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USA Today:
Yankees' CC Sabathia allows one hit in first start since offeason heart surgery — NEW YORK - This was opening day for CC Sabathia. — And the veteran lefty's sparkling 2019 debut made it seem as if the Yankees' season had just begun, paving over anything that happened before Saturday afternoon.
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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.
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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
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees fall to White Sox, lose fourth-straight game
Yankees fall to White Sox, lose fourth-straight game
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MLB Baseball News … and South Side Sox
Jake Seiner / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Jiménez hits 1st 2 HRs, ChiSox top Yanks in soggy 6+ innings
Jiménez hits 1st 2 HRs, ChiSox top Yanks in soggy 6+ innings
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Pinstripe Alley and South Side Sox
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.
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Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Seattle Mariners defy expectations with a homer-powered surge — A look at who's hot and who's not in Major League Baseball this week: — THREE UP — 1. Are the Seattle Mariners for real? Probably not, but ... they do keep winning games and hitting home runs.
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Athletics Nation
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 …
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Maddon: Take check swing calls away from umps — CHICAGO — The check-swing call in baseball has always been one of the most difficult for umpires to make. After a late Chicago Cubs rally was thwarted on a strike-three, check-swing call on Kyle Schwarber, Chicago manager Joe Maddon suggested …
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Jay Cohen / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Cozart, La Stella lead Angels past Cubs 6-5
Cozart, La Stella lead Angels past Cubs 6-5
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
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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MLB Baseball News …, SFist and NBCSports.com
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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
Belt scores in 18th inning as Giants beat Rockies 3-2
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McCovey Chronicles and Purple Row
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' Buck Farmer took control of his career by finding control on the mound — Buck Farmer can't lie: Making the Detroit Tigers' Opening Day roster wasn't completely out of his thoughts. — Late in spring training, as the open roster spots began to dwindle, the right-hander was in no man's land …
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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.
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets give Robinson Cano his first day off of the season — ATLANTA - Saturday is Robinson Cano's first day off of the season - and he hates it. If it was up to the veteran second baseman, he would play all 162 games for the Mets. — “I don't like days off but sometimes you have to go with it,” Cano said.
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Daily Record:
NY Mets, Atlanta Braves lineups announced for Saturday — The Mets enter Saturday's game in Atlanta on a hot streak, having won three straight. And Brandon Nimmo was a big part of keeping that going Friday with his 3-for-4 night at the plate, including a homer in a 6-2 victory over the Braves at SunTrust Park.
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Talking Chop
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Carlos Gonzalez expected to join Cleveland Indians on Sunday — KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Outfielder Carlos Gonzalez is expected to join the Indians on Sunday in time for their series finale against the Indians at Kauffman Stadium. — The Indians signed Gonzalez, 33, to a minor league deal on March 19.
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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks rookie Yoan Lopez hasn't allowed a run since disastrous MLB debut last September — On Sept. 9, 2018, Yoan Lopez allowed two home runs and a triple without recording an out in his major-league debut. — He hasn't allowed a run since. — Cheekily clinging to superstition …
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Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
This is the Dansby Swanson you've waited for — Dansby Swanson is physically healthy, his wrist issues a fragment of the past. But his scorching start, and perhaps the best run of his career, is more attributed to his mental prowess. — Swanson's first 13 games have conferred him as more than a defensive marvel.
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.
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MLB Baseball News … and The Crawfish Boxes
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
Offense once again hard to find as Marlins open homestand with loss to Phillies
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Phillies Nation and MLB Baseball News …
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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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.
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.