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Yankees Enter Deadline Stretch With Catcher as Their Clearest Need
At 54-43 and two games back in the AL East, the Yankees carry one hole they haven’t disguised — catcher — into the two weeks before the Aug. 3 deadline.
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Bazzana’s Two-Run Homer in the Ninth Lifts Guardians Over Pirates 5-3 to Split Doubleheader
Down 3-0 entering the eighth, Cleveland scored five unanswered runs and Travis Bazzana ended game two of Saturday’s doubleheader with a 414-foot walk-off homer — his first career walk-off hit.
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Tomoyuki Sugano Wins His Return From the Injured List as Rockies Beat Reds 10-3
In his first start since June 26, Tomoyuki Sugano held Cincinnati to three runs over 6.1 walk-free innings and TJ Rumfield had his first four-hit, four-RBI game of the season as Colorado won 10-3 at Coors Field.
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Diamondbacks Beat Cardinals 5-3 Behind Brandon Pfaadt to Move Two Games Over .500
Brandon Pfaadt worked 5.1 innings of two-run ball and Nolan Arenado drove in two against his former club as Arizona evened its series with St. Louis and climbed to 50-48, 1.5 games out of a wild-card spot.
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Owen Murphy Gives Up Three Runs in 2 2/3 Innings in First Career Start for Braves
Atlanta’s No. 5 prospect allowed three runs on five hits over 2 2/3 innings in his first major league start, a shaky-but-instructive turn in the Braves’ 7-6 loss to Texas.
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Rays Drop Fourth Straight as AL East Lead Shrinks to Two Games
Tampa Bay still leads the AL East, but a fourth consecutive loss has cut the Rays’ division cushion to two games over the Yankees.
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Nationals Face Buy-or-Sell Decision With Trade Deadline Two Weeks Away
Foster Griffin anchors a resurgent Nationals season, but a shaky pitching staff has Washington weighing whether to buy or stick with the rebuild before Aug. 3.
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Shane Bieber Throws Six Shutout Innings as Blue Jays Blank White Sox 1-0
Bieber and three relievers combined on a four-hitter as Toronto beat Chicago 1-0, snapping the White Sox’s four-game winning streak.
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Red Sox Rally Past Rays 7-6 for 12th Straight Win
Boston scored four in the seventh to erase a 6-3 deficit and beat Tampa Bay 7-6, its 12th consecutive win and longest streak since 2006.
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Mets Shift Into Sell Mode as Deadline Nears, With Peralta and Holmes Available
Fifteen games under .500, the Mets have told teams they are ready to sell, with Freddy Peralta and Clay Holmes the likeliest names to move before Aug. 3.