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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
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals waste stellar outing by Martinez — St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter reacts after being thrown out trying to stretch a double into a triple in the bottom of the ninth inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, May 20, 2017, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
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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:
Giants outlast Cardinals 3-1 in 13
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wong leaves game with elbow problem
Wong leaves game with elbow problem
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles and Viva El Birdos
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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South Side Sox and CSN Chicago
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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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Baseball America and FanRag Sports
Dennis Lin / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Perdomo allows eight runs, Padres score one
Perdomo allows eight runs, Padres score one
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AZ Snake Pit
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
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 — MORE FROM: … ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — If only Masahiro Tanaka could cover the plate as well as raging Joe Girardi. — Three times during Girardi's pregame press conference at Tropicana Field, a loud alarm went off signaling the dugout phones.
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baseballmusings.com
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.
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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.
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
Mike Heika / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers' 10-game win streak crushed by Tigers, but there were helpful lessons learned along the way — DETROIT — The great Earl Weaver is credited with the saying, “Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher,” and that axiom played out Saturday at Comerica Park.
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Royals' Alex Gordon headed for paternity leave, Raul Mondesi returns to big leagues — MINNEAPOLIS — Infielder Raul Mondesi arrived at Target Field on Sunday morning as left fielder Alex Gordon prepared to go on a three-day paternity leave. — Gordon was in the lineup on Sunday afternoon …
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FanRag Sports and Royals Review
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
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.
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
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres Claim Chase d'Arnaud — The Padres have claimed infielder Chase d'Arnaud off waivers from the Red Sox, tweets Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe. D'Arnaud had been in limbo since the Red Sox designated him for assignment Thursday. — This marks the second time a team has claimed d'Arnaud this season.
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
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
Jon Meoli / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles add Paul Janish as Ryan Flaherty heads to disabled list with shoulder tendinitis — Baltimore Orioles third baseman Ryan Flaherty charges the single hit by Detroit Tigers' Nicholas Castellanos during the third inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 18, 2017, in Detroit.
Discussion:
Camden Chat
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Reds notes: Wrist still bothering Zack Cozart — Sunday was a planned off day for Cincinnati Reds shortstop Zack Cozart, but not for general rest. The Reds are being proactive about resting the sore left wrist that has bugged the 31-year-old for more than a month.
Jason Burke / Fox Sports:
Fantasy Baseball: Two-Start Pitchers for the Week of May 22 — It's that time of the week when we look to give you some fantasy baseball advice! — Last week I went over the top two-start pitchers to target with certain caveats, those being that each player mentioned was owned in no more than 50% of ESPN fantasy baseball leagues.