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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Regular work has Matt Bush feeling like Rangers' closer — When a team is winning, everyone seems to get in on the action. — During their recent 10-game winning streak, the Texas Rangers saw contributions in some shape or form from all 25 players on the roster, even long man Austin Bibens-Dirkx.
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Bullpen backs Darvish as Rangers top Tigers — DETROIT — Mike Napoli and Pete Kozma connected for home runs Sunday night, and the Texas Rangers' bullpen tossed four scorless innings after a short outing by Yu Darvish in a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers. — Napoli's blast in the fifth traveled 446 feet.
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Lone Star Ball and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Bullpen carries Rangers to victory over Tigers — DETROIT — The first two innings Sunday night weren't as bad as Yu Darvish has pitched in his career, but he was far from his best at Comerica Park. — He needed 56 pitches to record six outs. He walked four batters after walking only five in his first three starts of the month.
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WFAA-TV, Dallas Morning News and Lone Star Ball
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Terry Collins, Mets need to find way to relieve strain on bullpen — Only three major-league relievers appeared in 80 or more games last season. — The Mets, with their season approximately one-fourth complete, have five relievers on pace to appear in 80 or more games …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets need Matt Harvey to get his act and arm together now more than ever — Matt Harvey stood on the dugout steps and just signed and signed. The controversial Mets righthander had just finished throwing and he was on his way back to the clubhouse when a young boy asked for an autograph.
Associated Press:
Trout, Cron power Angels past Mets 12-5 to avoid sweep
Trout, Cron power Angels past Mets 12-5 to avoid sweep
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Faith and Fear in Flushing and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
John Rowe / NorthJersey.com:
Mets drop final game against Angels
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Notes: Harris, Robertson, Bullpen, Rotation — Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post shares an excellent look at Doug Harris' road back to the Nationals following a diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemia. Harris, the Nationals' assistant general manager and vice president of player personnel …
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Nationals Pastime and Washington Post
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
GM Mike Rizzo vows to fix long Nationals nightmare - their flailing bullpen — It's easy to forget that the Washington Nationals are in the most envious position in baseball, sitting with a fat seven-game lead in the National League East with no one else in the division even sniffing .500.
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Sporting News and Federal Baseball
Fox Sports:
Yankees try to get back on track vs. Royals (May 22, 2017) — NEW YORK — Seven losses in 11 games may constitute a slump for the New York Yankees. — Meanwhile, Brett Gardner and Aaron Judge are hardly slumping as New York opens a four-game series with the Kansas City Royals on Monday night at Yankee Stadium.
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baseballmusings.com and DRaysBay
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Royals drop another series to the Twins, setting up crucial week on the road — MINNEAPOLIS — On Sunday evening, in the fourth inning of an 8-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field, Royals catcher Salvador Perez tied an obscure team record. — After clubbing a two-run homer …
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Jake Junis offers solid cameo as Royals open twin bill with 6-4 victory
Jake Junis offers solid cameo as Royals open twin bill with 6-4 victory
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Royals Review
David Hill / Fox Sports:
Atlanta Braves AAA Team Seeking a Name Change — With the exception of one minor league team, each squad in the Atlanta Braves farm system shares the Braves name. That may be set to change soon. — If one is a fan of the Atlanta Braves, there is not a lot of memorization needed when it comes to knowing the farm system.
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Baseball America and Gwinnett Daily Post
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
‘Warhorse’ Wainwright still has it — Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com — Cardinals manager Mike Matheny had first-hand knowledge of both of Sunday's starting pitchers. As a player — and he hasn't played for 10 years — he caught both of them.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wong, Piscotty not in lineup
Arizona Republic:
Monday's game — White Sox at Diamondbacks — Where: Chase Field (Roof hotline: 602-462-6262). — Pitchers: Diamondbacks RHP Zack Greinke (5-2, 3.09) vs. White Sox RHP Miguel Gonzalez (3-4, 4.29). — TV/Radio: FSAZ/KMVP-FM (98.7), KHOV-FM (105.1). — Greinke gave up four runs …
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South Side Sox
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox look for offense to stay hot in series finale vs. Mariners
White Sox look for offense to stay hot in series finale vs. Mariners
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AZ Snake Pit, MLB on Yahoo! Sports and South Side Sox
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge's game-saving catch shows just how complete of a player young Yankees star is — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Yankees' 6-foot-7, 282-pound Superman soared through the air and saved the game with a sensational diving catch. — All that was missing from Aaron Judge's uniform was the cape.
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Rotoworld.com:
Dose: Perez Pounding — Salvador Perez was the seventh catcher selected on average in fantasy drafts this spring. Coming off of four consecutive All-Star seasons, the 27-year-old backstop has developed into one of the strongest and most consistent offensive performers at the catcher position.
Xavier Alatorre / Fox Sports:
Arizona Diamondbacks: Paul Goldschmidt Can Make History as a First Baseman — In 44 games played, Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is hitting .310/.447/.563. His .351 BABIP and 18.8 percent strikeout rate indicate that he is right where he should be.
ESPN:
How have all 30 teams answered their most intriguing question? — Spring training is a time for fresh starts, optimism and lots and lots of questions. Think back to mid-February, when all 30 MLB teams were seeking answers to questions that would play a major role in how their seasons unfolded.
Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' opponent preview: Astros, best team in baseball, but hobble into series — Series: Tigers at Houston for four games, tonight-Thursday night. — TV/radio: Tonight-Thursday — 8:10 on Fox Sports Detroit, WXYT-FM (97.1). — Pitchers: Tonight — RH Michael Fulmer (5-1, 2.72 ERA) …
Peter King / SI.com:
NFL Power Rankings, Pt. 1: Starting at the Bottom — Plus notes on overtime changes, Tom Brady concussion talk and more — How Adrian Peterson fits in the Saints' scheme — The MMQB Andy Benoit takes a look at how newly acquired running back Adrian Peterson fits into the New Orleans Saints offense.
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FanRag Sports, CBS Philly and ProFootballTalk
Lindsey Foltin / Fox Sports:
Watch Cubs' bullpen dance party after Kris Bryant homer — The Chicago Cubs relievers just might be planning to audition for the next season of Dancing With The Stars. — At least that's what it looked like when the bullpen busted out an impromptu dance party during Sunday's 13-6 rout of the Brewers on Sunday at Wrigley Field.