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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Robinson Cano suspended 80 games by MLB for performance-enhancing drug violation  —  In one of Major League Baseball's most stunning performance-enhancing drug busts this decade, Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano was suspended for 80 games for violating the game's drug policy …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Robinson Cano Suspended For 80 Games  —  Mariners star Robinson Cano has received an eighty-game suspension for testing positive for substances banned by the MLB-MLBPA Joint Drug Agreement, as first reported by Hector Gomez of Deportivo Z 101 (via Twitter) and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (Twitter link).
Associated Press:   Baseball notebook: Seattle's Cano, Texas' Beltre being evaluated
Associated Press:
Guillory, Ortega lift Peoria over Clinton 13-1  —  PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Dennis Ortega hit a two-run home run and had two hits, and Evan Guillory allowed just five hits over six innings as the Peoria Chiefs defeated the Clinton LumberKings 13-1 on Tuesday.  —  Guillory (4-2) allowed one run …
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Associated Press:
Rincon's homer leads Great Lakes to 10-5 win over Bowling Green  —  MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Carlos Rincon hit a solo home run in the second inning, leading the Great Lakes Loons to a 10-5 win over the Bowling Green Hot Rods on Tuesday.  —  The home run by Rincon started the scoring in a three-run inning and gave the Loons a 1-0 lead.
Associated Press:
Reyes, Rodriguez carry Peoria to 5-2 win over Clinton
Discussion: Viva El Birdos
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.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Cards' DeJong benefits from extensive playing time at shortstop
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards prospect O'Neill keeps slugging, has 13 homers in 27 games at Memphis
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: 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.
Jamie Samuelsen / Detroit Free Press:   Detroit Tigers: Each move Al Avila, Gardenhire make geared to future
Noah Trister / Associated Press:   Goodrum's 2 homers lift Tigers over Indians 6-3
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 …
Discussion: Federal Baseball
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Bryce Harper's love affair with his Vegas Golden Knights - and hockey - goes into overtime  —  It's a series with significant stakes, with a buildup leaving Nationals star Bryce Harper sleepless at night, swept by an adrenaline rush that sometimes keeps him up until 3 in the morning, his body exhausted, his mind racing.
Discussion: Sportsnet.ca
Associated Press:
Carpio's single leads St. Lucie to 4-3 win over Florida  —  KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Luis Carpio hit a run-scoring single in the seventh inning, leading the St. Lucie Mets to a 4-3 win over the Florida Fire Frogs in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.
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Associated Press:
Delgado's single leads Rome to 4-3 win over Hickory  —  HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Riley Delgado hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning, leading the Rome Braves to a 4-3 win over the Hickory Crawdads on Tuesday.  —  Kelvin Rodriguez got Cristian Inoa to ground out with a runner on second …
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Milwaukee Brewers … A.J. Pollock made the slow walk from center field toward the home dugout on Monday night, a trainer by his side.  It was a sight the Diamondbacks have become conditioned to fear.  —  As if their current skid wasn't bad enough …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals
Discussion: Federal Baseball
Bob McManaman / Arizona Republic:   Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals
JSOnline:
Next Slide  —  PHOENIX - The Brewers have been laying waste to the early-season narrative that they could only beat the bad teams.  —  Fresh off winning three of four games in Colorado to kick off this three-city, 10-game trip, the Brewers drew first blood Monday night in the series opener against Arizona at Chase Field.
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Tom Haudricourt / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Brewers 7, Diamondbacks 2: Five late runs against Arizona's top-ranked bullpen do the job
Associated Press:
Andrew Heaney shuts down Astros in Angels' 2-1 rivalry win  —  Andrew Heaney struck out 10 during a career-high eight innings of four-hit ball, and the Angels pulled percentage points ahead of Houston atop the AL West with a 2-1 victory over the Astros on Monday night.
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Greg Beacham / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Andrew Heaney shuts down Astros in Angels' 2-1 rivalry win
Discussion: Halos Heaven
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 …
Danny Abriano / SNY:
Mets Memories: The acquisition of Noah Syndergaard from the Blue Jays  —  On Dec. 8, 2012, the Mets officially acquired Noah Syndergaard, Travis d'Arnaud, John Buck, and Wuilmer Becerra from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for reigning Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey, Josh Thole, and Mike Nickeas.
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
John Fay / USA Today:
Joey Votto says earthquake forced him out of the game: 'I'm a sensitive soul'  —  SAN FRANCISCO — It was the earthquake, Joey Votto said.  That's what forced him out of the game.  —  “I was feeling pretty good and then that earthquake hit and all of a sudden everything got thrown off right around 7:18 p.m …
ESPN:
Yoan Moncada returns from DL  —  The Chicago White Sox activated starting second baseman Yoan Moncada from the disabled list on Tuesday.  —  He was placed on the 10-day DL on May 5 with left hamstring tightness.  —  The White Sox had an open roster spot after optioning infielder Jose Rondon …
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.
 
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