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David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Kevin Cash keeps thinking outside the box with use of Sergio Romo  —  The most interesting news from the weekend was Sergio Romo's starting consecutive games for the Tampa Bay Rays.  It was pretty unusual for two reasons: (1) Romo's previous 588 career appearances in the majors all came in relief …
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Associated Press:
Ohtani sparkles for Angels; Romo starts again for Rays  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani struck out nine while throwing 7 2/3 innings of excellent six-hit ball in his seventh career start, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped their five-game skid with a 5-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.
ESPN:
Shohei Ohtani on Home Run Derby: 'I don't think I'm at that level yet'
Discussion: Sporting News
Associated Press:   Baseball notebook: Rays' Romo starts on consecutive days
CBSSports.com:   Angels' Shohei Ohtani: Posts another brilliant start
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Romo not the reason, but Rays streak ends at 6 with 5-2 loss to Angels
Ben Walker / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Rosario hits 2 HRs, leads Syndergaard, Mets over Arizona 4-1  —  New York Mets' Asdrubal Cabrera (13) follows through on a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday, May 20, 2018, in New York.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Andrew Wagner / UPI:   Brewers' Chase Anderson returns to start against Diamondbacks
Jerry Beach / UPI:   New York Mets, Miami Marlins open series after differing outcomes
Sean Farrell / NorthJersey.com:
Amed Rosario's 2 home runs help Mets sweep Diamondbacks
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:   Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Mets
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:   Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Mets
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
We interrupt this Cubs season for a 2016 flashback  —  Photos from Game 7 of the World Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Nov. 2, 2016.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The 2016 season is a piece of Cubs history, a moment in time placed in a drawer that's periodically opened to remind us it actually happened.
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David Haugh / Chicago Tribune:   Chicago baseball saw four exciting starts this weekend, but Yu Darvish's meant the most
Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
Steve Stone on White Sox prospects: Eloy Jimenez is ‘going to be special’ and Michael Kopech ‘has to become a pitcher’
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Yu Darvish overcomes frustrations to get first win with Cubs
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Baseball roundup: Darvish earns first win for Cubs
Associated Press:
Martinez's 2 vastly different HRs lead Red Sox past O's 5-0  —  BOSTON — J.D. Martinez took plenty of ribbing in the dugout after slicing a short home run inside the Pesky Pole at Fenway Park.  —  A few innings later, he showed his teammates some serious power.
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David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
J.D. Martinez, Mookie Betts outbash Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton  —  Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton have about 13 inches and 125 pounds on Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez, but they don't have anything on them in the power department, at least through May 20.
Associated Press:
Dalbec's double leads Salem to 7-3 win over Wilmington
Discussion: Minor League Ball
Noah Trister / Associated Press:
Cleveland's bullpen blues keeping the AL Central in play  —  Two years ago, the Cleveland bullpen led the way when the Indians overcame significant injuries in their starting rotation and won the American League pennant.  —  Now, the fickle nature of relief pitching is holding the AL Central favorites back.
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McCullers, McCann lead Astros to 3-1 win over Indians
Mike Mazzeo / Kansas City Star:
Yankees' loaded roster may lead to some tough decisions for Bombers in near future  —  It's a testament to the Yankees' depth that they can put up 10 runs on 14 hits with Gary Sanchez and Didi Gregorius both on the bench and Aaron Judge putting up an 0-fer at the plate.
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Dave Skretta / Associated Press:
Tyler Austin, Sonny Gray lead Yankees to 10-1 rout of Royals  —  The Yankees rightfully lamented a miserable week filled with rainouts, broken planes and a patchwork schedule that forced righthander Sonny Gray to pitch on eight days' rest.  —  Well, that last bit turned out to be a good thing.
ESPN:
Jordan Hicks throws two pitches clocked at 105 mph on Sunday  —  St. Louis Cardinals rookie right-hander Jordan Hicks hit 105 mph on the radar gun twice Sunday, becoming the first pitcher to throw multiple pitches at that speed in the same game in the past 10 seasons.
Discussion: Sports Illustrated and NESN.com
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Tom Timmermann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Hicks throws five fastest pitches in baseball this season — all to one batter
Vincent DeBlasio / Philly.com:
Phillies minor league report: Dylan Cozens leads IronPigs to sweep, JoJo Romero picks up first win for Reading  —  A handful of Phillies minor-league affliates were in play Sunday.  Here's how they fared:  —  INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (AAA)  —  Lehigh Valley 5, Syracuse 2 …
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Ed Barkowitz / Philly.com:   Nick Pivetta, Phillies set for key series against Braves
ESPN:
Tim Tebow timeline: Has he dispelled doubt on the diamond?  —  From the outset, Tim Tebow's pro baseball journey was going to follow its own unique path.  Making the move to baseball as a 29-year-old in 2016 was a bold step.  Tebow had not played the game competitively since his junior year of high school.
Tom Schad / USA Today:
Preston Wilson apologizes for making slavery comment during Astros TV broadcast  —  Preston Wilson apologized Saturday for a reference he made to slavery during the television broadcast of the Houston Astros' game against the Cleveland Indians earlier in the day.
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Fortnite: How a video game became baseball's most addictive pastime, from MLB to Little League  —  Along with running, throwing, fielding, hitting and hitting for power, there's another skill invaluable to baseball players beyond the five holy tools: Killing time.
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Another no-hit bid for Francisco Liriano ends in another Detroit Tigers loss  —  SEATTLE — The Detroit Tigers have twice lost games this season in which left-handed pitcher Francisco Liriano flirted with a no-hitter.  —  With one out in the seventh on Sunday at Safeco Field …
Discussion: Bless You Boys
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Detroit Free Press:
After Francisco Liriano dominated for 8 innings, Shane Greene allowed tying 2-run HR in 9th …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Kyle Hendricks and Jose Quintana get extra days off before facing Giants  —  Cubs starter Jose Quintana on his outing against the Reds on Saturday, May 19, 2018.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  This time neither Kyle Hendricks nor Jose Quintana can blame the weather.
Dave Kallmann / JSOnline:
It's your turn to debate this ‘legendary’ Milwaukee Brewers trading card lineup  —  Beckett Media and Topps present their all-time legendary trading card line-up for the Milwaukee Brewers Wochit  —  Mike Caldwell or Teddy Higuera?  Pete Vuckovich or Ben Sheets?
 
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Justin Tasch / New York Daily News:
Asdrubal Cabrera, Amed Rosario power Mets to sweep of Diamondbacks with 4-1 win
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians Move Josh Tomlin To Bullpen
Discussion: Plain Dealer and Let's Go Tribe
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Cubs' Kris Bryant rebounds from beaning in a big way
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Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
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