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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs headed toward another decision on Tommy La Stella and Matt Szczur — Cubs manager Joe Maddon on lineup, rotation changes and Jon Lester on April 19, 2017. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Less than one month after finalizing their opening day roster …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs adjust rotation; Jon Lester not lined up to face Red Sox
Cubs adjust rotation; Jon Lester not lined up to face Red Sox
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs address Hall of Fame controversy, World Series ring agreements
Cubs address Hall of Fame controversy, World Series ring agreements
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Associated Press:
Rays pounce on Tigers to take opening game of series — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Matt Andriese outpitched Michael Fulmer, Tim Beckham hit a two-run homer, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Tuesday night. — Andriese (1-), who had lost seven of nine decisions dating …
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Ichiro Suzuki: Had to ‘pinch myself’ after ninth-inning HR at Safeco — In what could have been his final at-bat at Safeco Field, longtime Mariners and current Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hit a home run in the ninth inning of a 10-5 loss in Seattle on Wednesday.
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Keuchel, Reddick lead Astros to 5-1 win over Angels — HOUSTON (AP) — Dallas Keuchel threw seven solid innings, Josh Reddick finished a single shy of the cycle and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 on Wednesday night. — Keuchel (3-0) allowed one run on eight hits with seven strikeouts.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
As Starling Marte exits after PED bust, Pirates, McCutchen aim to salvage '17 — ST. LOUIS - The Pittsburgh Pirate clubhouse was quiet Tuesday afternoon, with no music, no laughter, little chatter, just players inwardly pondering their thoughts and feelings toward a teammate.
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Mark SaxonESPN / ESPN:
Pirates OF Starling Marte gets 80-game ban after positive PED test
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Mookie Betts: The Babe Ruth of not striking out — In the seventh inning Tuesday night, Boston Red Sox All-Star Mookie Betts lashed a hanging breaking ball from reliever Joe Smith into the second deck at Rogers Centre, his first home run of a season that may once again conclude …
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Tomas, Miller way too much for Padres as D-backs win 3rd straight — SAN DIEGO — Yasmany Tomas hit a three-run homer, Shelby Miller pitched 7 1/3 innings of four-hit ball and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the San Diego Padres 11-2 on Tuesday night. — The Padres lost their fifth straight game.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals make do with two and ‘positive juju’ — Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com — Cardinal infielder Jose Martinez is met in the dugout in the 5th inning after scoring the second run in on a double by Greg Garcia a 2-1 game against the Pirates on Tuesday, April 18 …
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Brian Hall / UPI:
Cleveland Indians finding groove, rout Minnesota Twins — MINNEAPOLIS — The Cleveland Indians are starting to resemble the team that took the American League by storm last year and advanced to Game 7 of the World Series. — Jose Ramirez and Edwin Encarnacion each hit two-run homers …
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CSNNE.com:
Red Sox-Blue Jays lineups: Porcello looks to get back on track — Dustin Pedroia's back in the lineup after a day off and Eduardo Rodriguez is back with the team after a short paternity leave. — Now the Red Sox hope Rick Porcello is back to form. — The defending American League Cy …
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Alex Butler / UPI:
Phillies' Buchholz having surgery Tuesday, could miss five months — Right-handed pitcher Clay Buchholz will go under the knife Tuesday to repair a partial tear in his flexor pronator mass. — An unnamed source told Barstool Sports that the Philadelphia Phillies' starter will need about three …
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John Jackson / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Schwarber, Cubs rally past Brewers to snap 4-game skid — CHICAGO (AP) — Despite a large early deficit against a surging offense, Kyle Schwarber had little doubt the Chicago Cubs would rally. — “Crazier things have happened,” he said. “I just think it shows the character of our team.
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Douglas Hanks / miamiherald:
Jeb Bush and Derek Jeter teaming up in pursuit of Miami Marlins — Jeb Bush and Derek Jeter have joined forces in their bid to buy the Miami Marlins, according to sources familiar with the talks. — The former Florida governor and retired New York Yankees star once were rivals …
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Associated Press:
Arenado hits 2 home runs, Rockies hold off Dodgers 4-3 — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nolan Arenado went home to work on his swing, and it paid off in a big way. — Arenado homered twice, Trevor Story also connected and the Colorado Rockies held off the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Tuesday night.
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ESPN:
Country boy Jay Bruce finding comfort in Big Apple — When Jay Bruce was hitting .183 and flailing at everything in sight in his first month as a New York Met, a casual observer might have concluded that he was having trouble finding his comfort zone in the big city.
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