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Lester Roughed Up, Cubs Rally to Beat Reds in 10 — CHICAGO — Jorge Soler homered twice and Arismendy Alcantara had a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 7-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. — Chris Coghlan had three hits and a homer …
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NorthJersey.com:
Mets notes: Matt Harvey pitching at home — Harvey at home — Matt Harvey received a resounding ovation during the pregame ceremonies and he surely will get another one tonight when he makes his first home start against the Phillies. — “Your home crowd is always behind you and for me they've been great,” Harvey said.
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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Bullpen has been perfect since Jenrry Mejia's suspension
Bullpen has been perfect since Jenrry Mejia's suspension
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Nancy Lane / Boston Herald:
Red Sox Notebook: Boston covets Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann Red Sox Notebook: Boston covets Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann — Photo by: — WELL DONE: Starter Rick Porcello gets a hand as he leaves the game in the eighth inning of yesterday's win over the Nationals. — By:
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David Dorsey / The News-Press:
Red Sox prospect Yoan Moncada triples in debut
Red Sox prospect Yoan Moncada triples in debut
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
MLB warns Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Tuffy Gosewisch about pace of play — Major League Baseball began sending out written warnings last week to players who have violated the new pace-of-play rules. Diamondbacks catcher Tuffy Gosewisch was among them, but he didn't think there was much …
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Drew's Pinch-Hit Slam Carries Yankees Past Orioles 6-5 — BALTIMORE — Stephen Drew delivered a pinch-hit grand slam in the seventh inning, and New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 Monday night for their first winning streak of the season. — Down 4-2, the Yankees loaded the bases …
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Billy Witz / New York Times:
Rare Jolt by Stephen Drew Lifts Yanks Over Orioles
Rare Jolt by Stephen Drew Lifts Yanks Over Orioles
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Alex Rios Fractures Left Hand — 11:24am: GM Dayton Moore says that the expectation is Rios will only miss three to six weeks of action, though it is too early to establish a precise timeline, McCullough reports (Twitter links). Dyson and Orlando will indeed share right field for the time being, Moore adds.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians Sign Jhoulys Chacin, Designate Shaun Marcum — The Indians have announced a series of transactions, including the signing of righty Jhoulys Chacin to a minor league deal. Fellow right-hander Shaun Marcum was designated for assignment, while backstop Brett Hayes will take his roster spot.
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays' Matt Andriese excited for first big-league start — TORONTO — RHP Matt Andriese naturally was excited to make his major-league debut with an inning of relief work Friday in Miami. — But he is understandably more amped about making his first start tonight.
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Bruce Schneier / Washington Post:
Baseball's new metal detectors won't keep you safe. They'll just make you miss a few innings. — Security theater meets America's pastime. — Fans attending Major League Baseball games are being greeted in a new way this year: with metal detectors at the ballparks.
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Christian Red / NY Daily News:
Matt Harvey's return to Citi Field expected to draw 40,000 Mets fans — There is no need to gauge the excitement of the Flushing faithful when Mets ace Matt Harvey takes the mound Tuesday for his 2015 Citi Field debut — after all, they've waited over a year to see him pitch after the righthander had 2013 Tommy John surgery.
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Associated Press:
Dodgers Beat Mariners 6-5 in 10 Innings — LOS ANGELES — Alex Guerrero hit a bases-loaded single with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers overcame a four-run deficit for a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.
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Nick Shlain / Baseball Prospectus:
Fantasy Freestyle — Early Returns — While it's hard to take a lot of meaning from the super early season results, today I'll look at a couple of players and a pitcher that I was higher on than most people were entering the season and gauge their season outlook.
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Odorizzi Pitches Rays Past Blue Jays, 2-1 — TORONTO — Jake Odorizzi pitched eight impressive innings and the Tampa Bay Rays scored on two bases-loaded walks by R.A. Dickey to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 Monday night. — The Rays improved to 3-10 all-time in opponent's home openers …
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Brendan Kennedy / Toronto Star:
Blue Jays home opener '50,000-person St. Patrick's party'
Blue Jays home opener '50,000-person St. Patrick's party'
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