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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers … Diamondbacks right-hander Taijuan Walker left his start against the Los Angeles Dodgers after the second inning on Saturday with right forearm tightness. — The severity of the injury is not known, but “forearm tightness” often is synonymous with elbow issues.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers … LOS ANGELES - Manager Torey Lovullo did not sound concerned about right-hander Zack Greinke's ability to make his next start after Greinke dealt with back spasms during his outing on Friday night. — Greinke motioned to the training staff during …
Associated Press:
Pollock's two homers lift Diamondbacks to win over Dodgers — LOS ANGELES (AP) — A.J. Pollock homered twice while Paul Goldschmidt and Alex Avila also went deep as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Los Angeles 9-1 on Saturday night, continuing their recent dominance over the Dodgers.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Garcia wats two homers, Molina passes Bench, and Cards romp to winning record — CINCINNATI • There is a temptation here to come up with a quick, snazzy pun about the Cardinals' bench players rising up to continue the winning streak and give the team its first winning record of the season.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Molina passes Cincinnati icon Bench for career innings caught — CINCINNATI • Sometime after the fifth inning Saturday, the visitors' clubhouse manager, Mark Stowe, found Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina in the dugout and asked what had to seem like a question out of left field, not one driven by history.
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Renfroe's 2-run homer lifts Padres to 5-4 win over Giants — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hunter Renfroe hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh, an inning after his outfield assist prevented a run from scoring, and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Saturday night.
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Ryan Ford / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' bats in epic cold slumber in first 12 games — The Detroit Tigers' bats have been almost as cold as the April weather, with the Tigers managing just 43 runs in their first 12 games of the season. Even worse, those runs have been mostly confined to a handful of games …
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Nicholas Castellanos must own up to his mistakes — Nicholas Castellanos was in right field early Friday afternoon. Then he was in center field. And he nearly ran baseballs down into left field. — The Tigers were taking early batting practice at Comerica Park …
Nine-run eighth lifts / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Baseball roundup: Cubs score nine with two outs in eighth to beat Braves in wild one — Javy Baez had a three-run double to help the Chicago Cubs score nine times in the eighth inning, all with two outs, to rally past the visiting Atlanta Braves 14-10 Saturday on a cold, wet and windy day.
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Baseball notes: Cubs' Rizzo expected to be ready to face Cards this week — Help should arrive shortly for the Cubs' inconsistent offense. — First baseman Anthony Rizzo, who has been sidelined since April 6 because of lower back stiffness, should return on time for the start …
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Guzman caps rally in Rangers' 6-5 win over Houston — HOUSTON (AP) - Ronald Guzman's first career homer tied the game in the eighth inning, and he put the Rangers ahead with an infield single in the 10th as Texas rallied from five runs down to beat the Houston Astros 6-5 on Saturday.
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction: Rookies, relievers and a future Hall of Famer help stop skid — HOUSTON — If you're going to snap a five-game losing streak why not do it with some flash. — Some rookie flash, to boot. The Rangers stopped the skid with a 6-5 extra-inning win against the Astros Saturday afternoon …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
The Shohei Ohtani Show hits Kansas City, where admirers - and challenges - await — We haven't seen that before.' USA TODAY Sports — KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three college women, exchange students from Japan, were sitting behind the Los Angeles Angels dugout Friday night when a Kauffman Stadium …
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Ken Powtak / Associated Press:
Red Sox off to best start in 118-year history after beating Orioles — Red Sox rookie manager Alex Cora cracked a smile when asked how he felt when he learned it was the best start in team history. — “I just heard it for the first time,” Cora said after Boston beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-3 on Saturday to get to 12-2.
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Scherzer dominates, Nats end 3-game skid, beat Rockies 6-2 — Black admitted afterward that Scherzer was even “better than we expected.” — Scherzer dominated after an early hiccup, striking out 11 and retiring his final 20 batters as the Nationals ended a three-game skid by beating Colorado 6-2.
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Harvey Valentine / UPI:
Nationals try to salvage split with Rockies — WASHINGTON — After scuffling through the first two games, the Washington Nationals can salvage a split of their four-game series against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. — Max Scherzer turned in another dominating effort Saturday …
Dick Scanlon / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Phillies beat Rays behind Arrieta for fifth straight — Jake Arrieta won his first game for the — Scott Kingery drove in two runs each Saturday night in a 9-4 win over the — Tampa Bay Rays. — It was the fifth straight win for the Phillies. — Arrieta (1-) gave up three runs …
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Sean Farrell / Daily Record:
Mets winning streak snapped by Brewers — NEW YORK - The luck finally ran out. And the Mets' streak went with it. — It seemed like the Mets could do no wrong on a nine-game winning streak that made them the new kings of baseball. But everything went against them in a 5-1 home loss …
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Rodriguez helps to shut out Greenville, Rome wins 4-0 — GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Kelvin Rodriguez and three other pitchers combined for a shutout as the Rome Braves defeated the Greenville Drive 4-0 on Saturday. — Rodriguez (1-0) picked up the win after he allowed one hit over 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
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Snowy: Last 3 games of White Sox-Twins series postponed — Snow flurries blow in the wind seen from the I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis Saturday, April 14, 2018. The National Weather Service predicts 9 to 15 inches of snow across a large swath …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinal Insider: Playing for pennies in the minors — CINCINNATI • By the time the Cardinals left spring training, reliever John Brebbia had found a place he never had in the minors: an apartment of his own. But he didn't sign the lease. He had purchased his wife a plane ticket …
Associated Press:
Sanchez, Fox lift Charlotte over Lakeland 7-4 — LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Jesus Sanchez homered and doubled twice, scoring two runs as the Charlotte Stone Crabs topped the Lakeland Flying Tigers 7-4 on Saturday. — Lucius Fox doubled and singled with a couple of runs and two RBIs for Charlotte.
