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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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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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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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Associated Press:
John Hicks hits key homer as Tigers beat Twins in Game 1 of doubleheader — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — John Hicks hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, Ronny Rodríguez went deep twice and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Saturday in the opener of a doubleheader.
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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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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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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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Jorge Castillo / The Charlotte Observer:
It's Parra for the course, as Dodgers' nemesis leads Nats to win — LOS ANGELES-Gerardo Parra was wearing a different uniform with a weird number at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. He wasn't No. 8 in the rival San Francisco Giants' black and orange anymore. He was No. 88 in red and navy …
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ESPN:
Ryu, Strasburg square off as Dodgers host Nationals — Hyun-Jin Ryu became the Dodgers' No. 1 starter by default when the season began, yet there is no denying his importance now as the most consistent member of the Los Angeles rotation. — Clayton Kershaw remains the Dodgers' must-see attraction …
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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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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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
Derek Montilla / Arizona Sports:
D-backs fail to get big hit, bullpen struggles again in loss to Braves — PHOENIX — On Star Wars Night, you do or do not. There is no try. And the D-backs did not despite coming close, as they dropped their second straight game of their four-game series with the Atlanta Braves, 6-4.
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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:
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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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera ejected in first inning vs. Twins — MINNEAPOLIS — Miguel Cabrera earned himself a half day on Saturday. — After playing the first game of a split doubleheader against the Twins, Cabrera was ejected early in the nightcap.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Spencer Turnbull, Ronny Rodriguez power Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of doubleheader
Spencer Turnbull, Ronny Rodriguez power Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of doubleheader
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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.
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 …
Brendan Kuty / New Jersey Online:
Yankees demote pitcher | Chad Green called up (UPDATED) — The Yankees said they called up righty Chad Green. — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Lefty pitcher Nestor Cortes Jr. finally made his Yankees debut — and he was immediately used as a sacrificial lamb and tossed back to the minors after a 7-2 loss to the Rays at Tropicana Field.
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