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Dave Eminian / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Reyes rocks in rehab start: 5 innings, 12 K's, 100-mph fastballs — • Some things never change. — Alex Reyes made his return to Dozer Park and the Peoria Chiefs on Monday, four years, a major-league stint and a Tommy John surgery later, and still flashed that triple-digit fastball he showed here in 2014.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards' DeJong benefits from extensive playing time at shortstop — MINNEAPOLIS • To explain how he's shaped his preparation to play as often as possible at the infield's most demanding position, Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong began by describing what it's like in the dugout and how restless he is at rest.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Flaherty has a good chance for longer stay with Cards — MINNEAPOLIS • The day after Jack Flaherty struck out 13 batters and did not walk one in what could end up being his last Class AAA start for a while, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny referenced how Flaherty seemed to have “a little more juice” on his best pitch, the slider.
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Associated Press
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — What happened: The Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians, 6-3, on Monday night at Comerica Park. The win snapped an 11-game losing streak against the Indians, dating back to last season. Mike Fiers turned in his best performance of the season, allowing one run on three hits over six innings.
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Let's Go Tribe and Bless You Boys
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Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — Niko Goodrum has been through a lot in his baseball life. — He has been a second-round pick, an up-and-coming prospect, a struggling minor leaguer, finally a big leaguer and outrighted to the minor leagues. He has been a free agent, a minor-league signing, a spring training depth player and a bench player.
Noah Trister / Associated Press:
Goodrum's 2 homers lift Tigers over Indians 6-3 — DETROIT (AP) — Niko Goodrum homered twice and drove in five runs, and the injury-plagued Detroit Tigers beat Carlos Carrasco and the Cleveland Indians 6-3 on Monday night. — Goodrum hit a two-run shot in the fourth inning and a three-run homer …
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Jamie Samuelsen / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers: Each move Al Avila, Gardenhire make geared to future — Listen to the latest episode of the Talkin' Tigers podcast, above. … Is there one player currently on the Detroit Tigers' 25-man you believe will definitely be on the roster when they “get good again?” — It's not about 2018.
Bernie Wilson / Associated Press:
Padres call up Reyes, whose 14 homers lead all of baseball — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Outfielder Franmil Reyes, whose 14 home runs for Triple-A El Paso lead professional baseball, has been brought by the San Diego Padres to make his major league debut. — The 22-year-old was due to bat sixth …
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Bernie Wilson / Associated Press:
Parra's 3-run homer lifts Rockies to 6-4 win over Padres — SAN DIEGO (AP) — After hitting a go-ahead, three-run homer, Gerardo Parra was just as happy that rookie Noel Cuevas went deep for the first time. — “It's good having new talent like that and for him to hit his first homer in the big leagues …
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Bob McManaman / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals … Almost every time Torey Lovullo has been asked about Paul Goldschmidt's struggles at the plate this season, the Diamondbacks manager makes it a point to remind everyone that the team has long been spoiled by the first baseman's greatness.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals … After two dominant performances to open the year, right-hander Zack Godley looked like he had carried his success from last season into this year. He appeared to be on the verge of establishing himself as one of the league's better starters.
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Federal Baseball
John Harper / The Charlotte Observer:
A Bryce Harper-Yankees marriage seems to be a longshot, but it could come down to Stanton — On June 9, 2015, Bryce Harper was leading off the seventh inning of a 1-1 game, his first in the Bronx, when he took his Mickey Mantle obsession to such an extreme that he convinced a person working …
Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Braves haven't been fazed by unexpected early success — CHICAGO — If the Chicago Cubs are paying attention, the breakthrough season the young Atlanta Braves are enjoying must be looking very familiar. — The Braves made the best of a one-day pit stop in Chicago on Monday …
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MLB Baseball News …
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Tony Andracki / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Panic deepens as Jose Quintana's struggles return in full force
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Associated Press:
Color war: Zobrist defies MLB again with black spikes — CHICAGO (AP) — Ben Zobrist was joined by Chicago Cubs teammates Kyle Schwarber and Steve Cishek in wearing black spikes on Monday despite a warning from Major League Baseball that he was in violation of the sport's uniform regulations.
ESPN:
Angels reliever Keynan Middleton has damaged UCL in right elbow — An MRI performed on Los Angeles Angels reliever Keynan Middleton revealed damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, the team announced Monday. — Middleton is seeking a second opinion, the team said.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Keynan Middleton Headed To DL With UCL Damage
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Halos Heaven
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Andrew Friedman: ‘If we had to assign blame at this point, it should be me who is taking that’ — The conversation could have been entirely different. The schedule presented the Dodgers with a golden opportunity last weekend, four home games against the team with the worst record in the National League.
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DodgerBlue.com, MLB Baseball News … and MLB Trade Rumors
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jason Castro Out Four To Six Weeks Following Knee Surgery — Twins catcher Jason Castro, already on the disabled list due to a tear in his right meniscus, will undergo surgery and miss another four to six weeks of action, manager Paul Molitor tells reporters (Twitter links via Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com).
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MLB Daily Dish
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Phil Miller / Star Tribune:
Twins' Jason Castro will have knee surgery, miss 4-6 weeks
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MLB Baseball News … and Twinkie Town
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Series preview: Cardinals at Minnesota — Scouting report — After Minnesota's two-game sweep in St. Louis last week in which the Twins outscored the Cardinals 13-1, the interleague career series is even at 12-12. Minnesota has continued winning after it left St. Louis …
Kent Somers / Arizona Republic:
Photos: Cardinals draft pick Christian Kirk … Christian Kirk, a former standout at Scottsdale Saguaro and Texas A&M who was drafted in the second round by the Cardinals, was arrested almost two months before the draft as he was leaving the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
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ProFootballTalk, Cards Wire, Dallas Morning News and Revenge of the Birds
Associated Press:
Gonzalez hits walk-off homer, Lake County beats South Bend 3-2 — EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) — Oscar Gonzalez hit a walk-off solo homer with two outs in the seventh inning, as the Lake County Captains beat the South Bend Cubs 3-2 in the first game of a doubleheader on Monday.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Tom Haudricourt / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Brewers 7, Diamondbacks 2: Five late runs against Arizona's top-ranked bullpen do the job — PHOENIX - The Milwaukee Brewers knew they had their work cut out for them on this daunting three-city trip, and thus far have been up to the task. — The Brewers made it four victories …
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MLB Baseball News …, Brew Crew Ball and AZ Snake Pit
David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Real or not? Striking examples of failure becoming a turnoff — We all know strikeouts have increased. We are seeing what is perhaps best described as obscene rates of strikeouts, although maybe your views differ. Each team has averaged 8.72 strikeouts per game this season …
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Talking Chop
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Team effort sends Rays to 2-1 win over Royals — KANSAS CITY — We learned a few things about the Rays on Monday night in their 2-1 win over the Royals. — Most significantly that there was — as several had suggested — absolutely no hangover from Sunday's 17-1 loss in Baltimore …
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MLB Baseball News …
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
A's hit 3 solo homers as Manaea beats Red Sox again, 6-5 — BOSTON (AP) — Sean Manaea beat the Boston Red Sox again in his first outing against them since pitching a no-hitter, and Khris Davis hit one of three solo homers by the Oakland Athletics in a 6-5 victory Monday night.
Associated Press:
Baseball notebook: Seattle's Cano, Texas' Beltre being evaluated — Seattle's Cano, Texas' Beltre to be evaluated — The Seattle Mariners said Monday that they'll have a better idea on the projected length of Robinson Cano's recovery time after the second baseman is examined by a hand specialist Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Associated Press:
Orf's run leads Col. Springs to 8-5 win over Okla. City — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Nate Orf scored on a wild pitch in the first inning, leading the Colorado Springs Sky Sox to an 8-5 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers on Monday. — The play, part of a three-run inning …
