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No runs on Sale, Dodgers leave Atlanta with empty pockets — Estevão Maximo — Recommended Stories — Chris Sale shuts out Dodgers to finish sweep, throws his fastest pitch in 8 years against Shohei Ohtani — It was a pitchers' duel between Chris Sale and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
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Dodgers face tough luck Chris Sale in Atlanta — One is the number. What number, you may ask? One win that the Dodgers look for before leaving Atlanta? One-run losses as the theme of this series against the Braves? One unequivocally poor performance in a season's worth of games for Chris Sale …
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Scott Lauber / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Trea Turner has a pregame chat with Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki to ‘pick his brain’ — SEATTLE — Two years ago, when the Phillies last played here, Trea Turner heard that Ichiro Suzuki was at the games but never got to meet him. — Turner wasn't going to miss another chance.
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Phillies Nuggets: Don Mattingly explains why Trea Turner remains in second spot in lineup — SEATTLE — Phillies' interim manager Don Mattingly remains steadfast in his belief in Trea Turner. — After Turner recorded zero hits in four of the last five games, Mattingly …
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Reds slugger Eugenio Suárez, outfielder TJ Friedl available on waivers: Sources — When the Cincinnati Reds signed free agent Eugenio Suárez to a one-year, $15 million contract in early February, they viewed him as a slugger who could help them to a second straight postseason appearance.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds shock Giants with 7-run 9th to win 10-9 comeback — SAN FRANCISCO - Law of averages? Baseball eventually evens out? — Hector Rodriguez? — Whatever your favored explanation for what happened at the end of the Cincinnati Reds series finale win over the San Francisco Giants …
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Low-scoring Reds lose again to woeful Giants, drop 4th straight series
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
How the legend of Buck Martinez began at TSN before thriving at Sportsnet — Voice of the Toronto Blue Jays will be honoured by the team Saturday making him first inductee into team's Hall of Excellence. — See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source
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Sean Manaea roughed up, Mets held to three hits in 8-2 loss to Brewers — The Mets recorded just three hits in an 8-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night. — Here are the takeaways... — Sean Manaea didn't have it against the Brewers' bats, allowing four runs through …
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Buss brothers joining new Padres ownership group — Buss Sports Capital has joined Kwanza Jones and Jose E. Feliciano's San Diego Padres ownership group, Joey and Jesse Buss announced Wednesday. — The longtime Los Angeles Lakers executives started the investment firm after their family sold …
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Yankees' Fernando Cruz lost for the season, due to partial UCL tear — NEW YORK - Just hours after landing on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow discomfort, Yankees reliever Fernando Cruz was diagnosed with a partial UCL tear. — Cruz will be seeking second medical opinions …
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Crow-Armstrong, Cubs irate after umps miss pivotal balk call — The Cubs and star outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong were left fuming Wednesday after umpires missed a pivotal balk call in what ended up being a 2-0 Chicago loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.
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Theo DeRosa / MLB.com:
250 for 250: Top 10 nastiest pitches — As part of our celebration of America 250, MLB's content team has created 25 top 10 lists that capture the plays, people, rituals and moments that made baseball America's game. We'll be revealing five lists per week over the course of five weeks.
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