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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers' Odor still confident while stuck near Mendoza Line — BOSTON — For a second consecutive scheduled game Thursday, Rougned Odor entered with his batting average above .200. — He has been toeing the Mendoza Line for the past two weeks while in the middle of the Texas Rangers' lineup …
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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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Bernie Miklasz / 101Sports.com:
Wait a Minute: Wasn't the Cardinals' Outfield Supposed to Be Better in 2017?
Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Rich Hill digs hole Dodgers can't escape in 6-1 loss to Cardinals
Rich Hill digs hole Dodgers can't escape in 6-1 loss to Cardinals
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Viva El Birdos
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
NL East Notes: Heisey, Mets, Phillies, Yelich, Chen
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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
Mets blow four-run lead in 6-5 loss to San Diego
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Gaslamp Ball
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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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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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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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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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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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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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, https: and The Big Lead
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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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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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
Cincinnati Reds recap: Team comes back in ninth inning to down Cleveland Indians
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Red Reporter and Let's Go Tribe
Fox Sports:
Pirates OF Polanco activated from 10-day; Ortiz sent down — ATLANTA (AP) The Pittsburgh Pirates have activated outfielder Gregory Polanco from the 10-day disabled list. — The move was announced before Thursday's game against the Atlanta Braves. — Polanco was having a disappointing season …
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
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Reds Claim Jake Buchanan, Designate Peter O'Brien — The Reds announced that they've claimed right-hander Jake Buchanan off waivers from the Cubs and designated minor league outfielder Peter O'Brien for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man roster. Buchanan, it seems …
Baseball Hall of Fame:
Rachel Robinson Named Buck O'Neil Award Winner — The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's Board of Directors has selected Rachel Robinson as the 2017 recipient of the John Jordan “Buck” O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award. Robinson becomes the fourth winner of the Buck O'Neil Award …
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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