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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers have a blast at home vs. Seattle Mariners, 19-9 — For everything that went wrong during the past road trip, for every Detroit Tiger who fell to the wayside with an injury, there was a hit. And another hit. There were runs. Many of them.
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Their run differential is 23rd, their ERA and WHIP are both the worst in baseball, but here they are atop the division — Here come the Detroit Tigers, back home, in first place, and what's that, you say? First place? The Tigers? With that bullpen and those injuries and John Hicks playing first base?
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Barry Jackson / miamiherald:
Marlins expect to finalize $1.3B deal to sell team to Jeb Bush-Derek Jeter group — Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria has reached an agreement in principle to sell the team to a group led by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and including former New York Yankees star Derek Jeter …
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Scott Soshnick / Bloomberg:
Jeb Bush-Derek Jeter Group Said to Win Auction for Miami Marlins — Sale price for Major League Baseball team isn't known — Other bidders were Tagg Romney and Quogue Capital's Rothbaum — A group led by former Florida governor Jeb Bush and former New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter …
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Mike Ozanian / Forbes:
Miami Marlins Sale Down To One Group And Zero Bids
Miami Marlins Sale Down To One Group And Zero Bids
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Dan Hayes / CSN Chicago:
Three more hits for Leury Garcia as White Sox pound Royals — When a role player finally gets an opportunity in Rick Renteria's rotation, it's usually for two or three games. The idea is to give said player an opportunity to find a rhythm before they might head back to the bench for a few days.
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Rojo / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
The Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 12-1 at home. — The Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 12-1 on Apr 24, 2017 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. — Tags — After the Cardinals' series victory in Milwaukee, the NL Central is a mosh pit of teams with eight, nine, or 10 wins.
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Kyle Glaser / Baseball America:
What To Expect: Cody Bellinger — The Dodgers called up top prospect Cody Bellinger from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, completing a four-year journey that began when the Dodgers drafted him in the fourth round in 2013. He entered the year ranked No. 7 on the Top 100 Prospects.
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Lindsey Foltin / Fox Sports:
Watch Chris Coghlan fly (literally) over Yadier Molina to avoid tag at home — Toronto Blue Jays utility player Chris Coghlan might have outed his true identity as a real-life super hero during Tuesday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. — With the game tied 1-1 in the seventh …
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Matt Snyder / CBSSports.com:
WATCH: Blue Jays baserunner pulls off the acrobatic home plate dive of the decade
WATCH: Blue Jays baserunner pulls off the acrobatic home plate dive of the decade
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Surviving Grady
Mark SaxonESPN / ESPN:
Cardinals' Carpenter suspended 1 game for contact with ump — ST. LOUIS — Cardinals first baseman Matt Carpenter was suspended for Tuesday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays for making contact with an umpire in Sunday's game after being ejected for arguing a called third strike.
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Pete Blackburn / Fox Sports:
Astros' Altuve, Hernandez leave game after nasty collision — The Houston Astros got a scare on Tuesday night when two of their players had to exit the game early following a collision in the outfield. — Right fielder Teoscar Hernandez and second baseman Jose Altuve ran into each …
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Joe Totoraitis / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Thames hits 9th, 10th HRs as Brewers beat Reds 11-7 — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bryan Price knew exactly what Eric Thames did to carry the Milwaukee Brewers past the Cincinnati Reds. — Thames homered twice to raise his major league-leading total to 10, Hernan Perez added a three-run shot …
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Alex Butler / UPI:
Mariners manager wears bling after losing bet — Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais stuck to his word Sunday by wearing several items of jewelry after his team successfully completed his challenge. — Servais told his club that if it scored at least 10 runs and won Sunday against the Oakland Athletics, he would wear the jewels.
Ben Lindbergh / The Ringer:
The New Pitches Making a Difference in 2017 — History shows that an unspectacular pitcher can become a Cy Young candidate after adding a new pitch to his arsenal. These are the five new pitches—and the pitchers throwing them—worth monitoring this season.
Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Encouraging night for Hyun-Jin Ryu, but Dodgers offense is ew — By the time Justin Turner realized his mistake, by the time he recognized the sudden distance between himself and second base, the ball was in the air and the outcome of this 2-1 Dodgers loss to the San Francisco Giants was finalized.
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Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
As a hitter, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw takes an outside-the-box approach
As a hitter, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw takes an outside-the-box approach
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Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Giants find right mix to snap skid against Dodgers
Giants find right mix to snap skid against Dodgers
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Stats / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Rockies' Marquez set for season debut vs. Nats — DENVER — After an unusual beginning to the season, German Marquez will make his 2017 debut for the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday with a start against the Washington Nationals. — The right-hander officially will be recalled Tuesday from Triple …
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