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New York Daily News:
White Sox reliever Danny Farquhar passes out in dugout, taken to hospital  —  CHICAGO — For a moment, the Chicago White Sox didn't care very much about losing to the Houston Astros.  They were more concerned about an ailing teammate.  —  Reliever Danny Farquhar was taken to a hospital …
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LEADING OFF: White Sox check Farquhar, Ohtani's blister  —  A look at what's happening around the majors today:  —  CHECK HIM  —  The White Sox will see how Danny Farquhar is feeling, a day after he passed out in the dugout during a home game against Houston.
USA Today:   White Sox pitcher Danny Farquhar in critical condition after brain hemorrhage in dugout
Jay Cohen / Associated Press:   White Sox LHP Rodon feeling healthy after shoulder surgery
Jeff Arnold / UPI:   Struggling White Sox face tough test in Dallas Keuchel, Astros
Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Molina, Hicks lift Cards to dramatic win over Reds  —  Batting second mainly because of Tommy Pham's nagging groin injury, Yadier Molina homered with one out in the seventh, lifting the Cardinals to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds before a crowd of 42,382, Saturday afternoon at Busch Stadium.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Fowler sits as Pham bats leadoff
Discussion: Viva El Birdos
Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Carpenter hitting third, Fowler fifth as Cards take on Reds Saturday
Discussion: Associated Press
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds start Jim Riggleman's tenure with a loss to St. Louis Cardinals
Scott Gleeson / USA Today:
Justin Verlander got offended by Tim Anderson in the latest unwritten rules spat  —  Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander said he “took offense” to the “over-aggressive” play of Chicago White Sox infielder Tim Anderson in the Astros' 10-0 win on Friday night.
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Upset at Tim Anderson for being ‘over-aggressive,’ …
Discussion: Deadspin
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:   Column: The White Sox may be struggling, but at least Tim Anderson's energy is a positive
Beth Harris / Toronto Sun:
Nats beat Dodgers 5-2 in uneven matchup of Scherzer, Kershaw  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) The Dodgers didn't make it easy on Max Scherzer.  In the end, though, he was just better than Clayton Kershaw.  —  Scherzer allowed one run over six innings in the 13th all-time meeting of three …
Discussion: True Blue LA
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Casey L Moore / USA Today:
Max Scherzer, Nationals get the best of Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers
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Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge's monster homer leads Yankees to 9-1 romp over the Blue Jays  —  The bottom of the sixth inning Saturday afternoon at the Stadium lasted nearly 40 minutes.  The Yankees saw 55 pitches, with 12 batters coming to plate in unrelenting at-bat after unrelenting at-bat.
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Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Sonny Gray, still yet to meet Yankees' expectations, may force Bombers to eventually trade for another pitcher
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Dennis Georgatos / Associated Press:
Chicago embarrasses Colorado Rockies at Coors  —  DENVER — Javier Baez and Kyle Schwarber each had a homer and four RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs rode a seven-run sixth inning to a 16-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.  —  Baez had four hits, finishing a triple shy of the cycle.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:   Last Slide  —  The season is barely three weeks old …
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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets sending Matt Harvey to the bullpen, Mickey Callaway announces  —  ATLANTA - Matt Harvey is not a starting pitcher anymore.  —  The struggling one-time ace has been moved to the bullpen, Mets manager Mickey Callaway announced.  —  Harvey said he was pissed at both himself and the situation.
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USA Today:
Mets make it official: Matt Harvey is moving to the bullpen
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide  —  The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals, 12-4, on Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park.  The Tigers beat up on Royals starter Danny Duffy and their beleaguered bullpen, to the tune of 16 hits.  Nicholas Castellanos hit his first home run of the season, falling a triple shy of hitting for the cycle.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:   Detroit Tigers' Daniel Norris still searching for velocity: ‘It will come back’
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Yankees' Greg Bird heading to Tampa soon, Brandon Drury closer to rehab assignment  —  NEW YORK - Greg Bird continues to feel “happy with where I'm at” in his rehab from right ankle surgery, pointing to a return to the Yankees lineup “sometime in May.”  —  The lefty-hitting first baseman …
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Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:   Yankees' Brandon Drury finally knows the cause of his headaches and impaired vision
Associated Press:
Peterson's run leads West Michigan to 7-2 win over Great Lakes  —  MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Cole Peterson scored when Colby Bortles was hit with a pitch in the first inning, leading the West Michigan Whitecaps to a 7-2 win over the Great Lakes Loons on Saturday.
John Harper / New York Daily News:
Red Sox GM's winter patience with J.D. Martinez is paying off big time  —  For months during the winter my friend Tony Massarotti whiled away the hours on his afternoon-drive radio show in Boston by crushing GM Dave Dombrowski and the Red Sox for not doing enough to keep up with the Yankees.
Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Here's Shohei Ohtani!  Yankees to get first look at 2-way stud who has Angels abuzz  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Three minutes have elapsed since the Angels' clubhouse has opened to the media, and 15 reporters have already staked out real estate on opposite ends of the room.
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Three up, three down: Bartolo Colon is back, Bryan Price paid the price for Reds' failures  —  THREE UP  —  Bart Man: The roly-poly Bartolo Colon might be baseball's most joyful sight, guiding 88-mph fastballs to the corners of the strike zone and frustrating opposing batters.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Brewers players have found their rhythm - with percussion instruments in the dugout  —  Friday marked the Milwaukee Brewers' fourth straight victory, and it's pretty clear the Brewers are in a rhythm, both on the field and - while this is debatable depending on what your ears tell you - in the dugout as well.
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays Tales: How low can this team go compared to those Devil Rays days?  —  When the Rays, in the opening weekend of their 20th anniversary celebration season, brought back and honored the inaugural 1998 Devil Rays squad, it got us thinking unexpected thoughts, such as which was a better team:
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Albert Almora Jr. making most of leadoff time  —  Albert Almora Jr. on the current state of the Cubs: 'We're having so much fun.' (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon had some discouraging words for those clamoring to keep Albert Almora Jr. at the leadoff spot on a permanent basis.
Associated Press:
Jackson's homer leads Trenton to 3-1 win over Portland  —  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Jhalan Jackson hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, leading the Trenton Thunder to a 3-1 win over the Portland Sea Dogs on Saturday.  —  The home run by Jackson, part of a three-run inning …
 
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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ESPN:
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Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:
Cleveland Indians fall to Baltimore Orioles, 3-1, at Camden Yards
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Ben Zobrist headed to DL with lower back stiffness
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