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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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David Ginsburg / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Homers by Mancini, Schoop carry Orioles past Red Sox 4-2
Homers by Mancini, Schoop carry Orioles past Red Sox 4-2
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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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Rojo / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 at home. — The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Apr 23, 2017 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Rob Maaddi / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Franco's 2-run single in 10th lifts Phillies over Braves 4-3 — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Maikel Franco rounded first base after his game-winning hit and kept running to right field, trying to avoid a celebratory beatdown from his teammates. — Andres Blanco caught him.
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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.
Stats / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
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
Three up, three down: A look at what's trending in the MLB
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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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Detroit Free Press:
Boyd threw behind Sano in the fifth inning, two innings after JaCoby Jones took a pitch to the mouth — MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Tempers flared in the fifth inning of Saturday's game in Minnesota after Detroit Tigers pitcher Matt Boyd threw behind Twins first baseman Miguel Sano. — Sano pointed at Boyd.
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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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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Associated Press:
Tony Gwynn Jr. follows dad in brewing as well as baseball — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wearing safety goggles and glancing at his watch, Tony Gwynn Jr. waits for the right moment to add hops to a kettle of boiling water and malted barley as he tweaks his craft beer recipe on a two-keg system dwarfed by giant tanks at AleSmith Brewing Co.
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Rojo / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 on the road. — The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 on Apr 22, 2017 at Miller Park in Milwaukee.
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