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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 …
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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.
Associated Press:
Baseball roundup: Smith Jr., Orioles pound Red Sox  —  Dwight Smith Jr. hooked a two-run homer into the first row of seats down the right-field line and drove in four runs, leading the Baltimore Orioles past the Red Sox 8-1 Monday in Boston's annual Patriots' Day game.  —  Baltimore salvaged a split of the four-game series.
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Brandon Phillips, former Reds fan favorite, intends to play this season, per report
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Neil Greenberg / Chicago Tribune:
Chris Sale lost his fastball. Now the Red Sox could lose the AL East.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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.
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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.
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:   Hot-hitting Bellinger exits after HBP to knee
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Back in LA, late-arriving Puig homers off Kershaw
Discussion: Deadspin and NESN.com
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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Jordan McPherson / Miami Herald:   Two bad innings from Richards doom the Miami Marlins in series opener against the Cubs
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:   Addison Russell's potential return to the Cubs is delayed a couple of days because of Sunday's postponement
Jordan McPherson / Miami Herald:   After another rough outing, what's next for the Marlins' Wei-Yin Chen?
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
It's Miller time as Goldschmidt, DeJong go back-to-back  —  MILWAUKEE  • Paul Goldschmidt, the most productive hitter with at least 100 at-bats in the history of Miller Park, was at it again Monday night.  —  The Cardinals' first baseman, a .413 career batsman before the game …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Cardinals rally for three in sixth to tie Brewers at 6-6; umpire Kulpa staggered
Todd Rosiak / USA Today:
Brewers 10, Cardinals 7: Thrice as nice for Christian Yelich
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Cardinals option Gallegos, recall Robinson
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 …
Tim Bannon / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox in the minors: Top prospects Dylan Cease (2-0) and Luis Robert (.475) lead the way
Discussion: South Side Sox
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.
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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
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.
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ESPN:   Kipnis activated; Lindor set for rehab assignment
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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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Todd Frazier will not be the Mets everyday starter at third base when he returns from injured list
ESPN:
Ohtani cleared to face live pitching in week  —  Los Angeles Angels slugger Shohei Ohtani had a follow-up appointment Monday to check on his progress from Tommy John surgery and was cleared to hit live pitching in about a week.  —  “All is good,” manager Brad Ausmus told reporters.
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Maria Torres / Los Angeles Times:
Angels' Shohei Ohtani cleared to begin last step in his return to lineup
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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.
Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
Column: The Cubs made their WGN-TV debut 71 years ago today.  Now they're preparing to sell what they once gave away.  —  WGN-TV celebrated the 70th anniversary of its first Cubs' broadcast on April 16, 2018.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  With so much poised to change as the Cubs prepare …
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 …
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Cleveland Indians withstand Seattle's late home-run barrage for 6-4 victory  —  SEATTLE — Things are changing quickly with the Indians.  —  Carlos Gonzalez arrived Sunday.  Jason Kipnis on Monday and Francisco Lindor just started percolating at Class AAA Columbus.
 
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Associated Press:
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Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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