Rays' Steven Souza Jr. slings mud at condition of A's field after injury

Rays right fielder Steven Souza Jr. blamed an "extremely muddy" infield for an injury to his left hip he sustained Wednesday while sliding, the Tampa Bay Times reported, noting that there hasn't been significant rain in weeks in Northern California. "I don't know how it got real

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  Steven Souza Jr. blames Athletics' field state for hip injury

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  Rays RF Souza 'not OK' with A's 'muddy' field

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Perspective | Should Washington celebrate Ryan Zimmerman's franchise HR record? It's complicated.

On Monday, Ryan Zimmerman hit a solo home run in the first inning in Cincinnati that was the 235th of his career. Depending on your vantage point, it was historic or trivial, momentous or meaningless. That blast gave Zimmerman one more home run than Vladimir Guerrero hit over his entire career with the

Cardinals go for series win in matinee finale at Mets

NEW YORK — On Wednesday afternoon, St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said he hoped his team was ready to return to playing Cardinals-style baseball. A few hours later, a 7-3 victory by the Mets over the Cardinals left New York manager Terry Collins speaking optimistically about the possibility of his squad

• DeGrom wins seventh straight start, Mets top Cardinals 7-3 (Jul 19, 2017)

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• Cardinals' Lance Lynn: Fires 6.1 scoreless innings in win

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