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Doug Alden / Associated Press:
Porcello pitches Red Sox past Yankees 6-3 — BOSTON (AP) Rick Porcello looks a lot more like the pitcher who won the 2016 AL Cy Young Award than the one who lost 17 games last year. — That is one welcome development for the Boston Red Sox. — Porcello pitched seven scoreless innings …
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Yankees-Red Sox fight fallout: Kelly, Austin suspended; Ramirez leaves after being hit by pitch — Red Sox reliever Joe Kelly and the Yankees' Tyler Austin have been suspended for their roles in the brawl between the American League East rivals at Fenway Park.
Bruce Vielmetti / USA Today:
Milwaukee TV reporter charged with felony battery over fight at Brewers game — A Milwaukee TV reporter was charged Wednesday with felony battery over an incident at Miller Park, when police say he broke the nose of another reporter who was demanding an apology to his fiancée.
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Deadspin
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Why MLB will continue to have bench-clearing brawls
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Pinstripe Alley and MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
MLB notes: Rangers' early-season woes continue with losses, injuries
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch and MLB Baseball News …
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Sonny Gray continues to look nothing like the No. 2-type starter the Yankees hoped he'd be
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Yankees coach Phil Nevin: Alex Cora's gesture was ‘unprofessional’
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Camden Chat
Alex Butler / UPI:
Cardinals' Marcell Ozuna robs foul ball, goes deep … St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Marcell Ozuna hit a home run and made a leaping catch over fans against the Cincinnati Reds. — Ozuna showed off his skills in the Cardinals' 13-4 win Thursday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
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Reds aim to end five-game skid vs. Cardinals — With the Cincinnati Reds off to a terrible start amid whispers that his job could be in jeopardy, manager Bryan Price made an unusual move. He sat down his best player. — First baseman Joey Votto, whose streak of 202 consecutive games started included …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notebook: Mayers gets in game vs. Reds after call-up — CINCINNATI • Cardinals prospect Mike Mayers spent 24 hours with Class AAA Memphis after his demotion earlier this week and had just enough time to put on a Redbirds jersey twice, attend two games, and not throw a single pitch.
Cincinnati.com:
Next Slide — The Reds have gone with the young arms lately.
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Red Reporter
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Bryan Price is not managing the Cincinnati Reds like a man on the hot seat
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Viva El Birdos
Associated Press:
Polanco homers twice to back third strong start by Williams — Gregory Polanco homered twice at Wrigley Field to help back a third straight solid start by Trevor Williams, and the Pittsburgh Pirates pulled away from the Chicago Cubs 6-1 on Thursday. — Francisco Cervelli lined a three-run shot …
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Ohtani's 3-run triple leads Angels to 7-1 win over Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a bases-loaded triple in a five-run seventh inning to help the streaking Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory.
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Pirates manager Hurdle criticizes Javier Baez for bat flip — CHICAGO (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle criticized Chicago Cubs infielder Javier Baez on Thursday for his bat flip on a popup, and the young slugger brushed off the comments by the former major leaguer.
Jim Ingraham / UPI:
Indians heating up, go for sixth straight vs. Blue Jays — CLEVELAND — It took the arrival of some warmer weather, but the Cleveland Indians have finally started to hit. That might be bad news for the Toronto Blue Jays, who will visit Progressive Field on Friday night for the opener of a three-game series.
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Rebuilding Padres say brawl can bring them closer together — SAN DIEGO — Showing some fight seems to be a good thing for the rebuilding San Diego Padres. — While awaiting word on punishment from Major League Baseball for their brawl Wednesday with the Colorado Rockies, the Padres vowed not to get pushed around by anyone.
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Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
Stratton enjoys career night, Giants collect key two-out hits to win series-opener
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McCovey Chronicles and Gaslamp Ball
Stephen Hawkins / Associated Press:
Shohei Ohtani eager for more as Angels balance work for 2-way star — Shohei Ohtani eagerly bounces into the cage when it's his turn during batting practice — and then puts on an impressive show knocking balls high and deep into the outfield seats. — Whether hitting or pitching …
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Kevin Plawecki's hand is broken — and the Mets are in trouble — Just when it appeared everything was roses for the Mets, a batch of of dead dandelions arrived. — Suddenly, the Mets are without not one, but two catchers as Kevin Plawecki sustained a broken left hand Wednesday night …
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MLB Baseball News …, MLB Trade Rumors, Faith and Fear in Flushing and Amazin' Avenue
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Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki diagnosed with broken hand — NEW YORK — Kevin Plawecki of the New York Mets has a broken left hand and is following fellow catcher Travis d'Arnaud to the disabled list. — Plawecki was hit by a pitch from Miami Marlins reliever Tayron Guerrero in the eighth inning Wednesday night.
Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
Good health, dominant bullpen key factors behind Amazin' start by Mets — The Mets are off to the best start in their history, their 10-1 record the best in all of baseball, and somewhere, assuming he's been watching, Terry Collins is saying: “Who are these guys?”
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Mets are going to start loosening reins on starting pitchers
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Amazin' Avenue
Patrick Stevens / Associated Press:
Rockies hot in victory … WASHINGTON — DJ LeMahieu carried the Colorado Rockies' offense on Thursday. — The second baseman homered twice, added two doubles and drove in a career-high four runs and Colorado earned a 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals.
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Federal Baseball
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Mets closer Jeurys Familia leads MLB with six saves this season — MIAMI — Having a health Jeurys Familia has made a world of difference for the Mets. — The Mets' closer leads MLB with six saves as the Mets are off to an MLB-best 10-1 start, and the righty has yet to allow a run in eight innings.
