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Associated Press:
Morton stays unbeaten, leads Astros over Indians  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Charlie Morton remained unbeaten this season with six solid innings, Alex Bregman and Jake Marisnick hit three-run homers and the Houston Astros defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-2 on Thursday night.
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Baseball notebook: Castillo suspended 80 games  —  Chicago White Sox catcher Welington Castillo was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday following a positive test for a performance-enhancing substance.  —  The commissioner's office cited use of EPO.
Associated Press:   Trout, Pujols hit solo HRs as Angels beat Blue Jays
David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:   Real or not? AL Central is the worst division since 1994
Bob Elliott / CBC News:   Bob Elliott's Baseball: Phenom Shohei Ohtani continues to amaze
Associated Press:
Angels push back Shohei Ohtani's next outing as starting pitcher
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Steven Matz continues Mets' pitching hot streak with six scoreless innings in 5-0 win  —  MILWAUKEE — One by one, the starters each put forth a strong effort.  —  This Mets' team is built to win on the strength of its starting pitching, and these past five games marked the best turn through the rotation this season.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Brandon Nimmo delivers exactly what Mets and Mickey Callaway needed in win over Brewers  —  MILWAUKEE — Brandon Nimmo could not be stopped.  —  The Mets left fielder reached base a career-high five times Thursday night.  He had a career-high four hits and a walk in the Mets' 5-0 win over the Brewers at Miller Park.
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:   Mets continue to search for ways to galvanize slumping offense
Rotoworld.com:
Dose: The Rays Shake It Up  —  The A's had Moneyball.  The 76ers had The Process.  And now the Rays have ... well we don't have a name for it yet (somebody get on that).  But whatever this unnamed thing is, it's weird ... and I like it.  —  But not everyone is enjoying the Rays' grand experiment.
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Fox Sports:
Rays plan to start relievers in all 3 games against Orioles
Gabe Lacques / Arizona Republic:
Rays ‘bullpenning’ experiment continues: Relievers to start next three games vs. Orioles
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 19, stays calm as fans beg for call-up: ‘God knows the right time’  —  READING, Pa. - The storybook scene could not have been scripted any better: On baseball's return to Montreal, a native son and the progeny of one of the Expos' greatest players ever delivers a victory …
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Steve Buffery / Toronto Sun:
Closer Roberto Osuna's absence really starting to be felt by Blue Jays
Joel Colomby / Toronto Sun:
ON DECK: Blue Jays at Phillies
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Reyes fans 13, allows one hit at Memphis  —  Alex Reyes emphatically answered Thursday night in Memphis any questions that somehow might have lingered after his first three starts on the Cardinals' medical rehabilitation program.  —  After making three outings covering 16 scoreless innings …
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Reyes, Mercado spur Memphis to 7-4 win over Okla. City
ESPN:
Oldest in majors, Rangers' Bartolo Colon celebrates 45th birthday  —  From across the diamond, Kansas City closer Kelvin Herrera marveled at the oldest player in the major leagues, Texas Rangers pitcher Bartolo Colon, who turned 45 on Thursday.  —  “I used to have pictures of him in my bedroom …
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Milwaukee Brewers … OAKLAND - A year ago, right-hander Taijuan Walker was a steady presence in the rotation and infielder Ketel Marte was a late-season lifesaver from Triple-A Reno.  Both came to the Diamondbacks in the same offseason trade with the Seattle Mariners …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Milwaukee Brewers
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
DeJong could be out of Cardinals lineup 4-8 weeks  —  St. Louis Cardinals' Paul DeJong (left) talks with third base coach Jose Oquendo as assistant athletic trainer Chris Conroy approaches from the dugout to check on DeJong after DeJong was hit in the hand by a pitch in the eighth inning during …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Like his father, Cardinals' Pena knows future depends on work behind the plate
Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Juiced baseballs, starting relievers and MLB's next big thing  —  It's a cliche to say something “came out of left field,” but when you're writing about baseball, you get to use that particular cliche.  MLB's league office sent out a press release Thursday that came out of that proverbial left field …
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Greg Bird expected back to New York Yankees on Saturday, Aaron Boone says  —  NEW YORK - Greg Bird could be back in the Yankees' lineup as early as Saturday.  —  The plan is for the lefty-hitting first baseman to be activated from the disabled list for Saturday's game against the Angels at Yankee Stadium …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
Welington Castillo is the 1st Chicago baseball player suspended under MLB's drug policy.  Here are the other 87 players since 2005.  —  Players that have been suspended for violations of the Major League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program since 2005 when testing with penalties for first violations began …
Mark Didtler / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Snell goes 6 scoreless innings, Rays beat Red Sox 6-3  —  Blake Snell threw six scoreless innings,  —  Wilson Ramos drove in two runs, and the  —  Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by beating the  —  Boston Red Sox 6-3 on Thursday night.  —  Snell (6-3) allowed three hits, walked two and struck out eight.
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Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
Yankees need more pitching if they want to make a World Series run  —  Even though the baseball season is barely two months old, it is not too early to draw some conclusions about this fun-to-watch (but otherwise possibly doomed) Yankee ballclub and they are these:
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs' offense might not need a splashy fix as badly as you think  —  CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are seemingly stuck in mud, hovering a few games over .500 (25-21) as we head toward Memorial Day.  That usually equates to “wild-card contender” status, but Chicago's talent and payroll scream more.
Associated Press:
Carlos Rodon appears OK after taking line drive off forehead in minor-league rehab start  —  Carlos Rodon delivers a pitch on Thursday, May 24, 2018 in Charlotte, N.C. Rodon was taken out of the game after he was hit with a line shot to the forehead off the bat of Norfolk Tides D'Arby Myers during the third inning.
Associated Press:
Noll's single leads Potomac to 10-7 win over Wilmington  —  WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) — Jake Noll hit a two-run single in the fifth inning, leading the Potomac Nationals to a 10-7 win over the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Thursday.  —  The single by Noll came in the midst of an eight-run inning and gave the Nationals a 5-4 lead.
 
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Associated Press:
Pondler induces double play, leads Dunedin to 5-1 win over Lakeland
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Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Why the Phillies are so confident Rhys Hoskins' slump is nothing to worry about
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Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Gleyber Torres thriving with the Yankees while also rewarding his evaluators
Phil Thompson / Chicago Tribune:
Ex-bat boy on working for 1948 White Sox: ‘I learned an awful lot as a 14-year-old’
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Eugenio Suarez blasts grand slam, Luis Castillo solid in Cincinnati Reds win over Pittsburgh Pirates
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