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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
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Over the Monster, Red Reporter and Surviving Grady
Fox Sports:
Red Sox score 7 in 7th to beat Rangers 9-4 (May 24, 2017)
Discussion:
Over the Monster and CBS Boston
Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Chris Sale's run of games with at least 10 strikeouts ends at 8 in row
Discussion:
Over the Monster and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction from Wednesday's 9-4 collapse
Discussion:
Lone Star Ball
John Harper / New York Daily News:
Mets have decided that solution to injury criticism is to silence Terry Collins — And after exhaustive study, thought and consideration, the Mets have decided the best way to improve their oft-criticized handling of injuries is to put a gag order on their manager.
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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 …
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Byron Kerr, Federal Baseball and Yardbarker
Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:
Mets blow four-run lead in 6-5 loss to San Diego
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Gaslamp Ball
Mike Puma / New York Post:
Mets write the perfect script for a crushing defeat
Discussion:
Gaslamp Ball, MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Amazin' Avenue
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.
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Talking Chop
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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 …
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Baseball Prospectus
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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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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
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Viva El Birdos
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.
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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.
Discussion:
Brew Crew Ball, AZ Snake Pit and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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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Purple Row and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Detroit Free Press:
Tigers score two runs in both the eighth and ninth innings to break 2-2 tie — HOUSTON - This was the inning Daniel Norris was supposed to fall apart. The Detroit Tigers had seen it many times in the past. — After three solid innings, a leadoff walk. A double. A reliever warming up in the bullpen.
Discussion:
Bless You Boys, MLB on Yahoo! Sports and The Crawfish Boxes
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
With help from Francisco Rodriguez, Shane Greene is sizzling in Detroit Tigers' bullpen
Discussion:
Bless You Boys
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
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Red Reporter, MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Let's Go Tribe
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.
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FanRag Sports
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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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Federal Baseball
Billy Witz / New York Times:
First-Place Yankees Aren't Faring Nearly as Well at the Ticket Office — The Yankees are, at the moment, a marketer's dream. With a spirited start to the season, they can boast of having one of baseball's best records, bask in the captivating presence of the Bunyanesque outfielder Aaron Judge …
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https: and The Big Lead
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees taking their time with top prospect Gleyber Torres, but MLB debut may not be far off — Brian Cashman isn't thinking about Gleybermania coming to the Bronx. Not yet. — “I'm not looking at Gleyber Torres right now on the major-league side,” Cashman said Thursday at a HOPE Week event at Yankee Stadium.
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 …
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Halos Heaven and DRaysBay
ESPN:
The mystery of Masahiro Tanaka — NEW YORK — It's a mystery, at the moment. The ace of the New York Yankees, Masahiro Tanaka, has been terrible this year. — While he's 5-3 and did throw a shutout at Fenway Park at the end of April, his 2017 ERA — 6.56, in nine starts — is awful.
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Beyond the Box Score
