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ESPN:
Kevin Pillar under inquiry for shouting at Braves pitcher — Major League Baseball is investigating Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar regarding his comments made toward an Atlanta Braves pitcher during Wednesday's game, a source confirmed to ESPN's Buster Olney.
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays add to villainous reputation in loss to Braves — ATLANTA — Whatever happened when Kevin Pillar struck out in the top of the seventh inning of the latest unsightly Blue Jays loss to the Atlanta Braves, he was quick to apologize. — And if teammate Jose Bautista offended anybody …
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The Guardian, Bluebird Banter and Fox Sports
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Freeman leaves game after being hit in hand by pitch — Braves slugger Freddie Freeman left Wednesday night's game against Toronto with a potentially serious injury after being hit by a pitch in the left hand in the fifth inning. — X-rays taken at SunTrust Park were inconclusive and Freeman …
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Washington Post, Sporting News and Talking Chop
Amara Grautski / New York Daily News:
MLB investigating Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar for possibly yelling homophobic slur
Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Heyman | Freddie Freeman expected to miss significant time
Heyman | Freddie Freeman expected to miss significant time
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FanSided, Talking Chop, MLB Daily Dish and MLB Trade Rumors
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
MLB investigating incident involving Kevin Pillar's homophobic slur
MLB investigating incident involving Kevin Pillar's homophobic slur
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SI.com, Toronto Star and NESN.com
Paul Newberry / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Freeman injured, Bautista bat flips and Braves beat Jays
Freeman injured, Bautista bat flips and Braves beat Jays
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Associated Press and Bluebird Banter
Associated Press:
Collins snaps skid with 2 HRs, Tigers beat Orioles 5-4 — DETROIT (AP) — Tyler Collins snapped an 0-for-30 skid in style, hitting two home runs for the Detroit Tigers in a 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. — Collins hit a solo homer in the second inning …
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Bless You Boys
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Associated Press:
Orioles' Manny Machado, Tigers' Miguel Cabrera not starting — DETROIT — Baltimore third baseman Manny Machado is out of the starting lineup for Thursday's game at Detroit. — The Orioles say Machado has a sore finger. He had played in all 38 games for Baltimore this season, hitting .224 with nine home runs.
Jon Meoli / Baltimore Sun:
Jiménez allows two homers to slumping Tiger Collins in Orioles' 5-4 loss
Jiménez allows two homers to slumping Tiger Collins in Orioles' 5-4 loss
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Bless You Boys
Associated Press:
Cashner finally wins in home state, Rangers top Phillies 9-3 — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Andrew Cashner finally won in his home state of Texas, pitching seven solid innings to help the Rangers match the longest winning streak in the majors this year at eight games with a 9-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.
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Lone Star Ball
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers reaction swelling with good vibes after eighth straight
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Howie Kendrick still not close to returning for Phillies
Howie Kendrick still not close to returning for Phillies
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The Good Phight
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Ben Zobrist leads off as Cubs go for sweep of Reds — Cubs' Kyle Schwarber talks about hitting — and breaking — another sign at Wrigley Field during batting practice. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Ben Zobrist will bat leadoff Thursday as the Chicago Cubs attempt …
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Scott Gleeson / USA Today:
Cubs fan dies after falling over railing at Wrigley Field
Cubs fan dies after falling over railing at Wrigley Field
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Chicago Tribune, Bleed Cubbie Blue and NESN.com
Associated Press:
Red Sox rally past Cardinals in 13-inning win — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chris Young waited a long time for his opportunity Wednesday night and made the most of it. — Young drove in the tiebreaking run with a pinch-hit single in the 13th inning, and the Boston Red Sox rallied past …
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Max Gelman / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Despite loss, Tuivailala growing into role — Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com — Sam Tuivailala's role with the Cardinals seemingly has always been in flux. — Originally drafted out of high school as a shortstop in 2010, Tuivailala transitioned to the mound two years later …
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
For struggling San Francisco Giants, now-or-never time is approaching
For struggling San Francisco Giants, now-or-never time is approaching
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Athletics Nation and Over the Monster
Fox Sports:
Royals can't overlook Yankees' running game (May 18, 2017) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The perception is the Runnin' Royals versus the Ponderous Yankees. That would be fake news. — As the Yankees and Royals prepare to close out a three-game series Thursday at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City has stolen fewer bases than New York.
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Associated Press:
Herrmann's homer lifts D-backs 6-5, Mets' 7th straight loss … PHOENIX — Chris Herrmann and the Diamondbacks made it another long day for the sinking New York Mets. — Herrmann homered off Rafael Montero leading off the 11th inning, giving the Diamondbacks a 5-4 victory on Wednesday …
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Faith and Fear in Flushing and Amazin' Avenue
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees' top prospect Gleyber Torres benched for not hustling — KANSAS CITY — Gleyber Torres thought he'd hit a foul ball. — But Bobby Mitchell felt Torres fouled up by not running hard out of the box, so the Double-A Trenton Thunder manager decided to pull the Yankees' top prospect …
ESPN:
Mets' injury issues go far beyond the disabled list — BEFORE Noah Syndergaard registered his first triple-digit radar gun reading this season or Yoenis Cespedes launched his first light-tower home run, the New York Mets stars pushed their bodies to the limit in the weight room.
Scooby Axson / Fox Sports:
MLB rumors: Latest news, buzz, and rumors — Through the first month and a half of the Major League Baseball, rumors are already starting to fly about deals that could be made before the trade deadline. — As teams scramble to get a foothold of their positions in their respective divisions …
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Sporting News, CBSSports.com and Philly.com
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Matheny named to MLB's reorganized competition committee — ST. LOUIS • Within his first few years as manager of the Cardinals, Mike Matheny found himself standing before the commissioner and other baseball officials making a case for a rule change that he, as a catcher, would have been adamantly against.
Connor Hughes / New York Jets Fan Blog:
Matt Forte on 2016 Jets: Everybody was on field ‘as an individual’ — The problems were there. Easy for any and all to see. Between the locker room turmoil, sideline drama, and significant drop in on-field production, something clearly wasn't right with the Jets.
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Associated Press:
Bergman has best career start in Mariners' 4-0 win over A's — SEATTLE (AP) — Christian Bergman pitched into the eighth inning for the best start of his career, Jean Segura extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a two-run single and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Wednesday night.
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Lookout Landing and South Side Sox