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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
MLB power rankings: A tie at the top as Astros complete perfect road trip — There is no true No. 1 atop USA TODAY Sports' power rankings this week, and that's probably appropriate. — It's difficult to parse greatest from great when it comes to the Houston Astros and New York Yankees …
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Detroit Free Press:
Oh, that good bullpen — The bullpen has as much to do with the Tigers' five-game winning streak as anything else. — Over the five-game streak, the bullpen allowed one run on 12 hits over 17 innings with one walk and 20 strikeouts. — In the three-game sweep, the bullpen combined …
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South Side Sox and MLB Baseball News …
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Detroit Free Press:
‘The ball just sounded different’ — Stewart, then 17 years old, rounded the bases with a smile on his face. He had hit another monster home run against one of Lilburn (Ga.) Providence Christian Academy's biggest rivals. — “Hey don't worry about it,” the opposing coach yelled at his pitcher …
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — The Detroit Tigers promoted right-handed pitcher Alex Faedo and outfielder Daz Cameron to Double-A Erie from High-A Lakeland on Monday. — Tigers general manager Al Avila hinted to reporters on Sunday in Chicago that Faedo and fellow right-handed pitcher Beau Burrows would soon be promoted.
Toronto Sun:
Pivetta hopes to reverse fortunes as Phillies host Cardinals — Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Nick Pivetta is struggling so far in June. He will try to turn his month around against the slumping St. Louis Cardinals. — The Phillies and Cardinals open a three-game set on Monday night at Citizens Bank Park.
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The Good Phight and Viva El Birdos
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Shelly Anderson / UPI:
Milwaukee Brewers turn to Jhoulys Chacin against Pittsburgh Pirates — Right-hander Jhoulys Chacin could have gotten something richer than the two-year, $15.5 million contract he signed with Milwaukee during the offseason. — It turns out the Brewers certainly cashed in.
ESPN:
Prospects who can deliver as soon as they get the call — While a lot of the focus of discussions this time of year is on which prospects contending teams should trade for which stars, quite often simply using their own top-performing prospect is a superior choice for a ballclub in win-now mode.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees, Mariners Interested In J.A. Happ
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MLB Baseball News …, Pinstripe Alley and MLB Daily Dish
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Mike Montgomery tries to force Cubs into tough decision once Yu Darvish healthy — ST. LOUIS - Mike Montgomery, whose performance since joining the Cubs' rotation has been one of the team's top success stories this season, said he was encouraged to hear general manager Jed Hoyer suggest …
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, Bleed Cubbie Blue and MLB Trade Rumors
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David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Free agent-to-be Bryce Harper playing way out of $400 million deal — The Blue Jays beat the Nationals 8-6 on Sunday with back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning from Teoscar Hernandez and Yangervis Solarte off Ryan Madson, who hadn't allowed a home run all season and just two in 2017 and 2018 combined:
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Sporting News and MLB Baseball News …
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Mike Axisa / CBSSports.com:
MLB is hoping to convince Bryce Harper to participate in the Home Run Derby
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Let's Go Tribe and MLB Baseball News …
Toronto Sun:
Dodgers, Cubs square off in NLCS rematch — CHICAGO — The Los Angeles Dodgers have been hitting home runs and scoring runs at enough of a prodigious clip this month that it is rare to see their bats go quiet. — The Dodgers will enter this week's three-game series against the Chicago Cubs having won seven of their past 10 games.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Michael Wagaman / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Lucroy's RBI single in 11th send Athletics past Angels 6-5
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Halos Heaven
Mike Puma / New York Post:
Jose Reyes looked like his old self again for this one night — PHOENIX — Jose Reyes turned to his old playbook with the Mets desperately in need of hope Sunday. — “I understand the situation,” Reyes said. “If I get on base, we bring the tying run to the plate.”
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Amazin' Avenue
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Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:
Brandon Nimmo's HR caps Mets' rally over Diamondbacks
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USA Today
Jim Ingraham / UPI:
Cleveland Indians welcome back Yonder Alonso vs. Chicago White Sox — CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians will welcome first baseman Yonder Alonso back into the lineup Monday night when they host the Chicago White Sox in the first game of a three-game series at Progressive Field.
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Jose De Jesus Ortiz / Kansas City Star:
Cardinals' Reyes' family inspires him to keep fighting — Cardinals right-hander Alex Reyes saw the value of a father's sacrifice throughout his childhood while his father worked double shifts as a security guard at the Elizabeth, N.J., board of education. — Tomas Reyes Sr. …
ESPN:
How Mike Trout stacks up to MLB's greats as he closes in on 1,000 games — It seems like yesterday that Mike Trout was called up to the majors in 2011, still a teenager. It seems like yesterday when he had a rookie season for the ages in 2012 and we had that bare-knuckle MVP debate between Trout and Miguel Cabrera.
Discussion:
Bleed Cubbie Blue
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Joe Maddon defends his decision to put Anthony Bass in over Steve Cishek — Cubs' Jose Quintana on his recent outings: ‘I feel better in my last starts.’ (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Left-hander Jose Quintana wanted to work out of his sixth-inning mess Sunday night …
UPI:
Rangers, Royals meet in series between last-place teams — The Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers, two struggling teams in last place in their divisions, will open a three-game series Monday night at Kauffman Stadium. — The Royals have lost six straight and 12 of 13.
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees summon Clint Frazier from Triple-A, send down Ronald Torreyes — WASHINGTON — Clint Frazier is on the Scranton Shuttle back to the Yankees, but not for long. — Frazier has been summoned from Triple-A Scranton for Monday's 1.5-game series against the Nationals.
Stephen Ruiz / Orlando Sentinel:
Former first-round picks from Central Florida connect in minors — Lake Mary senior shortstop Brendan Rodgers is considered arguably the top high-school baseball player in the country and potentially the No. 1 pick in the June draft. — Not too long ago, Brendan Rodgers and Forrest Wall …
