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Stu Durando / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Gyorko's pinch three-run homer gives Cardinals 6-3 win — Jedd Gyorko walked to the plate in the eighth inning Saturday night with one pinch-hit this season in 16 at-bats. — His second was much more memorable. — Gyorko hit a three-run home run against Atlanta reliever Dan Winkler …
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Tim Tucker / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves fall to Cardinals on three-run pinch-hit homer against Winkler — An exceptional performance by Braves starting pitcher Mike Soroka turned into a loss when Cardinals pinch-hitter Jedd Gyorko belted a three-run home run off reliever Dan Winkler in the eighth inning Saturday night.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals' uneven offense caught watching as rallies fizzle, slugging slumps — A root problem with the Cardinals' uneven offense - it goes big or it doesn't go home - has not been generating the potential for rallies. It's how often they let those opportunities pass by. — Sometimes just looking.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Carlson heads class of young hitters Cards see accelerating into view — He went to elementary school a short walk from Elk Grove High, where his father, Jeff, coached baseball, so every afternoon Dylan Carlson, not yet 10, toddled over to be around his dad and their California hometown team.
Stu Durando / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals take 2-1 lead with help of catcher's interference call
Chris Cotillo / Union-News:
Brock Holt to join Boston Red Sox either Sunday or Monday; Nathan Eovaldi impresses in bullpen — HOUSTON — The Red Sox will activate utility player Brock Holt from the injured list on either Sunday or Monday, manager Alex Cora said. — Holt, who has been out since April 6 with injuries …
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Notes: Price, Pedroia, Holt, Eovaldi — Red Sox left-hander David Price exited his start in Houston on Saturday after facing just three hitters, according to reporters. Price was “laboring” during his abbreviated outing and saw his fastball top out around 90 mph, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic tweets.
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KHOU-TV:
Correa's RBI single in 9th gives Astros 4-3 win over Boston — Justin Verlander (8-1, 2.24) makes his 12th start Sunday 11 strikeouts shy of tying Cy Young for 21st on the all-time strikeouts list. — Author: The Associated Press — HOUSTON — Carlos Correa hit an RBI single …
Brendan Kuty / New Jersey Online:
Yankees hold off Royals in Game 2, sweep doubleheader — KANSAS CITY — The weather was a bit like the Yankees' season so far. — All day, it looked like things might go wrong, with forecasts predicting rain and thunderstorms that threatened to postpone the second half of the doubleheader.
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Brendan Kuty / New Jersey Online:
WATCH: Yankees' Luke Voit crushes 470-foot home run vs. Royals
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Brendan Kuty / New Jersey Online:
It's official: Yankees can start getting excited about Didi Gregorius' return
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Yankees-Royals Preview — Following heavy rains in the Kansas …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Ninth inning unravels on Rangers just after go-ahead rally. Here's how it happened — The forecast for Sunday in sunny southern California calls for a lot of yuck. — Rain was to start falling overnight, calm down through first pitch, and then pick up again mid- to late afternoon.
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
The Rangers are playing much better than many expected. But are they really this good? — A five-game winning streak and victories in eight of nine games can alter the course of a season thought to be a lost cause on Opening Day and even as recently as 10 days ago.
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Associated Press:
Former Orioles prospect Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of Hall of Famer Carl, debuts for Giants — San Francisco Giants' Mike Yastrzemski, right, watches as he flies out in front of Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Alex Avila during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Saturday, May 25, 2019.
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David Wilson / Miami Herald:
A one-inning meltdown cost Sandy Alcantara and the Marlins. Here's how it went down — He had just thrown his first Major League complete game six days earlier and Sandy Alcantara was mowing through another division rival's lineup. The starting pitcher threw out back-to-back 1-2-3 innings …
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David Wilson / Miami Herald:
Here's what Miami Marlins' Brian Anderson fixed at plate to trigger recent hot streak
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Associated Press:
Gibson cruises as Twins top White Sox 8-1 — Kyle Gibson pitched seven strong innings, C.J. Cron and Ehire Adrianza each drove in four runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-1 on Saturday for their 10th win in 11 games. — Gibson (5-2) gave up five hits and walked none while striking out nine.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers blow too many chances at the plate in marathon loss to Mets — QUEENS, N.Y. — At the end of Saturday's marathon, Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire had next to nothing at his disposal. — Nobody on his bench, only one relief pitcher in the bullpen — closer Shane Greene …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
After speaking up at team meeting, Gyorko hammers home his point with game-winning blast — The team the Cardinals once were, the team they talked about finding again during a private team meeting Saturday, and the team they needed to be pulled together in the
Tim Tucker / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Inciarte's back ‘still barking’ after 10 days on injured list — Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte became eligible for reinstatement from the injured list Saturday, but it sounds as if he will be sidelined a while longer. — Inciarte, placed on the 10-day IL on May 15 with a lower back strain …
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds fall to the Chicago Cubs 8-6 in another back-and-forth game at Wrigley — CHICAGO — The Reds and the Chicago Cubs went back and forth again Saturday at Wrigley Field. — This time, however, it ended with the Cubs celebrating an 8-6 victory before a crowd of 40,929 on a warm, windy day at Wrigley Field.
