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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Martinez: Nine innings, no runs, no shutout — Carlos Martinez, in quest of his first shutout and complete game of his big-league career Saturday night, allowed just two hits and no runs in nine innings against the San Francisco Giants. But he got neither the shutout nor the complete game although …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Martinez allows one hit through seven, but it's 0-0 — Cardinals righthander Carlos Martinez, acting as if destined to pitch his first complete game and shutout in the major leagues, allowed just one San Francisco Giants hit through seven innings Saturday night at Busch Stadium, throwing only 67 pitches.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wong leaves game with elbow problem
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Healthy Piscotty is in Cards' lineup
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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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
AL Notes: Red Sox, Athletics, White Sox, Tigers
AL Notes: Red Sox, Athletics, White Sox, Tigers
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Boston Herald, CSNNE.com and CSN Chicago
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles Acquire Left-Hander Alex Katz From White Sox For Two International Pool Slots
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Luis Robert Agrees To Sign With White Sox
Luis Robert Agrees To Sign With White Sox
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Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Heyman | Luis Robert has deal with White Sox
Heyman | Luis Robert has deal with White Sox
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South Side Sox, MLB Daily Dish and Chicago Tribune
Fox Sports:
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:
Big comeback ends Reds' 7-game skid — Cincinnati Reds outfielder Scott Schebler took mental notes before his at-bat in the sixth inning on Saturday. With his helmet on and his bat in his hand on the steps of the dugout, he watched how Colorado Rockies left-hander Mike Dunn approached Joey Votto …
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Notes: Out of baseball in April, Wojciechowski back in bigs … CONNECT — When the Arizona Diamondbacks released Asher Wojciechowski at the end of spring training, the 28-year-old former first-round pick went home. For three weeks, he pondered his baseball future.
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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
Astros To Place Dallas Keuchel On 10-Day DL
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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 …
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Fox Sports:
Padres put Jered Weaver on 10-day DL with ailing hip — SAN DIEGO (AP) The San Diego Padres have placed right-handed pitcher Jered Weaver on the 10-day disabled list with inflammation in his left hip. — The team also recalled right-hander Jose Valdez from Triple-A El Paso to take Weaver's roster spot on Saturday.
Jeff Sanders / sandiegouniontribune.com:
First pitch: Padres on a four-game skid
First pitch: Padres on a four-game skid
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Fox Sports:
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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Alex Butler / UPI:
Jackie Bradley robs home run, Oakland Athletics hit walk-off anyway
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
Mark Canha home run gives Oakland A's walk-off win over Boston Red Sox
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Over the Monster and Athletics Nation
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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Charles Odum / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Braves hit 3 homers to beat Max Scherzer, Nationals 5-2 — ATLANTA (AP) — Rio Ruiz, Matt Kemp and Tyler Flowers hit home runs and the Atlanta Braves again relied on their bullpen for a 5-2 victory over Max Scherzer and Washington on Saturday night, the Nationals' fourth straight loss.
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Talking Chop
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
Rainout doesn't wash away Cubs' new-look lineup
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The Sports Xchange / Fox Sports:
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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Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Mets avoid 9th-inning collapse and hold on to beat Angels, 7-5 — Terry Collins and the Mets dodged a bullet. — Despite carrying a five-run lead into the ninth inning, the Mets only narrowly escaped with a 7-5 victory over the Angels Saturday night at Citi Field.
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Fox Sports:
Rain slows Twins' momentum against Royals (May 21, 2017) — MINNEAPOLIS — Weather has been a tough opponent for the American League Central-leading Minnesota Twins this season. — Saturday's home game against the Kansas City Royals was postponed with rain in the forecast all day long.
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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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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rosenthal's Latest: Mets, Royals, D-backs, Brewers — The Mets have not resumed contract extension talks with second baseman Neil Walker, and it's doubtful they will before the offseason, according to FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal (video link). New York would rather enter the winter with flexibility …
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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