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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Seattle Mariners hand Detroit Tigers first shutout of the season, 8-0  —  The Seattle Mariners were happy to return the favor.  —  A night after getting blown out in a big way, 19-9, by the Detroit Tigers, the tables were turned at Comerica Park.  This time, it was the visitors who made themselves at home.
Discussion: Bless You Boys
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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 …
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:   Detroit Tigers' Jose Iglesias expected to return Thursday
Dana Gauruder / UPI:   Ian Kinsler, Detroit Tigers rock Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners in 24-hit victory
Chris Nelsen / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers luncheon: GM Al Avila says season has gone as expected, so far
Fox News:
4/27/17: Miami Marlins at Philadelphia Phillies game preview  —  TV: FOX Sports Florida  —  CAN'T GET TO A TV?  WATCH IT LIVE ON FOX SPORTS GO  —  More from FoxSports  —  PHILADELPHIA — Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco is taking the advice of Philadelphia hitting coach Matt Stairs …
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Sun-Sentinel:
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says there are still two groups bidding for Marlins  —  Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly discusses the latest team sale reports and trying to stay focused on baseball while they swirl.  —  Staff and wire reports  —  Privacy Policy
George A. King III / New York Post:
Cashman: Here's what kind of owner Derek Jeter will be
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Giants rally from 3 down to stun Dodgers 4-3 in 10 innings  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Morse showed he has some power left in his 35-year-old swing, something he'd been telling Giants general manager Bobby Evans ever since signing a minor league contract last offseason.
UPI:
New York Mets' Yoenis Cespedes helped off field, exits vs. Atlanta Braves with hamstring injury  —  NEW YORK — New York Mets left fielder Yoenis Cespedes exited Thursday's game against the Atlanta Braves in the fourth inning after aggravating a left hamstring injury while rounding first base on a double.
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Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:
Mets routed in fifth straight loss
Discussion: Talking Chop
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notes: Carpenter serves one-game suspension  —  Less than a month into the season, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny intended Tuesday to rewire the top of the lineup by shifting Matt Carpenter up to No. 2 in a bid to spark both Carpenter and leadoff hitter Dexter Fowler.  —  That will have to wait a day.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals keep drilling on defense
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Jon Lester goes winless for month as Cubs come up short in loss to Pirates  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Despite tinkering in the Cubs rotation, ace Jon Lester will finish April without a victory for the second time in three seasons.  —  It's not a major cause for worry, considering Lester allowed two runs in his first three starts.
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Road blues: Royals fall 5-2 to the White Sox, losing streak hits seven  —  CHICAGO  —  His nose scraped and bloodied, his baseball team adrift, Eric Hosmer stood near his locker and forced a smile.  He was standing inside the visitors clubhouse at Guaranteed Rate Field on Wednesday afternoon …
Discussion: Bless You Boys and Royals Review
Peter Hartlaub / San Francisco Chronicle:
Tom Hanks sounds off on Raiders moving to Las Vegas  —  Tom Hanks, a solid lock for anyone's *Mount Rushmore of famous former Oakland residents, has weighed in on the Oakland Raiders move to Las Vegas.  And he's very unhappy.  —  The actor was at Bimbo's 365 in San Francisco on Monday …
Discussion: NESN.com and Fox Sports
Mary Kay Cabot / Plain Dealer:
Myles Garrett will be the Browns pick at No. 1, multiple sources say  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — With the NFL draft just hours away, Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett will be the Browns' No. 1 pick, multiple league sources tell cleveland.com.  —  The Browns' top brass met Thursday afternoon …
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Precautionary days for Ben Zobrist boost Javy Baez playing time  —  Sign-Up for our Sports Newsletter … PITTSBURGH — So much for that dilemma about getting Javy Baez regular playing time at second base.  —  Manager Joe Maddon showed again Wednesday that he plans to rest and preserve Ben Zobrist …
Discussion: Over the Monster
 
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