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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Brebbia stumbles, Pirates rumble late in game — Cardinals manager Mike Shildt concurred that John Brebbia's stumble on Sunday was the bearded righthander's first misstep of the season. — Brebbia permitted a game-tying homer to Pittsburgh's Josh Bell and a game-untying double to Adam Frazier in a five-run Pittsburgh seventh.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notebook: Hurler Martinez could return next weekend — The Cardinals intend to push former starting pitcher Carlos Martinez into longer relief appearances in the coming days and that could mean seeing him sooner than advertised. — Martinez struck out three and walked …
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
The Bell tolls for Brebbia, Cardinals as Pirates rally late for 10-6 win — The Cardinals spotted the Pittsburgh Pirates a three-run lead in the first inning Sunday but roared back for a total of six runs in the first and second. At that point, the Cardinals stopped scoring.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Hudson rallies from bad first inning to go six as Cardinals maintain 6-3 lead
Hudson rallies from bad first inning to go six as Cardinals maintain 6-3 lead
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Bucs Dugout
KHOU-TV:
Springer 5 hits, 2 homers as Astros romp 15-5, sweep Rangers — George Springer hit his fifth leadoff homer this season and big league-high 29th since the start of 2015. — Author: The Associated Press — HOUSTON — George Springer was 5 for 5 with four RBIs and a pair of home runs …
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MLB Baseball News …
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Real or not? George Springer could be going from star to superstar — So George Springer had a pretty good Mother's Day as the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 15-5: — First inning: home run to left-center. — Second inning: line drive single to left field. — Fourth inning: line single to left field.
Discussion:
Daily News, Whittier Daily News and True Blue LA
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Astros cap sweep with 15-5 rout of Rangers
Astros cap sweep with 15-5 rout of Rangers
Discussion:
The Crawfish Boxes, baseballmusings.com and Lone Star Ball
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Astros complete series sweep of Rangers with Mother's Day massacre
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Elvis Andrus: Astros rotation showed an edge
Gideon Rubin / Associated Press:
Giants president says lefty Holland's injury wasn't ‘fake’ — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said the injury that sent left-hander Derek Holland to the injured list last month was legitimate and praised the veteran's competitive spirit …
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Why Cincinnati Reds outfielder Yasiel Puig dyed his Mohawk blond — SAN FRANCISCO - Yasiel Puig, José Peraza and Eugenio Suárez were chatting with each other earlier this week when Peraza said he was going to dye his hair blond, like Suárez, if he had two hits in a game.
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds cough up late leads in loss to San Francisco Giants
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds' Yaisel Puig standing out on the bases - and with his blond Mohawk
Cincinnati Reds' Yaisel Puig standing out on the bases - and with his blond Mohawk
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, McCovey Chronicles and Red Reporter
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' Daniel Norris, with mom on his mind, breaks through in win over Twins — Free Press sports writer Anthony Fenech breaks down Tigers series split with Twins, who have baseball's best winning percentage. Filmed May 12, 2019. — CONNECT — MINNEAPOLIS — The first thing Daniel Norris did Sunday morning was call his mother.
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Associated Press:
Castellanos, Norris lead Tigers to 5-3 win over Twins — MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Daniel Norris rediscovered his rhythm, Nicholas Castellanos maintained his and the Detroit Tigers left Minnesota with a series split. — Norris turned in his longest outing since 2017 and, backed by Castellanos' three hits …
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Tyson Ross hits injured list with elbow ulnar neuritis
Detroit Tigers' Tyson Ross hits injured list with elbow ulnar neuritis
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The Crawfish Boxes, Bless You Boys and MLB Baseball News …
Field Level / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Tigers-Twins Preview — After getting shut out in back-to-back games, the
Tigers-Twins Preview — After getting shut out in back-to-back games, the
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Bless You Boys
Associated Press:
Pérez's 3-run homer helps Indians beat Athletics 5-3 — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Roberto Pérez hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 on Sunday. — Francisco Lindor had two hits for Cleveland.
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Associated Press
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Jerry Mcdonald / Marin Independent Journal:
Athletics give Matt Chapman the day off as Khris Davis returns
Athletics give Matt Chapman the day off as Khris Davis returns
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Athletics Nation and Chico Enterprise-Record
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
What can Cleveland Indians do to stop Twins from running away with AL Central?
What can Cleveland Indians do to stop Twins from running away with AL Central?
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Let's Go Tribe
Associated Press:
Brewers bring up Barnes to give pen a fresh arm — CHICAGO — The Milwaukee Brewers have recalled right-hander Jacob Barnes from Triple-A San Antonio and optioned reliever Burch Smith to their top farm club. — The addition of Barnes gives Milwaukee a fresh arm in the bullpen one day after its 15-inning loss to the Chicago Cubs.
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ESPN
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John Marshall / Associated Press:
Fried returns to lead Braves to 5-3 win over Diamondbacks — PHOENIX (AP) — The Atlanta Braves wriggled out of one jam after the next with a series of spectacular plays. — Nick Markakis had the best of the bunch in the game's biggest moment. — Markakis made a diving catch …
Discussion:
Talking Chop
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Ian Harrison / Star Tribune:
Giolito wins 2nd straight start, White Sox top Blue Jays 5-1 — TORONTO — Lucas Giolito allowed one run in seven innings to win his second straight start, Tim Anderson and Yonder Alonso homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Sunday.
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and South Side Sox
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Lights out at Tropicana was no shocker for seasoned Yankees — ST. PETERSBURG — The Yankees told stories and jokes. Thairo Estrada went into the batting cage and tried to focus on the at-bat that was interrupted with one strike against him in the top of the ninth inning.
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MLB Baseball News …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees overcome outage, leave Rays' bats powerless
Associated Press:
Blackmon homers twice, Rockies beat Padres 10-7 — DENVER — The sun broke through, and Charlie Blackmon came out swinging. — Blackmon homered twice, Antonio Senzatela pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the Colorado Rockies hung on to beat the San Diego Padres 10-7 on Sunday.
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 …
Discussion:
Phillies Nation, MLB Baseball News …, The Good Phight and Royals Review
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Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
Cubs assistant GM Randy Bush discusses prospects Alzolay, Caratini and Hoerner — A look at the Iowa Cubs' 2019 season — Chicago Cubs assistant general manager Randy Bush was sitting in the stands Saturday night at Principal Park, watching the Iowa Cubs for the first time this season.