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Longtime Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda has surgery to replace pacemaker — Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda is “doing well” after undergoing surgery Thursday to have his pacemaker replaced, the team announced Friday on Twitter. … The team said last Saturday …
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Bill Plaschke / Los Angeles Times:
At the end, he cracked a smile — LOS ANGELES-Sitting in the Dodger Stadium press box Thursday night preparing to write an optimistic Dodgers column, I am interrupted by a crack. — Dexter Fowler begins the game with a single up the middle against Kenta Maeda.
Forrest Lee / UPI:
Kenta Maeda's bat helps Los Angeles Dodgers rally past St. Louis Cardinals — LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda dusted the rust off of two weeks of inactivity to beat the St. Louis Cardinals with his arm and bat. — Maeda delivered a go-ahead, two-run single …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wacha, Cardinals fall apart against Dodgers — LOS ANGELES • The runs came fast and welcome in the first inning, but the Cardinals couldn't outrun who they've been for another eight innings Thursday. — The flaws they've had, big and small, cascaded on the Cardinals in a 7-3 loss …
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Fox News:
Cardinals take on NL-leading Rockies in Colorado — DENVER — The St. Louis Cardinals move from Los Angeles to Denver, where they will take on a Colorado Rockies team that returns home after going 7-3 on itslongest road trip of the season. — Rookie Antonio Senzatela (6-1, 3.67 ERA) …
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Purple Row
Beth Harris / The Charlotte Observer:
Maeda rallies Dodgers to 7-3 win over Cardinals
Maeda rallies Dodgers to 7-3 win over Cardinals
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Theme trips and W's? Cubs are ready to have some fun
MoiseKapenda Bower / UPI:
Houston Astros hold home run clinic in 7-6 win over Detroit Tigers — HOUSTON — Houston Astros center fielder Jake Marisnick has carved out a niche as a late-inning defensive specialist able to influence games with his speed on the bases. But with greater frequency this season, Marisnick has wielded a powerful bat.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Verlander's road woes continue as Tigers fall at Astros, 7-6, before jetting to Chicago — HOUSTON - This was Justin Verlander's kind of game. — His team was trying for a split against one of the best teams in baseball. They needed a good taste in their mouths, for the late-night flight …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Justin Verlander coughs up early lead, Detroit Tigers' chances for big split in Houston
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers catcher James McCann takes stitches in left hand, headed to disabled list
Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' next opponent: Chicago White Sox's pitching struggling for much of May
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers to call up Buck Farmer to start Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader in Chicago
Detroit Tigers to call up Buck Farmer to start Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader in Chicago
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Matt Boyd looking to bounce back vs. White Sox on Friday
Matt Boyd looking to bounce back vs. White Sox on Friday
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Bless You Boys
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers catcher James McCann leaves game with bloody left hand after hit by pitch
Detroit Tigers catcher James McCann leaves game with bloody left hand after hit by pitch
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Doug Alden / UPI:
Boston Red Sox fan major league record-tying 20, sweep Texas Rangers — BOSTON — Drew Pomeranz tied a personal best, and his teammates in the bullpen kept it going as the Boston Red Sox pitchers matched a major league record. — Pomeranz struck out 11 in just six innings …
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Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Rocket men: Red Sox pitchers mow down 20 Rangers — BOSTON — Catch a whiff of this: Five Boston Red Sox pitchers combined to tie a major league record for strikeouts Thursday night. — Drew Pomeranz, Heath Hembree, Robby Scott, Matt Barnes and Craig Kimbrel punched out 20 Texas Rangers batters …
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Red Sox strike early to complete sweep of Rangers
Red Sox strike early to complete sweep of Rangers
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Lone Star Ball
Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Dustin Pedroia exits with knee pain; Red Sox say move ‘precautionary’
Mike Axisa / CBSSports.com:
Top White Sox pitching prospect Lucas Giolito throws a no-hitter in the minors — Giolito was a key piece of the trade that sent Adam Eaton to the Nationals — The Chicago White Sox kicked off a major rebuild this winter by trading Chris Sale to the Red Sox and Adam Eaton to the Nationals.
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Dayn Perry / CBSSports.com:
David Price will rejoin the Boston rotation on Monday against the White Sox
David Price will rejoin the Boston rotation on Monday against the White Sox
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Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Red Sox P David Price set to make season debut Monday vs. White Sox
Red Sox P David Price set to make season debut Monday vs. White Sox
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South Side Sox
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays To Activate Donaldson, Tulowitzki From Disabled List — The Blue Jays will activate third baseman Josh Donaldson and shortstop Troy Tulowitzki from the disabled list prior to tonight's game, manager John Gibbons said today in an appearance on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (Twitter link).
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers returning to Toronto at inopportune time — TORONTO — The Rangers conclude their nine-game road trip with three against the Toronto Blue Jays this weekend at Rogers Centre. It's the first time they've met since the Blue Jays swept the Rangers in the ALDS last October …
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Toronto Star
Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Mets as dreary as weather, fall to lowly Padres 4-3 — On a miserable May night in Queens, with a steady drizzle dropping and winds swirling, the Mets lost again to one of the worst teams in baseball. — After Jacob deGrom's start was pushed from Thursday to Friday due to concerns over the weather …
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Red-hot Clevinger, Indians host Royals (May 26, 2017) — CLEVELAND — Indians ace Corey Kluber is getting closer to coming off the disabled list, but his replacement in the rotation has filled in admirably. — Friday night, Mike Clevinger will make his fourth start in place of Kluber …
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Ryan Fagan / Sporting News:
MLB trade rumors 2017: Royals should sell, but will they find acceptable offers?
MLB trade rumors 2017: Royals should sell, but will they find acceptable offers?
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
NL East Notes: Pill, Ruiz, Marlins, Glover — The Mets are promoting Triple-A righty Tyler Pill to join their pitching staff, MLB.com's Anthony DiComo reports (Twitter link). It's not clear exactly what role Pill will have with the club, though DiComo does note that Jacob deGrom is healthy …
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David K. Li / New York Post:
Yankees taking big hit in ticket revenue despite hot start — Yankees ticket sales have have been way down this season, according to a report Thursday. — Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post … The Yankees boast the American League's second-best record and some of the game's most exciting, young players.
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Closer or no closer, Nationals bullpen still has issues — WASHINGTON — Lipstick or no lipstick, a pig is still a pig. And right now, the Washington Nationals' bullpen, which coughed up a 4-2 loss Thursday, is 100 percent USDA pork. — Wednesday night, when manager Dusty Baker revealed Koda Glover …
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LEADING OFF: deGrom seeks dry weather, Senzatela 7th win — A look at what's happening all around the majors today: — WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY — Jacob deGrom is scheduled to start the New York Mets' series opener at Pittsburgh, a day after he was scratched from a home outing against San Diego …