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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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Associated Press:
LEADING OFF: Ohtani starts, wintry weather, Reds skid  —  Baseball fans watch during the seventh inning of a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, April 14, 2018, in Chicago.  The Cubs won 14-10.  (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)  —  Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani …
Jeff Miller / Baltimore Sun:   Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons is proving he is more than an elite defender
Nine-run eighth lifts / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Baseball roundup: Cubs score nine with two outs in eighth to beat Braves in wild one
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.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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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.
Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers
ESPN:   Dodgers' Logan Forsythe leaves game with right shoulder discomfort
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
Alan Robinson / UPI:   Cardinals seek sweep of struggling Reds
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Feel the beat getting stronger? Garcia, Cardinals dance to 6-1 win vs. Reds
Associated Press:
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
MoiseKapenda Bower / UPI:   Astros hope to secure win vs. Rangers
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.
Discussion: Associated Press and Baltimore Sun
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Mike Shalin / UPI:   White-hot Red Sox look to keep struggling O's down
Associated Press:   Schoop goes on 10-day DL; Cobb makes debut
Associated Press:
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.
Discussion: Federal Baseball
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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 …
Associated Press:
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
Associated Press:
Homer happy Mariners hit 4 long balls in win over A's  —  SEATTLE (AP) - Jean Segura hit a three-run homer, Mitch Haniger, Kyle Seager and Daniel Vogelbach all added solo shots, and Seattle battered Oakland pitching for 17 hits in the Mariners' 10-8 win over the Athletics on Saturday night.
Discussion: Lookout Landing
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Associated Press:
Homer happy Mariners hit 4 long balls in 10-8 win over A's  —  SEATTLE — Daniel Vogelbach took advantage of a throwing error and scored from second base on an infield hit.  He made a key scoop at first base to complete a needed double play and end an inning.  —  Important plays, yes.
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 …
Discussion: Associated Press and DRaysBay
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:   What Rays closer Alex Colome may be doing most wrong
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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John Healy / New York Daily News:
Jeurys Familia returning to 2016 form, Tomas Nido to start at catcher on Sunday
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Dana Gauruder / UPI:
Yankees, Tigers will try to play two after washout  —  The New York Yankees haven't gotten their biggest bats going.  Yet their powerful lineup is already setting home run records.  —  The Yankees became the first team in major league history to have five different players with multi-homer games in the first 14 contests of a season.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:   Detroit Tigers' Nicholas Castellanos must own up to his mistakes
Associated Press:
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 …
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.
 
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