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12:35 PM ET, April 24, 2017

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Rojo / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 at home.  —  The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Apr 23, 2017 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
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Rojo / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Yankees 2-1 at home.  —  The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Yankees 2-1 on Apr 23, 2017 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.
Rojo / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 at home.
Rojo / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
The Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 at home.
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Matt Davidson sits, waits for chance to become a regular  —  Photos from the game on April 23, 2017, at Guaranteed Rate Field.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Finally living up to the hype that accompanied him from the Diamondbacks in the Addison Reed trade in 2013, third baseman/designated hitter Matt Davidson …
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Sarah Trotto / UPI:
Cleveland Indians continue domination of Chicago White Sox behind Carlos Carrasco  —  CHICAGO — Manager Terry Francona admitted the Cleveland Indians were a little worried about Carlos Carrasco heading into the season.  —  The right-hander dealt with elbow swelling during spring training …
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 …
Associated Press:
Murphy, Scherzer slam Mets as Nats win 7th straight, 6-3 … NEW YORK — As usual, Daniel Murphy was diplomatic about all the damage he's done to the New York Mets since they let him leave as a free agent.  —  Max Scherzer knows that's just a mirage.  —  “He wants to beat their brains in.
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Stats / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Hot teams collide as Rockies battle Nationals
Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:   Mets slammed by Murphy, swept by Nationals
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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Stats / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Orioles go for sweep of Red Sox with Gausman on mound
David Ginsburg / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Homers by Mancini, Schoop carry Orioles past Red Sox 4-2
Discussion: Over the Monster
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.
Discussion: Minor League Ball and DRaysBay
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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.
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.
Discussion: Bless You Boys
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Detroit Free Press:   Boyd threw behind Sano in the fifth inning, two innings after JaCoby Jones took a pitch to the mouth
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.
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 …
Bob Keisser / UPI:
Andrelton Simmons' grand slam overshadowed by great defense by Los Angeles Angels  —  ANAHEIM — On an evening when shortstop Andrelton Simmons hit a grand slam and Tyler Skaggs had another impressive seven-inning outing, the conversation in the Los Angeles Angels locker room was all about defense.
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).
 
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Associated Press:
Tony Gwynn Jr. follows dad in brewing as well as baseball
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Rojo / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 on the road.
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