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Cards' Nootbaar, Edman exit early in loss to A's
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Wednesday, 16 August 2023 21:50
St. Louis Cardinals outfielders Lars Nootbaar and Tommy Edman exited Wednesday's 8-0 loss to the visiting Oakland Athletics because of injuries.Nootbaar left in the sixth with a lower abdomen contusion after fouling a ball off his groin. Edman departed two innings later with a right calf contusion.Facing A's starter Paul Blackburn in the bottom of the fifth, Nootbaar was injured…
Boone touts 'unlikely runs' as Yanks go sub-.500
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Wednesday, 16 August 2023 21:50
ATLANTA -- While the Atlanta Braves focus on 100 wins, the New York Yankees' new goal is shaking their losing record.Charlie Morton recorded 10 strikeouts in six innings, Eddie Rosario hit a two-run homer and the Braves beat New York 2-0 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep and drop the struggling Yankees below .500 for the first time…
Manfred supports Royals' plans for new ballpark
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Wednesday, 16 August 2023 16:16
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- MLB commissioner Rob Manfred threw his support behind a new stadium for the Royals on Wednesday, calling both of their potential sites near downtown Kansas City "unbelievably high quality" for the type of revenue-producing, multi-use districts that are necessary for small-market clubs to compete.Manfred spoke for an hour at the Urban Youth Academy, which is designed…
D.R. lawyer: Franco inquiry led by special division
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Wednesday, 16 August 2023 16:16
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 by a division specializing in minors and gender violence in the province of Peravia.Ángel Darío Tejeda Fabal, a prosecutor in Peravia, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the investigation into Franco is open under…
'It's a broken record': Punchless Yanks fall to .500
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Tuesday, 15 August 2023 22:03
Bryce Elder pitched seven innings to lead a one-hitter, and the Braves blanked the reeling New York Yankees, 5-0, on Tuesday night in Atlanta.The last-place Yankees, at 60-60, are now .500 for the first time since May 1 when they were 15-15. They have never been under .500 this season.But the numbers get worse for New York. The Yankees, in…
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