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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
'I robbed you one: 'Albert Almora Jr. dedicates his game-saving catch to his mom — Chicago Tribune — Chicago Cubs center fielder Albert Almora Jr. didn't come through on his promise to hit a home run for his mother Ana, who celebrated her birthday Monday.
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Ben Frederickson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cubs break through for two runs in fourth inning — After starting off with three scoreless innings, Adam Wainwright allowed his first runs of the night in the fourth. — The Cubs managed to get two men on with one out, thanks to Addison Russell lining a double to the right-center gap and Willson Contreras drawing a walk.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright: Safety was the reason for ‘one of the worst pitches of all time’ — ST. LOUIS • The pitch Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright called “one of the worst of all time, by the way” had a protective purpose behind it. — He would rather throw wild than wound his catcher.
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Mets' Seth Lugo has slight UCL tear in right elbow, sources say — Mets righthander Seth Lugo has been diagnosed with a slight tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow with the belief that it could be fallout from pitching in the World Baseball Classic, multiple sources said on Tuesday.
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James Wagner / New York Times:
Elbow Tear of Mets' Seth Lugo Will Cost Him at Least Two Weeks — Before the season began, the Mets were proud of the starting-rotation depth they had amassed. Noah Syndergaard was positioned to be the ace, followed by Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey and Steven Matz — all three expected …
Marc Carig / Newsday:
Mets' Steven Matz says he has strained flexor tendon in left elbow
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ESPN:
Wife: Ex-Dodgers star Pedro Guerrero fighting for life after stroke — Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Pedro Guerrero is fighting for his life in a New York hospital after suffering a stroke, his wife told ESPN's Enrique Rojas. — Guerrero's wife, Roxanna Jimenez, said Tuesday that …
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Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Former Dodgers slugger Pedro Guerrero in critical condition after brain hemorrhage — Former Dodgers and Cardinals slugger Pedro Guerrero, who won a World Series ring with the '81 Dodgers, remains in “critical condition” at Manhattan's Lenox Hill Hospital after suffering …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers-White Sox postponed; Opening Day slated for 2:10 today — Baseball's back! In this “Talkin' Tigers” podcast, Anthony Fenech and George Sipple preview the 2017 Detroit Tigers, live from Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, where they'll open the season.
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
About All These Velocity Spikes — Yesterday, I wrote about Madison Bumgarner looking like he might have been throwing harder than usual on Sunday. Then Jeff chimed in, noting that most everyone in that game had increased velocity, and so perhaps there was something going on with Arizona's radar calibration.
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Bill Plaschke / Los Angeles Times:
Column On Vin Scully's first opening day in retirement, he engaged in ‘that other national pastime, paying bills’ — Shaking the sleep out of their old ballpark, awakening their urgency to end a title drought, the Dodgers majestically opened the 2017 baseball season Monday afternoon with a perfect two-part greeting.
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Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' opening day: Clayton Kershaw ($33 million) vs. Padres ($28 million)
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Maury Brown / Forbes:
Here's The 2017 Opening Day Payrolls For All 30 MLB Teams, Total Tops $4 Billion
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Associated Press:
Cabrera, Syndergaard lead Mets past Braves 6-0 in opener … NEW YORK — Noah Syndergaard is off to a blistering start — and that could be a concern for the New York Mets. — The hard-throwing ace pitched six sharp innings before leaving with a blister, Asdrubal Cabrera singled home …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks lose sloppy game against Giants … CONNECT — There were no late-game heroics, no walk-off hits, so the Diamondbacks' deficiencies on Tuesday night were out in the open for all to see. Their starting pitcher again was unable to go deep. The bullpen was knocked around for the second consecutive game.
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Associated Press:
Junior Guerra could be out 6 weeks with calf strain — MILWAUKEE — The Brewers have placed Opening Day starter Junior Guerra on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right calf and recalled reliever Brent Suter from Triple-A Colorado Springs. — Manager Craig Counsell said before Tuesday's game …
