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12:30 AM ET, May 2, 2019

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Michael Wagaman / scores.nbcsportsbayarea.com:
Freese, Turner homer as Dodgers beat Giants 10-3  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) David Freese had to wait to celebrate his first homer in more than two weeks.  There was no doubt about Justin Turner's shot.  —  Freese hit a three-run drive, Turner went deep for the first time this season …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Prospect Logan Webb Receives 80-Game PED Suspension
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Select Stephen Vogt, Option Ty Blach
Associated Press:
Pollock to undergo surgery for infection in right elbow  —  SHARE URL EMAIL FBMSNGR WHATSAPP SMS  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder A.J. Pollock will need surgery because of an infection in his surgically repaired right elbow.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
A.J. Pollock To Undergo Elbow Surgery  —  Dodgers outfielder A.J. Pollock will undergo surgery to remove the metal hardware that was inserted in his the growth plate of his right elbow back in a 2016 procedure, manager Dave Roberts announced Wednesday (Twitter links via Ken Gurnick of MLB.com and Pedro Moura of The Athletic).
Discussion: Dodger Blue and True Blue LA
Rob Bradford / WEEI:
Why there is no more Fortnite in Red Sox clubhouse  —  There is something missing from the Red Sox' home clubhouse this season that smacked visitors in the face upon entering last season.  —  No more Fortnite.  —  The popular video game became part of the conversation during …
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ABC News:
Moreland, Vázquez homer, Boston sweeps Oakland 7-3
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Indians' Kluber leaves game with bruised right forearm  —  Corey Kluber has left his team's game at Miami with a bruised right forearm after being hit by a line drive off the bat of  —  Brian Anderson.  —  The ball rolled away from Kluber, and he tried to swat it to first base …
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Ben Axelrod / WKYC-TV:
Cleveland Indians SP Trevor Bauer after win over Miami Marlins: ‘I suck right now’
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Buster Olney / ESPN:
CC Sabathia is a Hall of Famer  —  When CC Sabathia was a free agent in the fall of 2008 and deeply skeptical about the idea of signing to play in New York, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman recruited with the Steinbrenner family checkbook, but also with a personal appeal.
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Associated Press:
Former Indians All-Star CC Sabathia becomes 17th pitcher with 3,000 strikeouts
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
Jon Tayler / Sports Illustrated:
CC Sabathia's Final Milestone Secures His Place in Baseball History
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' Harold Castro's day started in Toledo, ended with hit vs. Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA — Harold Castro had already taken early batting practice and was hanging out when Triple-A Toledo manager Doug Mientkiewicz pulled him into his office at Fifth Third Field around 3 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.
Discussion: Bless You Boys
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Josh Harrison gets all-clear from MRI, but diving lands him on IL
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
Mikolas, Cardinals down Nationals 5-1 for 5th win in row  —  Miles Mikolas outpitched Max Scherzer, Marcell Ozuna had three hits and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 Wednesday night for their fifth straight win.  —  José Martínez drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who have won 10 of 11.
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Miller was terrific, for three innings.  Rangers have no choice but to give him more rope  —  The Texas Rangers probably didn't want to be off Monday after outscoring the Seattle Mariners 29-2 on Saturday and Sunday.  They are probably welcoming their off day Thursday.
ABC News:
Perez pitches Twins past Astros 6-2 behind Schoop's big HR  —  Martin Perez pitched eight scoreless innings in his longest start in two seasons, and Jonathan Schoop hit a towering two-run homer to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Wednesday night.
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Ronald Acuna gets day off, Charlie Culberson finally starts  —  In the midst of a slump, the Braves gave Ronald Acuna a day off.  —  The 21-year-old phenom, who's already notched a National League Player of the Week this season, was off Wednesday against the Padres.
ABC News:
Franco, Hoskins lead Phillies over Tigers 7-3  —  Maikel Franco keeps producing like a cleanup hitter from the bottom of the lineup.  —  Franco hit a bases-clearing double in the seventh, Rhys Hoskins homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Wednesday night.
Jon Meoli / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles rally past White Sox, 5-4, in Game 1 of doubleheader to end four-game slide  —  In the span of three pitches — practically nothing in a game that featured 365 of them and lasted nearly four hours — the Orioles broke step with the fault that has defined this losing road trip …
Charles Odum / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Fried cruises as Braves beat Padres in Quantrill's debut  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Max Fried gave up one run in seven innings,  —  Dansby Swanson homered and drove in three runs and the  —  San Diego Padres 5-1 on Thursday night to spoil Cal Quantrill's major league debut.
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
Orange County Register:
Free Comic Book Day is May 4: Here are 57 comic shops in Southern California participating  —  The Avengers reached the Endgame on film, but comic book fans know there are always new stories hitting the stands.  —  And on one day each year, they're free.  Yes, it's time for Free Comic Book Day …
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Ohtani ‘a little impatient’ as he nears return  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani is now precisely seven months removed from Tommy John surgery.  He has taken 31 at-bats in simulated-game environments.  His timing, he said, is on point.  His body “feels great.”
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Resurgent Greg Holland picks up consecutive saves as Diamondbacks sweep Yankees  —  When Snoop Dogg's 2000 hit “Lay Low” starts blasting over the Chase Field speakers, Torey Lovullo's blood pressure drops a little.  —  The song has become best-known to Diamondbacks fans as the warm-up music …
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Good seats available: MLB's early-season attendance issue continues  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At first pitch Wednesday afternoon between the Kansas City Royals and the Tampa Bay Rays, about 500 fans dotted stands at Kauffman Stadium.  It was a weekday during the school year …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
 
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Jim Salisbury / NBCSports.com:
Slumping Bryce Harper hears boos as Phillies end April with 4 hits and a loss
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
MLB Network's Eric Byrnes predicts May breakout for Cincinnati Reds' Yasiel Puig
Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's have the all-around blahs, drop fifth in a row
Matt Schneidman / Mercury News:
Steph Curry battles through dislocated finger, Warriors take 2-0 series lead over Rockets
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Despite rally in the 9th inning, Cincinnati Reds lose in extra innings to New York Mets
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Real or Not? Pitchers clap back against early HR barrage
Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s impact negligible in return to Angel Stadium
 

 
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