.ca
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
When and how the Orioles can clinch a playoff spot
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New Jersey Online, Sportsnet.ca, Yahoo Sports and Boston Herald
Hayes Gardner / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle exits game against Cardinals with left shoulder discomfort, will receive imaging Thursday
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Boston Herald, BaltimoreBaseball.com and MLB Trade Rumors
Rob Bradford / audacy.com:
Why the Red Sox decided to move on from Chaim Bloom — SAM KENNEDY ADDRESSES THE CHAIM BLOOM FIRING — As the news of Chaim Bloom's firing came about early Thursday afternoon, some of the streets around Fenway Park were littered with a water main break. It caused discomfort. It caused chaos.
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Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
Why Red Sox parted ways with Chaim Bloom
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Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks win wild 13 inning game against Chicago Cubs — Nick Piecoro Theo MackieArizona Republic — Standing at the plate in the 13th inning on Saturday night, Gabriel Moreno envisioned himself going the other way, imagining himself shooting a base hit into right field.
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Yahoo Sports, AZ Snake Pit and Chicago Sun Times
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Within milestone loss, four who could help Cardinals back to winning ways (one's a Phillie) — When it finally did happen for the first time in 15 years, the Cardinals were caught looking. — Three of them were on base, including the tying run 90 feet away from home …
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MLB.com, Phillies Nation, Associated Press and Rob Rains, STLSportsPage.com
Jeff Fletcher / Orange County Register:
Shohei Ohtani's locker is cleared out, but Angels won't provide update until Saturday — Ohtani was in the clubhouse before Friday's game, but there was no word on where he had gone afterward. Ohtani is expected to undergo some type of procedure on his torn UCL, but it's not known when.
Alex Coffey / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Why were the Phillies chanting a curse at Trea Turner? He doesn't know, but 'it's hilarious.' — ST. LOUIS — The TV broadcast of Tuesday's home game against the Braves picked up an interesting chant from the Phillies dugout after Trea Turner's game-tying home run in the ninth inning …
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Phillies Nation and The Good Phight
Martin Frank / Yahoo Sports:
Former Phillies manager Charlie Manuel suffers a stroke in Florida hospital — Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel, who led the team to their second World Series championship in nearly 150 years, suffered a stroke Saturday in a Florida hospital while undergoing a medical procedure.
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants owner says Farhan Zaidi, Gabe Kapler ‘will both be here next year’ — DENVER — On the day the Red Sox fired their top baseball executive, San Francisco Giants owner Greg Johnson reiterated what he'd told the Chronicle last month: President of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi and manager Gabe Kapler aren't going anywhere.
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