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11:35 AM ET, May 23, 2017

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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 …
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
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MoiseKapenda Bower / UPI:
Houston Astros win pitching duel over Detroit Tigers  —  HOUSTON — With right-hander Brad Peacock stepping in with Dallas Keuchel on the 10-day disabled list, the team hoped he could manage expecatations.  —  Peacock exceeded all expectations by delivered a stirring effort in his spot start …
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 …
Detroit Free Press:   Next Slide  —  HOUSTON - They landed here around 4 a.m. Monday morning …
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers ex-CF Anthony Gose hits 99 m.p.h. in pro pitching debut in Lakeland
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:   Tigers (one hit) unable to back up Michael Fulmer's solid night in 1-0 loss to Astros
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.
Discussion: South Side Sox
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Even with Luis Robert agreement, White Sox GM Rick Hahn says more work to do
Discussion: South Side Sox
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:   White Sox top prospect Yoan Moncada appears in Chicago, just for doctor visit
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:   Injured pitcher Carlos Rodon hopes White Sox will ‘lift the leash off’ soon
Jack McCarthy / UPI:
Ty Blach battles, leads San Francisco Giants past Chicago Cubs  —  CHICAGO — Ty Blach set the tone on Monday when he prevailed in a 13-pitch showdown with Chicago Cubs leadoff batter Ben Zobrist.  —  The San Francisco Giants right-hander caught Zobrist looking at a third strike …
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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 …
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
What's in the Cubs' new building? The Tribune's private tour
Discussion: FanRag Sports
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs, John Lackey trail Giants 4-0 in 4th
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
Rob Biertempfel / Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Braves get to Cole; Hurdle, Freese ejected in Pirates' loss  —  ATLANTA — Manager Clint Hurdle and David Freese were told to leave in the fourth inning.  Gerrit Cole slunk away in the fifth.  Jordy Mercer had to go in the seventh.  —  It was that kind of Monday night for the Pirates …
Discussion: Talking Chop
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Fox Sports:   Adams hits 2-run HR to power Braves past Pirates, 5-2 (May 22, 2017)
Fox Sports:   Braves' Dickey goes on three days' rest vs. Pirates (May 23, 2017)
Associated Press:   James Loney granted release from Braves' Triple-A Gwinnett
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.
Discussion: CBS Boston and Over the Monster
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Fox Sports:   A's try to keep power amped up against Marlins (May 23, 2017)
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Punchless Red Sox - last in the AL in home runs - are picture of mediocrity
Fox Sports:
Royals' Duffy looks to duplicate success vs. Yankees (May 23, 2017)  —  NEW YORK — Five days ago, Danny Duffy enjoyed tremendous success in shutting down the New York Yankees.  —  A effective slider was a key element that day, and Duffy looks to replicate it Tuesday night …
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ESPN:   The Aaron Judge home run tracker
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:   Royals are on pace to break their other paltry home-run record
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 …
Discussion: Halos Heaven and DRaysBay
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Greg Auman / UPI:
Settling in after 1st inning, Los Angeles Angels' JC Ramirez shut down Tampa Bay Rays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Angels starter JC Ramirez continued his first-inning struggles on Monday night, but he also continued to be a strong pitcher after the first inning, shutting down the Tampa Bay Rays in a 3-2 win at Tropicana Field.
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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Fox Sports:
Royals tagged by three homers, Yankees win 4-2
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Joel Sherman / New York Post:   Yankees in weird position of counting on Michael Pineda
Josh Verlin / UPI:
Charlie Blackmon leads Colorado Rockies past slumping Philadelphia Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA — Most leadoff hitters are content with setting the tone for their team's offense, getting on base and letting their teammates drive them home.  —  Not so with the Colorado Rockies' Charlie Blackmon.
ESPN:
Corey Kluber to make rehab start Thursday, could return from DL next week  —  Cleveland Indians ace Corey Kluber will make a minor league rehab start Thursday and could return from the disabled list as early as next week.  —  Kluber, who has been on the 10-day DL since May 3 because of a lower back strain …
Alex Butler / UPI:
Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto to fans: 'You guys don't even have a life'  —  All-Star first baseman Joey Votto expects to be heckled on the road, but on Monday night he got the business at home.  —  Votto's .293 average this season is his worst mark since he hit .255 during his 62-game injury-plagued 2014 campaign.
Meghan Montemurro / delawareonline:
After Klentak assures McClure's job security, slow down calls for pitching coach's firing … CONNECT  —  PHILADELPHIA - Phillies pitching coach Bob McClure isn't going anywhere.  —  For any fans hoping for a change amid the pitching staff's struggles, general manager Matt Klentak made clear …
Discussion: Philly.com and The Good Phight
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?
 
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