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CC Sabathia starts on the right note, helps Yankees snap losing streak  —  Yankees' manager Aaron Boone on CC Sabathia's first start of the year, going five scoreless innings in a 4-0 win Saturday vs. White Sox  —  NEW YORK - CC Sabathia did everything right in his 2019 debut, but he didn't last long enough to get credit for a win.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Frustrated Dellin Betances says he had no idea about the bone spur in his shoulder  —  Dellin Betances said he was not aware he had the bone spur in the back of his shoulder that has caused him so much trouble this spring.  The Yankees' elite setup man had a cortisone shot and treatment …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees fall to White Sox, lose fourth-straight game
Jake Seiner / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Jiménez hits 1st 2 HRs, ChiSox top Yanks in soggy 6+ innings
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley and South Side Sox
Michael Wagaman / scores.nbcsportsbayarea.com:
MLB Headlines  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Erik Kratz wasn't tired after catching 18 innings.  The 38-year-old San Francisco Giants backup had done it once before in his career, in 2016 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.  —  San Francisco's bullpen was just as sturdy on a night when manager Bruce Bochy used every reliever.
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Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
Giants win longest game in Oracle Park history with 18th-inning walk-off
Michael Wagaman / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Belt scores in 18th inning as Giants beat Rockies 3-2
Discussion: Purple Row and McCovey Chronicles
Associated Press:
Red Sox beat Orioles 6-4 for 1st win streak of season  —  Boston Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts watches his RBI-double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Boston, Friday, April, 12, 2019.  —  Boston Red Sox's Jackie Bradley Jr. makes the catch a fly …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Associated Press:
Orioles' Chris Davis singles in 1st, ending record hitless streak at 54  —  BOSTON (AP) — Baltimore's Chris Davis ended his streak of futility in his first at-bat on Saturday when he lined a bases-loaded, two-run single to right in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox.
Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:   Seattle Mariners defy expectations with a homer-powered surge
Associated Press:
Gordon, Royals end 10-game losing streak, beat Indians 8-1  —  Kansas City Royals' Alex Gordon (4) is congratulated at home plate by Jorge Soler (12) and Adalberto Mondesi (27) after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Kauffman Stadium …
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Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Carlos Gonzalez expected to join Cleveland Indians on Sunday
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:   Jefry Rodriguez excited about Saturday night's start for Cleveland Indians
Detroit Free Press:
Christin Stewart homers, but Detroit Tigers beaten by Twins, 4-3  —  MINNEAPOLIS - Michael Pineda labored through six innings, Eddie Rosario drove in two runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 Saturday.  —  Byron Buxton and Jorge Polanco added RBI singles for Minnesota.
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Associated Press:
Tigers, Twins to begin series after postponement
Associated Press:
Khris Davis hits MLB-best 10th homer, A's rally past Texas  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Oakland slugger Khris Davis keeps going deep in Texas, and just about everywhere else he plays.  —  “A big shocking event.  Khris hit a go-ahead home run here,” Athletics manager Bob Melvin said.
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
How birthday wishes for Beltre turned into a hot stretch for Profar with new team
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Can Cubs recapture missing winning vibe of 2016 champions?  —  CHICAGO — It was opening night, 2016.  The young Chicago Cubs were coming off a surprising run in the previous year's playoffs — all the way to the National League Championship Series.  Now it was time to pick up where they left off …
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Associated Press:
Baseball notebook: Angels' Trout will miss weekend series with Cubs
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Eaton, Kendrick power Nationals past Pirates  —  Adam Eaton hit his first homer of the season and Howie Kendrick also added a blast with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Washington Nationals rallied to beat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Saturday.
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
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MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Moran lifts Pirates past Nationals in 10 innings
Discussion: Federal Baseball
Lars Larson / wbal.com:
Altuve, Gurriel hit grand slams, Astros beat Seattle 10-6  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Jose Altuve is as baffled as everyone else about his recent power surge.  —  Altuve and Yuli Gurriel hit grand slams as the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 10-6 Friday night for their major league-leading seventh straight victory.
Jordan McPherson / Miami Herald:
After another ‘tentative’ outing, Marlins manager calls on Alcantara to attack on mound  —  Sandy Alcantara escaped the first jam he faced on Friday night against the Philadelphia Phillies with relative ease.  —  After loading the bases with the first three batters he faced …
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Jordan McPherson / Miami Herald:
Offense once again hard to find as Marlins open homestand with loss to Phillies
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
Ian Happ enlists the help of former big leaguer during trip back to the minors  —  When the Chicago Cubs sent Ian Happ back to the minors, the former prized prospect had a request: He wanted Chris Valiaka, Chicago's minor-league hitting coordinator to join him with the Iowa Cubs.
Houston Mitchell / Los Angeles Times:
Stat corner: Is Chris Davis the worst hitter ever?  —  OPS+ is a stat that compares a player's on-base plus slugging percentages and compares then to what an average player in the league hit that same season.  It's a stat that allows us to compare players from different eras.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Archie Bradley sees positives despite recent struggles  —  Archie Bradley strode off the mound and circled it on Thursday night.  He was seven pitches into his outing and had struck out both batters he had faced.  As is often the case with Bradley, there was no need to read between the lines about how he felt.
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Katherine Fitzgerald / Arizona Republic:   Wilmer Flores adjusting to Diamondbacks, adding flexibility to infield
 
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Kris Bryant on the bench as Cubs face Angels at Wrigley Field
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