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Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Why the Red Sox are the best team in baseball - and may retain that status — OAKLAND - It took more than three weeks and a masterful performance by one of the game's up-and-coming pitchers for the Red Sox to come to grips with a baseball reality: You don't play .900 baseball and average 6.5 runs …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
As Danny Farquhar fights for life, friends from a decade in baseball balance hope, heartbreak — This isn't supposed to happen, not to a professional athlete, not to one of the nicest guys and kindest souls you'll ever want to meet, not to a 31-year-old husband with three young children.
Michael Wagaman / Associated Press:
Davis homers off Price in 8th, A's top Red Sox 4-1 — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Khris Davis hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer off David Price with two outs in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Sunday. — A day after getting no-hit by Sean Manaea …
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Associated Press:
Red Sox lose consecutive games for 1st time this year — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Khris Davis hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer off David Price with two outs in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat Boston 4-1 on Sunday, to deal the Red Sox consecutive losses for the first time under new manager Alex Cora.
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Rotoworld.com:
Daily Dose: Working the Count — Working the Count — It isn't often that a routine fly out to right field is noteworthy, and most certainly have no business in the all-time record books. Brandon Belt's at-bat against Jaime Barria in the first inning on Sunday was no ordinary plate appearance though.
Bill Shaikin / The Charlotte Observer:
Dodgers come from behind against Nationals to get back to .500 — LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers slumbered through half the game, awakening with a bolt of energy that revitalized the fans and players within the grand old ballpark. — The Dodgers were three outs from winning …
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Doug Padilla / UPI:
Young guns on display when Marlins, Dodgers clash
Young guns on display when Marlins, Dodgers clash
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Ryan Lewis / The Charlotte Observer:
Motivated, refined Indians' Mike Clevinger holding his own in starting rotation — BALTIMORE — When Mike Clevinger was awarded the No. 4 spot in the Indians starting rotation this spring, he knew he'd have his work cut out for him to carry his weight in one of the best rotations in baseball.
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Mets hoping Matt Harvey can benefit from bullpen stint like Carlos Carrasco, Danny Duffy
Mets hoping Matt Harvey can benefit from bullpen stint like Carlos Carrasco, Danny Duffy
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David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
Jose Ramirez hits 2 HRs to lift Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians past Baltimore Orioles 7-3
Jose Ramirez hits 2 HRs to lift Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians past Baltimore Orioles 7-3
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Mark Didtler / Associated Press:
Carloz Gomez homers in 9th to lift Rays past Twins 8-6 for series sweep — It seemed unlikely that slumping Carlos Gomez would follow through on hitting a home run for his son. — He had struck out three times in his first four hitless at-bats. His last trip to the plate, however, produced something special.
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Tampa Bay Times:
Sports Day Tampa Bay podcast: Rays win on Carlos Gomez's walkoff home run
Sports Day Tampa Bay podcast: Rays win on Carlos Gomez's walkoff home run
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Larry Fleisher / UPI:
Yankees, hot-shot prospect Torres face Twins, hot Dozier
Yankees, hot-shot prospect Torres face Twins, hot Dozier
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Report: White Sox pitcher Danny Farquhar has surgery — White Sox manager Rick Renteria discusses keeping players updated on Danny Farquhar's status on Sunday, April 22, 2018. (Teddy Greenstein/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — White Sox reliever Danny Farquhar remained in stable …
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Associated Press:
Astros win 6th straight, outscore White Sox 27-2 in sweep
Astros win 6th straight, outscore White Sox 27-2 in sweep
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Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
Hawk Harrelson sees chance for Cubs-White Sox World Series down the road
Hawk Harrelson sees chance for Cubs-White Sox World Series down the road
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John Harper / New York Daily News:
Yankees' youth movement in full swing as Gleyber Torres finally arrives — On a day when the 23-year-old third baseman stole the spotlight from the 21-year-old second baseman making his major league debut, catcher Austin Romine noticed a semi-related text a friend sent him an hour or so before game time.
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No-hitters like Sean Manaea's will become rarer and rarer — When Oakland Athletics left-hander Sean Manaea completed a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night, you might have thought, “About time!” This has been the April of the no-hit bid, as Buster Olney relayed this weekend:
ESPN:
Power Rankings: Blue Jays crowd into more than just the AL East picture — Just three weeks into the season, there's some consensus among our voters for the Power Rankings: The Red Sox and Astros are the two best teams in baseball. And the Reds and Marlins are the two worst. But everything in between?
Associated Press:
MLB: Kris Bryant is hit on head by a pitch — Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant left Sunday's game after being hit on the head with a 96-mph pitch from Colorado right-hander German Marquez. — The ball made a loud sound as it hit off the underside of the flap of Bryant's helmet.
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
German Marquez's short start vs. Cubs is prime example of what's hurting Rockies
German Marquez's short start vs. Cubs is prime example of what's hurting Rockies
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MoiseKapenda Bower / UPI:
Houston Astros look to keep rolling vs. Los Angeles Angels — Last Sunday night, after Texas Rangers veteran right-hander Bartolo Colon carried a perfect game into the eighth inning at Minute Maid Park, the Houston Astros closed that three-game series having scored a total of nine runs …
Mike DiGiovanna / Baltimore Sun:
Giants' Brandon Belt works a record-breaking 21-pitch at-bat against Angels — An irresistible force met an immovable object Sunday in Angel Stadium, where Angels starter Jaime Barria refused to give in to Brandon Belt, and the San Francisco first baseman refused to yield to the 21-year-old right-hander.
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Tom Timmermann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals' Holland shows lots of progress — It's the situation that closers, and the managers of closers, hope for: taking the mound in the ninth inning and getting a 1-2-3 inning. A minimal amount of drama, a maximum amount of satisfaction. — That's what the Cardinals got from Greg Holland …
ESPN:
Brewers television analyst Davey Nelson dies at age 73 — Davey Nelson, a former All-Star infielder for the Rangers and television analyst with the Brewers, has died at the age of 73. — The Brewers announced that Nelson, who was a coach in the organization for five years before moving …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tigers Designate Drew VerHagen For Assignment — The Tigers announced that they've recalled outfielder Mike Gerber from Triple-A Toledo and designated right-hander Drew VerHagen for assignment in order to clear a spot on the active roster. Gerber served as the 26th man in yesterday's doubleheader …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres … Only a handful of Diamondbacks hitters are off to good starts at the plate. Two starting position players and a key reliever remain on the disabled list - and all three have suffered some form of a setback during the rehab process.
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ESPN:
Who's signed to baseball's worst contracts? — If you're one of the remaining fans wondering why analytics-friendly teams — now nearly every team in baseball — are stingy in the free-agent market, this is the list for you. Drop an easy popup? Leave a hanging curve in the strike zone?
Rotoworld.com:
Top 10 Prospects: April 23 — Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @Crawford_Milb on Twitter. — A reminder that this is strictly a list for 2018. Several of these prospects are among the best in baseball, but for the purpose of this series, it's just measuring potential impact for the coming season.