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Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Red Sox regain lead, up 4-3 after five innings — Boston regained the lead at 4-3, coming up with a pair of unearned runs in the fifth. After Jackie Bradley Jr. led off with a walk, a hot shot from Devan Marrero went off the heel of the glove of third baseman Jedd Gyorko for an error.
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Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals, Red Sox set for first of two at Busch — After taking two of three over the weekend from the archrival Cubs, the division-leading Cardinals (21-15) open a two-game set against another of baseball's historical franchises, the Boston Red Sox, in 7:15 p.m. interleague games Tuesday and Wednesday at Busch Stadium.
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Viva El Birdos, Over the Monster and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Red Sox up 2-0 after two on homers from Betts, Bradley Jr. — Mookie Betts, the reigning American League player of the week, wasted no time in helping Boston gain control Tuesday night at Busch Stadium. — The 24-year-old right fielder deposited Lance Lynn's third pitch of the game …
Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Red Sox beat mistake-prone Cards 6-3 — Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com — Visiting Boston came up with a pair of unearned runs in the fifth and took advantage of a two more Cardinal misplays in the eighth, coming away with a 6-3 victory Tuesday before a crowd of 41,514 at Busch Stadium.
Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards lead Red Sox 3-2 after three innings at Busch — After falling behind 2-0, the Cardinals exploded for three runs in the third inning to grab a 3-2 lead at Busch Stadium. — Kolten Wong rolled a single up the middle to lead off the third and Lance Lynn was hit with a 1-2 pitch after fouling off a pair of bunt attempts.
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers run streak to seven behind Darvish's dominance — ARLINGTON — The good times keep rolling for the Texas Rangers. They beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 at Globe Life Park Tuesday night to extend their win streak to seven games. It's their longest win streak since winning seven in a row Aug. 27 to Sept. 3, 2016.
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The Good Phight and Lone Star Ball
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers win again as Beltre takes positive step — ARLINGTON — Good things continued to happen for the home team Tuesday at Globe Life Park, though the official placement of Carlos Gomez on the 10-day disabled list for up to six weeks ranked as a bummer.
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies can't solve Yu Darvish in 5-1 loss to Rangers — ARLINGTON, Texas - There was a time when Jerad Eickhoff dreamed of baseball at Globe Life Park. He was a 15th-round pick of the Rangers. He rose through their minor-league system as a teammate of Nomar Mazara, Joey Gallo …
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Theo Epstein not worried about Cubs' record — CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein isn't wavering from his contention his team will turn things around soon, and that includes leadoff hitter Kyle Schwarber, who's hitting .187 after Tuesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds.
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Cincinnati.com:
Reds recap: Chicago Cubs down Cincinnati Reds, 9-5 — CHICAGO - The Reds dropped their fourth straight game and fell to .500 with a 9-5 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Tuesday. — Box score: Cubs 9, Reds 5 — Here are some of the main storylines from Tuesday's game:
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' J.D. Martinez says offense is ‘ticking time bomb’ ready to go off — Tick. Tick. Tick. — Outfielder J.D. Martinez said he feels sorry for opposing pitchers when the Detroit Tigers start to click. — Martinez spoke to reporters before his first game at Comerica Park …
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Bless You Boys
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Detroit News:
Next Slide — Detroit - J.D. Martinez was saying before the game that he felt an eruption coming, an offensive eruption. — “You guys have seen it; you know what it looks like when we're all clicking, we're all hitting,” he said. “I look around and this team is like a ticking time bomb right now, just waiting to go off.”
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Camden Chat
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Tim Anderson returns to lineup as White Sox try to turn tide in Anaheim — Photos of White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson. — Chicago Tribune — Shortstop Tim Anderson returns to the White Sox lineup after a four-game absence Tuesday against the Angels at Angel Stadium.
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South Side Sox
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Rick Renteria happy with his White Sox bullpen management despite ‘mistake’ — Photos from the game on May 16, 2017, in Anaheim, Calif. — Chicago Tribune — White Sox manager Rick Renteria didn't back down from his self-critique Tuesday about his bullpen management in Monday night's 5-3 loss to the Angels.
Will Graves / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Harper blasts 13th homer, Nationals hold off Pirates 8-4 — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryce Harper belted his 13th home run, Ryan Zimmerman smacked a two-run double to add to his major league-leading RBI total and the Washington Nationals held off the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4 on Tuesday night.
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Bucs Dugout, Federal Baseball and Washington Post
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Rob Biertempfel / From the Cheap Seats:
Game 39: Back at it — Miss me last week? Or perhaps you didn't notice I was away.
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Bucs Dugout, Federal Baseball and Blog Talk Radio.com …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians Promote Bradley Zimmer, Designate Carlos Frias — The Indians have selected the contract of top outfield prospect Bradley Zimmer, per a club announcement. To create 40-man roster space, the team designated righty Carlos Frias. — Cleveland also announced a few other corresponding moves.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Minor League Ball, Let's Go Tribe, MLB Daily Dish and Al's Ramblings
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Jim Ingraham / UPI:
Cleveland Indians hitters lift struggling pitching in 8-7 victory over Tampa Bay Rays
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Let's Go Tribe
Kansas City Star:
Yankees at Royals: Live updates and analysis — The Kansas City Royals host the New York Yankees at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City Star reporter Rustin Dodd and other Star reporters, photographers and editors will provide updates during the game.
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Josh Land / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles on deck: What to watch Tuesday at Tigers, plus series matchups
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Pinstripe Alley
ESPN:
The 10-day DL and the starting pitcher apocalypse — On Oct. 1, 2016, Clayton Kershaw didn't make history. He left his final start of the 2016 season with a WHIP of 0.725, lower than Pedro Martinez's record of 0.737. But Kershaw threw only 149 innings, so he didn't make history.
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Dave Del Grande / UPI:
‘Aggressive’ San Francisco Giants beat LA Dodgers for fourth straight win
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True Blue LA and AZ Snake Pit
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Tommy Milone falters as Mets' skid hits six games with loss to Diamondbacks — PHOENIX — You can't blame this one on the bullpen. Starter Tommy Milone allowed five runs Tuesday night and while the Mets struggling bullpen was able to hold the line, the Mets offense could not overcome that hole.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and AZ Snake Pit
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Miami Marlins claim Christian Colon off waivers, ending his time with the Royals — Six days after designating infielder Christian Colon and outfielder Peter O'Brien for assignment, the Royals announced Tuesday that both players had been claimed off outright waivers.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins Claim Christian Colon, Designate Steve Lombardozzi
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Fish Stripes and MLB Daily Dish
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins Option Tom Koehler — The Marlins announced following tonight's game that right-hander Tom Koehler has been optioned to Triple-A New Orleans. That's a fairly surprising development not because of Koehler's performance but simply due to the fact that the 30-year-old has been a mainstay in the Miami rotation since 2013.
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MLB Daily Dish and Marlin Maniac
George A. King III / New York Post:
CC Sabathia bounces back in big way as Yankees roll past Royals … KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pitching against the worst hitting team in the American League certainly helped. So did a five-run cushion after four innings. Four line drives finding Yankees leather was also a plus.
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Pinstripe Alley
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Place Robinson Cano On Disabled List — The Mariners announced on Tuesday that second baseman Robinson Cano has been placed on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to May 13, with a strained right quadriceps. Though Cano hasn't played since May 10, the newly implemented 10 …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and MLB Daily Dish
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Sign Drew Stubbs — The Rangers have reached a minor-league deal with outfielder Drew Stubbs, per a club announcement. The 32-year-old will report to Triple-A Round Rock. — Stubbs was recently cut loose by the Giants after a 10-game run. He has seen a variety of similarly short stints …
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Lone Star Ball and MLB Daily Dish
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tigers Agree To Minors Deal With Matt Den Dekker — The Tigers have agreed to a minor league contract with veteran outfielder Matt den Dekker, Evan Woodberry of MLive.com tweets. The 29-year-old den Dekker will report to Triple-A Toledo. — [Related: Updated Tigers depth chart]
