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3:25 PM ET, April 25, 2017

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Detroit Free Press:
How to watch tonight's Tigers-Mariners game  —  7:10 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit, WXYT-FM (97.1): First of a three-game series pins King Felix against Zimmermann  —  Detroit Tigers (10-8) vs. Seattle Mariners (8-12)  —  Where: Comerica Park.  —  TV: Fox Sports Detroit.
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Detroit Free Press:
Ausmus defended his aging DH, but also admitted that a move in the lineup may be needed if things didn't change soon  —  Victor Martinez had a breakout game Sunday for the Detroit Tigers in a 13-4 win over the Twins.  —  He went 3-for-5, including his first extra-base hit of the season, and finished with two RBIs and one run scored.
UPI:
Minnesota Twins' Miguel Sano suspended one game for “aggressive actions”  —  Minnesota third baseman Miguel Sano was suspended one game by Major League Baseball on Monday for what the league termed “aggressive actions” that caused benches to clear during the Twins' Saturday game against the Detroit Tigers.
Evan Drellich / CSNNE.com:
Dustin Pedroia forgets own words on leadership after Matt Barnes throws at Manny Machado  —  Dustin Pedroia has some explaining to do.  —  Maybe he can clarify everything.  Maybe he called Matt Barnes on Monday to explain what he meant when he told Manny Machado on the field for all the cameras to capture, “It's not me, it's them.”
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees' trip to face Red Sox will show what this club's made of
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Dan Martin / New York Post:   Yankees: ‘Awesome’ David Ortiz is gone — but he's not really gone
ESPN:
Matt Barnes gets four-game ban for throwing at Manny Machado
Associated Press:
Beltran turns 40, still impacting games in 20th MLB season  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Carlos Beltran chuckled at the suggestion he somehow is defying “father time.”  —  The nine-time All-Star is in his 20th major league season, three weeks into a second tour of duty with the Houston Astros.
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Greg Auman / UPI:   Houston Astros come back for win over Tampa Bay Rays in 10
Associated Press:
2-run, 10th inning leads Astros past Rays 6-4
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Jay Bruce: These Mets won't go into ‘oh, s-t’ mode … After recently vowing to think “outside the box” in constructing his Mets lineup, manager Terry Collins discovered he was lucky just to have a box.  —  Injuries and slumping players have stung a team that appeared on a roll after winning …
Discussion: Fox Sports
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Giants find right mix to snap skid against Dodgers  —  SAN FRANCISCO - The big-league debut of San Francisco Giants prospect Christian Arroyo took Buster Posey and Matt Cain back to their own fresh-faced days when they were breaking into the majors in their early 20s.
Discussion: Minor League Ball
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs prospects Eloy Jimenez and Jacob Hannemann on the mend  —  Cubs outfielder Eloy Jimenez, shown during a spring training game, has returned to the field after suffering a bone bruise on March 14, 2017.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Outfielders Eloy Jimenez and Jacob Hannemann …
JoeBucsFan.com:
Jameis: “Baseball Might Be There One Day”  —  Joe interrupts the pre-draft frenzy to give legions of Buccaneers fans heart palpitations.  —  America's Quarterback, Jameis Winston, spoke to the Talk of Fame Network this week (full audio below) and was asked how serious he was about baseball.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
After rocky start, bullpen ‘coming together’ for Cardinals  —  Cardinals pitcher Seung Hwan Oh, (right), celebrates a 2-1 victory with Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox prospects update: Dane Dunning off to nice start with Kannapolis  —  White Sox prospect Dane Dunning, shown pitching for the University of Florida in 2016, has a 0.45 ERA, 0.60 WHIP, one walk and 26 strikeouts in 20 innings for Class A Kannapolis.  —  Chicago Tribune
Jim Owczarski / Cincinnati.com:
McCarron ‘at peace’ on Bengals roster  —  In January, AJ McCarron said goodbyes to Cincinnati Bengals staffers and local media members “just in case.”  —  In April, he was back at his locker in Paul Brown Stadium with the only change being a new beard.  He remains the backup quarterback for the Bengals …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Lithuanian reliever Neverauskas makes debut for Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dovydas Neverauskas' long journey from Lithuania to the major leagues finally ended on Monday night when the relief pitcher made his debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates.  —  Neverauskas was called up from Triple …
Discussion: Minor League Ball
 
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Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies place Aaron Nola on DL with lower-back strain
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Andrew Baggarly / Mercury News:
Could tanking this season be wisest course for Giants?
Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
Taking a look at the Nationals' next series, at the Colorado Rockies
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