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Associated Press:
Swanson homers twice as Braves beat Cardinals 5-2 — ST. LOUIS — A little lineup tweak is working out quite well for Dansby Swanson and the Atlanta Braves. — Swanson homered twice and Freddie Freeman also connected, helping Mike Foltynewicz and Atlanta beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Friday night.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
New-look lineup, old-look result as Cardinals lose for 15th time in 20 games — A new-look Cardinals lineup Friday night produced the same kind of results seen too often here lately. The Cardinals managed two runs or fewer for the 10th time in their last 15 defeats as they succumbed to the Atlanta Braves 5-2 at Busch Stadium.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wacha sent to bullpen; Ponce de Leon or Woodford likely to make a start — Cardinals pitcher Giovanny Gallegos leaves game over to in the eighth inning on Friday, May 24, 2019, in a game at against the Atlanta Braves at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Tim Tucker / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves prevail over Cardinals behind Foltynewicz's pitching, Swanson's power — Mike Foltynewicz was his old self on the mound and Dansby Swanson his new self at the plate Friday night. — The combination was the key to the Braves' 5-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opening game of a weekend series.
Associated Press:
5 Home Runs Aren't Enough for the Mets Against the Tigers — JaCoby Jones homered and drove in four runs, including a go-ahead double in the seventh inning, and Miguel Cabrera also connected as the visiting Detroit Tigers halted their nine-game losing streak on Friday night with a wild 9-8 victory over the Mets.
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets hit five homers and still lose as Noah Syndergaard struggles — The Mets offense got Noah Syndergaard off the hook after he managed to give up six runs against baseball's fourth-worst lineup, but their gutsy response wasn't quite enough to extend their win streak past four games.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers ‘loose’ to open road trip, and it shows early vs. Mets — QUEENS, N.Y. — A day after the Detroit Tigers were swept at home by the Miami Marlins, capping a winless homestand at 0-9, manager Ron Gardenhire liked what he saw. — At 2 p.m. on Friday, the Tigers had nearly …
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Bless You Boys, MLB Baseball News … and Amazin' Avenue
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
At long last, Detroit Tigers' losing streak snapped in big win vs. Mets — QUEENS, N.Y. — They arrived earlier than usual on Friday afternoon, nearly everybody on the first bus to Citi Field. — Nobody knew if it was going to work, but they heard what Ron Gardenhire said a day earlier …
John Romano / Tampa Bay Times:
Stu Sternberg and his Wall Street cohorts didn't set out to change baseball, it just worked out that way — Fifteen years ago this month, Stu Sternberg bought a majority share of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. His first three hires had never before worked in baseball, but they quickly turned heads.
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Associated Press:
Nats GM says manager Martinez safe for now despite struggles — WASHINGTON — Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo says second-year manager Dave Martinez's job is safe for now despite Washington's sluggish start to the season. — The Nationals have lost five straight and entered Friday at 19-31 …
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Federal Baseball, MLB Baseball News … and baseballmusings.com
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Associated Press:
Paxton still has knee issue; Gregorius to start 20-day clock — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The only New York Yankees in action Friday were those on the injured list. — While the big league club was rained out in Kansas City, Yankees pitcher James Paxton and shortstop Didi Gregorius continued testing …
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Josh Dubow / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Diamondbacks break out of slump with 18-2 win over Giants — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ildemaro Vargas had five hits and a home run, — Adam Jones added four hits and a homer, and the — Arizona Diamondbacks broke out of a slump in a big way, beating the — San Francisco Giants 18-2 on Friday night.
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McCovey Chronicles and AZ Snake Pit
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Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
MLB draft: The best player ever picked at every spot from 1-30 — Top picks in the Major League Baseball turn out to be busts at a fairly high rate, but that's not to say that some of the greatest players in history have been selected early in baseball's draft through the years.
ABC News:
Freese's grand slam powers Dodgers by Pirates 10-2 — David Freese hit a grand slam off opener Michael Feliz and Cody Bellinger added his 18th homer, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-2 on Friday night. — The Pirates gave Feliz his first major league start …
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Bucs Dugout and MLB Baseball News …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Reinstate, Option Jimmy Nelson — In something of a surprise move, the Brewers announced today that they have reinstated Jimmy Nelson from the injured list and optioned him to Triple-A. He is finally back to health after a long layoff but won't come straight up to the majors.
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Ian Shantz / Toronto Sun:
Padres' Canadians Quantrill, Naylor soak up special weekend on home soil — Like a good, humble Canadian, Cal Quantrill took public transportation to work on Friday. — “VIA Rail,” the 24-year-old pitcher said from the visitors dugout at the Rogers Centre on Friday afternoon …
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Bluebird Banter
Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times:
Mariners challenge club record for stranded runners in loss to A's — OAKLAND, Calif. — Wasted chances and costly mistakes. — While the cliché would be to say that it sounds like the title of a country or an emo song, the status of the Mariners achieves a bitter melancholy far worse than either genre could elicit.
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Lookout Landing
Tim Tucker / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Announcement expected that SunTrust Park will host 2021 All-Star game — An announcement is expected next week that SunTrust Park will host the MLB All-Star game in 2021. — “We continue to feel really good about it, and we expect there will be an announcement at some point in time soon …
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Ballpark Digest and Talking Chop
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Craig Calcaterra / NBCSports.com:
Report: Atlanta expected to be awarded 2021 All-Star Game