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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Carpenter's walk-off slam starts sweep of Blue Jays — St. Louis Cardinals' Dexter Fowler is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a home run in the second inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night, April 27, 2017, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
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Shi Davidi / Sportsnet.ca:
Blue Jays to part ways with Saltalamacchia, recall Maile — The Toronto Blue Jays are parting ways with catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and recalling Luke Maile from triple-A to serve as the backup to Russell Martin, industry sources told Sportsnet. — Right-hander Casey Lawrence …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Designate Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Blue Jays Designate Jarrod Saltalamacchia
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CBS Boston:
Bogaerts On Red Sox' Offensive Struggles: We Definitely Miss David Ortiz — BOSTON — To say the Red Sox offense is struggling to score runs is an understatement. — Boston was shut out of the third time in their last seven games on Thursday night, falling 3- to the New York Yankees despite …
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Chicago Tribune:
Series preview: Cubs at Red Sox — Chicago Tribune — All games on WSCR-AM 670. — Season series: Cubs won 2014 series 3-0. — RH Jake Arrieta (3-0, 3.65) vs. LH Drew Pomeranz (1-1, 4.60) — Saturday: 3:05 p.m., ABC-7, FS1 — RH John Lackey (1-3, 4.88) vs. RH Steven Wright (1-2, 8.86)
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Jon Lester goes winless for month as Cubs come up short in loss to Pirates
Sam Galanis / NESN.com:
Jon Lester's Proudest Moment With Red Sox Was Overcoming 2012 Season
Jon Lester's Proudest Moment With Red Sox Was Overcoming 2012 Season
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Precautionary days for Ben Zobrist boost Javy Baez playing time
Precautionary days for Ben Zobrist boost Javy Baez playing time
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Dave Del Grande / UPI:
Clayton Kershaw pitches Los Angeles Dodgers to win over San Francisco Giants — SAN FRANCISCO — Having lost six consecutive games at AT&T Park to the rival San Francisco Giants, the Los Angeles Dodgers treated the Tuesday matchup with much more importance than that average April duel between two sub-.500 teams.
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Mariners end trip with weekend series in Cleveland — CLEVELAND — The wounded, road-weary Seattle Mariners will be in Cleveland Friday night to begin a three-game series against the defending American League champion Indians. — For Seattle, the series will be the last leg of a 10-game …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Let's Go Tribe, Lookout Landing and UPI
Mark Snyder / Detroit Free Press:
Browns brass: U-M's Jabrill Peppers will play offense also — One of the knocks on Jabrill Peppers through the predraft process was that Michigan made him do too much. — He didn't have a home position. — That doesn't seem to be a concern with his new team, the Cleveland Browns …
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Paul Dehner Jr. / Cincinnati.com:
Lewis on trade: ‘Nobody was interested’ — Even Marvin Lewis admits surprise to how the first eight picks came off the board during the wild first-round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. — Upon going on the clock, the Bengals had options. — There was the Alabama duo of tight end O.J. Howard …
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Matt Snyder / CBSSports.com:
MLB remains only major pro sport in USA where players are shamed for playing better — While Eric Thames' start has included plenty of praise, he's also had to deal with questions about PED use — Milwaukee Brewers slugger Eric Thames is off to a ridiculous start in his return from three stellar seasons in Korea.
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Dennis Lin / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Christian Bethancourt to continue pitching in Triple-A — San Diego Padres relief pitcher Christian Bethancourt reacts after giving up a run in the eighth inning of a game against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park. (Jason Getz / USA Today Sports) — In a phone call with General Manager …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' fielding, K-Rod, hitting not good enough in 2-1 loss to M's — Chris Nelsen, Special to the Detroit Free Press — Collins' gaffe in field led to M's run, but his three-hit day helped score another; K-Rod's ninth spoils solid pitching — At some point, the Jim Adducis and John Hicks …
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ESPN:
Reds activate former All-Star catcher Devin Mesoraco from DL — The Cincinnati Reds activated former All-Star catcher Devin Mesoraco from the 10-day disabled list Thursday. — The Reds demoted reliever Barrett Astin to Triple-A Louisville in a corresponding move, reducing the team's bullpen to seven pitchers.
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers aim to finish homestand strong against Angels — ARLINGTON — The Rangers open a three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night at Globe Life Park, the final set of the homestand before heading to Houston for a four-game series with the Astros on Monday.
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Dallas Morning News, Halos Heaven and Lone Star Ball