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2:25 PM ET, April 22, 2019

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Steve Herrick / Associated Press:
Donaldson homers twice, Braves rout Indians 11-5  —  Josh Donaldson had two homers and four RBIs, Freddie Freeman added three hits and the Atlanta Braves pounded Cleveland's pitching for the second straight night, beating the Indians 11-5 Sunday.  —  Donaldson belted a solo homer …
Discussion: Talking Chop and Let's Go Tribe
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Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:   Watch: Francisco Lindor hits home run in second game back with Indians
Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:   Jennifer Lopez takes in Indians-Braves game at Progressive Field
Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Did the Royals hit Tim Anderson on purpose?  A consensus is hard to find from the White Sox and Royals' TV and radio broadcasts  —  Photos from the White Sox-Royals game at Guaranteed Rate Field on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  I'm not entirely sure how I feel about bat flips after home runs.
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Associated Press:   Struggling O's ready for visit from White Sox
Matt Schoch / Associated Press:
White Sox make a late comeback but fall 4-3 to the Tigers
Discussion: Camden Chat
Chris Nelsen / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' Daniel Norris relied on this pitch to earn 1st win since 2017
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Gabe Lacques / Arizona Republic:
MLB power rankings: Can Yankees stay above water as injuries mount?  —  Win a game, lose a player: It's no way for any team to get through a season.  —  Unfortunately for the New York Yankees, that's been their reality of late.  —  The Yankees won five of six games last week …
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Laura Albanese / Newsday:
Aaron Boone hopeful that Gary Sanchez can return this week  —  Manager says Aaron Hicks soon could be ready for rehab games.  He added that Miguel Andujar and Troy Tulowitzki may not be too far off from returning, and that Giancarlo Stanton is “doing really well.”  —  Help is on the way.  —  Maybe.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Sarah Valenzuela / New York Daily News:   With Aaron Judge, Yankees now have almost an entire lineup's worth of players on IL
Brendan Kuty / New Jersey Online:
Yankees' Aaron Judge hurt, but not ALL the injury news is bad
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Associated Press:
Rangers hold on to beat Astros 11-10 after carrying nine-run lead  —  The Astros hit five solo home runs after falling behind 10-1, including a pair from Carlos Correa and Josh Reddick in the eighth inning to get within three.  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Joey Gallo had the first sacrifice fly …
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Field Level / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Peacock gets nod for Astros at home vs. Twins
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
The ‘fun factor’ was high during Rangers' wild 11-10 win over Astros
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:   Rangers refuse to bow down to Astros, take two of three again
Abbey Mastracco / Daily Record:
NY Mets hoping Noah Syndergaard and slumping pitchers will ‘snap out of it’ soon  —  ST. LOUIS — A few years ago, a young New York Mets' rotation was the talk of baseball.  The club boasted five big fireballers in Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz, Zack Wheeler and Matt Harvey.
Discussion: The Good Phight
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Abbey Mastracco / NorthJersey.com:
Mets' Mickey Callaway ejected in loss to Cardinals
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Photos: Cards beat the Mets 6-4, despite four Mets home runs
Abbey Mastracco / Detroit Free Press:
‘He was going nuts’: Mets rookie Pete Alonso calls manager, pleads to be in lineup  —  ST. LOUIS — Mickey Callaway was heading to dinner with his parents in St. Louis on Saturday night when he received a phone call from his rookie first baseman, Pete Alonso.  —  It sounded some alarms in the mind of the manager.
Jeff Seidel / USA Today:
Dustin Peterson almost got ‘decapitated’ in minors.  How it brought him to Detroit Tigers  —  Dustin Peterson, the Tigers' new outfielder, was sitting by his locker in Comerica Park.  —  “I know a little bit about your background,” I said.  “I know you were a high draft pick.  Big bonus.”
Steve Gardner / Arizona Republic:
A's Ramon Laureano robs home run, unleashes rocket throw to start double play  —  When it comes to spectacular plays on the diamond, Oakland A's outfielder Ramon Laureano already has a season's worth of highlights in less than a month.  —  Laureano, 24, first showed off his incredible throwing arm …
Discussion: The Big Lead
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Frank Zicarelli / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays' sweep of A's soured by news Shoemaker will miss rest of season
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Jerry McDonald / Mercury News:
New miracle by A's center fielder Laureano — steals Blue Jays homer
John Tomase / NBCSports.com:
5 Takeaways from a weekend that might've finally turned around the Red Sox season  —  There's an old proverb I made up when it looked like the Red Sox might lose Sunday's finale vs. the Rays: A starving man shouldn't demand dessert if he's just been fed shrimp cocktail and a porterhouse steak.
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Joon Lee / ESPN:
Red Sox sweep away concerns — at least for now
ESPN:
Cardinals put Wacha on IL with knee tendinitis  —  The St. Louis Cardinals have placed pitcher Michael Wacha on the 10-day injured list with patellar tendinitis in his left knee.  —  The Cardinals announced the move Monday but have not disclosed how long Wacha will be sidelined.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Chicago Cubs walk-off the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1  —  CHICAGO — David Bote hit a game-ending RBI single in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs used a terrific performance by Tyler Chatwood to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Sunday.  —  Led by Chatwood's six sparkling innings, Chicago carried a 1-0 lead into the ninth.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Wrigley Field conditions cause issues for Diamondbacks in series loss in Chicago
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
Dennis Georgatos / Baltimore Sun:
Phillies drop finale of dismal series in Denver  —  DENVER, COLORADO - APRIL 21: Trevor Story #27 of the Colorado Rockies scores on a Ian Desmond single in the sixth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Coors Field on April 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado.  (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) (Matthew Stockman)
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Streaking Rockies knock off Phillies
Discussion: Phillies Nation
Jordan McPherson / Miami Herald:
How patient will the Marlins be with Lewis Brinson as his offensive struggles continue?  —  All Lewis Brinson could do was shake his head.  —  The pitch from Washington Nationals All-Star Stephen Strasburg sailed right past him into the bottom-right corner of the strike zone.  —  Strike 3.
Steve Lyttle / The Charlotte Observer:
Former MLB All-Star helps key Knights' big start  —  The Charlotte Knights open a nine-game home stand Tuesday night as the International League's South Division leader and top-scoring team.  —  A big part of that has been the play of shortstop Alcides Escobar.
Eric Karabell / ESPN:
Fantasy baseball weekend wrap: Injured stars edition  —  Injuries were the big story of the fantasy baseball weekend, and a few could be major, so rather than spend too much time on any one malady here are my thoughts on what it means.  —  Aaron Judge, OF, New York Yankees …
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Here's how Bryce Harper is doing with the Phillies so far  —  Bryce Harper has played the first 21 games of his Phillies career — out of a possible 2,106 regular-season games, assuming the length of the schedule doesn't change between now and 2031.  That's 1 percent of the potential games he might play …
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Minor league updates: Reyes, Gomber deliver strong starts  —  When Alex Reyes has been at his sharpest — this season, this past spring, or even back during his rehab assignment at year ago — he's had a schedule for when he pitches, and the Cardinals are trying to use that trend to help him return to the majors.
 
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