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Rojo / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on the road. — The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Apr 21, 2017 at Miller Park in Milwaukee.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Game blog: Waino has four RBIs; Cardinals top Brewers 6-3 — MILWAUKEE • With little fear of dissent from Adam Wainwright, it is safe to say he was a much better hitter than pitcher last year. — The Cardinals righthander won 13 games but his earned run average was a bloated, career-high 4.62.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notes: Gyorko gets a shot in cleanup spot — MILWAUKEE • On the strength of his two doubles and a home run Thursday night, Cardinals third baseman Jedd Gyorko swatted himself into the cleanup spot for the first time this season Friday night.
Rich Rovito / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Cards' Wainwright has HR, 4 RBIs in first win of season
Cards' Wainwright has HR, 4 RBIs in first win of season
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Ben Zobrist's stiff lower back gives Joe Maddon another reason to rest him — Cubs manager Joe Maddon discusses how the team is struggling to regain its “method” on Friday, April 23, 2017. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Before the regular season manager Joe Maddon emphasized …
Stats / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Mariners-A's matchup features young pitchers — OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland A's right-hander Jharel Cotton and Seattle Mariners left-hander Ariel Miranda, two promising pitchers who made their major-league debuts last season, will meet Saturday in the third game of a four-game series on Saturday at Oakland Coliseum.
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MLB.com:
Turner's bases-loaded walk gives Nats win — NEW YORK — The Nationals and the Mets have exchanged the National League East title during the past three seasons, and the two teams are the favorites in the division again in 2017. That increases the importance of their 19 matchups this season …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Daniel Murphy's Keen Eye Bolsters a Nationals Pillar
Daniel Murphy's Keen Eye Bolsters a Nationals Pillar
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George Sipple / USA Today:
Sixth inning hurts Tigers in 6-3 loss to Twins in several ways — McCann homers, but sixth inning costly for Tigers where they allowed 3 walks, 2 singles and a HR. — CONNECT — MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - A six-run inning by the Twins proved to be costly to the Detroit Tigers in multiple ways.
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Associated Press:
Hellickson, Hernandez lead Phillies past Braves 4-3 — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jeremy Hellickson confounds hitters with a soft-tossing strategy that is as much necessity as preference. — Hellickson pitched seven strong innings and Cesar Hernandez had three hits and scored two runs to lead …
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Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Manny Machado's slide into Dustin Pedroia should add fuel to Red Sox-O's rivalry — BALTIMORE — In the end, Dustin Pedroia might have been spooked as much as he was spiked. — While several Boston Red Sox players and even manager John Farrell seethed late Friday night over a hard …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves have interest in Cuban outfielder Luis Robert — The Braves were among baseball's biggest spenders on international free agents last summer, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're tapped out and unwilling to spend more in that area. — Enter Cuban outfield prospect Luis Robert …
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tigers Place Miguel Cabrera On 10-Day DL — The Tigers have announced that they've placed first baseman Miguel Cabrera on the 10-day DL with a right groin strain. To take his place on the active roster, they've recalled catcher John Hicks from Triple-A Toledo, perhaps with the idea …
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Jeff Wallner / UPI:
Ubaldo Jimenez rebounds in Baltimore Orioles' win over Cincinnati Reds — CINCINNATI — Ubaldo Jimenez threw nearly 200 combined pitches to get through his first two starts of the season. — He needed only 11 pitches to get through the first inning Wednesday night, setting the tone for his best outing of the season.
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