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Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Braves come away with 4-3 win in 10 innings at Busch  —  After walking Atlanta rookie Austin Riley intentionally to load the bases in the 10th inning Sunday night, the Cardinals' Tyler Webb walked Brian McCann on five pitches to force in the go-ahead run in a 4-3 loss to the Braves before a crowd of 45,152 Sunday night at Busch Stadium.
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Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards, Flaherty lead Atlanta 3-0 after five at Busch  —  The Cardinals jumped on top Sunday at Busch Stadium, taking advantage of an Atlanta error in the fourth.  —  With one out, Kolten Wong reached when left fielder Austin Riley misplayed his line drive into a two-base error.
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Braves embrace the instant impact of Austin Riley, power prodigy  —  ST. LOUIS — Austin Riley quietly made his way to the locker assigned to him in the visitors clubhouse here Saturday, trailed by a couple of members of the media, and when he started to answer questions about his remarkable …
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Cardinals notebook: Cabrera will pitch Wednesday as Cardinals' 2,000th player
Tim Tucker / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:   How the Braves turned a 3-0 deficit into one of the season's biggest wins
Joon Lee / ESPN:
Rafael Devers' anticipated breakout is happening now  —  HOUSTON — Talking to the Boston Red Sox's coaching staff about Rafael Devers feels like talking to proud parents about their star child, with equal parts reverence for what he can do and hope for everything that might come down the road.
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Devers homers, Red Sox avoid sweep with 4-1 win over Astros  —  The Astros lost for just the fifth time in 22 games and finished the regular season 4-2 against the Red Sox, who beat them 4-1 in the ALCS last season.  —  Author: The Associated Press  —  HOUSTON — Rafael Devers homered off …
Michael McMahon / NESN.com:
Red Sox Notes: Rafael Devers Anchoring Boston Lineup Through May
Discussion: Boston Herald and Over the Monster
Joon Lee / ESPN:
Cora: Price (illness) to be moved up in rotation
ESPN:
Yaz's grandson gets first hit in major leagues  —  Mike Yastrzemski, the grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, got his first major league hit on Sunday.  —  The San Francisco Giants rookie outfielder singled to left in the second inning Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks but was thrown out after rounding the base too far.
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ESPN:   D-backs SP Weaver exits with forearm tightness
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks' Luke Weaver leaves start with right forearm tightness
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Taylor Clarke in line to likely stick in Diamondbacks' rotation
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Eddie Matz / ESPN:
Where do the Nationals and Davey Martinez go from here?  —  The boos had become something of a ritual.  —  It was September 2015, and manager Matt Williams was positioned squarely on the hot seat.  The Washington Nationals weren't playing well, Bryce Harper had been choked by Jonathan Papelbon …
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Ian Quillen / Associated Press:
Kendrick homers, drives in 3 as Nats beat Marlins again, 9-6  —  Marlins drop third straight to Nationals … WASHINGTON - Howie Kendrick hit his eighth homer, drove in three runs and finished with three hits as the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 9-6 on Sunday.
David Wilson / Miami Herald:
Caleb Smith crashes back to earth with worst start of year in Marlins' loss to Nationals
Discussion: Federal Baseball
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
‘Futility player’ Ron Gardenhire returns to roots of playing days with Mets  —  QUEENS, N.Y. — Ron Gardenhire used to roam these parts, across the street from Citi Field, where circus tents fill the space that used to be Shea Stadium.  —  “My hamstrings are somewhere around here,' he said. ”
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:   Detroit Tigers go down looking vs. Mets on questionable strikeout call
ESPN:   Mets reinstate Conforto (concussion), DFA Davis
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers observations: One bad inning hurts Turnbull in 4-3 loss
ESPN:
Orioles put slumping Davis on IL with hip injury  —  The Baltimore Orioles placed slumping slugger Chris Davis on the 10-day injured list Sunday with left hip inflammation.  —  The move was made retroactive to Saturday.  The team also recalled right-hander Evan Phillips from Triple-A Norfolk.
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Jon Meoli / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles erase late deficit only to lose, 8-7, on Rockies' walk-off sacrifice fly in ninth
Discussion: Camden Chat
Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
Aaron Judge revelation is cure to Yankees' abrupt anguish  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Considering everything that has happened, including a difficult 10-inning loss on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium to the lowly Royals, the Yankees are heading into Memorial Day having weathered a terrific storm …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge's next ‘real test’ in return from IL: swinging a bat
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Changes to Rangers' bullpen might not make much difference, but it might be time to try  —  The road goes on for the Texas Rangers, who stubbed their toes the past two games at Angel Stadium.  Anyone who has followed them this season doesn't need to be reminded about their troubles away from Globe Life Park.
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Angels use six-run inning to rally past Rangers
Associated Press:
A's beat Mariners 7-1 to complete sweep, keep streak going  —  Matt Chapman homered for the second consecutive day, Josh Phegley also went deep and had three RBIs, and the streaking Oakland Athletics won their ninth straight, beating the Seattle Mariners 7-1 to complete a three-game sweep Sunday.
Discussion: Lookout Landing
Jordan McPherson / Miami Herald:
Marlins prospects acquired in Yelich trade showing steady improvement in minor leagues  —  In the moment, at the major-league level, the Christian Yelich trade still looks like an incredibly one-sided affair.  —  The Miami Marlins traded Yelich to the Milwaukee Brewers in January 2018 …
Anne Keene / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Honoring Texas' MLB WWII Veterans, three of which live in Fort Worth area  —  Fewer than 35 major-league baseball military veterans of the Second World War survive today.  Five of these veterans live in Texas, three reside in the Fort Worth area, and they represent more than 500 major leaguers …
ESPN:
Memorial Day standings check: Teams to watch, worry about and more  —  It's Memorial Day, which means one extra little thing for MLB fans: You're now officially free to look at the standings page!  —  We asked Buster Olney, Jeff Passan and Sam Miller to do just that — and help us make sense of the 2019 season so far.
 
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's could put Jharel Cotton, A.J. Puk in bullpen when they return
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Tim Tucker / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Open dates won't alter Braves' pitching rotation
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Cubs slugger Kris Bryant exits game after outfield collision
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ESPN:
Astros' Diaz likely to IL with hamstring injury
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart finding himself after ‘weird’ start at the plate
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates Designate Jake Elmore, Select Jacob Stallings, Place Francisco Cervelli On 7-Day IL
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