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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Shildt on the Cardinals: 'Something's got to change ... I've got to lead better' — Cardinals manager Mike Shildt, center, talks to left fielder Marcell Ozuna, right, during the first inning of a game on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. (Photo by Colter Peterson, cpeterson@post-dispatch.com)
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Stu Durando / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Another rough home outing for Wacha — The focus of the questions was on the future of Michael Wacha in the starting rotation after the Cardinals lost the first game of a doubleheader to Kansas City on Wednesday. — Manager Mike Shildt was addressing the issue when who should enter the interview room but Wacha.
Stu Durando / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals hit four homers to split doubleheader with 10-3 win
Stu Durando / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Royals erupt for six against Wacha in third inning for 7-0 lead
Royals erupt for six against Wacha in third inning for 7-0 lead
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Mike Vaccaro / New York Post:
CC Sabathia pours his guts out one more time as IL awaits — BALTIMORE — He was leaking oil, pint by pint, pitch by pitch, his right knee screaming at him every time he fell on it. All 6-feet, 6-inches and 300 pounds of CC Sabathia crunched down on the leg, on the knee …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Luis Severino still hasn't started his throwing program
Charlotte Knights / The Charlotte Observer:
Big second inning propels Braves to win over Giants — BY GABRIEL BURNS THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION — Sometimes all it takes is one pitch going your way. In Wednesday's case, that one pitch was of the inning-extending variety. — The Atlanta Braves, up 2-0 …
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Mets' Davis arrives in 3rd inning, homers in 1st AB — Journeyman Rajai Davis, who was called up from Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday and arrived in the third inning of the New York Mets' game with the Washington Nationals, hit a three-run homer in his first at-bat with the team.
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets bats are wide awake now — Rajai Davis settled into the Mets clubhouse and placed his belongings inside his locker mere hours before his game-changing eighth-inning at-bat. When the veteran outfielder woke up in Syracuse on Wednesday morning, Davis no idea he'd end up at Citi Field …
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Rare rainout pushes Twins-Angels finale to Thu. — ANAHEIM, Calif. — The series finale between the Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Angels has been postponed because of weather and rescheduled for Thursday. — It rained at Angel Stadium two hours prior to Wednesday's game, causing puddles to form in both left and right field.
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Kaelen Jones / Sports Illustrated:
White Sox Turn First Triple Play of 2019 Season vs. Astros — It took over a month, but the White Sox finally turned the league's first triple play of the year. — It has taken over a month, but we finally have our first triple play of the 2019 MLB season.
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Michael Blinn / New York Post:
Orioles' commentator can no longer fathom Gleyber Torres … The rest of the Yankees can probably take the night off. Gleyber Torres and Gary Sanchez have it from here. — Torres cranked his 11th and 12th homers of the season on Wednesday night in Baltimore, bringing his season-total against the lowly Orioles to 10.
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Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Yanks' Torres ups season HR total vs. O's to 10
Terry Koshan / Toronto Sun:
Solid Sanchez start goes for naught as Blue Jays fall to the Red Sox in the 13th — Aaron Sanchez gave his latest blister problems the finger on Wednesday night. — The Blue Jays righthander, pulled in his previous start last Friday in Chicago thanks to a blister on his right middle finger …
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Marcus Stroman irks Red Sox manager with quick pitches
Marcus Stroman irks Red Sox manager with quick pitches
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Jeremy Cluff / Arizona Republic:
Zack Greinke trade rumors: Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher moved before MLB trade deadline? — Zack Greinke is having a very impressive season for the Arizona Diamondbacks. — The pitcher is 6-2 on the year with a 2.89 ERA. He has allowed 53 hits and walked nine batters over 71 2/3 innings.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB trade deadline: Top 10 players who could be moved by July 31
MLB trade deadline: Top 10 players who could be moved by July 31
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Associated Press:
Kiermaier, Garcia lead Rays to 8-1 win over Dodgers — Avisail Garcia and Kevin Kiermaier each hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to power the Tampa Bay Rays past the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1 on Wednesday night. — Kiermaier also made a rocket throw from center field to cut …
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Associated Press:
Hamels no decision against old club, Cubs top Phillies 8-4 — Cole Hamels struggled in his first start against his original team, Albert Almora Jr. hit his first career grand-slam and the Chicago Cubs rallied from an early three-run deficit with three homers, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 Wednesday night.
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David Wilson / Miami Herald:
How two shutout losses to Rays reinforced the Miami Marlins' best offensive habits — Just a week ago, the Miami Marlins found rock bottom. A two-game midweek series against the Tampa Bay Rays yielded a pair of shutout losses, dropping the Marlins' already historic pace for offensive futility …
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Richard Morin / Associated Press:
Diamondbacks can't keep up with Padres in San Diego sweep — SAN DIEGO - Left-hander Eric Lauer pitched seven strong innings to win for the first time in seven starts and Greg Garcia had three hits, scored twice and drove in a run for his hometown San Diego Padres, who beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 Wednesday for a three-game sweep.
Associated Press:
Yelich (back) again out of lineup for Brewers — MILWAUKEE — NL MVP Christian Yelich has been scratched from Milwaukee's lineup against Cincinnati for a second consecutive day because of back spasms. — “He's improved today,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday.
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Thomas Boswell / Baltimore Sun:
Ex-Cubs coach Dave Martinez is a good man, but he probably shouldn't be managing the Nationals — Every day Dave Martinez meets the media before the Nationals game. He's always the same. He's in a genuinely good mood, like somebody invited him to a big-league ballgame, and being just a big kid …