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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 …
Sam McDowell / Kansas City Star:
'It's a special trip.' Royals players will bring their fathers to upcoming road stops
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Joey Gallo, king of baseball's Three True Outcomes era
Joey Gallo, king of baseball's Three True Outcomes era
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Lone Star Ball
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 …
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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 …
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:
Bleed Cubbie Blue and Red Reporter
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
Reds' Yasiel Puig clubs walk-off single vs. Cubs
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and Bleed Cubbie Blue
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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MLB Baseball News …
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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
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.
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and Federal Baseball
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Tim Healey / Newsday:
Jeff McNeil, Michael Conforto leave injured in Mets' loss to Nationals
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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MLB Baseball News …, South Side Sox and Bluebird Banter
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Field Level / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Inconsistent White Sox welcome Jays for 4-game set
Inconsistent White Sox welcome Jays for 4-game set
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South Side Sox, Batter's Box Interactive … and Bluebird Banter
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
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
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Bucs Dugout
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Steven Matz ‘feels good,’ expected to make start in Miami this weekend — WASHINGTON - While the Mets remain hush-hush on Steven Matz's next start, the left-hander said he feels good and is waiting for the green light from the team. — Matz is forging ahead in his recovery from a nerve irritation in his left forearm.
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Brendan Kuty / New Jersey Online:
Carlos Beltran: Why I don't think Yankees' Aaron Judge will return to full strength — Gallery: CC Sabathia Celebrity Softball Game — NEW YORK — When retired Yankees outfielder Carlos Beltran strained his left oblique in 2015, he didn't spend that much time away from the field, but he didn't fully recover from the injury all year.
Discussion:
Pinstripe Alley
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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:
Lookout Landing and MLB Trade Rumors
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 …
Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
‘This year is going to be the year’: Adbert Alzolay ready to make big-league debut — Adbert Alzolay on coming back to Iowa Cubs and his spring training injury — Cubs pitching prospect Adbert Alzolay can't help but think about what could have been in 2018 had injures not slowed him down and even cost him the end of his season.