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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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Bless You Boys and 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 …
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Minor League Ball
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers ex-CF Anthony Gose hits 99 m.p.h. in pro pitching debut in Lakeland — HOUSTON - Anthony Gose was assigned to Class A Lakeland on Monday. — He was listed as a left-handed pitcher, not a centerfielder, and made his professional baseball debut as a pitcher later in the night.
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Sporting News, Bless You Boys and MLB Trade Rumors
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:
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
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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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
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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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers-Red Sox preview: Texas hitters to get stiff test at Fenway — Don't look now, but the Texas Rangers' offense is actually looking like an offense. — They have scored at least five runs in nine of their past 10 games, and have collected at least eight hits in 11 of their past 12 games.
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Punchless Red Sox - last in the AL in home runs - are picture of mediocrity
Punchless Red Sox - last in the AL in home runs - are picture of mediocrity
Discussion:
CBS Boston, Over the Monster, Boston and MLB Daily Dish
Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
What's in the Cubs' new building? The Tribune's private tour — Crane Kenney, Chicago Cubs President of Business Operations, talks about the team's new corporate headquarters. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — After the Ricketts family purchased the Cubs in 2009 …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and FanRag Sports
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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
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs, John Lackey trail Giants 4-0 in 4th
Cubs, John Lackey trail Giants 4-0 in 4th
Discussion:
Bleed Cubbie Blue
Fox Sports:
Braves' Dickey goes on three days' rest vs. Pirates (May 23, 2017) — ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves will go old-school with their pitching staff on Tuesday when they send starter R.A. Dickey to the mound on three days' rest. — Dickey (3-3, 4.13 ERA) will start the second game of a four-game series with the Pirates.
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Rob Biertempfel / Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Braves get to Cole; Hurdle, Freese ejected in Pirates' loss
Braves get to Cole; Hurdle, Freese ejected in Pirates' loss
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From the Cheap Seats and Talking Chop
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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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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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
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?
Discussion:
Over the Monster
Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
Nationals vs. Mariners series preview: An unfamiliar foe — The Washington Nationals and Washington state baseball club have not met since 2014, when Trea Turner was a teenager and Matt Williams was their manager. The teams have met 12 times since the Nationals moved to the District, six times at Nationals Park.
Discussion:
Lookout Landing and Federal Baseball
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians Sign David Lough — The Indians have signed outfielder David Lough to a minor-league deal, per a club announcement. He'll report to Triple-A Columbus. — Lough, 31, joined the Tigers on a minors deal over the winter but failed to crack the Opening Day roster.
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Let's Go Tribe
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.