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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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Josh Dubow / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Posey's hit sends Giants to 2-1 win over Dodgers  —  Buster Posey hit a game-ending single with two outs in the ninth inning to send the  —  San Francisco Giants to a 2-1 victory over the  —  Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.  —  Dodgers starter  —  Hyun-Jin Ryu and Giants counterpart
Discussion: True Blue LA
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
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 …
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.
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
Jimmy Golen / scores.nbcsportsbayarea.com:
Moreland, Vázquez homer, Boston sweeps Oakland 7-3
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MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Trout's 3-run double powers Angels past Jays  —  Mike Trout hit a three-run double in the fourth inning, sparking the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif.  —  Trout, who went 2-for-4 with a walk, has reached base in all 28 games he's played this season.
Discussion: Halos Heaven
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Good seats available: MLB's early-season attendance issue continues
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Mike Sheets / ESPN:   Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday
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 …
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 …
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 …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Prospect Logan Webb Receives 80-Game PED Suspension  —  Giants pitching prospect Logan Webb has been hit with an 80-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.  He was found to have a substance known as dehydrochlormethyltestosterone in his system.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Select Stephen Vogt, Option Ty Blach
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?
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 …
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.
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.
 
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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
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