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8:15 AM ET, May 17, 2019

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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 …
Evan Grant / Dallas-Fort Worth Sports News:   ‘I had no idea of what I was experiencing’: Lance Lynn looks back on 2011 World Series as Cardinals return to Arlington
Sam McDowell / Kansas City Star:   'It's a special trip.' Royals players will bring their fathers to upcoming road stops
Drew Davison / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:   Not a fan of the ‘opener’ tactic in MLB? You won't like the Rangers' weekend plans
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards trampled by Braves 10-2, lose fourth consecutive series  —  ATLANTA — Manager Mike Shildt almost always looks for a positive spin he can put on a Cardinals defeat, if there is one.  And there have been plenty lately, 11 losses in 14 games, which would test even college graduate Shildt's ample vocabulary.
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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 …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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 …
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Pain of Detroit Tigers' rebuild leaves fans with no reason to watch the games  —  They couldn't wait to get out of there.  —  Miguel Cabrera was the first to walk out of the Detroit Tigers' clubhouse on Thursday afternoon — many minutes before reporters were permitted entrance …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:   Detroit Tigers designate Rule 5 pick Reed Garrett for assignment
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
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Mark Schmetzer / Cincinnati.com:
Top games in Cincinnati Reds history: No. 45 - June 18, 1947 - Ewell Blackwell's no-hitter  —  Ewell Blackwell's nickname was “The Whip” for two reasons.  —  At 6-foot-6 and 195 pounds, he was as thin as one.  Then there was his delivery - a right-handed sidearm, whip-like motion …
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suárez ignites the middle of the lineup  —  Eugenio Suárez saw an elevated fastball in the middle of the strike zone and launched the pitch onto the concourse behind the left-field seats in San Francisco last weekend.
Discussion: Red Reporter and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:   Cincinnati Reds Beat Podcast: Breaking down the slow start and the slumping offense
Alex Butler / UPI:
Reds' Yasiel Puig clubs walk-off single vs. Cubs
Kevin Acee / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Ian Kinsler says emotional response wasn't directed at Padres fans  —  Padres second baseman denies his profane reaction after homer was due to fans' displeasure with him  —  Ian Kinsler arrived in San Diego with the dream that he could accomplish at the end of his career something like what he had at the beginning.
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Bernie Wilson / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Kinsler's 3-run homer lifts Padres to 4-3 win vs Pirates  —  Ian Kinsler hit a go-ahead, three-run homer for the  —  Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 Thursday night and set the major league record by going 8,020 games without a no-hitter since their inception.  —  Franmil Reyes also homered, connecting off San Diegan
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
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
Discussion: Newsday and MLB Trade Rumors
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Option Teoscar Hernandez, Outright Socrates Brito  —  The Blue Jays announced Thursday that outfielder Teoscar Hernandez has been optioned to Triple-A Buffalo and that fellow outfielder Socrates Brito cleared waivers and has been assigned outright to Buffalo following his recent DFA.
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Field Level / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Inconsistent White Sox welcome Jays for 4-game set
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Twins notch four home runs, topple Mariners  —  Michael Pineda pitched seven strong innings against his former team and was backed by four home runs as the Minnesota Twins defeated the host Seattle Mariners 11-6 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.
Discussion: Lookout Landing
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Kipnis helps Indians pull away from O's late  —  Jason Kipnis belted two homers, drove in a career-high six runs and scored three times as the host Cleveland Indians posted a 14-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.  —  Carlos Santana had three RBIs, and Francisco Lindor …
Discussion: Camden Chat
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 …
 
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
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Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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