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Associated Press:
Rangers belt 5 home runs in 16-1 rout of Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rougned Odor and the rest of the Texas Rangers had been using the Kansas City Royals' beleaguered pitching staff for batting practice most of the sun-splashed afternoon. — Then the Rangers used their backup second baseman for it, too.
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Drew Davison / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Texas Rangers end road trip with offensive onslaught against the Royals — The Texas Rangers salvaged what had the makings of becoming a disastrous road trip. — After being swept by four games in Houston and losing the opener to the Kansas City Royals, the Rangers responded by taking …
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Joey Gallo, king of baseball's Three True Outcomes era — About a minute into an explanation of what it's like trying to evolve from the strikeoutingest hitter in baseball history into something more, Joey Gallo wanted to make sure he wasn't misrepresenting himself.
Discussion:
Lone Star Ball
Sam McDowell / Kansas City Star:
'It's a special trip.' Royals players will bring their fathers to upcoming road stops
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers designate Rule 5 pick Reed Garrett for assignment — There was one roster casualty after the Detroit Tigers' blowout loss to the Athletics on Thursday afternoon, one that was a long time coming: Right-hander reliever Reed Garrett, the Tigers' Rule 5 Draft pick in December , was designated for assignment.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers observations: The defense was bad, and then the game got embarassing
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tigers Designate Reed Garrett For Assignment
Tigers Designate Reed Garrett For Assignment
Discussion:
Lone Star Ball
KHOU-TV:
Verlander sharp against old team, Astros top Tigers 5-1
Verlander sharp against old team, Astros top Tigers 5-1
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MLB Baseball News … and Bless You Boys
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers send struggling Jeimer Candelario to Triple-A Toledo
Shawn Windsor / Detroit Free Press:
Justin Verlander's 2nd return against Detroit Tigers ‘kind of sad’
Justin Verlander's 2nd return against Detroit Tigers ‘kind of sad’
Discussion:
Bless You Boys
Eddie Matz / ESPN:
How the Nationals won a series for the first time in a month — WASHINGTON — Nothing has come easy for the 2019 Washington Nationals. — That includes simple tasks like ... winning a series. On Thursday, the Nationals eked out a 7-6 victory over the visiting New York Mets, giving them their first series win in a month.
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Tim Healey / Newsday:
Jeff McNeil, Michael Conforto leave injured in Mets' loss to Nationals — The Mets' ninth-inning rally fell short when Keon Broxton, batting in place of Conforto, struck out swinging with the bases loaded. — WASHINGTON — A 7-6 loss Thursday to the Nationals wasn't even the worst news of the day for the Mets.
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors and Newsday
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Steven Matz ‘feels good,’ expected to make start in Miami this weekend
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets fall as Font spot start fails
Mets fall as Font spot start fails
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Amazin' Avenue and MLB Baseball News …
Mike Vaccaro / New York Post:
Frustrating loss exposes all that is wrong with Mets
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
C. Martinez will join Cardinals in Texas — ATLANTA — The Cardinals will stay with 13 pitchers when they play an interleague series against the Texas Rangers at Arlington, Texas this weekend and one of them will be righthander Carlos Martinez. — Martinez returned to St. Louis after pitching …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Waino bedeviled by leadoff walks, falls behind 5-0 after three — ATLANTA — Native Georgian Adam Wainwright was pitching in his 31st major league stadium, including Monterrey, Mexico, Thursday night when he made his first appearance in SunTrust Park. — The Cardinals' righthander was 4-1 …
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds Beat Podcast: Breaking down the slow start and the slumping offense — Cincinnati.com's Bobby Nightengale and John Fay breakdown the Reds' slow start to the season, the offense's slump throughout the season and evaluate David Bell's managerial style. — How to listen:
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds complete comeback against Chicago Cubs with Yasiel Puig walk-off single
Cincinnati Reds complete comeback against Chicago Cubs with Yasiel Puig walk-off single
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Red Reporter
Field Level / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Inconsistent White Sox welcome Jays for 4-game set — Cleveland Indians to two runs and two hits in a Chicago victory on Monday night. — The following afternoon, the Indians torched White Sox hurlers for nine runs behind a five-homer barrage. — Pitching has remained inconsistent as Chicago keeps pushing to reach the .500 mark.
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South Side Sox, Bluebird Banter and Batter's Box Interactive …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Option Teoscar Hernandez, Outright Socrates Brito
Blue Jays Option Teoscar Hernandez, Outright Socrates Brito
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Bluebird Banter
Kent Somers / Arizona Republic:
What we think we know about the Arizona Diamondbacks with a quarter of the season gone — Given all the changes to the Diamondbacks roster over the winter, the first part of this season figured to be an exploration for answers to significant questions. — The quarter mark of the season just passed …
Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times:
Mariners recall outfielder Mallex Smith from Class AAA Tacoma, send down Shed Long — With the hope that his timing issues at the plate and mistakes in the field that seemed to follow are fixed, outfielder Mallex Smith will return to his center field spot for a Mariners team that desperately needs …
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors and Lookout Landing
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Is the .300 hitter a thing of the past? — The history of baseball is so remarkably well chronicled in both statistical and narrative forms that there are countless good stories through the eons that we've forgotten. They happen every day, even now, events notable enough that they might lead …
Mike Digiovanna / The Charlotte Observer:
Dodgers' Kenta Maeda carves up Padres behind dominant performance — The stuff has rarely wavered. Since Kenta Maeda joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2016, he has relied primarily on a fastball that he throws from between 90 and 93 mph, a slider ranging from 82 to 85 mph and a split-fingered change-up he throws between 83 to 86 mph.
Discussion:
True Blue LA
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Alex Butler / UPI:
Bruce Willis bounces in first pitch before Phillies game — Actor Bruce Willis watched his ceremonial first pitch Die Hard in the air before it could make it to the plate prior to the Philadelphia Phillies' loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. — Willis walked out of the dugout to heave …
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MLB Baseball News …, Brew Crew Ball, Phillies Nation and The Good Phight