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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
How the Detroit Tigers beat Seattle, 4-3, in Game 1 on Saturday  —  What happened: The Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners, 4-3, on Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park.  Jose Iglesias delivered the big blow, hitting a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:   Detroit Tigers' Dixon Machado mastering the art of playing second base
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:   Detroit Tigers' Nicholas Castellanos leaves game with pinky contusion
Detroit Free Press:   Detroit Tigers podcast: Clubhouse leadership of the past vs. present
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Slumping Carpenter taking a break to reset  —  SAN DIEGO  • What originally presented itself as a chance to get Cardinals' infielder and struggling hitter Matt Carpenter an extra day to rest has instead become what he called “a reset.”  —  Seeing Thursday's three-strikeout game …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals fall to Padres in 13th in battle of bullpens  —  • It took three batters by the San Diego Padres in the 13th inning and one pitch from Mike Mayers to end what had long been a staring contest to see which bullpen blinked.  —  After two walks by otherwise impenetrable reliever John Brebbia …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards Insider: Kelly's (college) degree of difficulty different than most  —  SAN DIEGO  • When Oregon State University handed over his diploma that was six years in the making, Carson Kelly was two time zones away, batting cleanup and pursuing his day job as one of the top catching prospects in the minor leagues.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals stick with Gyorko at third as he shines in San Diego
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Padres designate struggling Headley; recall Spangenberg
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Baseball roundup: Morton strikes out 14 to lead Houston  —  Charlie Morton struck out a career-high 14 in seven solid innings and Evan Gattis, Brian McCann and Carlos Correa homered to back him up and help host Houston beat Texas 6-1 on Saturday night.  Morton (5-) yielded four hits …
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Kristie Rieken / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Morton fans career-high 14 as Astros beat Rangers 6-1  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Charlie Morton struck out a career-high 14 in seven solid innings and Evan Gattis, Brian McCann and Carlos Correa all homered to back him up and help the Houston Astros to a 6-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
Associated Press:
Morton strikes out 14 as Astros beat Rangers 6-1  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Charlie Morton struck out a career-high 14 in seven innings and Evan Gattis, Brian McCann and Carlos Correa homered, leading the Houston Astros to a 6-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
ESPN:   Astros' George Springer out vs. Rangers with elbow bruise
Associated Press:
Baseball notebook: Nationals place Zimmerman on DL  —  Zimmerman placed on DL; Reynolds recalled from minors  —  The Washington Nationals placed first baseman Ryan Zimmerman on the 10-day disabled list Saturday and promoted veteran infielder Mark Reynolds from Triple-A Syracuse.
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Ben Zobrist asks MLB for leniency on rule for shoe color
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
Kyle Downing / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Select Mark Reynolds, Ryan Zimmerman Headed For DL
David Ginsburg / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Rays rebound to beat Orioles 10-3 for doubleheader split  —  Heavy rain falls during a delay in the second baseball game of a doubleheader between the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays, Saturday, May 12, 2018, in Baltimore.  (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Discussion: MLB Baseball News … and DRaysBay
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
For starters: Rays at Orioles, doubling up
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Three up, three down: Stanton and the Yankees get hot, but big league bats overall are cooler  —  A look at who's hot and who's not in Major League Baseball:  —  THREE UP  —  Yankee force: Giancarlo Stanton wanted to play for his hometown Dodgers, but they decided they could not fit him into their budget …
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Dan Greenspan / Associated Press:
Rosario homers twice, Twins rally in ninth, beat Angels 5-4
Steve Herrick / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
CLEVELAND (AP) — Francisco Lindor homered twice and and doubled twice to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 Saturday.  —  Lindor hit solo home runs in the third and seventh, and scored four runs.  His third career four-hit game extended the All-Star shortstop's hitting streak to 13 games.
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MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Price solid in return as Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 5-2  —  MLB: Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays  —  David Price pitched into the sixth inning and the visiting  —  Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Saturday.  —  Price (3-4) allowed two runs, five hits and three walks and struck out six …
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MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Price snaps 3-start losing streak as Red Sox beat Jays 5-2
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
Associated Press:
Brent Suter starts for Brewers after Chase Anderson (illness) scratched  —  DENVER — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Chase Anderson was scratched from his scheduled start against Colorado on Saturday night because of a stomach illness.  —  The team replaced Anderson with left-hander Brent Suter, who moved up a spot in the rotation.
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers lose third consecutive to Reds when Dave Roberts' pitching strategy backfires in sixth inning  —  The echoes of greatness were everywhere at Dodger Stadium on Saturday.  The Dodgers staged a reunion for the 1988 World Series championship team, a sobering reminder that more than 10,000 days have passed since their last parade.
Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
Giants skid hits six games after Pirates score game-winner on hit by pitch  —  PITTSBURGH-The Giants needed to sit through a 93-minute rain delay before first pitch on Saturday at PNC Park.  —  They'll need to wait until at least Sunday to snap their losing streak.
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles and Bucs Dugout
Associated Press:
Humphreys gets big strikeout, leads Lancaster to 7-6 win over San Jose  —  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Reid Humphreys struck Matt Winn out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Lancaster JetHawks to a 7-6 win over the San Jose Giants on Saturday.  The win snapped a four-game losing streak …
Associated Press:
Alberto's double leads Round Rock to 4-2 win over Iowa  —  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hanser Alberto hit a three-run double in the second inning, leading the Round Rock Express to a 4-2 win over the Iowa Cubs on Saturday.  —  R.J. Alvarez allowed a run, but got Wynton Bernard to hit into a forceout …
 
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Select Contract Of Pat Venditte
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Ronald Blum / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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