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Dodgers place 3B Justin Turner on 10-day DL with strained hamstring — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed third baseman Justin Turner on the 10-day disabled list on Friday with a strained right hamstring. — Turner on Thursday left the Dodgers' 7-2 win over the Miami Marlins after suffering …
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers cruise to 7-2 win over Marlins but lose Justin Turner to hamstring injury — A relatively smooth ride through an eventual 7-2 victory over the Miami Marlins took a troubling turn for the Dodgers on Thursday night when their best hitter, Justin Turner, left the game in the seventh inning because of a hamstring injury.
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Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — There are times in which Daniel Norris looks like an ace pitcher. — In those times, he is calm and in command, his mechanics in sync, throwing the kind of stuff that makes scouts drool over his potential. — Then, there are times in which Norris looks like a rookie.
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CBC News:
Blue Jays call up Anthony Alford, to make debut tonight — Top prospect will start in left field, bat 8th vs. Baltimore — Anthony Alford, the Blue Jays No. 3 prospect according to MLB.com, was promoted to the Major League team Friday. — He will be plugged into the lineup immediately …
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Jason Munz / Hattiesburg American:
Anthony Alford promoted to MLB by Blue Jays
Anthony Alford promoted to MLB by Blue Jays
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays To Promote Anthony Alford
Blue Jays To Promote Anthony Alford
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Sportsnet.ca and FanRag Sports
Andrew Schmid / Fox Sports:
Toronto Blue Jays Suspend Kevin Pillar for Two Games
Toronto Blue Jays Suspend Kevin Pillar for Two Games
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CBC News, USA Today and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Fox Sports:
Brewers' Anderson chases a win in start against Cubs (May 20, 2017) — CHICAGO — Right-hander Chase Anderson remains unbeaten as he and the Milwaukee Brewers approach Saturday's scheduled start against the Chicago Cubs. — But actual decisions — wins or losses — have been elusive …
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Paul Skrbina / Chicago Tribune:
Weather permitting, Eddie Butler set to make his 2nd Cubs start
Weather permitting, Eddie Butler set to make his 2nd Cubs start
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Associated Press:
Phillies top Pirates 7-2 to end 4-game losing streak — PITTSBURGH (AP) — His club mired in a miserable funk that's drained all the momentum from a promising April, Philadelphia Phillies manager Pete Mackanin called a team meeting before a weekend series in Pittsburgh.
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Will Graves / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Phillies top Pirates 7-2 to end 4-game losing streak — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jeremy Hellickson allowed just two hits over six innings before leaving with an injury and the Philadelphia Phillies pulled away from the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Friday night to end a four-game losing streak.
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The Good Phight
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Royals' Ian Kennedy to return from disabled list on Saturday against Twins — MINNEAPOLIS — His hamstring fully healed, Royals starter Ian Kennedy will return to the mound on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins. — Royals manager Ned Yost on Friday confirmed that the veteran right-hander …
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Royals' Alcides Escobar ties club record for consecutive starts — MINNEAPOLIS — Even as his offensive production has declined, even as his bat has left him, Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar has retained one useful skill: He remains among the most durable players in baseball.
Mark Didtler / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Longoria has 4 hits, breaks tie in 8th, Rays top Yankees 5-4 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Evan Longoria believed good at-bats were coming, and he was right. — Longoria got four hits, including a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning that sent the Tampa Bay Rays over the New York Yankees 5-4 on Friday night.
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Associated Press:
Mets GM hoping increased communication helps remedy injury situation — NEW YORK — With a bundle of key players on the disabled list, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Friday the team is making some changes to the way it handles injuries. — Alderson is now meeting daily with the training staff …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets Notes: Injuries, Granderson, Rosario
Mets Notes: Injuries, Granderson, Rosario
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Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Jacob deGrom sparkles as Mets finally snap losing streak with win over Angels — The Mets have stopped their slide for a day. — Behind a much-needed impressive outing from righthander Jacob deGrom, the Mets defeated the Angles, 3-0, Friday night at Citi Field, halting a seven-game losing streak.
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Halos Heaven and Amazin' Avenue
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
5 MLB stats we believe in: Early 2017 numbers that can be sustained — The one-quarter mark of the season, by now reached by a majority of clubs, traditionally serves as the first true barometer of team and individual performance. — No longer is the “small sample” caveat applied …
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Dave Sheinin / Washington Post:
The NL East is so bad, it's hard to tell if the Nationals are any good
The NL East is so bad, it's hard to tell if the Nationals are any good
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Luis Robert watch kicks into high gear as Cuban outfielder eligible to sign Saturday — Luis Robert bats during a 2016 game in Pomona, New York. — Chicago Tribune — White Sox and Cardinals fans will be on high alert this weekend as Cuban outfielder Luis Robert becomes eligible to sign with a major-league organization.
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Yahoo Sports, South Side Sox and MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon remains upbeat in cancer fight — PITTSBURGH — Jameson Taillon felt like he was in a movie, as if he was watching somebody else's life change and not his own. — The Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher felt something “odd” in his groin and alerted trainers while on the road earlier this month in Cincinnati.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates Claim Jhan Marinez — The Pirates have claimed righty Jhan Marinez off waivers from the Brewers, per a club announcement (h/t MLB.com's Adam Berry, on Twitter). He had been designated for assignment earlier in the week. — Marinez, an out-of-options reliever, has scuffled early in 2017 …
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Bucs Dugout
Fox Sports:
LEADING OFF: Scherzer ready after liner, Senzatela at Cincy — A look at what's happening all around the majors Saturday: — SCHERZER READY — Washington's Max Scherzer says he is ready to start against Atlanta, six days after he was struck on the left knee by a line drive off the bat of Philadelphia's Michael Saunders.