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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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Detroit Free Press:
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?
Detroit Free Press:   Tigers left-hander was ejected after throwing behind Sano in Minneapolis
Detroit Free Press:
How to watch tonight's Tigers-Mariners game
Discussion: Bless You Boys
UPI:   Minnesota Twins' Miguel Sano suspended one game for “aggressive actions”
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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USA Today:   Report: Derek Jeter, Jeb Bush-led group set to buy Marlins
Mike Ozanian / Forbes:
Miami Marlins Sale Down To One Group And Zero Bids
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.
Discussion: South Side Sox
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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.
Discussion: Royals Review
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
Discussion: Surviving Grady
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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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Designate Joe Gunkel For Assignment
Discussion: ThinkBluePC
Evan Drellich / CSNNE.com:
Farrell mum on Pedroia, who seems close to return  —  Red Sox manager John Farrell doesn't want to talk any more about what happened in Baltimore with Dustin Pedroia, Manny Machado and Matt Barnes.  —  “It's been addressed, it's behind us and we focus on an important series as they all are in division …
Discussion: Over the Monster
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Evan Drellich / CSNNE.com:
Dustin Pedroia forgets own words on leadership after Matt Barnes throws at Manny Machado
CubsTalk / CSN Chicago:
Kyle Hendricks outduels Gerrit Cole in Cubs win  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) Kyle Hendricks rediscovered his 2016 form, limiting the Pittsburgh Pirates to four hits over six innings to outduel Gerrit Cole and lead the Chicago Cubs to a 1-0 win on Tuesday night.  —  Hendricks (2-1) struck …
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Lithuanian reliever Neverauskas makes debut for Pirates
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.
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 …
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
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.
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 …
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
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.
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.
Discussion: Forbes
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Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
As a hitter, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw takes an outside-the-box approach
Discussion: Sportsnet.ca
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Giants find right mix to snap skid against Dodgers
 
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs prospects Eloy Jimenez and Jacob Hannemann on the mend
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
After rocky start, bullpen ‘coming together’ for Cardinals
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