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I Know There’s an Answer Beach Boys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4z3yvWEc6o

1 MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 Baseball Reference

https://www.baseball-reference.com

4 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

5 Rumbunter

Opportunity Is Knocking For Jordan Luplow

https://rumbunter.com/2018/09/17/opportunity-knocking-pittsburgh-pirates-jordan-luplow/

6 Green Weenie

Jake Walks It Off As Bucs Comeback For 7-6 Win In Royals Opener

https://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/09/jake-walks-it-off-as-bucs-comeback-for.html

7 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates Stock Report: September 9-15

https://thesportsdaily.com/2018/09/17/pittsburgh-pirates-stock-report-september-pbd11/

8 Point of Pittsburgh

Pirates Looking To Fill A Polanco Sized Hole In Right

http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/pirates-looking-to-fill-a-polanco-sized-hole-in-right/

9 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Notes: Veteran Erik Kratz caught on quickly for the Brewers

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2018/09/16/notes-veteran-erik-kratz-caught-quickly-brewers/1306628002/

10 Kansas City Star</b>

Royals squander late lead, fall to Pirates on walk-off single

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article218551025.html

11 NY Post

The irony behind Yankees winning the trade deadline

https://nypost.com/2018/09/17/the-irony-behind-yankees-winning-the-trade-deadline/

12 SB Nation

Tracking the tightening National League Wild Card race

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/9/13/17856294/nl-wild-card-standings-mlb-playoffs-2018

13 CBS Sports

Everything you need to know about the pivotal Rockies-Dodgers series which could decide the NL West title

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-pivotal-rockies-dodgers-series-which-could-decide-the-nl-west-title/

14 Fangraphs

Clayton Kershaw’s Disappearing Fastball

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/clayton-kershaws-disappearing-fastball/

15 Baseball Prospectus</b>

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The Year of the Pitcher: Baseball 50 Years Ago (September 16, 1968)

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/42656/the-year-of-the-pitcher-baseball-50-years-ago-september-16-1968/

16 Blog Predictions

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2018/03/2018-pbc-asylum-blog-prediction-contest.html

17 Previous Game Box Score

http://stats.washingtonpost.com/mlb/boxscore.asp?final=true&gamecode=380917123

Kansas City Royals 52-98 at Pittsburgh Pirates 75-74  7:05 PM EDT

Gametime Forecast: 76°F • Clear • 3% PoP

Royals

Eric Skoglund (L)   1-5  6.19 ERA

Pirates

Jameson Taillon (R)  13-9  3.37 ERA

Royals

1. Whit Merrifield (R) 2B

2. Adalberto Mondesi (S) SS

3. Alex Gordon (L) LF

4. Salvador Perez (R) C

5. Ryan O'Hearn (L) 1B

6. Jorge Bonifacio (R) RF

7. Brian Goodwin (L) CF

8. Alcides Escobar (R) 3B

9. Eric Skoglund (L) P

Pirates

1. Pablo Reyes (R) RF

2. Starling Marte (R) CF

3. Josh Bell (S) 1B

4. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

5. Jordan Luplow (R) LF

6. Jose Osuna (R) 3B

7. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Jameson Taillon (R) P