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Mike Shalin / UPI:
Hot-hitting Boston Red Sox use big inning to beat Texas Rangers  —  BOSTON — The suddenly hot-hitting Boston Red Sox won their third straight game and actually got good news from not one, but two of their three aces Wednesday night.  —  Chris Sale won his fourth straight decision …
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Alex Butler / UPI:
Babe Ruth's 1927 World Series ring, ‘curse’ contract up for auction  —  For a price, you can win Babe Ruth's 1927 World Series ring or his infamous “Curse of the Bambino” contract in an auction.  —  The two items headline Lelands.com's Invitational Auction.  The auction closes on June 30 and features several hundred high-value lots.
ESPN:
Red Sox eye return of ace David Price after second rehab start
Fox Sports:
Red Sox score 7 in 7th to beat Rangers 9-4 (May 24, 2017)
Discussion: Over the Monster and CBS Boston
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction from Wednesday's 9-4 collapse
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:   Seventh-inning meltdown dooms Rangers in 9-4 loss
Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Chris Sale's run of games with at least 10 strikeouts ends at 8 in row
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Young Yankees fan struck in head by broken bat  —  A young fan was hit by Chris Carter's broken bat in the seventh inning in a section behind the camera well on the third-base side.  —  Play stopped for two minutes while the kid was treated by Yankee Stadium medics.
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Chris Bahr / Fox Sports:
Young fan at Yankee Stadium injured after being hit in head by broken bat  —  The Yankees shut out the Royals, 3-0, on Wednesday night in a game that featured scary moments on and off the field.  —  In the seventh inning, Chris Carter hit a broken-bat grounder to second base …
Billy Witz / New York Times:   First-Place Yankees Aren't Faring Nearly as Well at the Ticket Office
ESPN:   Boy hurt at Yankee Stadium after being hit by part of Chris Carter's shattered bat
CBS Pittsburgh:
Pirates Rally In 9th, Erupt In 10th To Beat Braves 12-5  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Gift Ngoepe doubled to drive in Andrew McCutchen for the go-ahead run before the Pittsburgh Pirates hit three straight homers during a seven-run 10th inning to beat the Atlanta Braves 12-5 on Wednesday night.
Discussion: Talking Chop
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The one stat to forget from Wednesday's loss to Pirates  —  It's been a couple of long nights at SunTrust Park: Tuesday's long rain delay that ended at 2 a.m. and Wednesday's extra-innings affair that saw one unprecedented stat.  —  A thin bullpen put long-reliever Josh Collmenter on the mound …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Designate Josh Collmenter For Assignment  —  The Braves have recalled right-hander Matt Wisler from Triple-A Gwinnett and designated fellow righty Josh Collmenter for assignment in order to clear a spot on the active roster, according to David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution (Twitter link).
Chris Bahr / Fox Sports:
Watch the Pirates go back-to-back-to-back in 10th-inning power surge
Discussion: From the Cheap Seats
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
NL East Notes: Heisey, Mets, Phillies, Yelich, Chen  —  Nationals outfielder Chris Heisey was placed on the disabled list with what the team termed a “right biceps rupture,” per a club announcement.  That's an ominous-sounding injury for the 32-year-old Heisey, and he will indeed undergo …
Discussion: Federal Baseball and Yardbarker
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John Harper / New York Daily News:   Mets have decided that solution to injury criticism is to silence Terry Collins
Mike Puma / New York Post:
Mets write the perfect script for a crushing defeat
Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:   Mets blow four-run lead in 6-5 loss to San Diego
Forrest Lee / UPI:
Mike Leake pitches St. Louis Cardinals past Los Angeles Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES — It might amaze some that Mike Leake leads the National League in ERA, but it isn't breaking news to the St. Louis Cardinals right-hand pitcher.  —  “No, I'm not surprised because it's been an eight-year process for me to get where I'm at,” Leake said.
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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Rich Hill digs hole Dodgers can't escape in 6-1 loss to Cardinals
Discussion: Viva El Birdos
Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:   Rich Hill struggles in return as Dodgers fall to Cardinals
Alex Butler / UPI:   Yasiel Puig steamrolls Los Angeles Dodgers teammate, makes catch
Fox Sports:
Ellsbury to DL after hitting wall; Yanks beat Royals 3-0 (May 24, 2017)  —  NEW YORK (AP) Luis Severino opened with a 97 mph fastball on the low, inside corner of the plate, and Alcides Escobar drove it deep to center field.  —  Jacoby Ellsbury sprinted 107 feet, raised his glove above …
Discussion: Baseball Prospectus
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Royals shut out for a fifth time, fall 3-0 to the Yankees
Discussion: Royals Review
Justin Tasch / New York Daily News:   Luis Severino shows how far he's come in last year in Yankees' win over Royals
New York Daily News:   Yankees' series finale vs. Royals postponed due to rain
Fox Sports:
Brewers, Davies hope to keep rolling in May vs. D-backs (May 25, 2017)  —  MILWAUKEE — The month of May has been good so far for Zach Davies, and the Milwaukee Brewers' young right-hander will try to stay on the uptick Thursday in the opener of a four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Miller Park.
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
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Arizona Republic:
Thursday's game  —  Diamondbacks at Brewers  —  Where: Miller Park.  —  Pitchers: Diamondbacks LHP Robbie Ray (3-3, 3.91) vs. Brewers RHP Zach Davies (5-2, 5.44).  —  TV/Radio: FSAZ/KMVP-FM (98.7), KHOV-FM (105.1)  —  Ray has pitched well on the road this year, going 2-1 with a 1.03 ERA in four starts.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
With help from Francisco Rodriguez, Shane Greene is sizzling in Detroit Tigers' bullpen  —  HOUSTON - Francisco Rodriguez knows a thing or two about relieving.  —  So after every outing, right-hander Shane Greene comes to the dean of the Tigers' bullpen for a critique.  And there is always a critique.
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Detroit Free Press:
Tigers score two runs in both the eighth and ninth innings to break 2-2 tie
Associated Press:
Chatwood allows 1 hit in 7 innings, Rockies top Phillies 7-2  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyler Chatwood allowed just one hit in seven scoreless innings, Carlos Gonzalez homered and the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Wednesday night.  —  Chatwood befuddled the Phillies …
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs to don ‘Anchorman,’ 1970s fashions on road trip to California  —  CHICAGO — If you see a Cubs player wearing bell-bottoms or a large collar while walking down Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles this weekend or in the Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego next week, don't be alarmed.
Discussion: FanRag Sports
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Fox Sports:   LEADING OFF: Cubs stage “Anchorman” trip, Pujols nears 600
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Left for dead, Reds score replay-aided comeback  —  Cincinnati Reds SS Zack Cozart on game-winning hit in comeback win vs. Cleveland The Enquirer  —  CLEVELAND - For two minutes and 57 seconds, the Cincinnati Reds laid dead on the operating table.  They had lost Wednesday to the Cleveland Indians …
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Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds recap: Team comes back in ninth inning to down Cleveland Indians
Fox Sports:
Souza homers twice in Rays' 5-2 win over Angels (May 24, 2017)  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Steven Souza Jr. homered twice to rally the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.  —  Colby Rasmus also went deep for the Rays and Erasmo Ramirez pitched six strong innings …
Discussion: Halos Heaven and DRaysBay
ESPN:
Koda Glover officially named Nats' closer by skipper Dusty Baker  —  The unsettled closer situation has been one of the few question marks for the Washington Nationals, who are threatening to run away from the rest of the NL East with a 28-17 record.  —  On Wednesday, however …
 
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