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John Marshall / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Belt's check-swing ruins Corbin's no-no, Dbacks 1-hit Giants — PHOENIX (AP) — Patrick Corbin had hitters chasing sliders in the dirt and made up a 65 mph pitch on the fly. Arizona's defense had a pair of spectacular plays behind him, the kind that end up in the highlight reel when history is made.
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AZ Snake Pit
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Bob McManaman / USA Today:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Francisco Giants … CONNECT — What began on a sour note for the Diamondbacks and their starting rotation Tuesday turned into a sensationally sweet performance by Patrick Corbin, who came within four outs of pitching the third no-hitter in franchise history.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com and Arizona Republic
Bob McManaman / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers … Diamondbacks right-hander Taijuan Walker suffered damage to his ulnar collateral ligament and is flying to New York for a second opinion on Wednesday, but Arizona could be without his services for multiple weeks, if not months.
Discussion:
AZ Snake Pit and MLB Daily Dish
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers
Associated Press:
Cubs 1B Rizzo activated from 10-day DL — CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have activated first baseman Anthony Rizzo from the 10-day disabled list. — Rizzo had been sidelined by lower back tightness. He returned to the starting lineup for Tuesday's series opener against St. Louis.
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Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Cubs' Anthony Rizzo willing to take pay cut for shorter regular season — With so many weather-related postponements already this baseball season, we can add Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo to the list of those calling for a reduction in the number of games.
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Anthony Rizzo OK with taking pay cut for fewer games: ‘We play too much baseball’
Anthony Rizzo OK with taking pay cut for fewer games: ‘We play too much baseball’
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NESN.com, Deadspin, Bleacher Report, The Comeback and Sportsnet.ca
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — It was 37 degrees Monday night at Comerica Park.
Next Slide — It was 37 degrees Monday night at Comerica Park.
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USA Today
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs GM Jed Hoyer disappointed in rotation's struggles
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Shohei Ohtani's Angels tenure faces its first real taste of adversity vs. Red Sox — ANAHEIM — It was the biggest party the Los Angeles Angels ever hosted in the month of April. — They packed the joint Tuesday night, selling out the Big A, with their second-biggest crowd at Angel Stadium …
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ESPN
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Bill Plaschke / The Charlotte Observer:
For Ohtani, his third start is charmless, but he's young, and it's early
Alden GonzalezESPN / ESPN:
Shohei Ohtani leaves with blister after two ineffective innings
Shohei Ohtani leaves with blister after two ineffective innings
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Associated Press and baseballmusings.com
Greg Beacham / WFXT:
Angels' Ohtani lasts only 2 innings vs Boston in 3rd start
Angels' Ohtani lasts only 2 innings vs Boston in 3rd start
Discussion:
Surviving Grady, MLB Baseball News …, Over the Monster and Halos Heaven
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Francisco Lindor hits emotional home run in MLB's return to Puerto Rico — Major League Baseball's appearance in Puerto Rico this week is much more than a two-game series between the Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins. — The island, still recovering from the destruction caused …
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MLB Baseball News …, The Comeback, Let's Go Tribe and Deadspin
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Carpenter warms up as Cardinals edge Cubs, 5-3, in chilly night at Wrigley — CHICAGO • In the chill before the game, as reporters huddled around him for information, if not for warmth, Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer referred several times to the “choppy” nature of his team's start.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Viva El Birdos
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Associated Press:
Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle (shoulder) goes on 10-day disabled list — NEW YORK — Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis. — The move was made, retroactive to Monday, before Tuesday night's game against the Miami Marlins.
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Pinstripe Alley
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Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:
Mets promote hard-throwing righty Gerson Bautista, demote Hansel Robles — NEW YORK — The Mets promoted flamethrower Gerson Bautista, and he pitched a scoreless inning in his debut in the 5-2 loss to Washington at Citi Field. — He took the spot of Hansel Robles, who was demoted to Class AAA Las Vegas.
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Associated Press:
Grandal, Dodgers beat Padres 7-3 after Jansen's blown save — SAN DIEGO (AP) - Yasmani Grandal hit a go-ahead, two-run double with one out in the 12th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers overcame Kenley Jansen's blown save to beat the San Diego Padres 7-3 Tuesday night for their season-high third straight win.
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True Blue LA
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ESPN:
Kenley Jansen confident after latest blown save: 'I can't let that get in my mind' — Los Angeles Dodgers star closer Kenley Jansen remains confident after another blown save, saying he refuses to let his early-season struggles “get in my mind.” — The Dodgers took a combined two-hitter …
Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Aaron Boone ponders dropping struggling Giancarlo Stanton lower in lineup — NEW YORK - As Giancarlo Stanton's struggles at Yankee Stadium persist, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday night he may entertain the possibility of moving the slugger down in the batting order in hopes of jumpstarting his bat.
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Associated Press, Fish Stripes and New York Post
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ESPN:
MLBRank 50-1: Trout is clear No. 1, but who comes next? — Who are the best players in Major League Baseball going to be for the 2018 season? — EDITOR'S PICKS — Which ranking is the most head-scratching? What will the top five look like next year?
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ESPN:
Roundtable: Answering the biggest questions for Nos. 50-1 — We're finishing off our top 100 rankings. Who will drop out of the top 10? What will the top five look like next year? We asked our experts to give their thoughts on some of the biggest questions that came out of the top 50.
Associated Press:
McCullers strikes out 11 as Astros shut down Mariners — SEATTLE (AP) - Lance McCullers Jr. matched his career high with 11 strikeouts over seven innings of one-hit ball, Brian McCann hit a tiebreaking two-run home run and the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — Once again, the weather was top of mind. — After three days off — two of them postponements because of inclement weather — the Detroit Tigers returned to Comerica Park on Tuesday afternoon. And when they did, it was still entirely too cold to take on-field batting practice.
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Camden Chat
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Greg Auman / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays, Chirinos fall to Rangers, 7-2 — ST. PETERSBURG — For three outings, rookie Yonny Chirinos had been stellar in making a case to join the Rays' starting rotation, not allowing a single run in the first 141/3 innings of his major-league career. — That perfection came …
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John Hickey / Chicago Tribune:
Jose Abreu doesn't enjoy home run after committing error in loss Monday night: 'I'm not going to put myself ahead of the team' — Chicago Tribune — Jose Abreu poked his head in through the door of manager Rick Renteria's office in the visiting clubhouse early Tuesday afternoon just to talk.
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South Side Sox
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Associated Press:
Christian Yelich activated from DL by Brewers — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Outfielder Christian Yelich was activated from the 10-day disabled list by the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday after recovering from a strained right oblique, and right-handed reliever Jorge Lopez was optioned to Triple-A Colorado Springs of the Pacific Coast League.