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Andy McCullough / Sacramento Bee:
Dodgers extend win streak to four with sweep over Padres — SAN DIEGO — When he arrived at the ballpark Wednesday afternoon, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts knew who his closer was. The unsteady April of Kenley Jansen was not enough to dislodge him from the position he earned with half a decade of excellence.
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Associated Press:
Muncy homers, Maeda fans 10 in Dodgers' 13-4 win over Padres — SAN DIEGO — The Los Angeles Dodgers roughed up the San Diego Padres in sweeping a three-game series, and newcomer Max Muncy got in on the action in a big way. — Muncy homered for the first time since 2016 …
Andy McCullough / The Charlotte Observer:
Cracked fingernail puts Dodgers' Hill on the DL — SAN DIEGO — Rich Hill whirled around and faced a group of reporters at his locker. A sour look spread across his face. — “Cracked fingernail,” he said. “Precautionary.” — A stint on the 10-day disabled list is nothing new for Hill, who was shut down Wednesday afternoon.
Charles Odum / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Braves beat Phillies, await word on Freeman's status — Philadelphia Phillies' Vince Velasquez singles during the fifth inning of the team's baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland) — Philadelphia Phillies' Andrew Knapp scores …
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Tim Reynolds / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
LaMarre's single lifts Twins over Indians 2-1 in 16 innings — Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Jose Berrios throws in the fourth inning of the final game of a two-game Mayor League Series against the Cleveland Indians at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, April 18, 2018.
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Twins beat Indians 2-1 in 16 innings in Puerto Rico — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Eddie Rosario scored the winning run in his homeland in the 16th inning, coming around on Ryan LaMarre's single to lift the Minnesota Twins over the Cleveland Indians 2-1 on Wednesday night for a split of their two-game series in Puerto Rico.
Tim Reynolds / Associated Press:
Indians-Twins play on, even after blackout hits San Juan
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Todd Milles / Associated Press:
Houston's big seventh inning dooms Mariners — SEATTLE (AP) - Gerrit Cole pitched seven strong innings and the Houston Astros scored six runs in the seventh to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-1 on Wednesday night. — Cole (2-0) struck out five, ending a string of double-digit strikeout games at three.
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Lookout Landing and sports.MyNorthwest.com
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Daily Record:
NY Mets: Mickey Callaway being selective when getting Jose Reyes at-bats, playing time — NEW YORK — Mickey Callaway believes Jose Reyes will heat up at the plate. Until he does, the Mets manager has to be selective when it comes to getting Reyes at-bats.
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Federal Baseball
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
After flexing his power at Memphis, slugger O'Neill joins Cardinals at Wrigley — CHICAGO • By the time he got to Wrigley Field from the airport Wednesday morning, outfielder Tyler O'Neill was operating, he guessed, on about 30 minutes of sleep. — “I'll tell you what,” he said.
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Jose M. Romero / Associated Press:
Belt homers as Giants beat Diamondbacks 4-3 — PHOENIX (AP) — Brandon Belt hit a two-run homer with two out in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Wednesday night to stop a four-game slide. — Andrew McCutchen opened the 14th with a leadoff single against Brad Boxberger.
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AZ Snake Pit, MLB Baseball News … and McCovey Chronicles
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Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Francisco Giants … Brandon Belt's drive cleared the right-field fence in the 10th inning, the deciding blow in a 4-3 victory for the San Francisco Giants. And yet it was not the reason the Diamondbacks lost. They lost because they were beaten in one situational at-bat after another on Wednesday night.
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Thames, old story for Cincinnati Reds in a 2-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers — MILWAUKEE - It was the same, old story Wednesday as it was Tuesday. Or Thames, old story. — The Reds managed only three hits, they got a decent outing from the starter, and Eric Thames' two-run home run …
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Brew Crew Ball, MLB Baseball News … and baseballmusings.com
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Dan Greenspan / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Red Sox continue best-ever start with 9-0 win over Angels — Rafael Devers hit his first career grand slam, — Rick Porcello threw six scoreless innings and the — Boston Red Sox extended their best start in franchise history with a 9-0 win over the — Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
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Over the Monster and Halos Heaven
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Associated Press:
Yankees sign 1B/OF Lind to minor league deal — NEW YORK — The New York Yankees have signed first baseman/outfielder Adam Lind to a minor league deal. — The Yankees announced the contract on Wednesday. Lind will report to the team's complex in Tampa, Florida, for extended spring training.
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Amazin' Avenue
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera still raking at age 35 — Of course, Miguel Cabrera was going to play on his birthday. — Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire expected as much, even after Cabrera was pulled from Tuesday night's win over the Orioles after eight innings for precautionary reasons related to lower back tightness.
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Will Graves / Pueblo Chiefton:
Pirates avoid sweep, pound Rockies 10-2 … Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Chad Bettis delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) — GENE J. PUSKAR
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MLB Baseball News … and Associated Press
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Mahtook battling through demotion: ‘Gut punch for sure’ — TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo Mud Hens manager Doug Mientkiewicz said he began to understand some of Mikie Mahtook's issues over an initial 45-minute conversation. — “I didn't ask one thing about his swing,” Mientkiewicz said Tuesday afternoon at Fifth Third Field.
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Bless You Boys
Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
Memphis pitcher Daniel Poncedeleon struck by line drive to make return to Principal Park — Daniel Poncedeleon has kept all the letters, the cards and even a poster a school of kids sent to him last year. — They all came pouring in to the Memphis Redbirds pitcher after he was struck …
