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8:20 AM ET, April 26, 2017

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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  —  Major League Baseball announced today that Detroit Tigers pitcher Matthew Boyd has been fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch at the Twins' Miguel Sano Saturday 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”
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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 …
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
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
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 …
Discussion: SBNation.com and Bluebird Banter
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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
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
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.
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
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 …
Discussion: Federal Baseball
Dan Martin / New York Post:
Yankees: ‘Awesome’ David Ortiz is gone — but he's not really gone … BOSTON — For the first time since 2002, the Yankees will be able to look into the dugout at Fenway Park on Tuesday, when they open a series against the Red Sox, and not see David Ortiz.  —  “That's good for us,” Brett Gardner said.
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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
 
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