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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wacha has wacky night as Cards go quietly  —  • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285  —  NEW YORK  • All's quiet from the Cardinals' lineup.  —  Last year's leading force in the National League has had a hard time revving so far this season and remains a wheezing …
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Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Mets can't muster any offense in 3-0 loss to Cardinals and Adam Wainwright  —  Curtis Granderson continues to struggle - as does entire Mets offense - as Dillon Gee gets the hard-luck loss Tuesday night.  —  Across town, they called him the Grandy Man.  In Flushing, Mets fans have another nickname for Curtis Granderson: Jason Bay.
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue, Metsblog and ESPN
Marc Carig / Newsday:
Curtis Granderson's hitless streak continues as Mets are shut out by Cardinals
Discussion: Metsblog
Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Pineda ejected for foreign substance  —  BOSTON — New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda was ejected from Wednesday night's game with the Boston Red Sox in the second inning for having a foreign substance on his neck that he was applying to the baseball.
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David Waldstein / New York Times:
Yanks' Pineda Ejected After Pine Tar Is Spotted  —  BOSTON — Michael Pineda's two-year recovery from a shoulder injury and his promising start to the season is a compelling tale of perseverance and success.  —  But those good feelings have been replaced by accusations, even mockery …
Discussion: Surviving Grady
Andrew Simon / MLB.com:
Air Force serviceman returns 500th HR ball to Pujols  —  WASHINGTON — Tom Sherrill brought no scouting reports or spray charts with him to Nationals Park for Tuesday night's Nationals-Angels game.  All he had was his intuition, but that turned out to be enough to put the longtime Angels fan …
Discussion: NESN.com
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Pujols joins 500-homer club with second blast  —  Slugger is 26th member of exclusive big league fraternity  —  WASHINGTON — Albert Pujols called his shot at about 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, mere hours before joining an exclusive club in unprecedented fashion, while making small talk …
Discussion: Federal Baseball and Halos Heaven
Associated Press:
Pujols goes yard twice to join 500 HR club
Robert MacLeod / Globe and Mail:
Blue Jays blow lead in loss against Orioles  —  When Brett Lawrie strokes a home run, it is time for his fellow teammates in the dugout to duck for cover.  —  After delivering a lethal blow, the supercharged third baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays will motor around the bases with a purposeful stride …
Discussion: Camden Chat
Associated Press:
Indians Trip Royals 5-3  —  CLEVELAND — Jason Kipnis drove in Nick Swisher with a two-out double in the seventh inning, sending the Cleveland Indians to a 5-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.  —  Kipnis ripped his double off Kelvin Herrera (0-1) into the gap in right-center …
Discussion: Royals Review
Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
Diamondbacks' growing gloom might mean doom for manager or GM  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks were supposed to lead the league in grit.  Purportedly, that was the rationale behind the Justin Upton trade two offseasons ago.  The swashbuckling leadership team of Kevin Towers and Kirk Gibson wanted …
Canadian Press:
Seager hits two HRs in Mariners' walkoff victory over Astros  —  SEATTLE — Kyle Seager hit a three-run homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth and the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 5-3 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday to snap an eight-game losing streak.
Discussion: CBSSports.com and Lookout Landing
Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Daily Fantasy Baseball Contest: Win Share Of $100K Payout  —  One-day leagues are one of the most exciting ways to play fantasy baseball.  For any given day of the MLB schedule, you can create a fantasy team and win huge cash prizes.  If you have $22 and love Major League Baseball …
Discussion: Phillies Nation
Carroll Rogers / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Freeman battling some eye dryness  —  When you're Freddie Freeman these days and you go hitless on back-to-back days, it's a curiosity.  Freeman conceded Wednesday morning he's had some problems lately with dryness in his eyes.  —  Freeman said he went to see team optometrist Dr. David Ross Tuesday night …
Discussion: Talking Chop
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Photo prompts Harvey to delete Twitter account  —  NEW YORK — Backlash over a photo that Mets pitcher Matt Harvey posted Tuesday on Twitter prompted the right-hander to delete his popular social media account.  —  Shortly after Harvey tweeted a photograph of himself making an inappropriate gesture …
Discussion: Metsblog
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Harvey off Twitter after controversial tweet
Discussion: Newsday, USA Today and NESN.com
 
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