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Danny Abriano / Metsblog:
DeGrom dominates as Mets earn series split with Cardinals — Jacob deGrom was close to untouchable over eight scoreless innings and the Mets (24-18) got a pair of homers from Lucas Duda as they beat the Cardinals (27-14) by the score of 5-0 on Thursday afternoon at Citi Field.
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Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Bartolo Colon, Mets roughed up by Cardinals in 9-0 loss
Bartolo Colon, Mets roughed up by Cardinals in 9-0 loss
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Darren Rovell / ESPN:
Hershey's sends Nats 108 more bottles of chocolate sauce to mark wins — 1h - MLB MAX SCHERZER WASHINGTON NATIONALS + more — ESPN sports business reporter Darren Rovell discusses Hershey's shipment of chocolate syrup to the Nationals.
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Making the sublime routine, Espinosa has become the Nats' glue
Making the sublime routine, Espinosa has become the Nats' glue
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Howard Fendrich / Associated Press:
After Harper's ejection, Span lifts Nats past Yankees 3-2
After Harper's ejection, Span lifts Nats past Yankees 3-2
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Chase Hughes / Nats Insider:
Harper, Williams ejected vs. Yankees
Harper, Williams ejected vs. Yankees
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ESPN:
Keith Law's first 2015 mock draft — Vanderbilt shortstop Dansby Swanson is projected to be the No. 1 overall pick — Source: … I say it every year, but it's more true this year than most: Three weeks from Draft Day is still a long way off for a prediction.
Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
MLB commissioner: Yankees in the right on A-Rod's $6M — MLB commissioner Rob Manfred shared his first public comments about the potential grievance between Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees. — Just because you've improved your relationship with the head of the industry, that doesn't mean he'll have your back at every turn.
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Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Hal Steinbrenner says Yankees will pay Alex Rodriguez's HR bonus if that's how arbitrator rules — The Yankees have made it clear they don't want to pay Alex Rodriguez a $6 million bonus for tying Willie Mays with his 660th career home run, but they will if an arbitrator decides they must …
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Associated Press:
McCann Hits Leadoff HR in 11th, Sends Tigers Over Astros — DETROIT — James McCann hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the 11th inning Thursday, lifting the Detroit Tigers over the Houston Astros 6-5 Thursday. — McCann sent an 0-2 pitch from Tony Sipp (2-1) into the Tigers' bullpen …
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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers place infielder Erisbel Arruebarrena on suspended list — Infielder Erisbel Arruebarrena has been suspended by the Dodgers — SAN FRANCISCO - While investing heavily in one Cuban infielder and welcoming him to the Dodgers this week, another Cuban infielder has all but disappeared from the organization.
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Jared S. Hopkins / Chicago Tribune:
Ricketts family buys three more Wrigley Field rooftops … Get unlimited digital access to chicagotribune.com. Try it today for ONLY $0.99.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Once beaten down by years of losing, Cubs' Castro is a star reborn — FOX Sports — Starlin Castro is rejuvenated in 2015 after doing a lot of losing in his first five MLB seasons. — The Chicago Cubs' two new veteran catchers, Miguel Montero and David Ross, weren't impressed by shortstop Starlin Castro in spring training.
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Brian Costa / Wall Street Journal:
Why Children Are Abandoning Baseball — Major League Baseball is strong, but the casual young player is vanishing, threatening the sport's future — The local Little League in the City of Newburgh, N.Y., has been desperately trying to attract enough kids to stay afloat.
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