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Associated Press:
Forsythe, Dodgers win it in 13th after Kershaw duels Lynn — Logan Forsythe doubled in a run in the 13th inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Tuesday night after a stellar duel between starters Clayton Kershaw and Lance Lynn.
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Baseball Prospectus, True Blue LA and Viva El Birdos
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Pederson leaves game after frightening collision with Puig — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson left a game against the St. Louis Cardinals after a frightening collision with Yasiel Puig on the warning track Tuesday night. — Just before crashing into Pederson …
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True Blue LA
George Henry / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
After 3-hour rain delay, Adams lifts Braves over Pirates — ATLANTA (AP) — Filling in for fan favorite Freddie Freeman, Matt Adams is doing everything he can to quickly endear himself to his new home crowd. — Of course, that's easier to do when they're actually in their seats.
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Fox Sports:
Bogaerts scores twice on wild pitches, Red Sox thump Rangers (May 23, 2017) — BOSTON (AP) Xander Bogaerts and the Boston Red Sox don't need help putting runs on the board right now. They got some from the Texas Rangers anyway. — Bogaerts had three RBIs and twice scored on wild pitches …
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MLB Daily Dish and Over the Monster
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Scott Gleeson / Arizona Republic:
Drone crash during Padres game has MLB security ‘monitoring’ situation — What's that in the sky? A bird? A plane? — Nah. Just a drone that appeared in the seventh inning of the San Diego Padres' 5-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday at Petco Park.
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Minor League Ball, TechCrunch and USA Today
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Marissa Payne / Washington Post:
MLB will ‘monitor the situation’ after drone nearly takes out fans at Padres game — No drones allowed. — That's the rule MLB reiterated Tuesday, two days after a drone nearly took out a couple of fans during the San Diego Padres' 5-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park on Sunday.
Jack McCarthy / UPI:
Jon Lester throws complete game in Chicago Cubs' win over San Francisco Giants — CHICAGO — Jon Lester started strong Tuesday night, and with the exception of one inning, kept getting better in a complete game. — The Chicago Cubs left-hander allowed one run and three hits in the fifth inning …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Joe Maddon on Ian Happ's defense: ‘I have a defensive foot fetish’
Joe Maddon on Ian Happ's defense: ‘I have a defensive foot fetish’
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Jay Cohen / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Lester pitches 4-hitter as Cubs beat Cueto, Giants 4-1
Lester pitches 4-hitter as Cubs beat Cueto, Giants 4-1
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McCovey Chronicles and UPI
Larry Fleisher / UPI:
Kansas City Royals rally past New York Yankees with four homers — NEW YORK — Five nights ago, Danny Duffy enjoyed tremendous success with his slider against the New York Yankees and spent most of the game working with a lead. — This time, Duffy felt the fastball was extremely effective, though it took him longer to get a lead.
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Clark Spencer / miamiherald:
Marlins come out swinging with 11-9 win over Oakland — OAKLAND — If the Marlins don't score big, they don't win. — That's been the case for the duration of a dreadful month, and it was the case once again Tuesday when they hammered out a 11-9 win over the A's.
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Associated Press:
Mets send reliever Robles to minors, recall Smoker — NEW YORK (AP) — Searching for answers in a wobbly bullpen, the New York Mets optioned struggling right-hander Hansel Robles to Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday and recalled lefty Josh Smoker from their top farm club.
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CBS New York, Gaslamp Ball and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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MarinersPR / From the Corner of Edgar & Dave:
Mariners Recall RHP Rob Whalen from AAA Tacoma — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto announced today the following roster moves. — Rob Whalen, RHP, recalled from AAA Tacoma. — Emilio Pagan, RHP, optioned to AAA Tacoma.
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FanRag Sports
Juan Martinez / ESPN:
In his 20th year in MLB, Bartolo Colón still loves this game — The crack of the bat draws a sardonic cheer from the Citi Field crowd. It isn't the thunderclap of a moonshot, or even the sharp whack of a liner. Nevertheless, the 28,113 in attendance rise; they've waited …
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Proving they're part of rebuilding future a motivator to young White Sox — Photos of White Sox outfielder Avisail Garcia. — Chicago Tribune — When the White Sox decided to move into rebuilding mode in the offseason, it created openings for a few players on the major-league team …
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AZ Snake Pit, MLB on Yahoo! Sports and South Side Sox
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Andrew Aplin, Designate Chris Heston — The Mariners have acquired outfielder Andrew Aplin from the Astros, per a club announcement. Cash or a player to be named later will head to Houston in return. To create room on the 40-man roster, Seattle has designated righty Chris Heston for assignment.
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Lookout Landing
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Miguel Almonte to make first career start Thursday; Gordon returns, Karns on DL — NEW YORK — The Royals made a roster move before Wednesday's game against the Yankees, placing starting pitcher Nathan Karns on the 10-day disabled list to clear space for the return of outfielder Alex Gordon from three-day paternity leave.
Fox Sports:
Twins ace Ervin Santana shuts out Orioles — BALTIMORE — Sometimes, Ervin Santana is so good it's difficult to describe in words. — Santana pitched a two-hitter for his 10th career shutout, and the surging Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-0 Tuesday night.
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Camden Chat and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Arizona Republic:
Game Day: D-Backs will have to win without Pollock — he's staying home on road trip — The Diamondbacks, for all their promise, have struggled against left-handed pitching. They can change that in Wednesday's matchup with the White Sox.
Rotoworld.com:
Daily Dose: Ross Returns — Follow @drewsilv and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter. — Joe Ross made his first positive fantasy impact since mid-April on Tuesday night against the Mariners, throwing eight innings of one-run ball in his first start back from a three-week stay at Triple-A Syracuse.
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Gaslamp Ball