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Dan Connolly / BaltimoreBaseball.com:
Zach Britton on Dustin Pedroia: 'If he can't control his own teammates, then there's a bigger issue over there' — Orioles injured closer Zach Britton knows what Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia said publicly about reliever Matt Barnes seemingly throwing at the head of the Orioles' Manny Machado on Sunday afternoon.
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Orioles go for sweep of Red Sox with Gausman on mound — BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles need help from Kevin Gausman with No. 1 starter Chris Tillman (shoulder bursitis) on the disabled list, and the right-hander is hoping to improve when he takes the mound for the series finale with the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.
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David Ginsburg / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Homers by Mancini, Schoop carry Orioles past Red Sox 4-2
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Associated Press:
Rays do all their damage in the first, fall to Astros in extras — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brian McCann and Yuli Gurriel both had RBI singles in the 10th inning, and the Houston Astros rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 on Sunday.
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Rojo / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
The Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 on the road in 10 innings. — The Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 on Apr 23, 2017 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
Rojo / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
The Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 at home. — The Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Apr 23, 2017 at Globe Life Park in Arlington in Arlington.
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Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers, and Kenta Maeda, get rocked again in 11-5 loss to Diamondbacks — He wanted excellence, but he was willing to settle for competence. After exhausting his bullpen the previous evening, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts sought a steady outing from the shakiest member of his starting rotation Saturday.
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Rojo / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on the road. — The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on Apr 23, 2017 at Chase Field in Phoenix.
Detroit Free Press:
Tigers salvage their road trip in MInnesota with the help of two minor leaguers; health, and that bullpen, are still key — This is no way to live. Not for the long-term, anyway. Not when your backup catcher and a couple of fresh arrivals from the minors are your most reliable offensive weapons.
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Hot teams collide as Rockies battle Nationals — DENVER — The two teams with the best records in the National League will tangle when the Colorado Rockies and Washington Nationals begin a four-game series Monday at Coors Field. — The Rockies (13-6) are coming off a three-game home sweep …
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Three up, three down: A look at what's trending in the MLB
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox beat Indians 6-2 to snap three-game skid — Photos from the game on April 23, 2017, at Guaranteed Rate Field. — Chicago Tribune — The White Sox ended their three-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Indians on Sunday. They also ended a 23-inning scoring drought …
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ESPN:
Astros-Indians is the series you won't want to miss in Week 4 — Series and matchups have gotten interesting early, but the one that might be the most exciting is Houston's trip to Cleveland as the Astros send their best starters up against the Indians. Between rumors, recoveries …
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Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:
Mets slammed by Murphy, swept by Nationals … CONNECT — NEW YORK — For all the fight the Mets showed against an ace and the guts displayed by Zack Wheeler, they couldn't undo a five-batter stretch in the first inning. — In that time, the Nationals took a four-run lead off Wheeler …
Chicago Tribune:
Series preview: Cubs at Pirates — All games on WSCR-AM 670. — Season series: Pirates 3-0. — Monday: 6:05 p.m., WGN-9. — LH Brett Anderson (1-0, 4.40) vs. RH Chad Kuhl (1-1, 2.60). — Tuesday: 6:05 p.m., WGN-9. — RH Kyle Hendricks (1-1, 6.19) vs. RH Gerrit Cole (1-2, 4.70).
Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Andrus and Odor walk it off; Rangers beat Royals 2-1 … This all started when A.J. Griffin got the gout. — Who gets the gout? Google tells me that Alexander the Great, John Calvin, Beethoven, Da Vinci, Christopher Columbus, and Karl Marx all had it. Benjamin Franklin once wrote a poem about it:
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