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Larry Fleisher / UPI:
Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton faces Marlins for first time — NEW YORK — The last time Giancarlo Stanton appeared at Yankee Stadium, he was getting booed loudly for making the last out of a frustrating loss to the Baltimore Orioles by striking out for the fifth time.
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Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Yankees keeping an eye on Gleyber Torres' progress — DETROIT - Gleyber Torres keeps tearing it up, and Yankees manager Aaron Boone is aware. — “To see him playing well, healthy and off to a good start is something we certainly take notice of,” Boone said. “And we're watching closely.”
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers … LOS ANGELES -Diamondbacks right-hander Taijuan Walker landed on the disabled list on Sunday, but the tone around the team continues to be more upbeat than normal as it relates to a pitcher dealing with an arm injury.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers … LOS ANGELES - Zack Godley's first inning on Sunday afternoon could hardly have gone better. He struck out two batters on three pitches each. He recorded the third out on a first-pitch ground ball. Seven pitches, seven strikes.
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AZ Snake Pit and MLB Baseball News …
John Healy / New York Daily News:
Mickey Callaway explains questionable decision to pinch-hit Jay Bruce for catcher Tomas Nido with Noah Syndergaard on deck — At 12-2, Mickey Callaway has not had to face too much scrutiny yet as a rookie manager, but on Sunday he was forced to answer a questionable decision in the fifth inning …
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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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MLB Baseball News …, baseballmusings.com and Royals Review
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Bob Nightengale / Des Moines Register:
Shohei Ohtani's start postponed after MLB first planned to play through 30-degree weather
Shohei Ohtani's start postponed after MLB first planned to play through 30-degree weather
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Royals Review, Indianapolis Star and MLB Baseball News …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Martinez overwhelms Reds, sends Cardinals to rare sweep in Cincy — CINCINNATI • For a team looking to sweep a hapless opponent and flex the many, varied ways it needs to be able to win to contend it helped the Cardinals on Sunday to have a pitcher with many, varied, and downright wicked ways to get outs.
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Scott Springer / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds Manager Bryan Price preaches patience amid frustration
Scott Springer / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds wrap up miserable home stand with 3-2 loss to St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds wrap up miserable home stand with 3-2 loss to St. Louis Cardinals
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Viva El Birdos
Mark Didtler / Associated Press:
Rays keep sliding at home as Phillies roll to 10-4 win — Aaron Altherr hit a three-run homer, Scott Kingery had a three-run double and the Philadelphia Phillies won their sixth in a row, topping the Tampa Bay Rays 10-4 Sunday. — Kingery's two-out drive off the center field wall capped …
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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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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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Associated Press:
A's snap Mariners' 4-game winning streak — SEATTLE (AP) - Sean Manaea pitched seven strong innings and Jed Lowrie hit an early two-run homer off Felix Hernandez to lead the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Sunday. — Oakland avoided a series sweep as Manaea (2-2) gave up just two hits and struck out four.
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Associated Press:
MLB notes: Six more games postponed because of inclement weather — Six more Major League Baseball games were wiped out Sunday, running this season's total number of postponements to 21 in only 2 1/2 weeks. It's baseball's highest number through the end of April since it had 26 in 2007 …
Doug Stewart / FOX 61:
Red Sox extend best start in 118-year history, beat O's 3-1 — Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment — BOSTON (AP) — Andrew Benintendi got three hits and the Boston Red Sox extended the best start …
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Associated Press:
Colon working on no-hitter in 8th for Rangers vs Astros — HOUSTON (AP) — Bartolo Colon has walked Carlos Correa leading off the eighth inning, the first baserunner allowed by the Texas Rangers right-hander against the World Series champion Houston Astros. — The 44-year-old Colon is still working on a no-hitter Sunday night.
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 …
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MLB Baseball News …, NorthJersey.com and Brew Crew Ball
Associated Press:
Spitz, Thomas lift Springfield over Frisco 14-3 — SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Lane Thomas Spitz homered and singled twice, driving in three runs and scoring a pair as the Springfield Cardinals topped the Frisco RoughRiders 14-3 on Sunday. — Thomas homered and singled with two runs for Springfield.
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Demeritte, Reed lift Mississippi over Biloxi 3-0 — BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Travis Demeritte homered and singled, driving home two runs as the Mississippi Braves beat the Biloxi Shuckers 3-0 in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday. — Michael Reed singled twice, also stealing a base for Mississippi.
Associated Press:
Brusa hits walk-off homer in 10th, San Jose beats Stockton 5-4 — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Gio Brusa hit a walk-off two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning, as the San Jose Giants defeated the Stockton Ports 5-4 on Sunday. — The Giants scored two runs in the ninth before Stockton answered …
Associated Press:
Rookies Lucchesi, Villanueva carry Padres past Giants 10-1 — SAN DIEGO (AP) - The rebuilding San Diego Padres have made up two spots in the NL West in two games, thanks largely to two rookies. — Joey Lucchesi struck out nine in six innings, Christian Villanueva homered …
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Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Aaron Altherr's diving catch started with analytics — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Aaron Altherr did not intend to make a catch as he ran to his right on Sunday afternoon and locked his eyes on Denard Span's line drive. The ball was moving fast and Altherr figured he would corral it after it bounced off the turf.