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Tigers top Mariners 5-4, Cano fractures hand  —  DETROIT (AP) Jose Iglesias hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 5-4 victory over Seattle on Sunday after the Mariners lost standout second baseman Robinson Cano to a fractured hand.
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Associated Press:   Cano breaks hand when hit by pitch, many need surgery
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:   Detroit Tigers' JaCoby Jones providing ‘contagious energy’
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:   Detroit Tigers walk off vs. Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Mother's Day
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers reliever Daniel Stumpf fighting a May slump
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright likely headed back to DL after difficult start, loss to San Diego  —  SAN DIEGO  • By the start of the first inning, Adam Wainwright felt a familiar pain in his right elbow.  —  By the middle of the third, his start was over.  —  The concern was just beginning.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Fowler joins Carpenter in cage quest for production, ‘confidence’  —  SAN DIEGO  • Although he had already spent 13 innings in the field and taken six fruitless at-bats in the Cardinals' loss Saturday night, in the hour after the game Dexter Fowler remained in the batting cage …
ESPN:   Another DL stint possible for Adam Wainwright (elbow soreness)
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Cardinals lose battle of bullpens in 13th inning
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Nick Williams, adjusting to life on bench, hits 3-run homer in Phillies win  —  Nick Williams took the field for the Phillies for just a few minutes Sunday.  The outfielder was out of the lineup for the 11th time in 14 games as manager Gabe Kapler shifts him into a reserve role.
Discussion: The Good Phight
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Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Gabe Kapler trying to manage Phillies' bullpen without a closer |  Bob Brookover  —  Being the closer is different.  Being the guy asked to get the last three outs of a game increases the degree of difficulty, frays the nerves and makes the heart beat faster.
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies use Edubray Ramos, not Hector Neris, to close out win over Mets
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals … The Diamondbacks have initiated round three of filling their vacated fifth rotation spot.  —  After right-hander Troy Scribner lasted just 3 2/3 innings and walked six batters in a losing effort on Saturday against the Washington Nationals …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Greg Moore / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit and Arizona Sports
Associated Press:
Raccoon in Reds' bullpen at Dodger Stadium captured before game  —  LOS ANGELES — Perhaps the only thing that could slow the Cincinnati Reds relievers during this five-game win streak was a raccoon in the bullpen on Sunday.  —  A raccoon was found by a member of the cleaning crew in the visitor's bullpen at Dodger Stadium.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Jill Painter Lopez / Associated Press:   Reds sweep Dodgers; Votto, Suarez homer in 5-3 win
Jill Painter Lopez / Associated Press:
Schebler's HR helps Reds beat Dodgers for 5th straight win
Greg Beacham / Associated Press:
After Ohtani dazzles Twins, Angels rally late for 2-1 win  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Shohei Ohtani struck out 11 while pitching three-hit ball into the seventh inning, and Zack Cozart got a walk-off RBI single in the Los Angeles Angels' 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
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Greg Beacham / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
After Ohtani dazzles Twins, Angels walk off late in 2-1 win  —  Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani, left, of Japan, talks with catcher Martin Maldonado after the top of the first inning against the Minnesota Twins during a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, May 13, 2018.
Jay Cohen / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Davidson helps White Sox rally past Cubs 5-3  —  Matt Davidson hit a solo homer and a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, helping  —  White Sox salvage the finale of their weekend series against the crosstown  —  Cubs with a 5-3 win on Sunday.  —  Giolito (2-4) matched a career high with seven walks …
Discussion: Talking Chop and Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Jay Cohen / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Giolito helps White Sox rally past Cubs 5-3  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Lucas Giolito was erratic and inconsistent.  —  He was also a winner.  —  Giolito labored his way into the sixth inning, Matt Davidson hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and the Chicago White Sox salvaged the finale …
Steven Wine / Associated Press:
Newcomb helps Braves beat Marlins with 1-hitter, 4-3  —  MIAMI (AP) — Sean Newcomb allowed no runs for the third start in a row and gave up only one hit in six innings to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 Sunday.  —  Newcomb (4-1) has pitched 20 consecutive scoreless innings and last allowed a run on April 26.
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Steven Wine / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Newcomb throws 6 scoreless innings, Braves beat Marlins 4-3
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
ESPN:
Adrian Beltre exits after re-aggravating left hamstring injury  —  Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre left Sunday's game against Houston in the bottom of the seventh inning after re-aggravating an injury to his left hamstring.  —  Beltre returned to the Rangers' lineup last Tuesday …
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
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Associated Press:   Beltre might go back on disabled list
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
MLB cleat flap: As Ben Zobrist's peers lend support, uniform regulations may be loosened  —  SportsPulse: Are the New York Yankees baseball's best team?  Are the recent no-hitters an anomaly?  What's wrong with the Los Angeles Dodgers?  USA TODAY Sports' Jorge Ortiz breaks it all down.
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Associated Press:
LEADING OFF: Nats seek sweep; Zobrist told to change spikes
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets seeing the potential benefits and risks associated with playing ailing Yoenis Cespedes  —  PHILADELPHIA — In one inning, you could see the fine line the Mets are walking with Yoenis Cespedes playing through a nagging right quad issue.  The slugger crushed a solo home run in the sixth inning …
Mike Cranston / Associated Press:
Mets' deGrom throws 45 pitches in scoreless 1st, is pulled  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom lasted only one inning in his return from the disabled list despite not allowing a hit or a run.  —  DeGrom needed 45 pitches to get through the first, which included 20 foul balls by Philadelphia.
 
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