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4:50 PM ET, April 15, 2018

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Alan Eskew / UPI:
Ohtani on mound for Angels again vs. Royals  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It is Sunday, so it must be Shohei Ohtani time in the Los Angeles Angels rotation.  —  Ohtani, the two-way Japanese star, will make his third major league start and all of them are on Sundays.
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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 …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:   Shohei Ohtani's start postponed after MLB first planned to play through 30-degree weather
ESPN:
Alex Avila: ‘Definitely owe’ Deven Marrero after costing him homer  —  LOS ANGELES — About the only thing that went wrong for Arizona in another win over the Dodgers was a baserunning blunder that took away a home run.  —  Diamondbacks third baseman Deven Marrero appeared to hit a three-run homer …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers
Associated Press:   Pollock's two homers lift Diamondbacks to win over Dodgers
Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' early struggles continue as they fall 9-1 to Diamondbacks
Discussion: DodgerBlue.com
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Gyorko launches homer in rehab work, could return to Cardinals soon  —  CINCINNATI  • Accompanied by a book gifted him from manager Mike Matheny, infielder Jedd Gyorko jetted down to Florida for the weekend to get some needed at-bats and see how his leg had recovered from a hamstring strain.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
With the rain cleared and tarp pulled, Cardinals go for sweep  —  UPDATE, 2:10 p.m.: The Cincinnati Reds have announced a start time of 2:45 p.m. St. Louis time.  The rain has cleared from the area, and though overcast conditions remain the grounds crew has started prepping the field for play.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Rain threatens series finale as Cardinals look for sweep against Reds
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers put Logan Forsythe on disabled list  —  Justin Turner played 1,000 innings at third base for the Dodgers last season.  He has not played a single inning this season, and now his replacement has joined him on the disabled list.  —  Logan Forsythe, who had been playing through weakness …
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ESPN:   Logan Forsythe goes on DL day after leaving game with shoulder injury
ESPN:   Dodgers' Logan Forsythe leaves game with right shoulder discomfort
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Mets host family of Jackie Robinson on MLB's annual Jackie Robinson Day  —  Sharon Robinson reflects on Jackie Robinson Day  —  NEW YORK — The Mets and Brewers honored Jackie Robinson on Sunday as part of MLB's annual Jackie Robinson Day celebrations.  All players wore No. 42 …
Discussion: NorthJersey.com
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Sean Farrell / Daily Record:
Mets winning streak snapped by Brewers
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Mets are healthy rotation away from brutal Matt Harvey decision
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
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
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
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Cubs' weather-related decisions a complicated affair  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Years from now they'll be talking about that winter day back in the spring of '18 when the Cubs came roaring back from an eight-run deficit, scoring nine runs on three hits in the eighth inning with a hawk wind …
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Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:   Cubs' game against Braves postponed, rescheduled for May 14
Associated Press:
Rodriguez, Fox and Lowe lead Charlotte in win  —  LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — David Rodriguez had four hits, while Lucius Fox and Nathaniel Lowe recorded three apiece as the Charlotte Stone Crabs beat the Lakeland Flying Tigers 9-6 on Sunday.  —  Rodriguez singled four times, driving in a run and also scoring one.
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Associated Press:
Sanchez, Fox lift Charlotte over Lakeland 7-4
Discussion: DRaysBay
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers-N.Y. Yankees doubleheader now June 4, MLB draft Day 1  —  As expected, the split doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon was postponed, continuing an early-season trend which has wreaked havoc around the major leagues - and especially in Detroit.
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Detroit Free Press:   Detroit Tigers: Game 1 vs. Yankees postponed; Game 2 still on tonight
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
As Cincinnati Reds struggle, top prospect Nick Senzel remains with Triple-A Louisville  —  Here are the stats: Since Eugenio Suarez has been out, Reds third basemen were 1 for 25 with three errors entering Sunday.  —  Meanwhile, the team's No. 1 prospect, Nick Senzel, a third baseman by trade …
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Scott Springer / Cincinnati.com:   Cincinnati Reds Manager Bryan Price preaches patience amid frustration
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Gleyber Torres continues to rake at Triple A, but Yankees may want to give prospect more time in minors  —  DETROIT — Gleyber Torres' Triple-A numbers continue to jump off the page, begging the question: is it possible that he could be promoted to the Yankees this week?  —  “Possible, yes.  Likely?
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Balmy 50-degree weather awaits White Sox in Oakland  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The forecast in Oakland, Calif., for Monday night is temperatures in the 50s with potential for a stray shower.  —  That's downright tropical compared to what the White Sox were leaving behind Sunday as they were set …
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.
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Giancarlo Stanton says there's no ‘bad blood’ with Derek Jeter  —  DETROIT — It doesn't sound like Derek Jeter will even need to send a gift basket in order to mend fences with Giancarlo Stanton.  —  Despite their contentious dealings before Stanton was traded from Miami to New York …
Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Justin Verlander is the last of a dying breed on the mound  —  Think about the most memorable pitching duels from your lifetime of watching baseball.  Conjure your favorite.  What was it about that game that made it so indelible?  —  Chances are, that special memory did not involve …
Associated Press:
Wilson, James carry Florida to 3-1 win over Palm Beach  —  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Jared James singled three times, and Bryse Wilson pitched five scoreless innings as the Florida Fire Frogs beat the Palm Beach Cardinals 3-1 on Sunday.  —  Wilson (1-0) allowed one hit while striking out five to pick up the win.
 
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