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12:40 AM ET, May 23, 2015

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Associated Press:
Marlins Lose to Orioles 8-5; Alvarez and Latos Go on DL  —  MIAMI — Even after Friday's game, the losses kept coming for the Miami Marlins.  —  First the Marlins stumbled to another defeat, leaving them 0-8 on their homestand and still winless after five games under new manager Dan Jennings.
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Morales Homers Twice, Drives in 5 Runs in Royals' Victory  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kendrys Morales hit two home runs and had five RBIs, Chris Young gave up six hits in six innings and the Kansas City Royals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 Friday night.  —  The Royals improved to 27-14 …
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and Royals Review
Associated Press:
Harper, Scherzer Carry Nationals to 2-1 Win Over Phillies  —  WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper hit another home run and Max Scherzer had another dominant outing to help the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Friday night for their sixth straight win.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and The Good Phight
David Just / Chicago:
White Sox notebook: Sox skipping Carlos Rodon's next start  —  The White Sox will skip Carlos Rodon's next turn in the rotation and let Hector Noesi start in his place Monday against the Blue Jays.  —  The change is not a permanent one, but manager Robin Ventura wouldn't say how many starts Noesi would make.
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Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago:
White Sox lose third in row
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Associated Press:
Angels Pound Red Sox 12-5  —  BOSTON — Chris Iannetta and Erick Aybar homered in the Angels' nine-run fifth inning, and Albert Pujols also hit a home run on Friday night to lead Los Angeles to a 12-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox.  —  Mike Trout had a pair of hits — both in the fifth inning …
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Cole Outduels Syndergaard, Pirates Top Mets 4-1  —  PITTSBURGH — Gerrit Cole struck out 10 over 8 1-3 dominant innings to outduel New York Mets rookie Noah Syndergaard and lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-1 win Friday night.  —  Cole (6-2) gave up just six hits — all singles …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Inside Baseball: Blue Jays tried for Hamels, stick with Gibbons; plus notes  —  Both the Blues Jays front office personnel and players are wholly unsatisfied with their up-and-down start, and while there's little question they all expected much better play and rumors have been circulating …
USA Today:
Brewers' Will Smith suspended 8 games for foreign substance on forearm  —  Milwaukee Brewers reliever Will Smith was suspended eight games Friday by Major League Baseball for having a foreign substance on his non-throwing arm Thursday night against the Atlanta Braves.
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Moss Leads Indians Past Reds, 7-3  —  CLEVELAND — Brandon Moss homered and drove in three runs, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 7-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.  —  Carlos Carrasco (5-4) allowed two runs in six innings, sending the Reds to their season-high sixth straight loss.
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
Associated Press:
Rays' Minor League Team Cancels ‘A-Rod Juice Box’ Promotion  —  NEW YORK — What began as “A-Rod Juice Box” promo night for a Tampa Bay Rays minor league team quickly became Apology Night.  —  The Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League on Friday night abruptly canceled the promotion …
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Colome and DeJesus Key Rays' 3-0 Win Over A's
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Fielder Hit 2 Homers, Rangers Top Yankees for 3rd Win in Row  —  NEW YORK — Prince Fielder launched two long homers, drove in four runs and helped the Texas Rangers hold off the New York Yankees 10-9 Friday night for their third straight win.  —  Quickly down 7-0 and still trailing 10-5 …
Paul White / USA Today:
For baseball lifer, game goes on  —  The only retirement I ever cared about was Charlie Hough's.  —  That was 20 years ago and was meaningful to me because, for the first time in my life, I was older than every major league player.  —  And I got to write about what a strange rite of passage that was.
John Manuel / Baseball America:
MLB Mock Draft 2015: Version 3.0  —  College conference tournaments dominate much of the draft world this week, with scouts descending on the Southeastern, Atlantic Coast, Big Ten and other conferences for long looks at some of the nation's top college players.
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
 
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