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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 …
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Jake Junis offers solid cameo as Royals open twin bill with 6-4 victory — MINNEAPOLIS — He had just 24 hours to prepare for his first career start, enough time to make the 381-mile journey from his season home in Omaha, Neb., to downtown Minneapolis. — On Sunday morning …
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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.
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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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wong, Piscotty not in lineup — Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com — Second baseman Kolten Wong (sore left elbow) and right fielder Stephen Piscotty (bruised left forearm) were out of the Cardinals' lineup Sunday, but apparently they won't be out terribly long, and Piscotty actually pinch hit a single in the eighth inning.
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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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Braves look to avenge sweep by Pirates (May 22, 2017) — ATLANTA — At least it won't be snowing when the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates meet for the second time this season. — The clubs begin a four-game series on Monday in Atlanta, where temperatures are expected to be in the low 80s.
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Greg Goldstein / Fox Sports:
Atlanta Braves: Is Rio Ruiz the long-term answer at third base?
Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Adams eager for chance to start as Braves' first baseman
Adams eager for chance to start as Braves' first baseman
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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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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.
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.
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Tom Haudricourt / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Brewers criticize Cubs for postponing game Saturday before rain stopped
Brewers criticize Cubs for postponing game Saturday before rain stopped
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Paul Skrbina / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs lead Brewers 13-1
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox look for offense to stay hot in series finale vs. Mariners — Photos of White Sox outfielder Avisail Garcia. — Chicago Tribune — The White Sox offense will try to stay hot when they take on the Mariners on Sunday in the series finale at Safeco Field.
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Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Bronson Arroyo gives up four homers as Cincinnati Reds lose — In the immediacy of his team's 6-4 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price misunderstood a question from a television reporter. He thought he'd been asked about Bronson Arroyo's job security.
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Justin Tasch / New York Daily News:
Tommy Milone implodes early as Mets drop series finale to Angels — Things looked bleak for the Mets while fans were still filing into the ballpark Sunday afternoon. The first five batters of the game all scored against Tommy Milone, who was torched for eight runs in just 1 1/3 innings …
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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) …
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers not yet focused on future roster decisions — DETROIT — Adrian Beltre showed up at the ballpark Sunday afternoon with his right calf feeling fine some 24 hours after running the bases for the first time in six weeks. — That's exactly what the Texas Rangers needed to hear …
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' newest pitcher could be outfielder Brett Eibner — The Dodgers manage their roster with a short bench and a surplus of creativity. The player who has pinch-run most often this season is pitcher Ross Stripling. — So it might come as little surprise that the Dodgers are experimenting …
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John Hickey / Mercury News:
A's denied what would have been historic sweep — Oakland winning streak grinds to a halt with Red Sox rolling, 12-3 — OAKLAND - The A's fell short in their effort to pull off what would have been a once-in-almost-a-century feat with a 12-3 loss to the Red Sox Sunday.
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Sam Amick / USA Today:
Warriors' Zaza Pachulia, family threatened after Kawhi Leonard incident — SAN ANTONIO — Zaza Pachulia can handle being the villain of the Western Conference finals. — The Golden State Warriors big man would even understand if Kawhi Leonard were angry with him after the ill-fated meeting …
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