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Associated Press:
Yelich, Stanton homer in 8th as Marlins beat Mets 5-4 … MIAMI — Christian Yelich gave Giancarlo Stanton a playful punch in the arm as they passed each other in the dugout during a comeback celebration, not nearly their hardest hit of the inning. — Yelich and Stanton whacked back-to-back homers …
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Faith and Fear in Flushing and Amazin' Avenue
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers' bats frozen again in loss to Mariners — SEATTLE — Tyler Motter's three-run homer in a five-run sixth inning spoiled Andrew Cashner's Texas Rangers debut Saturday night, and James Paxton didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning in the Seattle Mariners' 5-0 victory.
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Hernandez outduels Perez as Mariners beat Rangers
Hernandez outduels Perez as Mariners beat Rangers
Discussion:
Lone Star Ball, WFAA-TV and Dallas Morning News
Brian Heyman / Newsday:
CC Sabathia dismayed by declining number of African-Americans in baseball … He was little CC Sabathia then, a 5-year-old California kid listening to his grandfather regale him with tales about a late, great player for the Brooklyn Dodgers, the baseball legend who starred as No. 42, Jackie Robinson.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Send Aaron Sanchez To 10-Day DL — Blue Jays right-hander Aaron Sanchez is headed to the disabled list, retroactive to Saturday, with a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand, according to the team. Toronto has recalled left-hander Matt Dermody from Triple-A to take Sanchez's roster spot.
Discussion:
Yahoo Sports and Bluebird Banter
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Reds bullpen comes up big again, but at what cost? — The Cincinnati Reds always planned to do new and fancy things with their bullpen this year, and touted the versatility and compatibility of their relief pitchers all through spring training. — But things are getting ridiculous.
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors and Red Reporter
Ben Walker / Yahoo Sports:
Martinez crazy wild, Yanks top Cards 3-2 for 6th win in row — NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees hardly hit a ball square against Carlos Martinez and the St. Louis Cardinals. — The way he was pitching, they didn't need to. — Looking like both an All-Star ace and a wayward journeyman …
Discussion:
Viva El Birdos
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Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Masahiro Tanaka finally gets first win but doesn't look like Yankees ace yet
Masahiro Tanaka finally gets first win but doesn't look like Yankees ace yet
Discussion:
Pinstripe Alley
Jake Seiner / Yahoo Sports:
Tanaka finds form, Yanks beat Cards 4-3 for 5th straight win
Tanaka finds form, Yanks beat Cards 4-3 for 5th straight win
Discussion:
Pinstripe Alley and Viva El Birdos
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles Place Zach Britton On 10-Day DL — The Orioles have placed superstar closer Zach Britton on the 10-day disabled list with left forearm strain, reports Eduardo A. Encina of the Baltimore Sun. Right-hander Stefan Crichton will take Britton's roster spot, per Steve Melewski of MASNsports.com (Twitter links).
Discussion:
Camden Chat
Charles Odum / Yahoo Sports:
Braves top Padres 4-2 as Dickey pitches in 3rd Atlanta park — ATLANTA (AP) — After giving up a home run on his only curveball, R.A. Dickey went back to his knuckleball. He knows that pitch is the reason he's still in the major leagues at age 42. — Winless at Turner Field …
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Talking Chop and Gaslamp Ball
New Yorker:
Revisiting Jackie Robinson's Major-League Début, Seventy Years Later — On April 15, 1947, Ed Silverman, a reporter for Sports-Week magazine, took the subway from his apartment, on West Twenty-fourth Street in Manhattan, to the Prospect Park stop, in Brooklyn, walked to Empire Boulevard, and crossed the street to Ebbets Field.
Will Leitch / The Atlantic:
The Secret Life of Pitchers — the major league baseball commissioner, Rob Manfred, will never be mistaken for a rebel. He's a 58-year-old Harvard Law School grad who clerked for a U.S. district judge appointed by Richard Nixon; became a partner at the lofty Philadelphia law firm Morgan …
Rick Eymer / Yahoo Sports:
Springer's 2-run homer completes Astros comeback vs A's — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — George Springer hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning after Nori Aoki put Houston ahead with one of his two RBIs, and the Astros rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Oakland Athletics 10-6 on Saturday.
Discussion:
The Crawfish Boxes
Tampa Bay Times:
Rays journal: Mallex Smith hits DL, Shane Peterson homers in debut — BOSTON — The Rays took a cautious approach in putting OF Mallex Smith on the 10-day disabled list due to tightness in his right hamstring, and they made what they believed was a safe move in replacing him with OF Shane Peterson …
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Yahoo Sports, DRaysBay and Over the Monster
Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Rob Manfred praises Braves' new ballpark, surrounding development — ATLANTA — After touring SunTrust Park on Friday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the new venue can serve as a model for baseball. — Manfred spoke in the Atlanta Braves' dugout before they took on the San Diego Padres …
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Gaslamp Ball, Talking Chop and USA Today