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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
AL Notes: Jimenez, Kintzler, Hahn, Johnson — The Orioles have moved righty Ubaldo Jimenez to the bullpen, tweets Eduardo A. Encina of the Baltimore Sun. The 33-year-old Jimenez is struggling for the second consecutive season, posting a 7.17 ERA, 6.8 K/9 and a way-too-high 5.3 BB/9 in 42 2/3 innings over nine outings so far.
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Young pitchers square off as Red Sox host Mariners (May 27, 2017) — BOSTON — Two pitchers who have combined for exactly two major league wins face each other when Rob Whalen makes his Seattle Mariners debut against the Boston Red Sox's Brian Johnson in Game 2 of a three-game series at Fenway Park on Saturday.
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Benjamin Chase / Fox Sports:
Boston Red Sox Closer Craig Kimbrel Is Enjoying A 2017 Resurgence — Craig Kimbrel struggled compared to his previous levels after leaving the Atlanta Braves. Is his resurgence in 2017 for the Boston Red Sox for real? — Before he was a member of the Boston Red Sox, Craig Kimbrel was a Southern boy …
Mike Shalin / UPI:
Eduardo Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox relievers combine for shutout of Seattle Mariners — BOSTON — John Farrell doesn't see any great mystery behind the sudden success of young left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez. — “It's just a matter of his abilities coming together,” the Boston manager …
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David Hill / Fox Sports:
Boston Red Sox Brock Holt Shut Down Once Again — Given the disaster that third base has been for the Boston Red Sox, they were obviously hoping that Brock Holt would be returning to the lineup soon. Instead, he has been shut down for the foreseeable future.
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Kyle Hightower / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Rodriguez strong, Red Sox down Mariners for 5th straight win
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Kyle Schwarber's struggles have him heading into platoon role for Cubs — Cubs manager Joe Maddon discusses Kyle Schwarber's recent struggles and reacts after the team's “Anchorman"-themed departure to Los Angeles prior to a game at the Dodgers on Friday, May 26, 2017. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)
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Forrest Lee / UPI:
Alex Wood continues dominance at home as Los Angeles Dodgers blank Chicago Cubs — LOS ANGELES — Beating Alex Wood at Dodger Stadium has become a long-shot proposition. The Chicago Cubs found out firsthand. — Chase Utley and Adrian Gonzalez homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers posted …
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Kyle Schwarber to start vs. righties only for now, Joe Maddon says
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Sleepless Dillon Gee not complaining about joining Rangers — TORONTO — Dillon Gee only got a few hours of sleep last night but he's not complaining. — The veteran pitcher who was called up from Triple A Round Rock to replace A.J. Griffin arrived at the Rangers' Rogers Centre clubhouse …
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Heroes Galore in Homecoming Victory — Take your pick of heroes from the White Sox' 8-2 victory over the Tigers as the Sox pounded out 14 hits and benefited from strong pitching in the opener of the four-game series and seven-game homestand. — Avi Garcia went 3-for-5 and put The Good Guys ahead …
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Aroldis Chapman set to play catch Saturday, remains a few weeks away from Yankees return — It sounds like the Yankees are about to be one step closer to getting their closer back. — Joe Girardi said Friday that Aroldis Chapman would play catch for the first time since going on the DL …
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Scherzer pitches into 9th, Nationals defeat Padres 5-1 — WASHINGTON (AP) — Max Scherzer allowed three hits over 8 2/3 innings, Bryce Harper and Michael A. Taylor hit two-run homers and the Washington Nationals defeated the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Friday night. — Trea Turner added a solo homer and a double for Washington.
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Will Graves / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Walker homers twice, deGrom pitches deep, Mets top Bucs 8-1 — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Neil Walker homered twice in his return to his hometown, Jacob deGrom gave New York's bullpen a needed rest and the Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1 on Friday night. — Walker, who grew up in Pittsburgh …
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Shelly Anderson / UPI:
Neil Walker helps New York Mets halt skid, top Pittsburgh Pirates
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Three up, three down | Pitchers Chris Sale, Anibal Sanchez among MLB's trending topics — A look at what's trending in Major League Baseball this week: — THREE UP — Chris Sale: The Boston left-hander sacrificed some velocity for efficiency last season, taking a little off his fastball …
ESPN:
‘Maintaining winning spirit in the clubhouse is important’ — This interview was conducted in Spanish and has been translated. Read in Spanish here. — Cubs catcher Willson Contreras made his MLB debut last summer after seven years in the Cubs' Dominican and minor league system.
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Andrew Wagner / UPI:
Arizona Diamondbacks beat Milwaukee Brewers in 10 innings — MILWAUKEE — When things are going well, as they have been for the Arizona Diamondbacks lately, the unlikely suddenly becomes likely. — So it should not have been that much of a surprise to see Chris Iannetta blast a game-tying home run …
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Adleman pitches 8 crisp innings as Reds beat Phillies 5-2 (May 26, 2017) — PHILADELPHIA (AP) Tim Adleman tossed eight innings of one-hit ball, Adam Duvall and Scott Schebler homered and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Friday night.
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Corey Seidman / CSN Philly:
Phillies-Reds 5 things: Aaron Nola looks to build on extremely impressive return from DL
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jim Bunning Passes Away — Hall of Fame pitcher and former US Senator Jim Bunning has passed away, the Phillies have announced. He was 85.
ESPN:
Strained hamstring lands Tigers 2B Ian Kinsler on DL — The Tigers have placed second baseman Ian Kinsler on the 10-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain. — Kinsler, 34, missed eight games earlier this month with hamstring issues. He is batting .239 with 4 homers and 11 RBIs this season.
Rotoworld.com:
Dose: Take it to the Max — The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner was certainly in dominant form in Friday's start against the Padres. — The star right-hander racked up a season-high 13 strikeouts over 8 2/3 innings, earning his fifth victory of the season in the process.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals get an eyeful of Rockies in 10-0 loss — St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Greg Garcia, back, forces out Colorado Rockies' Charlie Blackmon at second base on the front end of a double play hit into by DJ LeMahieu in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 26, 2017, in Denver.
