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Verlander sharp against old team, Astros top Tigers 5-1 — Verlander (7-1) struck out nine in his second start at Comerica Park since his 2017 trade from Detroit to Houston. — Author: The Associated Press, NOAH TRISTER — DETROIT — Justin Verlander allowed two hits in seven impressive innings …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
How the Detroit Tigers will deal with their shortage of starting pitchers — Of all the things that Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said after Tuesday night's loss to the Astros, it was what he said last that is most indicative of the team's starting pitching crisis.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Is Miguel Cabrera scared to face ‘best friend’ Justin Verlander?
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera (knee) to miss facing Justin Verlander again
Chandler Rome / Houston Chronicle:
Astros insider: Aledmys Diaz getting it done at plate, in field
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ABC News:
7 Rays pitchers combine to hand Miami 7th straight loss, 1-0 — Seven pitchers combined on a seven-hitter for Tampa Bay, and the Rays shut out the Miami Marlins for the second straight game, 1-0 on Wednesday night. — The Marlins (10-31) lost their seventh consecutive game and are on pace for 122 losses.
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David Wilson / Miami Herald:
Marlins waste scoring opportunity in the sixth — and another good start from their staff — The opportunity was there for the Miami Marlins in the sixth inning like it hasn't been often in this miserable offensive season. The Marlins trailed the Tampa Bay Rays by only one run Wednesday …
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
So just how far did that Tuesday homer by Rays' Avisail Garcia go? — The team seems pretty sure it was more than the MLB Statcast estimation of 471 feet; Morton set for Sunday start vs. Yankees. — MIAMI — Avisail Garcia seemed to get every bit of the Caleb Smith pitch he launched …
Tim Tucker / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Riley, Soroka star in Braves' win over Cardinals — Credit two of the Braves' prized young players - two players who came into the organization together in the 2015 amateur draft — for Wednesday night's victory over St. Louis at SunTrust Park. — Mike Soroka, the Braves' second pick of that draft …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Designate Jesse Biddle For Assignment — The Braves announced that they've designated left-hander Jesse Biddle for assignment on Wednesday and placed center fielder Ender Inciarte on the 10-day injured list due to a lumbar strain. Biddle's 40-man roster spot will go to top prospect Austin Riley …
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Katherine Fitzgerald / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks capitalize on Chris Archer insight, roll to win despite in-game injuries — The Diamondbacks rolled to an 11-1 win over the Pirates Wednesday, and they got their bats going early against Pittsburgh starter Chris Archer. — “I think the key with Archer is when he's not commanding the baseball …
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D-backs roll Pirates but Greinke injured
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Pirates rookie Cole Tucker's ‘12-year-old’ moment is a dream come true
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Stephen M. Lepore / WPIX 11 New York:
Torres' three homers lift Yankees over Orioles in doubleheader sweep — THE BRONX (AP) — Gleyber Torres hit three home runs during a doubleheader sweep, including a solo shot in the nightcap, and Domingo Germán became the majors' first eight-game winner in the New York Yankees' 3-1 victory …
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Yankees rain homers on David Hess to beat Orioles, 5-3, in first game of doubleheader
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Adam Wells / Bleacher Report:
Yankees News: Aaron Hicks to Make Season Debut vs. Orioles After Back Injury
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Drew Davison / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Calhoun's back for the Rangers. And he didn't hesitate to flash that sweet swing again — Willie Calhoun ignored the call at midnight. — Calhoun figured his mom would be on the other end, just wanting to chat. But his phone rang a second time early Wednesday morning, and he didn't ignore it this time.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Recall Willie Calhoun, Place Elvis Andrus On Injured List
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Rusty Simmons / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants beat Toronto in Shaun Anderson's MLB debut — In an interesting riff on pitching future vs. pitching past, Shaun Anderson made his big-league debut Wednesday afternoon against Edwin Jackson, who was starting for his major league-record 14th team. — The young guy's team won.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Switch-hitting Kendrys Morales gives much needed balance to Yankees' lineup — Kendrys Morales was traveling to New York Wednesday afternoon, so he was not on the Yankees' active roster for the first game of their doubleheader against the Orioles at the Stadium. They were hoping he would be available for the nightcap.
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Yahoo Canada / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Blue Jays revisit historic 2015 trade deadline with latest addition — The days leading up to 2015 trade deadline were pivotal in Blue Jays history, as the club added Troy Tulowitzki and David Price to put themselves in position to break a 22-year playoff drought.
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Twins' Sano set for debut as Garver heads to IL — Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano is set to make his 2019 debut after missing the first quarter of the season when he was injured celebrating a winter league title, while the team put breakout catcher Mitch Garver …
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Mark Schmetzer / Cincinnati.com:
Top games in Cincinnati Reds history: No. 46 - Chico Ruiz stealing home starts Phillies' slide — Most baseball fans have at least heard of the Philadelphia Phillies' epic 1964 collapse, when they had a 6-½ game lead over Cincinnati and St. Louis with 12 to play and blew it all with a 10-game losing streak.
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Good news: Alex Wood is about to start throwing. Bad news: He's a long way from pitching. — Reds left-hander Alex Wood is about to resume throwing. — That's the good news. The bad? He's starting from scratch. Wood has been out since spring training with a lower back strain.
La Velle E. Neal III / Star Tribune:
Twins set to call up reliever Austin Adams to replace Trevor Hildenberger — Indications are that the Twins, who start a seven-game West Coast swing in Seattle on Thursday night, will call up righthanded reliever Austin Adams from Class AAA Rochester to take Trevor Hildenberger's spot on the roster.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
James Paxton could return to Yankees soon — James Paxton woke up feeling good Wednesday morning and the Yankees let out a collective sigh of relief. The lefty had reported feeling “something,” in his left knee on Tuesday, when he threw his first bullpen since going on the injured list …
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Pinstripe Alley
Ken Powtak / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Chavis lifts Red Sox over Rockies 6-5 in 10 innings — BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Martinez homered in his third straight game, rookie — Michael Chavis singled home the winning run in the 10th inning and the Boston — Red Sox recovered after blowing a five-run lead to beat the
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