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A's hit 4 home runs in 3rd straight win, beat Red Sox 8-3 (May 20, 2017) — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Chad Pinder had never hit a ball that hard or that far - and only slugger Mark McGwire had done so previously for the Oakland Athletics. — Pinder hit a monster home run tracked at 460 feet …
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
AL Notes: Red Sox, Athletics, White Sox, Tigers — Speaking with Evan Drellich of CSNNE.com on Saturday, Athletics third baseman Trevor Plouffe confirmed that the Red Sox had interest in signing him as a free agent during the offseason. In the end, Plouffe chose to ink a deal with Oakland …
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox To Sign Luis Robert — The White Sox have agreed to a deal with Cuban outfielder Luis Robert, FanRag Sports' Jon Heyman reports. Robert will earn a bonus in the range of $25MM-$30MM. FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal (Twitter link) was the first to report that the two sides were “closing in” on a deal worth more than $25MM.
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FanRag Sports and Cincinnati.com
Alex Butler / UPI:
Jackie Bradley robs home run, Oakland Athletics hit walk-off anyway
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Eric Gilmore / UPI:
Mark Canha home run gives Oakland A's walk-off win over Boston Red Sox
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles Acquire Left-Hander Alex Katz From White Sox For Two International Pool Slots
Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Heyman | Luis Robert has deal with White Sox
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South Side Sox, MLB Daily Dish and Chicago Tribune
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Luis Robert Agrees To Sign With White Sox
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Jason Evans / Fox Sports:
St. Louis Cardinals: Is Cuban prospect Luis Robert a must sign?
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wong leaves game with elbow problem — The Cardinals' Carlos Martinez and San Francisco's Jeff Samardzija sailed through five scoreless innings in just more than hour Saturday night at Busch Stadium, with Martinez allowing one hit and Samardzija three. — Neither team really had a scoring …
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Giants on upward swing going into game vs. Cardinals (May 20, 2017)
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Bullpen washout: Giants rally twice to beat Cardinals
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Talking Chop and Viva El Birdos
ESPN:
Astros place Dallas Keuchel on DL with pinched nerve in neck — Houston Astros ace Dallas Keuchel, who is off to a 7-0 start this season, is headed to the disabled list with a pinched nerve in his neck, the team announced Saturday. — Keuchel, who won the Cy Young Award in 2015 …
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros To Place Dallas Keuchel On 10-Day DL
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Jon Meoli / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles minor league report: Michael Bourn nearing opt-out date — Orioles' Welington Castillo's hit his first career walk-off homer in the 10th inning to give the Birds a 5-3 win over the Blue Jays. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video) — See how the Baltimore Orioles match …
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Preview: Matt Andriese heeds the call for Rays against Tanaka, Yankees — TV: FOX Sports Sun — CAN'T GET TO A TV? WATCH IT LIVE ON FOX SPORTS GO — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The New York Yankees will look to even their three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays by sending right-hander Masahiro Tanaka …
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Masahiro Tanaka's nightmarish start continues as Yankees lose again to Rays, 9-5 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — Tanaka Time has quickly turned into the Worst Time — especially at The Trop. — Masahiro Tanaka was shelled again on Saturday afternoon, giving up six earned runs on nine hits …
Fox Sports:
Cubs, Brewers stick with rotations after rainout (May 21, 2017) — CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers are expected to start the scheduled starters for Saturday's rainout on Sunday, with right-hander Jake Arrieta going for the Cubs and right-hander Chase Anderson pitching for the Brewers.
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Rainout doesn't wash away Cubs' new-look lineup
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Reds rally to beat Rockies 12-8, break 7-game slide (May 20, 2017) — CINCINNATI (AP) The Reds pulled off their biggest comeback in a year to finally end their pesky losing streak. — Scott Schebler's homer completed Cincinnati's comeback from a five-run deficit on Saturday …
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Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Notes: Out of baseball in April, Wojciechowski back in bigs
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Fox Sports:
Bad blood could spill over for Marlins, Dodgers (May 20, 2017) — LOS ANGELES — Whether the bad blood spills over into Saturday's contest between the Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers will be closely observed. — Tempers flared in Friday's 7-2 win by the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
After rainout in Minnesota, Royals move to alter their starting rotation — MINNEAPOLIS — The Royals were poisted to shift their starting rotation after Saturday's game against the Twins was postponed because of heavy rain. — The Royals and Twins will play a traditional doubleheader on Sunday at Target Field.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Acquire Matt Adams — The Braves have acquired first baseman Matt Adams and cash considerations from the Cardinals for minor league infielder Juan Yepez, according to an announcement from Atlanta. In a corresponding move, the Braves have designated catcher Anthony Recker for assignment.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cafardo's Latest: Cole, Astros, Gordon, Peralta, Frazier — The Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo shares some hot stove rumblings and more in his latest notes column.... - The Astros are “very interested” in Pirates righty Gerrit Cole. Houston has been checking in on top-tier starters for months …
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
NL Central Notes: Peralta, Heyward, Happ, Reds, Cole
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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda hospitalized — LOS ANGELES - Dodgers Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda has been hospitalized for several days. — Details of Lasorda's illness are being kept private, but a number of Lasorda's former players have been among those in contact with Lasorda …
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
The Padres are hitting rock bottom, and that's a good thing — Jered Weaver is removed from a game May 19 at Petco Park against Arizona in the first inning, when he was charged with seven runs. (Alex Gallardo / Associated Press) — I wandered into the team store at Petco Park the other day …
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — Back-to-back-to-back. — The Detroit Tigers opened tonight's game against the Rangers with a bang, hitting three consecutive home runs in the first inning against right-hander A.J. Griffin for a slice of history. — First, Alex Avila took Griffin to rightfield.
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Three up, three down | World Series predictions, accountability and Terry Collins' Mets record — Carlos Correa of the Astros hits a home run in the sixth inning of a game against the Indians at Minute Maid Park on May 19. (Bob Levey / Getty Images) — A look at what's trending in Major League Baseball this week:
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Acquire Enrique Burgos — The Braves have acquired right-hander Enrique Burgos from the Diamondbacks in exchange for cash considerations, as announced via the D'Backs Twitter feed. Burgos, 26, was designated for assignment by Arizona earlier this week. — [Updated Braves depth chart at Roster Resource]
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