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Associated Press:
Brad Peacock helps Astros to combined 1-hitter in spot start for Dallas Keuchel … HOUSTON — The Houston Astros used a group effort to make up for what they hope is the one start ace Dallas Keuchel will miss with a pinched nerve in his neck. — Brad Peacock and three relievers combined …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and The Crawfish Boxes
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' Anibal Sanchez going to minors in hopes of regaining starting pitching form — HOUSTON - Anibal Sanchez is a starting pitcher. — He has been for his entire professional baseball career. — So instead of continuing to work upstream as a relief pitcher - see-sawing between …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Bless You Boys and FanSided
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — HOUSTON - They landed here around 4 a.m. Monday morning, a bumpy flight in the books, and arrived in their hotel rooms around 5 a.m., one heck of a tired bunch. — The Detroit Tigers' offense certainly looked the part Monday night. — Their bats sagged in the first game of what will be a grueling 10-day road trip.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers (one hit) unable to back up Michael Fulmer's solid night in 1-0 loss to Astros
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers ex-CF Anthony Gose hits 99 m.p.h. in pro pitching debut in Lakeland
Detroit Tigers ex-CF Anthony Gose hits 99 m.p.h. in pro pitching debut in Lakeland
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Bless You Boys and MLB Trade Rumors
David Haugh / The Charlotte Observer:
Winning bidding war for Luis Robert shows White Sox are serious about rebuild — Baseball's most interesting mediocre team arrived in Arizona on Monday undeterred by the present and overjoyed about the future. — The White Sox, 20-22 as a three-game series against the Diamondbacks began …
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Diamondbacks, Zack Greinke lead White Sox 5-1 — Photos from the game on May 22, 2017, in Phoenix. — Chicago Tribune — Daniel Descalso hit a three-run homer off White Sox right-hander Miguel Gonzalez, and the Diamondbacks led 5-1 Monday night at Chase Field.
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South Side Sox
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Even with Luis Robert agreement, White Sox GM Rick Hahn says more work to do
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Royals are on pace to break their other paltry home-run record — NEW YORK — So the Royals have this home-run record, and it has somehow survived for three decades. — The mark has lasted through 100-loss seasons, and it has endured through American League pennants and championship parades.
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Associated Press:
James Loney granted release from Braves' Triple-A Gwinnett — ATLANTA — First baseman James Loney has requested and received his release from the Braves' Triple-A Gwinnett team. — The 33-year-old Loney signed a minor league deal with the team on Thursday after the Braves learned …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Trying times for John Farrell as Boston Red Sox manager — Dave Dombrowski, the Red Sox's president of baseball operations, can play the “Fire John Farrell” card at any time. — That time might have come Monday, if the Red Sox had not avoided getting swept four straight in Oakland by winning the final game of the series.
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CBS Boston and Over the Monster
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Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Punchless Red Sox - last in the AL in home runs - are picture of mediocrity — OAKLAND - An incredulous Xander Bogaerts repeated the word, trying to grasp a concept that seemed incomprehensible. — The Boston Red Sox rank at the bottom of the American League in home runs this season. — “Is it true?
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Over the Monster, CBS Boston, Boston and MLB Daily Dish
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Championship window may be closing for Giants — San Francisco Giants second baseman Joe Panik hits a home run off Cubs starting pitcher John Lackey in the first inning Monday, May 22, 2017, at Wrigley Field. — Chicago Tribune — Everyone knows the Red Sox have been the Cubs' role models since …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs, John Lackey trail Giants 4-0 in 4th
Cubs, John Lackey trail Giants 4-0 in 4th
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Michael Pineda continues to make case for Yankees ace — Michael Pineda baffled the Yankees in 2016 with his inability to finish off innings, but this season he's bearing down and getting big outs when he needs them. — The best example of that on Monday night: when Pineda won a 12-pitch battle …
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees in weird position of counting on Michael Pineda
Dick Scanlon / Associated Press:
Wild pitch helps Angels beat Rays 3-2 — ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Jefry Marte scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the seventh inning to help the Los Angeles Angels' beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Monday night. — The Angels, who have won six of eight, pushed across the run without …
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Halos Heaven and DRaysBay
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Brandon Phillips hits home run No. 200 — Braves second baseman Brandon Phillips, who played for the Reds from 2006 until he was traded to the Braves in February for Carlos Portuondo and Andrew McKirahan, hit his 200th career home run on Monday night in Atlanta, off of Pirates starter Gerrit Cole …
Kevin Sherrington / The Charlotte Observer:
If the MLB is trending young, look to these Rangers stars for the next big thing — Now that the Rangers have convincingly pulled off their Lazarus act, let's see what they do for an encore. — Can they keep whittling away at the Astros' lead? What about their window? Is it closing?
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
‘Sneaky good’ Gyorko doing more than hitting homers — Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com — Through the first seven weeks of the season, there is little question that Jedd Gyorko, the Cardinals' leader last season with 30 homers, 23 after the All-Star break, has been their best player.
Fox Sports:
Mariners make roster moves to clear spot for return of Cano — SEATTLE (AP) The Seattle Mariners have recalled catcher Mike Zunino and pitcher Emilio Pagan from Triple-A Tacoma and optioned three players to help clear a spot for the expected return of second baseman Robinson Cano.
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Lookout Landing