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1:20 PM ET, April 16, 2019

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Associated Press:
LEADING OFF: Red Sox-Yankees, Lindor begins rehab assignment  —  A look at what's happening around the majors today:  —  RIVALRY RENEWED  —  Mookie Betts tries to get going at the plate when the Red Sox (6-11) visit the Yankees (6-9) in the first meeting this season between the longtime rivals.
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ESPN:
Is it time for Red Sox and Yankees to panic?  Our experts weigh in  —  Panic!  Doom and gloom!  The sky, yeah, it's falling.  Oh wait, it's mid-April and the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees actually aren't that bad — so we decided to leave the worry behind for a minute and focus …
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Brandon Phillips, former Reds fan favorite, intends to play this season, per report
ESPN:   Red Sox's Betts: My slow start is ‘unacceptable’
Associated Press:   Baseball roundup: Smith Jr., Orioles pound Red Sox
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
The highs and lows of Yasiel Puig's time in L.A.  —  LOS ANGELES — He showed up late, then homered early.  —  How fitting.  —  Yasiel Puig spent more than half a decade tantalizing the Los Angeles Dodgers with his talent and tormenting them with his indiscretions.
Discussion: True Blue LA
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
X-rays negative on Bellinger's knee after HBP  —  LOS ANGELES — On a night that ended with a walk-off home run from Joc Pederson and featured an impressive return from Clayton Kershaw, the Los Angeles Dodgers received their best news indoors, where X-rays on Cody Bellinger's right knee came back negative.
Discussion: Sporting News
Jorge Castillo / Los Angeles Times:   Dodgers' Joc Pederson spoils Yasiel Puig's return with walk-off home run
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Back in LA, late-arriving Puig homers off Kershaw
Todd Rosiak / USA Today:
Brewers 10, Cardinals 7: Thrice as nice for Christian Yelich  —  There's something about the St. Louis Cardinals that brings out the best in Christian Yelich.  —  The rightfielder continued his early season torching of the Milwaukee Brewers' Central Division foes on Monday night …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
It's Miller time as Goldschmidt, DeJong go back-to-back
Todd Rosiak / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:   Early work pays immediate dividends for Christian Yelich as he homers three times
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Cardinals rally for three in sixth to tie Brewers at 6-6; umpire Kulpa staggered
Associated Press:
Contreras homer, 3 RBIs help Cubs beat Marlins 7-2 … MIAMI - Willson Contreras hit his sixth homer, drove in three and reached base four times, and the Chicago Cubs thawed out to beat the Miami Marlins 7-2 Monday night.  —  The temperature in Chicago was 33 when the Cubs' game Sunday …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:   Yu Darvish wants to increase his velocity.  As for his inconsistency: 'I'm Yu Darvish.  I walk guy(s).'
Jordan McPherson / Miami Herald:   Two bad innings from Richards doom the Miami Marlins in series opener against the Cubs
SNY:
Mets takeaways from Monday's 7-6 win over the Phillies  —  Conforto drives in winning run after Mets' bullpen blows lead  —  Michael Conforto drove in the game-winning run on an error in the 11th inning as the Mets overcame a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 on Monday at Citizens Bank Park.
Discussion: Phillies Nation and Amazin' Avenue
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Mets survive another pitching implosion to outlast Phillies
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Todd Frazier will not be the Mets everyday starter at third base when he returns from injured list
Associated Press:
Rockies look to sweep two-game set at San Diego  —  A two-game series in the middle of April usually doesn't carry much significance in a 162-game baseball season.  —  However, the Rockies' two games against the San Diego Padres this week carry some importance for both teams, particularly after Colorado's 5-2 win Monday night.
Discussion: Beyond the Box Score
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Bernie Wilson / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Desmond, Arenado homer to help Rockies beat Padres 5-2
Discussion: Purple Row
Luke Zahlmann / Mile High Sports:
Rockies make flurry of moves prior to series in San Diego
Discussion: Purple Row and Rox Pile
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun-Times:
Former Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano launches comeback with Chicago Dogs  —  MIAMI — Tiger Woods one day, Carlos Zambrano the next?  —  “Why not?” the burly former Cubs right-hander said as he mingled Monday with players and staff on the field at Marlins Park before the team's game against the Marlins.
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ESPN:
Former Cub Zambrano eyes return to big leagues
Discussion: Associated Press
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Welington Castillo's go-ahead 2-run homer gives the White Sox a 5-4 victory over the Royals  —  Post-Tribune  —  Welington Castillo's throwing error in the top of the seventh inning put the Royals in position to grab the lead Monday night at Guaranteed Rate Field.
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LaMond Pope / Baltimore Sun:
‘It was amazing’: Eloy Jimenez savors big weekend in New York that included his 1st 2 big-league home runs
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Bright lights of the White Sox rebuild could use some reinforcements
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Mark Medina / Mercury News:
Punch in the gut: Warriors blow playoff-record 31-point lead in stunning loss to Clippers  —  Golden State gives up 85 second-half points in epic collapse; series tied 1-1  —  OAKLAND — The Warriors lost a four-time All-Star and one of the game's most dominant centers.
ESPN:
Miller after cut: Indians don't want best players  —  After being designated for assignment, Cleveland Indians utility man Brad Miller took a shot at the team.  —  “They acknowledge that it wasn't fair,” he said.  “But I'm just a player.  I go out there and play my hardest and play for the guys next to me.
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Amid all the Rangers' hits and runs, here's how Shelby Miller took a step forward  —  Here's something the Texas Rangers didn't want to have happened Monday night: being forced to use Jose Leclerc in the ninth inning.  —  It's not because Leclerc struggled last week.
Tom Krasovic / Baltimore Sun:
For mile-high Rockies, scoring on road is a constant, unique challenge  —  Colorado Rockies' Nolan Arenado bats against the Arizona Diamondbacks during a spring baseball game in Scottsdale, Ariz., Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) (Chris Carlson / AP)
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Select Contract Of Mike Ford, Place Greg Bird On IL  —  The Yankees have selected the contract of first baseman Mike Ford, per a club announcement.  Fellow first baseman Greg Bird is heading to the injured list with a left plantar fascia tear, with a 40-man roster spot created …
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish
 
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Hot-hitting Bellinger exits after HBP to knee
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Associated Press:
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