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12:40 AM ET, April 19, 2015

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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Pete Rose, baseball's Hit King, to join FOX, FS1 as baseball analyst  —  FOX Sports  —  Pete Rose plans to bring strong opinions to his new role as a FOX Sports and FOX Sports 1 baseball analyst.  —  Pete Rose watches “Inside the NBA,” the postgame show for NBA on TNT broadcasts.
Metsblog:
Mets hold on, win 7th in a row behind deGrom  —  Jacob deGrom pitched seven shutout innings as the Mets survived the bullpen's shaky night and defeated the Marlins 5-4 Saturday at sold-out Citi Field for their seventh win in a row.  —  DeGrom (2-, .93) scattered six hits and struck out eight …
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Slugger homers for second straight night, stresses playing consistently for nine innings  —  4/17/15: Giancarlo Stanton homers for the second straight night, giving the Marlins an early 1-0 lead  —  NEW YORK — The past two nights Giancarlo Stanton provided the power early …
Discussion: NBCSports.com
Metsblog:
Colon, Mets extend winning streaks
Discussion: Fish Stripes and Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Reddick's 3-Run Homer Sends A's to 5-0 Victory Over Royals  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Josh Reddick hit a three-run homer, Jesse Hahn and Jesse Chavez combined for a seven-hitter, and the Oakland Athletics rolled to a 5-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.
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Yahoo Sports:
Royals' Ventura ejected after hitting Lawrie with pitch (Yahoo Sports)  —  Yordano Ventura has been ejected from Kansas City's game against Oakland after hitting A's third baseman Brett Lawrie with what appeared to be a retaliatory pitch.  Lawrie drew the ire of the Royals the previous night …
Discussion: Royals Review and Athletics Nation
Associated Press:
Phillies Snap 6-Game Skid, Defeat Nationals 5-3  —  WASHINGTON — Odubel Herrera had three hits and scored twice, Aaron Harang pitched six innings and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
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Associated Press:
Tanaka Allows 2 Hits Over 7 Innings as Yanks Rout Rays 9-0  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Masahiro Tanaka allowed two hits over seven innings in his best start this season, Chris Young hit a grand slam and the New York Yankees routed the Tampa Bay Rays 9-0 Saturday night.  —  Tanaka (2-1) struck out eight and walked none.
Naheed Rajwani / The Scoop Blog:
Ex-Ranger Josh Hamilton filed for divorce at time relapse went public, court records show  —  Josh Hamilton kisses his wife Katie after a press conference where he talked to the media about winning the American League MVP in Major League Baseball at the Ballpark in Arlington November 23, 2010.
Associated Press:
Chris Davis' 2-Run Homer Helps Orioles Defeat Red Sox 4-1  —  BOSTON — Chris Davis hit a two-run homer, Chris Tillman rebounded from a rough start and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Saturday.  —  Adam Jones had three singles for the Orioles, who moved back over .500 at 6-5.
Discussion: Camden Chat and CBSSports.com
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Associated Press:
Marte Homers, Drives in 5 as Pirates Beat Brewers 6-2  —  PITTSBURGH — Starling Marte homered for the second game in a row and drove in a career-high five runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the slumping Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 Saturday night.  —  The Brewers lost their fourth straight game …
Associated Press:
Donaldson's Homer in 10th Lifts Blue Jays Over Braves 6-5  —  TORONTO — Josh Donaldson hit his third home run in two days, a leadoff shot in the 10th inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Atlanta Braves 6-5 Saturday.  —  Donaldson's drive into the second deck of the left-field stands was his third hit of the afternoon.
Discussion: Talking Chop and Yahoo Sports
Terry Pluto / Plain Dealer:
Cleveland Indians have Terry Talkin' about Terry Francona's Datsun, Jerry Sands' bat and the bullpen — Terry Pluto (photos)  —  Now a millionaire manager, one of Francona's methods of transportation is a scooter.  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — I saved this story from spring training because I figured …
Discussion: HardballTalk and MLB Trade Rumors
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
For some time after young A.J. Preller became the surprise GM hire of the cost-conscious, historically restrained San Diego Padres, many new co-workers didn't know what to make of him.  All day (and night) long, Preller would pace around all the offices, and all throughout Petco Park …
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Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago:
Tigers tip White Sox on Iglesias walk-off single  —  DETROIT — Jose Iglesias singled in pinch runner Andrew Romine in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday to give the Detroit Tigers a 2-1 victory over the White Sox at Comerica Park.  —  Romine was running for Nick Castellanos …
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and Bless You Boys
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Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago:
Ventura brushes aside Sale-Martinez flap; White Sox ace set to face Tigers Saturday
Discussion: Bless You Boys and South Side Sox
 
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