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2:05 PM ET, April 26, 2018

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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Bandaged Pham has a simple solution for getting back in the lineup today  —  Tommy Pham, who whacked himself in the forehead with his bat in an accident in the batting cage Wednesday night, is back in Mike Matheny's Cardinals lineup for Thursday afternoon's game.  —  He has a bandage on his forehead and different headgear.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   Throwing error leads to Steven Matz implosion, Corey Oswalt stellar in Mets debut
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Ozuna pressing at the plate, but vows ‘my show is coming’
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:   Steven Matz is struggling, but shouldn't be removed from NY Mets rotation - yet
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wacha's eight strikeouts lead Cardinals to 9-1 druibbing of
Discussion: Viva El Birdos
Bucky Dent / UPI:   Syndergaard-Martinez duel highlights Mets-Cards finale
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Pham injured by own bat while warming up
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   Steven Matz fails to make it out of the fourth inning, as Mets suffer 9-1 blowout loss to Cardinals
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Cardinals take advantage of Mets' miscues
Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:   Steven Matz's struggles continue as he allows seven runs in Mets' 9-1 loss to Cardinals
Steve Herrick / Associated Press:
Homers lift Indians past Cubs, but Miller injured in 4-1 win  —  Cleveland Indians' Andrew Miller reacts after having thrown only two pitches against the Chicago Cubs during the seventh inning in a baseball game Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Cleveland.  Miller had to leave the game.  (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Jeff Arnold / UPI:
Brewers visit Cubs with eight-game hot streak in tow  —  CHICAGO — The Milwaukee Brewers have experienced plenty of positivity during their recent winning streak.  —  But an injury to one of their major mainstays could put an emotional damper on things.  —  The Brewers will look …
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Next Slide  —  KANSAS CITY - Baseball managers get a lot of numbers thrown at them these days but Craig Counsell only needed to hear one late Wednesday night.  —  Fourteen.  —  That's how many runs the Brewers have allowed over their last eight games.  Not coincidentally …
Jim Ingraham / UPI:
Waiting on reinforcement, Indians host Mariners
Discussion: Lookout Landing
Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:   Cleveland Indians reliever Andrew Miller exits game against Chicago Cubs with apparent injury
Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Altherr goes deep to back Arrieta, Phils beat D'Backs 5-3  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Aaron Altherr came through in a clutch spot again.  —  Altherr hit a go-ahead three-run homer, Jake Arrieta outpitched Zack Greinke and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 Wednesday night.
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Rob Tornoe / Philly.com:
Today's Phillies-Diamondbacks game only available on Facebook  —  Good luck finding this afternoon's Phillies game on television.  —  Fans hoping to watch one of baseball's hottest teams take on the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citizens Bank Park today at 1:05 p.m. will once again have to log into Facebook …
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Photos: Arizona Diamondbacks at Philadelphia Phillies
Discussion: The Good Phight
Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Phillies answer back with feel-good win | Extra Innings
Discussion: Philly.com
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide  —  PITTSBURGH — Victor Reyes got a rare chance to start in leftfield on Thursday, as the Detroit Tigers played their third game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in less than 24 hours.  —  Reyes, the Rule 5 draft pick from the Diamondbacks back in December, has six runs scored in nine appearances and just three starts.
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Jeimer Candelario (sore wrist) sits; Castellanos next?  —  PITTSBURGH — Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire gave Jeimer Candelario Thursday off after noticing the third baseman wince a couple times because of a sore left wrist on Wednesday.
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide  —  PITTSBURGH — The Detroit Tigers bats were able to pick up Jordan Zimmermann in the first game.  —  But it was too tough a task to pull off a similar performance in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday at PNC Park, after lefty Matthew Boyd exited in the fourth inning after giving up four runs on seven hits.
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Alex Butler / UPI:   Tigers' Leonys Martin gets hit in groin before belting homer
Paul Attfield / Associated Press:
Betts hits 2 HRs as Red Sox beat Blue Jays 4-3  —  TORONTO (AP) - After six home runs in his last seven games, it seems Mookie Betts' isn't impressing his teammates anymore.  —  “We don't care about Mookie, we care about the Bruins,” Hanley Ramirez joked in the locker room …
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Evan Grossman / New York Daily News:
Yawkey Way outside Fenway Park renamed over former Red Sox owner's racist legacy  —  Yawkey Way is Jersey Street again.  —  The legendary two-block street outside Fenway Park, named for Tom Yawkey, the former owner of the Red Sox, was changed Thursday morning.
Discussion: Over the Monster, NPR and Deadspin
BostonGlobe.com:
Yawkey Way will be renamed to its original moniker  —  With the swiftness of a unanimous voice vote, a Boston public works commission made history Thursday and agreed to rename Yawkey Way, returning the stretch by Fenway Park to its original moniker: Jersey Street.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News … and NESN.com
Mike Fitzpatrick / Baltimore Sun:
Didi goes deep again, Austin powers Yankees past Twins 7-4  —  Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius makes the last out of the game in a foggy haze Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium.  (Elsa/Getty Images)  —  Didi Gregorius homered for the fourth straight game and added two RBIs …
Discussion: Twinkie Town
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:   Yankees roll to fifth straight win, beat Twins 7-4 behind Didi Gregorius' hot bat
Roger Rubin / Newsday:
Didi Gregorius insists he's not a home run hitter, but results prove him wrong
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Watch: Atlanta Braves phenom Ronald Acuna's first MLB home run is a 416-foot shot  —  Ronald Acuna Jr.'s first major league home run left no doubt.  —  It took the game's best prospect just six plate appearances to show off the power that made his arrival with the Atlanta Braves so highly anticipated.
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Associated Press:   Baseball notebook: Brewers' Thames out at least two months
Associated Press:
Lake Brantley graduate returns to majors with Rays after 3 elbow surgeries  —  Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Jonny Venters throws to the Baltimore Orioles in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Baltimore.  (Associated Press)  —  BALTIMORE — Jonny Venters …
Discussion: Baltimore Sun
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Associated Press:   MLB: Jonny Venters returns to the majors
ESPN:
Trevor Richards, former substitute teacher, brewery employee, strikes out 10, out-pitches Clayton Kershaw  —  Trevor Richards' résumé lists previous employment as a substitute teacher and a brewery worker.  Now he can add strikeout artist.  —  The Miami Marlins right-hander struck …
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Reuters:
Kershaw falls to 1-4 as Marlins hold off Dodgers
Discussion: True Blue LA
ESPN:
April matters.  Here's what four weeks of baseball have told us  —  Believe it or not, the 2018 major league season is already four weeks old.  Now, that might not be enough time to completely put to bed cries of ‘small sample size!’ about every trend (or fluke) of the early season …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Jon Lester believes he's on the rebound trail despite loss to Indians  —  Cubs starter discusses his outing in the team's 4-1 loss to the Indians on Wednesday, April 25, 2018.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Left-hander Jon Lester was somewhat baffled Wednesday night …
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
 
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