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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
The new Greg Maddux? A healthy Hyun-Jin Ryu comes close — LOS ANGELES — It took Hyun-Jin Ryu 93 pitches to complete a shutout against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. — On 58 of those pitches, his catcher, Russell Martin, barely moved his glove. — Martin is a veteran of 14 major league seasons.
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Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants lose; Holland chides front office after being moved to bullpen — When a season is going bad, changes occur, more so under new management. The players are hired help. If they have any complaints, they usually keep them in house. — That changed after the Giants lost …
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Gideon Rubin / scores.nbcsportsbayarea.com:
Dietrich breaks tie, Suarez and Puig homer as Reds top SF — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Derek Dietrich got Cincinnati a lead, and David Hernandez helped the bullpen make sure it held up. — Dietrich singled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning, Hernandez struck out five in two perfect relief innings …
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NBC Bay Area and NBCSports.com
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Barry Bonds thrilled for Derek Dietrich's success with Cincinnati Reds
Barry Bonds thrilled for Derek Dietrich's success with Cincinnati Reds
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McCovey Chronicles, MLB Baseball News … and Red Reporter
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Austin Riley starts in left field for fourth time in five days — When the Braves decided to give Austin Riley more time in Triple-A Gwinnett's outfield, big-league manager Brian Snitker said it'd only be twice a week. — And yet, the Braves' third-base prospect started in left field for the fourth time in five days Sunday.
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Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves' Donaldson sits out series finale in Arizona — The Braves rolled out their updated lineup, with a slight change, for Sunday's finale in Arizona. — Josh Donaldson, who's played in every game since May 5, got the day off. Johan Camargo started at third and hit fifth.
Derek Montilla / Arizona Sports:
D-backs fail to get big hit, bullpen struggles again in loss to Braves
D-backs fail to get big hit, bullpen struggles again in loss to Braves
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Talking Chop
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Finding the silver lining in Gregory Soto's struggles in Detroit Tigers' debut — MINNEAPOLIS — Shortly after Gregory Soto arrived in the Detroit Tigers' clubhouse on Friday afternoon, his jacket still hanging on a pink-tagged suitcase, he was approached by a familiar face.
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Associated Press:
John Hicks hits key homer as Tigers beat Twins in Game 1 of doubleheader
John Hicks hits key homer as Tigers beat Twins in Game 1 of doubleheader
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Twinkie Town
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera ejected in first inning vs. Twins
Evan Woodbery / MLive.com:
Tigers' Drew VerHagen sent to Toledo after clearing waivers
Tigers' Drew VerHagen sent to Toledo after clearing waivers
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MLB Trade Rumors
Eduardo A. Encina / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays' Cash on Yankees' plunking outrage: Chirinos ‘obviously’ wasn't trying to hit Voit in tied game Saturday. — Yonny Chirinos hit Luke Voit two pitches after allowing a game-tying homer to D.J. LeMaheui. — TAMPA — When Yonny Chirinos plunked Yankees first baseman Luke Voit …
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Place Felix Hernandez On IL, Select Parker Markel — As part of a series of roster moves, the Mariners announced that they've placed right-hander Felix Hernandez on the 10-day injured list with a strained pitching shoulder and selected the contract of righty Parker Markel from Triple-A Tacoma.
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ESPN:
Day after rocking by Red Sox, King Felix to IL — The Seattle Mariners have placed right-hander Felix Hernandez on the injured list with a strained right shoulder, a day after he became the 36th pitcher in major league history to reach 2,500 strikeouts. — The 33-year-old Hernandez (1-4 …
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Lynn Worthy / Kansas City Star:
Royals taking deliberate approach with Nicky Lopez's development — Royals prospect Nicky Lopez, the organization's George Brett Award winner last year, is in Triple-A and knocking on the door. Perhaps that knocking has become a banging this year. — After having spent most of spring training …
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Lynn Worthy / Kansas City Star:
Dayton Moore says early season adversity has put Royals in position to win more — The Royals reached the first benchmark of the season, and the results thus far haven't been awe-inspiring or even overly encouraging. Depending on your point of view, how the Royals arrived at their current circumstances …
Marly Rivera / ESPN:
‘You owe it to the game’: Yelich driven to show last year was anything but luck — CHICAGO — By winning the National League MVP Award last season, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich set expectations for what's next for him on their collective head.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Munoz to start in center and lead off for Cardinals — Yairo Munoz will be in center field and leading off for the Cardinals Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. — This is happening for two reasons. Normal leadoff man Matt Carpenter said he was told before the series that he would be sitting …
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Dave Jobe / FOX2now.com:
Lyles overcomes high pitch count, Pirates beat Cardinals 2-1
Lyles overcomes high pitch count, Pirates beat Cardinals 2-1
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Associated Press:
Contreras homers in 15th, Cubs beat Brewers 2-1 — CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras homered in the 15th inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. — Contreras turned on a 1-2 pitch from Burch Smith (0-1), sending a long shot to left field that gave Chicago its 11th win in 13 games.
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Cubs duo on the comeback trail step up, snap Brewers' streak
Cubs duo on the comeback trail step up, snap Brewers' streak
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Lifeless bats doom Cardinals in another loss to Pirates — The good news, after Saturday's repeat 2-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium, was that the Cardinals somehow still were leading the National League in team batting average,
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Matthew Moreno / Dodger Blue:
Dodgers News: Rich Hill Pushed Back To Start Against Reds, Aligning Kenta Maeda To Face Padres — Sunday marked a 43rd game played for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season, which is most in the Majors. Their heavy workload early included a stretch of opening the year with 24 games in 25 days.
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True Blue LA
Field Level / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Tigers-Twins Preview — After getting shut out in back-to-back games, the — Detroit Tigers broke loose for five home runs while splitting Saturday's doubleheader with the — Minnesota Twins. — Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire is hoping that offense will carry over into Sunday's finale …
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Bless You Boys