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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.
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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.
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.
Michael McMahon / NESN.com:
Red Sox Notes: Steve Pearce Hopes He Has Turned Corner After Slow Start
Red Sox Notes: Steve Pearce Hopes He Has Turned Corner After Slow Start
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Nathan Denette / Bangor Daily News:
Red Sox beat the Blue Jays in extra innings
Red Sox beat the Blue Jays in extra innings
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Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Minnesota Twins slug eight more home runs, on pace to shatter MLB single-season record — The Minnesota Twins have slugged their way to the best record in the major leagues. — Yes, you read that correctly. “Twins,” “slugging” and “best record” is a rare combination …
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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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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 …
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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 …
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.
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Jeremy Cluff / Arizona Republic:
Zack Greinke trade rumors: Phillies, Yankees interested in Arizona Diamondbacks' ace
Zack Greinke trade rumors: Phillies, Yankees interested in Arizona Diamondbacks' ace
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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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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
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 …
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.
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.
Mark Schmetzer / Cincinnati.com:
Top Cincinnati Reds games: No. 43 - Craft cycle sparks 23-2 win over 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers — From the outfield terrace, which substituted for a warning track and caused many an unsuspecting outfielder to stumble, to the yellow line on the outfield wall separating home runs from balls in play …
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
New lineup makes for new Braves offense - again — Ronald Acuna's leadoff elixir can't quite be explained by his coaches and teammates, so we'll let the numbers speak for themselves. — Since May 10, the now famed Friday evening that Braves manager Brian Snitker redecorated his lineup …
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Charlotte Knights / The Charlotte Observer:
Big second inning propels Braves to win over Giants
Big second inning propels Braves to win over Giants
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