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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 …
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Minor League Ball
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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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The Crawfish Boxes
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' Anibal Sanchez going to minors in hopes of regaining starting pitching form
Tigers' Anibal Sanchez going to minors in hopes of regaining starting pitching form
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Bless You Boys, MLB on Yahoo! Sports and FanSided
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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MLB Trade Rumors and Bless You Boys
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers (one hit) unable to back up Michael Fulmer's solid night in 1-0 loss to Astros
Tigers (one hit) unable to back up Michael Fulmer's solid night in 1-0 loss to Astros
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Bless You Boys
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
Diamondbacks, Zack Greinke lead White Sox 5-1
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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
Even with Luis Robert agreement, White Sox GM Rick Hahn says more work to do
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South Side Sox
Larry Fleisher / UPI:
Chris Carter's glove, bat help New York Yankees defeat Kansas City Royals — NEW YORK — From various vantage points at Yankee Stadium, the New York Yankees could not tell if Alcides Escobar was out or safe after first baseman Chris Carter made a nice scoop of Starlin Castro's off-balance throw in the seventh inning.
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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 …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
What's in the Cubs' new building? The Tribune's private tour
What's in the Cubs' new building? The Tribune's private tour
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FanRag Sports
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
Fox Sports:
Adams hits 2-run HR to power Braves past Pirates, 5-2 (May 22, 2017) — ATLANTA (AP) Matt Adams' first home run with the Braves came down near the right-field restaurant that had been the landing spot for a few of Freddie Freeman's long balls this season. — Adams was quick to say he's …
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Jeff Wallner / UPI:
Cincinnati Reds top Cleveland Indians, 5-1 — CINCINNATI — Scott Schebler went hitless in 13 consecutive at-bats last week but only struck out twice. He figured it was just a matter of time before a few of his hard-hit balls would start to find gaps. — On Monday night …
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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.
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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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
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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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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 …
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 …
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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?