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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?
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' bullpen woeful in blowout win over Seattle Mariners — It's past midnight, 12:31 a.m. to be exact, the Tigers scored 19 runs on Tuesday night, they won, and here I am writing about the bullpen. — As if the Detroit Tigers' relief corps needed another dubious distinction early this season …
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.
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
Jeb Bush-Derek Jeter Group Said to Win Auction for Miami Marlins
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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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Chris Bahr / Fox Sports:
Watch Trea Turner go headfirst into third base to complete the cycle — There was all kinds of offense in the Nationals' 15-12 win over the Rockies at Coors Field on Tuesday night, but Trea Turner stole the show by hitting for the cycle. — Washington's shortstop singled in the first inning …
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Rockies' Marquez set for season debut vs. Nats
Rockies' Marquez set for season debut vs. Nats
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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
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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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 …
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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 …
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Joel Petterson / New York Times:
Who Is Eric Thames? Brewers Slugger Is on Pace to Hit 89 Homers. — Just who is Eric Thames, the 30-year-old slugger who has baseball buzzing with a league-leading 11 home runs this year? Unless you follow South Korean baseball, or closely studied the Toronto and Seattle benches in 2012, you might not be sure.
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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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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.
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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