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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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Associated Press:
Giants break through in 13th inning vs. Cardinals
Giants break through in 13th inning vs. Cardinals
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wong leaves game with elbow problem
Wong leaves game with elbow problem
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McCovey Chronicles and Viva El Birdos
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Giants outlast Cardinals 3-1 in 13
Associated Press:
Milestone night for Reyes, Collins as Mets hold off Angels … NEW YORK — A milestone night for the New York Mets nearly turned into a miserable one. — Jose Reyes had three instrumental hits, including the 2,000th of his career, and manager Terry Collins made just the right moves …
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Faith and Fear in Flushing
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ESPN:
Terry Collins: Mets ‘absolutely’ considered intentional BB for Mike Trout with bases loaded — The New York Mets, facing the prospect of another late-inning bullpen meltdown, actually considered giving Mike Trout the Barry Bonds treatment. — Mets manager Terry Collins acknowledged that he …
Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Mets avoid 9th-inning collapse and hold on to beat Angels, 7-5
Mets avoid 9th-inning collapse and hold on to beat Angels, 7-5
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Halos Heaven
Dennis Lin / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Perdomo allows eight runs, Padres score one — Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Chris Owings (right) and right fielder David Peralta (center) celebrate after scoring on an RBI single by first baseman Paul Goldschmidt during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.
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AZ Snake Pit
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
The Padres are hitting rock bottom, and that's a good thing
The Padres are hitting rock bottom, and that's a good thing
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Gaslamp Ball
Jeff Sanders / sandiegouniontribune.com:
First pitch: Padres on a four-game skid
First pitch: Padres on a four-game skid
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Gaslamp Ball and AZ Snake Pit
Fox Sports:
Rays aim for series sweep against Yankees (May 21, 2017) — TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays will continue to look for big things from their bats as they aim for a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field. — The Rays (23-22) hit three home runs …
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Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
Masahiro Tanaka needs to turn it around or Yankees are in trouble
Masahiro Tanaka needs to turn it around or Yankees are in trouble
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baseballmusings.com
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Sound the alarm, Yankees: Masahiro Tanaka is officially in crisis mode
The Sports Xchange / Fox Sports:
Preview: Matt Andriese heeds the call for Rays against Tanaka, Yankees
Preview: Matt Andriese heeds the call for Rays against Tanaka, Yankees
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Pinstripe Alley and DRaysBay
Matt Veasey / Fox Sports:
Phillies may need to take a step back with Vince Velasquez — One of the Philadelphia Phillies' young starting pitchers is lost, and the club may need to take a step back in order to find him. — Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Vince Velasquez described himself as “clueless” following yet another disappointing outing.
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
The Phillies lose to the Pirates as Velasquez falters again — PITTSBURGH - Vince Velasquez stood powerless in a corner of the silent visitors clubhouse at PNC Park. His start against the Pirates on Saturday afternoon had deteriorated like so many of Velasquez's have before, resulting in a 6-3 loss.
Rob Biertempfel / Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Pirates notebook: McCutchen expects to stay put at trade deadline
Pirates notebook: McCutchen expects to stay put at trade deadline
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Bucs Dugout
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — Alex Avila is forcing Brad Ausmus' hand. — Ausmus would rather not play Avila every day. With so many miles on his 30-year-old legs, a number of lingering injuries in the past and 119 games remaining, Ausmus would rather not risk overuse of the Detroit Tigers' veteran backup catcher.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notes: Cardinals miss out on Cuban outfielder — With most of the big spenders benched by past largesse and a rare chance to pursue young, elite talent, the Cardinals made their bid for Cuban teen Luis Robert early last week. — They had a few days to realize it wasn't good enough.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
NL Notes: Cardinals, Padres, Phillies — The Cardinals were aggressive in trying to sign Cuban outfield prospect Luis Robert, but general manager John Mozeliak sensed the 19-year-old would end up elsewhere, writes Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com. Robert proved Mozeliak correct when he agreed to sign with the White Sox on Saturday.
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FanRag Sports and Baseball America
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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Red Reporter
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Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Big comeback ends Reds' 7-game skid
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves react to Matt Adams trade: 'That's a legit guy' — The Braves completed a trade with the Cardinals for first baseman Matt Adams on Saturday as the team played a game against the Nationals. Adams is expected to be the everyday first baseman as Freddie Freeman sits out at least 10 weeks …
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Acquire Matt Adams
Braves Acquire Matt Adams
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Talking Chop, Federal Baseball, Minor League Ball, MLB Daily Dish and Al's Ramblings
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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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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CSNNE.com, CSN Chicago and Boston Herald
Arizona Republic:
Sunday's game — Diamondbacks at Padres — Where: Petco Park, San Diego. — Pitchers: Diamondbacks RHP Zack Godley (1-0, 1.93) vs. Padres LHP Clayton Richard (2-5, 4.86). — TV/Radio: FSAZ/KMVP-FM (98.7), KHOV-FM (105.1). — Godley threw well again on Monday night against the Mets, giving up just one run in 6 2/3 innings.
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox lead Mariners 10-0 behind Avisail Garcia's 6 RBIs — Photos from the White Sox-Mariners game on Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Seattle. — Avisail Garcia totaled two home runs, a double and a career-high six RBIs in the first four innings to help the White Sox to a 10- lead …
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baseballmusings.com, CSN Chicago, Lookout Landing and South Side Sox
Jason Evans / Fox Sports:
New York Yankees: Could Aaron Hicks Play First Base? — The New York Yankees first base position has been a bit of an anchor weighing down the team so far this season. Could they turn to Aaron Hicks to help get more production out of the position? — Coming into this season …
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New Jersey Online and MLB Trade Rumors
MoiseKapenda Bower / UPI:
Mike Clevinger masterful as Cleveland Indians blank Houston Astros — HOUSTON — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona spoke to expectations and how they don't change regarding personnel, whether stars or stop-gaps. — Still, what right-hander Mike Clevinger delivered Saturday was unexpected and enticing.
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Let's Go Tribe
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals Designate Al Alburquerque For Assignment — The Royals have designated right-hander Al Alburquerque for assignment, tweets Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com. — Alburquerque, whom the Royals signed to a minor league deal over the winter, debuted with the big club earlier this month …
Will Hammock / Gwinnett Daily Post:
Gwinnett Braves plan to change team name for 2018 season, ask for fans help in naming contest — The Gwinnett Braves soon will have a new name, one the baseball club hopes will be reflective of its home county. — After years of pondering the move, general manager North Johnson and the Braves …
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Baseball America and Talking Chop
Dave Birkett / Detroit Free Press:
Calvin Johnson content in retirement, not ‘treated the way I should have been’ by Lions — Calvin Johnson and Marshawn Lynch left college a decade ago and went 10 picks apart in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft. — They worked out together as they prepared for the NFL combine …
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FanRag Sports and Fox Sports