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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards have yet to catch a base-stealer — MILWAUKEE • One of the skills the Cardinals have become so well-known for has led to some unusual history already this season, and when they had a rare wobble Monday, it proved costly. — In the seventh inning at Miller Park …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals fall further behind the Brewers — MILWAUKEE • With a chance this week to show the gap on the field is slimmer than the one in the standings, the Cardinals visit first-place Milwaukee as a bruised contender, one able to argue that the real difference is the players they're missing and not the plays.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards notebook: Maddux ready for Reyes ‘fun’; Fowler decision looms — MILWAUKEE • For much of spring training, Cardinals pitching coach Mike Maddux purposefully averted his eyes from Alex Reyes' work because the calendar worked against them and it would be a long time before the righthander was available to him.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals turn to Gyorko at cleanup, bump Ozuna down in order
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MLB Baseball News …, Viva El Birdos and Brew Crew Ball
Ken Powtak / Associated Press:
Benintendi, Martinez Carry Red Sox Past Blue Jays — Andrew Benintendi celebrates with his Red Sox teammates after his three-run home run in the fourth inning Monday against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park. — Andrew Benintendi has continued the hot hitting out of the leadoff spot for injured star Mookie Betts.
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Over the Monster
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Associated Press:
MLB notebook: Pirates' Freese, third base coach in brouhaha — Pirates third baseman David Freese and third base coach Joey Cora had to be separated in the dugout late in Pittsburgh's loss to the Cubs on Monday afternoon. — Neither was available to reporters after the game.
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Pirates manager says it's ‘open season’ on catchers after Anthony Rizzo slide — PITTSBURGH — Pirates manager Clint Hurdle called it “open season” on catchers after Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo took out the legs of catcher Elias Diaz on a force play at home plate in the eighth inning of Monday's 7-0 win by the Cubs.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs considering having Tyler Chatwood pitch exclusively from stretch position
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Mike Montgomery's stellar performance on Memorial Day big for him and Cubs
Bernie Wilson / Associated Press:
Caleb Smith mystifies Padres, gets run support as Marlins snap skid — Caleb Smith was brilliant in dominating a matchup of rookie left-handers, Yadiel Rivera's two-run single capped Miami's four-run first inning, and Cameron Maybin had three hits and two RBIs against his old team to lead …
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Fish Stripes and Gaslamp Ball
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Paul Sporer / ESPN:
Daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Tuesday
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MLB Baseball News …
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Cincinnati Reds … You could see the weight leaving the players' shoulders in the Diamondbacks dugout as shortstop Nick Ahmed watched his three-run home run leave Chase Field. — For the Diamondbacks, whose offensive struggles have turned them into a punchline …
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AZ Snake Pit
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Logan Newman / Arizona Sports:
Defensive miscues help D-backs score most runs in one inning since April 26
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AZ Snake Pit and MLB Baseball News …
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Oakland Athletics
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MLB Baseball News …
STEVE HERRICK (Associated Press) / MLB Baseball News …:
Encarnacion, Chicago's poor defense boost Indians to 9-6 win — Edwin Encarnacion homered and had four RBIs, and the — Cleveland Indians took advantage of Chicago's leaky defense to score five times in the fifth inning, beating the — White Sox 9-6 on Monday.
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Columbus Telegram and South Side Sox
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox rookie Matt Skole: 'Couldn't have dreamed' of a better major-league debut
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MLB Baseball News …
Tony Andracki / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
White Sox will be without Matt Davidson for a little while
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South Side Sox
Larry Fleisher / UPI:
Charlie Morton, Astros aim to keep streaking vs. Yankees — Charlie Morton secured the final 12 outs in Game 7 at Dodger Stadium as the Houston Astros became world champions for the first time in team history. — Two months into Houston's title defense, Morton has not stopped winning.
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Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Yankees vs Astros: Gleyber Torres moves up, Didi Gregorius drops, Giancarlo Stanton sits
BEN WALKER (AP Baseball Writer) / MLB Baseball News …:
Verlander stops Yanks again, pitches Astros to 5-1 win
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Pinstripe Alley
ESPN:
Sizing up the standings at Memorial Day checkpoint — The old saying in baseball is that you shouldn't check the standings until Memorial Day. Well, with Memorial Day behind us, we figured it was time to assess how the divisions stack up and what stands out at the first unofficial checkpoint of the season.
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Eduardo A. Encina / Baltimore Sun:
Taking a hard — and realistic — look at the Orioles' trade possibilities with Manny Machado
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Camden Chat
Dana Gauruder / UPI:
Angels aim to get Mike Scioscia milestone win vs. Tigers — Mike Scioscia hopes the third time is the charm for his 1,600th career managerial victory. — The longtime Los Angeles Angels manager will reach that milestone and pass his mentor, Tommy Lasorda, with the team's next victory.
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
James McCann's slam pushes Detroit Tigers past Angels on Memorial Day
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Ex-Detroit Tiger Kinsler: Castellanos, Greene ‘guys to follow’ during rebuild
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MLB Baseball News … and Halos Heaven
Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
Roller coaster night at Coors Field leaves Giants feeling ill — DENVER-Coors Field in Colorado is a reliever's theme park, a fantasy land of roller coaster rides where ERAs are destined to rise and late-game lead changes are certain to rock the core of a bullpen back and forth.
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McCovey Chronicles
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
The Hunter Strickland-Bryce Harper brawl ended Mike Morse's career - and it could have been worse
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Citizen Times, Federal Baseball and McCovey Chronicles
PETER SCHMUCK The Baltimore Sun / Sacramento Bee:
No matter what the Orioles' Alex Cobb does, the outcome seems to be the same — Orioles starter Alex Cobb threw one damaging pitch during the seven innings he pitched in Monday's interleague matchup against the Washington Nationals at Camden Yards, but he lost anyway.
ESPN:
After multiple Tommy John surgeries, Jonny Venters gets first save since '11 — Tampa Bay Rays reliever Jonny Venters recorded his first save since August 22, 2011, striking out the only batter he faced on Monday to close out a 13-inning, 1-0 win over the Oakland Athletics.
Doug Padilla / UPI:
Phillies' Jake Arrieta aims for rare win in Dodger Stadium — The Philadelphia Phillies' Jake Arrieta will take the mound Tuesday at Dodger Stadium, where he has won just once. It was a victory to remember. — In 2015, Arrieta delivered the first of his two career no-hitters …
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ESPN:
How well are top 2017 draft picks turning out? — When a player gets drafted into Major League Baseball from high school or college, there's always an element of guesswork at how he will adjust to and develop in the pros. The 2017 MLB draftees have mostly had their first taste of the minor leagues …
