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Alan Robinson / UPI:
Braves could bolster roster before series ends with Reds — Brandon McCarthy starts Tuesday for Atlanta against the Cincinnati Reds and the journeyman right-hander is everything the Braves could have wanted and more. — So is third baseman Ryan Flaherty, who has been one of the National League's leading hitters all season.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards' Wong isn't worried about slow start at the plate — The home run Kolten Wong hit Sunday was one small step for him, but at 5-feet-9, it could be said he takes many small steps. — In this instance, though, the homer, which started the Cardinals on their way to a 9-2 win over Cincinnati …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Preview: Cardinals vs. Mets — • Before the first month is over, the Cardinals and New York Mets will be done with their head-to-heads for the season. The Cardinals lost two of three in New York in the first series of the year, and three games here between division leaders will finish them until 2019.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Pham to return after brief absence — Center fielder Tommy Pham, the Cardinals' best overall player so far, said he wasn't at 100 percent to play Sunday as he missed his second game in succession with a groin injury. “I'd rather wait until Tuesday,” said Pham, who expects to be in the lineup against the New York Mets.
Bucky Dent / UPI:
Things get tougher for Cardinals, who are set to host Mets — The MLB welcome wagon, aka the Cincinnati Reds, has left town. — Now the St. Louis Cardinals have to validate their recent streak of wins against MLB's worst team by continuing to win games against better ones, like the New York Mets …
Associated Press:
White Sox start hot, beat Mariners in Chicago — CHICAGO (AP) - Jose Abreu had four hits that included a pair of home runs, Yoan Moncada was a single shy of the cycle and the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 10-4 Monday to end a seven-game losing streak.
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Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox offense comes to life with 10-4 victory over Mariners — Photos from the White Sox-Mariners game at Guaranteed Rate Field on Monday, April 23, 2018. — Chicago Tribune — Maybe it's a coincidence. Maybe not. — Hours after getting encouraging news about fallen teammate Danny Farquhar …
Bob Nightengale / Arizona Republic:
Patrick Corbin may be the next Yankees ace. For now, he dominates for the Diamondbacks. — PHOENIX - The greatest free-agent class in baseball history just got a whole lot better, and you better believe the New York Yankees are paying close attention. — The Yankees, who are getting below …
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USA Today, New York Post and NESN.com
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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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Over the Monster, Baseball Prospectus, Chicago Sun-Times and Daily Mail
Larry Millson / UPI:
Red Sox look to start another win streak vs. Blue Jays — The Boston Red Sox have had a sensational start to the season and the Toronto Blue Jays, slow starters in recent seasons, have had a better than expected beginning. — When the two American League East leaders open …
Daily Record:
Gleyber Torres collects his first hit for Yankees — Gleyber Torres earned his first career hit on a single in the eighth inning of Monday's Yankees win against the Twins. — Torres, a 21-year-old prospect, came through with the hit in his second game since being called up Sunday.
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Shelly Anderson / UPI:
Pittsburgh Pirates aim to bounce back vs. Detroit Tigers — Three weeks after the Pittsburgh Pirates opened the season with a three-game sweep of the Tigers in the bitter cold in Detroit, the teams are set to meet for another three-game set beginning Tuesday at PNC Park.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Skaggs dazzles, Angels beat Astros 2-0 — HOUSTON (AP) — Yuli Gurriel was thrown out at third base by catcher Martin Maldonado to end the game after an original safe call was reversed on replay, giving the Los Angeles Angels a 2-0 win over Houston on Monday night that ended the Astros' six-game winning streak.
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MLB Baseball News … and The Crawfish Boxes
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Associated Press:
Skaggs shuts down Astros; Angels win 2-0 after call reversed — HOUSTON (AP) — Yuli Gurriel was thrown out at third base by catcher Martin Maldonado to end the game after an original safe call was reversed on replay, giving the Los Angeles Angels a 2-0 win over Houston on Monday night that ended the Astros' six-game winning streak.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Memories of Cubs' World Series win in Cleveland will never fade — Photos from Game 7 of the World Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Nov. 2, 2016. — Chicago Tribune — Jon Lester didn't sound all that enthused last week when asked about the Cubs' return to Cleveland …
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Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Yankees hoping Masahiro Tanaka's bounceback effort against Twins is sign of things to come — It was nearly a year ago that Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka stood at his locker and addressed reporters about what he called “one of the worst slumps” of his career.
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Associated Press:
Olt's grand slam leads Pawtucket over Toledo in 8 innings — PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Mike Olt hit a grand slam in the top of the eighth inning to lead the Pawtucket Red Sox to a 6-4 win over the Toledo Mud Hens in the second game of a doubleheader on Monday.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Acquire A.J. Cole, Designate David Hale — The Yankees have acquired righty A.J. Cole from the Nationals, per club announcements. Cash considerations will go to the Washington organization in return. To clear a roster spot, the Yankees designated fellow right-hander David Hale for assignment.
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MLB Baseball News …, MLB Daily Dish and Federal Baseball
Steve Buffery / Toronto Sun:
Under the radar signings big reason Blue Jays offence has come to life — This week's series between the Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox represents two clubs who have scored the most runs in the AL. — And while it's no surprise that the Red Sox, heading into Monday's games …
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Bluebird Banter
ABC News:
Jenny Cavnar breaks barriers, calls televised play-by-play — Jenny Cavnar joined a prestigious group of women to call televised play-by-play for a major league team. — Cavnar called Monday's San Diego Padres- Colorado Rockies game in Denver — a special game for Cavnar …
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Purple Row
