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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 …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees fall to White Sox, lose fourth-straight game — The injuries are not an excuse. After announcing the latest blow to his roster — six to seven more weeks for set-up man Dellin Betances — Yankee GM Brian Cashman said that this team has not played up to its potential. — “Right now times are tough.
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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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South Side Sox and Pinstripe Alley
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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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:
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 …
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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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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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
Katherine Fitzgerald / Arizona Republic:
Wilmer Flores adjusting to Diamondbacks, adding flexibility to infield — David Peralta and Wilmer Flores spent a lot of time together during the offseason. — Both are Venezuelan, and Flores and Peralta have known each other for nearly a decade. They work out and barbecue together in Florida.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Kris Bryant on the bench as Cubs face Angels at Wrigley Field — Chicago Tribune — Kris Bryant is on the bench and Daniel Descalso is back in the lead-off spot as the Cubs take on the Angels Saturday at Wrigley Field. — Bryant is hitting .182 in his last six games with one extra-base hit …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards eager for ‘awesome’ experience in Mexico — MONTERREY, MEXICO • As he rocks back and readies Saturday to throw the first regular-season pitch abroad ever by a Cardinal, starter Adam Wainwright has a sense of how the crowd, crammed into a cozy ballpark on the north side of this metroplex …
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Viva El Birdos
Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
Accidental or not, Dipoto's Mariners have produced one of the greatest starts in baseball history — Can it be, accidentally or not, Jerry Dipoto has finally traded the Seattle Mariners into a team that can make the postseason for the first time since 2001?
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Games of the Day — The Tigers and Twins square off, weather permitting, in Minnesota as Tyson Ross faces Michael Pineda. Ross appears to be pitching carefully to batters, and so far it paid off. He walked five batters in 12 innings, but allowed just nine hits for a .209 opponent BA.
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Twinkie Town