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4:05 PM ET, April 24, 2019

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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.
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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 …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   Yankees avoid third straight extra innings finish thanks to newer Bombers in pinstripes
Mike Sheets / ESPN:   Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright hurls six strong innings; Cardinals lead Brewers 5-1  —  After allowing three hits, including a home run, to the first four Milwaukee batters he faced, Cardinals righthander Adam Wainwright permitted only one more hit and one walk as he worked six strong innings Wednesday.
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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 …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   DeJong goes deep, ‘Ponce’ steps up as Cardinals beat Brewers again
Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals, Brewers tied 2-2 in the sixth at Busch
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals score two in the eighth, beat Brewers 4-3 at Busch
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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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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.
Peter Schmuck / The Charlotte Observer:   Orioles youngsters learning hard way that major league dreams can often take detour
ABC News:
Orioles hit 4 HRs off Nova, beat White Sox 9-1 to end skid
Discussion: Camden Chat
Daily Record:
Todd Frazier grand slam and other takeaways from NY Mets' 9-0 win over Phillies  —  NEW YORK - The Mets defeated Philadelphia for the second straight night behind an all-around effort from Zack Wheeler.  The right-hander drove in three runs and earned the win in a 9-0 shutout.
Discussion: The Good Phight
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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 …
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mini basketballs and a playful batting practice: ‘just another day in paradise’ for Mets
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.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs might have to rework their pitching staff yet again
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Reyes hits 2 homers as Padres beat Mariners  —  Franmil Reyes drove in three runs with a pair of homers off Erik Swanson and Austin Hedges ricocheted a two-run homer off the glove of Seattle center fielder Mallex Smith on Tuesday night as the host San Diego Padres defeated the Mariners 6-3 in the opener of a two-game series.
Discussion: Lookout Landing
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Jeff Sanders / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres prospect Anderson Espinoza has second Tommy John surgery
Ben Axelrod / WKYC-TV:
Watch: Jose Ramirez hits home run in 1st inning of Cleveland Indians' matchup vs. Miami Marlins  —  With a solo shot to right field, Jose Ramirez gave the Cleveland Indians an early 1-0 lead vs. the Miami Marlins on Wednesday  —  CLEVELAND — Prior to his team's Wednesday matinee matchup …
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Jordan McPherson / Miami Herald:
Pablo Lopez has his best start of the season and the Marlins beat the Indians on the road
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 …
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
ESPN:
Rockies' Murphy reinstated from injured list  —  The Colorado Rockies are getting first baseman Daniel Murphy back earlier than expected, announcing Wednesday that he has been reinstated from the injured list.  —  Murphy had been expected to miss at least a month after he suffered …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Robles, Corbin lead Nationals past Rockies
Discussion: Federal Baseball and Purple Row
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Try Not to Suck lager is Joe Maddon's latest venture.  But will Chicagoans keep soaking up his products if he's managing elsewhere in 2020?  —  Joe Maddon launches his new beer, Try Not to Suck lager, Tuesday at Haymarket Pub & Brewery in Chicago.  (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune)
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.
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 …
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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Michael Nowels / Mercury News:
VIDEO: Sharks score 4 goals on third-period power play after Pavelski injury in Game 7
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cole Hamels out to extend his Wrigley Field success and the Cubs' winning streak against the Dodgers  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Cole Hamels has thrived since his trade last July from the Rangers to the Cubs, and pitching at Wrigley Field has played a large part in his success.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers sweep Boston Red Sox in doubleheader: 3 observations from win  —  BOSTON - It doesn't matter how they did it.  It matters that they did it.  —  Spencer Turnbull was wild but didn't allow any runs, the Detroit Tigers' offense missed opportunities but not the big hit …
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Gethin Coolbaugh / Associated Press:
Red Sox' Nathan Eovaldi out 6 weeks after elbow surgery
 
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Phil Miller / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Jake Cave, Tyler Duffey sent by Twins to Class AAA Rochester
Discussion: Twinkie Town
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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
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Fletcher Page / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds' top prospect Nick Senzel singles in season's first at-bat
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Dyson's dive gets run on review, D-backs beat Pirates 2-1
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