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Kristie Rieken / Associated Press:
Lucas Giolito strikes out 9 in a 4-hit shutout of the Astros as the White Sox win 4-0 to split the series  —  Photos from the White Sox's 4-0 win over the Astros on May 23, 2019, in Houston.  —  Lucas Giolito was forced to speed up his pace near the end of his last start for the White Sox because of rain.
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Chandler Rome / Houston Chronicle:
Astros' bats shackled in loss to White Sox  —  When this wretched night neared its end, A.J. Hinch hopped from the dugout steps and onto the dirt.  He motored toward the mound to meet Corbin Martin, a rookie rocked in his third major league start.  —  Martin awaited his manager.
Chandler Rome / Houston Chronicle:
Astros mailbag: What's most impressive thing about 2019 squad?
Discussion: Houston Chronicle
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
B-team Bombers?  Hardly.  Backups bid to equal 2018 Yankees' historic HR pace  —  BALTIMORE — As he angrily picked himself up off his belly in the ninth inning Thursday, Aaron Hicks put a scowl on his face and took his mind to one place: over the fence.  —  “I wanted to get up and hit a homer …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Gio Urshela doesn't need to explain his clutch hitting ... he just needs to keep doing it  —  BALTIMORE — Gio Urshela still does not have an answer.  The Yankees third baseman, of course, can tell you all about how he has switched up his batting stance.  He can talk about getting an opportunity.
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Yankees cap four-game sweep of Orioles
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley and ESPN
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees take it easy on the Orioles, sit Gleyber Torres and Gary Sanchez for series finale
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Ever since Gibby shut down Sox in '67, Boston rules sports rivalry with St. Louis  —  St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson is congratulated by catcher Tim McCarver and third baseman Mike Shannon following his three-hit 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox to win the 1967 World Series at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, Oct. 13, 1967.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals used to beat Boston, especially Braves/Bees  —  Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina, who have been Cardinals battery mates for 252 major league starts, also have spent some time together recently watching the Blues continue their remarkable run to a possible Stanley Cup.
Michael McMahon / NESN.com:
Red Sox Notes: Steve Pearce Hopes He Has Turned Corner After Slow Start
Star Tribune:
Joe Mauer money goes back into the coffers and out comes deeper and more talented Twins team  —  Joe Mauer's retirement - and money off the books - is not the only key development in the Twins' emergence as one of baseball's best teams, but it might be the most important.  —  TEXT SIZE
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Phil Miller / Star Tribune:
Twins blast eight home runs in 16-7 dismantling of Angels in Anaheim
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
How Indians' Francisco Lindor could be the poster boy for Rays' Willy Adames  —  At a time when Rays need it, Adames stepped up Thursday with one of his best games on offense and defense.  —  CLEVELAND — With Yandy Diaz the latest player sidelined by injury, the Rays need some others to step up.
Eddie Matz / ESPN:
The legend of Laureano's laser: How the A's outfielder went viral  —  Last summer, just eight days into his big league career, Ramon Laureano went viral.  —  His spectacular outfield assist — the one in which he caught a Justin Upton drive on the run at the warning track in left-center …
Jake Seiner / Associated Press:
Carlos Gomez hits go-ahead, 3-run HR as Mets earn 4-game sweep of Nationals  —  Turns out, the only thing Mets manager Mickey Callaway lost this week was his voice.  —  Days after New York's front office declared support for its criticized, second-year skipper, Callaway's players rallied …
Discussion: New York Daily News
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Zach Braziller / New York Post:
Carlos Gomez's blast vs. Nationals puts Mets in unfamiliar territory
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks starting rotation has been remarkably consistent: ‘We hope to be perfect’  —  SAN DIEGO — Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly couldn't make it through the second inning on Wednesday at Petco Park, permitting four of the six hitters he faced to reach base.
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
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Jeremy Cluff / Arizona Republic:
Zack Greinke trade rumors: Phillies, Yankees interested in Arizona Diamondbacks' ace
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
Tom Withers / Associated Press:
Tampa Bay Rays get inside-the-park homer, 3 others in stopping Cleveland Indians  —  The Indians have now lost four straight games  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Ryan Yarbrough handled Cleveland's lineup into eighth inning in his first start this season and Kevin Kiermaier legged out a three-run …
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
With two extra-base hits in a month, Goldschmidt ‘would like to be playing better’  —  Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt doubled off Pittsburgh's Dovydas Neverauskas on May 9.  He homered off the Pirates' Steven Brault on May 12.  And those have been his only extra-base hits in precisely a month.
Danny Knobler / Bleacher Report:
Ageless Wonder Justin Verlander Is Somehow Better Than Ever at 36  —  Justin Verlander isn't like other pitchers.  He never was.  —  Not when he was throwing 99 mph in the ninth inning as a rookie.  Not when he was routinely topping 120 pitches in a game while others were stopped as soon as they got to 100.
Donald Duench / Toronto Sun:
On Deck: Padres at Blue Jays  —  Donald Duench, Toronto SunMore from Donald Duench, Toronto Sun  —  STARTING PITCHERS  —  LHP Joey Lucchesi (3-3, 4.28 ERA) vs. RHP Trent Thornton (1-4, 4.41 ERA)  —  Lucchesi (pronounced loo-KAY-see) is in his second MLB season.
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
A .300 batting average nearing reality for Gallo, but which stats are his main focus?  —  Batting average doesn't pack the same punch it once did in many baseball circles, and to some it is following wins and RBIs into the dust bin of traditional statistics.
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:   The No. 1 reason the Rangers are better than expected
David Wilson / Miami Herald:
Garrett Cooper's ninth-inning slam sweeps Tigers, extends Marlins winning streak to 6  —  Garrett Cooper was excited Wednesday to send his first MLB home run ball to his parents after helping the Miami Marlins beat the Detroit Tigers.  —  It might have some company on his parents' mantle.
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Chris Nelsen / Detroit Free Press:   Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera still a productive hitter, says Curtis Granderson
 
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Sources: Diamondbacks on verge of promoting Triple-A slugger Kevin Cron
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Mets Claim Aaron Altherr, Designate Tim Peterson For Assignment
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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