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Canadian Press:
Gonzalez strong as Orioles beat Red Sox, extend AL East lead — BOSTON — Nelson Cruz had a pair of hits and Miguel Gonzalez took a shutout into the seventh inning as the Baltimore Orioles opened a double-digit lead in the AL East with a 4-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.
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Surviving Grady, Over the Monster, Camden Chat and TSN.ca
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Canadian Press:
Blue Jays to host AL East rival Rays in 2015 home opener — TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays will host the Tampa Bay Rays in their 2015 home opener on Monday, April 13. — The game is both the first of a four-game series against their AL East Division rivals, and a 10-game homestand.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, Bluebird Banter, Batter's Box Interactive … and Amazin' Avenue
Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Looking ahead: Next season's schedule revealed — Traditional Opening Day games to be played on Monday, April 6 — Major League Baseball on Monday revealed the 2015 regular-season schedule, which will begin with the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball opener on April 5 and then, by the following day …
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The Good Phight, Talking Chop, HardballTalk, Pinstripe Alley, Camden Chat, Bleed Cubbie Blue and Phillies Nation
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Joe McDonald / ESPN:
David Ortiz: I'll know when to quit
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HardballTalk, Associated Press and Over the Monster
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
The sort of weird, yet undeniably nice, Derek Jeter Day at Yankee Stadium
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MLB Trade Rumors
Howie Kussoy / New York Post:
Alderson: Don't expect Mets to spend in offseason — Sandy Alderson said Monday, “Improving a team isn't always a function of just dollars spent,” meaning Mets fans shouldn't expect any big signings this offseason. — Sandy Alderson better believe what he is saying.
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Metsblog, NY Daily News, Newsday, New York Times and ESPN
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Game Recap: Mets 3 - Rockies 2 — Recap: The Mets rallied for a walk-off win, 3-2, over the Rockies on Monday at Citi Field. — Need to Know: The Mets nearly wasted a strong outing from starter Jon Niese, who scattered eight hits, walked just one and only allowed one earned run in 6 2/3 innings.
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Purple Row and Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Kershaw stifles Padres for MLB-best 18th win — Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Conversation — Clayton Kershaw breezes to 18th win as Dodgers dump Padres — LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw became the major leagues' first 18-game winner …
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True Blue LA, ESPN, Canadian Press and CBSSports.com
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Growing pains in Atlanta, or big changes coming? — Seven months ago, the Braves signed general manager Frank Wren and manager Fredi Gonzalez to contract extensions of unspecified lengths. — Now, in the wake of CEO Terry McGuirk's “everybody is accountable” comment to Atlanta Journal …
Canadian Press:
Locke keeps Pirates in wild-card hunt with win over Phillies — PHILADELPHIA — Starling Marte hit a two-run homer and fell a triple short of the cycle to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 on Monday night. — Jeff Locke (7-4) struck out nine over seven strong innings …
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The Good Phight and Bucs Dugout
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Jayson Stark / ESPN.com:
Sides close on collision rule clarity — Major League Baseball and the Players Association are nearing an agreement designed to “clarify” confusion over the new home-plate collision rules, sources told ESPN on Monday, with an announcement possible as soon as late Monday afternoon.
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South Side Sox and HardballTalk
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Miller making his point on the mound — • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285 — CINCINNATI • It's possible to point to August as the point when Shelby Miller's results started their upward trajectory. Miller and his manager trace the turn back to July …
Associated Press:
Hunter-led Tigers pop Royals to pull within 1 — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Conversation — Torii Hunter fuels 6-run third as Detroit closes gap on K.C. to 1 — DETROIT — Torii Hunter had two of his three hits in a six-run third inning and the Detroit Tigers beat …
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Royals Review, MLB and Canadian Press
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Canadian Press:
Stanton ties career mark in homers, Marlins top Brewers — MILWAUKEE — Giancarlo Stanton hit his NL-leading 37th home run of the season, tying the Marlins record for career homers, and Miami beat the reeling Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Monday night. — Stanton, who also leads the league with 105 RBIs …
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Fish Stripes
Associated Press:
Nationals Beat Braves 2-1 Behind Fister — WASHINGTON — Doug Fister pitched seven shutout innings, leading the Washington Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series between the top teams in the NL East.
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Talking Chop and Associated Press
