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Mike Digiovanna / The Charlotte Observer:
Cellar-dwelling Angels not fine — ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Angels keep telling themselves it's early, that the offense will come around, especially when injured slugger Shohei Ohtani returns in early May, that the rotation, which former manager Mike Scioscia always called “the heartbeat of the club …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees avoid third straight extra innings finish thanks to newer Bombers in pinstripes — ANAHEIM — They kind of look like the Yankees of the movies. You know, the generic looking baseball players they put in Yankees uniforms and have in the background for films like 'For the Love of the Game …
Mike Sheets / ESPN:
Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday — With only eight games Thursday, there just aren't that many directions you can go when you're streaming starting pitchers. Of the 16 hurlers slated to start, only five come in with a rostered percentage lower than 50 percent …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Struggling Chad Green turning into a big problem for the Yankees bullpen — ANAHEIM - Chad Green has been searching. He's looking for that dynamic stuff he had in 2017. The right-hander has been looking for it all year and Tuesday night it was painfully clear he was no closer to finding it.
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Unsung names fuel banged-up Yanks vs. Angels
Unsung names fuel banged-up Yanks vs. Angels
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New Jersey Online and Associated Press
Eddie Matz / ESPN:
O's Smith Jr. robs, hits HR in win over ChiSox — BALTIMORE — Dwight Smith Jr. giveth and Dwight Smith Jr. taketh away. — In the Baltimore Orioles' 9-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, Smith became the third player this season to hit a home run and rob one in the same game.
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Gabe Lacques / Daily Record:
As long rebuild begins, new-look Orioles resolute: 'We're going to learn how to win' — BALTIMORE - In the unforgiving world of baseball's extreme rebuilds, there is no feeling quite like seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, when years of careful regime building yields on-field results.
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Indianapolis Star
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Yelich out of Brewers' lineup; rookie Thomas in CF for Cardinals — A familiar name is out of the Milwaukee Brewers' lineup and a reasonably unfamiliar name is in the Cardinals' lineup for Wednesday's series finale at Busch Stadium. — Milwaukee right fielder Christian Yelich …
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Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals, Brewers tied 2-2 in the sixth at Busch
Cardinals, Brewers tied 2-2 in the sixth at Busch
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Brew Crew Ball
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
DeJong goes deep, ‘Ponce’ steps up as Cardinals beat Brewers again
Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals score two in the eighth, beat Brewers 4-3 at Busch
Cardinals score two in the eighth, beat Brewers 4-3 at Busch
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Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals, Ponce de Leon set to take on Brewers
Cardinals, Ponce de Leon set to take on Brewers
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Brew Crew Ball, Viva El Birdos and MLB Baseball News …
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Why Pete Alonso is literally baseball's next big thing — NEW YORK — Maybe it's too easy to say that Pete Alonso was born to play for the New York Mets, the team that plays in the borough of Queens, where Pete's grandfather settled as a teenager in the 1930s after fleeing the Spanish Civil War …
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Quintana changes things up to give Cubs the top starter they traded for — CHICAGO — If you're into labels, then you might know that one of the downsides of the Chicago Cubs rotation going into the season was that they didn't have a true No.1 pitcher — at least not in the vein of a Max Scherzer or Jacob deGrom.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs might have to rework their pitching staff yet again
Cubs might have to rework their pitching staff yet again
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
ABC News:
Altuve, Bregman help Astros rally for 10-4 win over Twins — Jose Altuve hit a three-run homer and Alex Bregman added three RBIs as the Houston Astros rallied for a 10-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night to snap a three-game skid. — The game was tied in the seventh when Trevor Hildenberger …
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Paul Attfield / Associated Press:
Giants hit 4 homers, outlast Blue Jays 7-6 — San Francisco Giants Pablo Sandoval greeted by teammate Kevin Pillar after he hit a solo home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 23, 2019 in Toronto. — Toronto Blue Jays' Rowdy Tellez hits …
Gethin Coolbaugh / Associated Press:
Red Sox' Nathan Eovaldi out 6 weeks after elbow surgery — BOSTON — Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi had surgery Tuesday to remove a loose body in his right elbow. — The arthroscopic procedure was performed by Yankees head team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
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Dieter Kurtenbach / Mercury News:
Elation, exhaustion, anger, relief — Game 7's emotions made it unforgettable — The Sharks' 5-4 overtime win over Vegas won't soon be forgotten — SAN JOSE — There is nothing in sports quite like a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. — And there has never been a Game 7 quite like the one played in San Jose Tuesday night.
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Chico Enterprise-Record
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Michael Nowels / Mercury News:
VIDEO: Sharks score 4 goals on third-period power play after Pavelski injury in Game 7
VIDEO: Sharks score 4 goals on third-period power play after Pavelski injury in Game 7
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Chico Enterprise-Record and Deadspin
ESPN:
Dodgers' Hill (knee) set for season debut Sun. — Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Rich Hill is set to make his season debut Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday. — Hill hasn't pitched since straining his left knee during spring training and started the season on the injured list.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
One year in, is Ronald Acuña Jr. ready to claim Best Player in Baseball title? — Long before radar and camera systems that log every imaginable measurement became necessities at minor league affiliates across baseball, they were like Christmas-morning toys to those who understood where the game was going.
Phil Miller / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Jake Cave, Tyler Duffey sent by Twins to Class AAA Rochester — Kohl Stewart, who will start tonight in Houston, and Fernando Romero were recalled to the big leagues. — TEXT SIZE — HOUSTON - Jake Cave and Tyler Duffey were sent to Class AAA Rochester on Wednesday morning by the Twins …
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Twinkie Town
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Here's why bullpen may be in a fix after Lynn didn't give Rangers length in loss to A's — Elvis Andrus was in the Texas Rangers' lineup Tuesday night, batting third and playing shortstop the day after he thought he had broken his right hand. — A set of negative x-rays after he was hit …
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Lone Star Ball