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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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Paul Sullivan / Miami Herald:
The Chris Sale trade is looking better these days for the White Sox — Chris Sale gets to feel some love this weekend when the former White Sox ace returns to the South Side with the Red Sox. — Sale is scheduled to start the second game of a four-game series Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field …
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 …
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ABC News:
Moreland, Vázquez homer, Boston sweeps Oakland 7-3
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Jimmy Golen / scores.nbcsportsbayarea.com:
Moreland, Vázquez homer, Boston sweeps Oakland 7-3
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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.
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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).
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Josh Dubow / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Posey's hit sends Giants to 2-1 win over Dodgers
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True Blue LA, McCovey Chronicles and NBC Bay Area
Michael Wagaman / scores.nbcsportsbayarea.com:
Freese, Turner homer as Dodgers beat Giants 10-3
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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.
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Eddie Matz / ESPN:
Cardinals stake their claim as the best team in baseball — WASHINGTON — If you are what your record says you are, then the St. Louis Cardinals are the best team in baseball. — With a convincing 5-1 win over the Washington Nationals and ace Max Scherzer on Wednesday night, St. Louis improved to 20-10.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards capitalize on Washington's misplays early, cruise to 5-1 victory vs. Scherzer — WASHINGTON • After two days of coming from behind to overtake the Nationals, the Cardinals and their league-best record started May by showing how they do when holding a lead.
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 …
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Jose M. Romero / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Diamondbacks beat Yankees 3-2 for 2-game sweep — Merrill Kelly won his first start against the — Yankees and Arizona beat New York 3-2 Wednesday to sweep a two-game series. — New York dropped to 0-5 this year against teams that currently have winning records and is 17-7 against clubs that started the day under .500.
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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’
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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.
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Todd Rosiak / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Corbin Burnes forced to roll with the punches as he returns to Brewers' bullpen — Pitcher Corbin Burnes, who was recalled from Class AAA just prior to the Brewers' game against the Rockies on Wednesday, gets a new baseball after giving up a run during the sixth inning.
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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.”
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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.
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Why Jon Lester might be Chicago's best free-agent signing ever — SEATTLE — Cubs left-hander Jon Lester is so revered in Chicago these days even social media can't touch him. In the era of hot takes, there's only one concerning Lester that is up for debate: Is he the best free-agent signing in the city's history?
