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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
MLB commissioner Manfred: ‘Right now, we think the Cardinals are going to be back’  —  While the Cardinals wait and test and test and test again, Major League Baseball has mapped a route back to the field for the team and started rearranging games so that even if they don't play a complete season …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Commissioner Manfred: Once outbreak halts, Cardinals can still be a ‘credible competitor’ without complete season
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Bubble ball? MLB considers creating one for the playoffs and World Series
Discussion: New York Post and Ballpark Digest
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Bad news keeps coming for Cardinals: another positive test, another series postponed
Joe Resis / Sports Illustrated:
Jiménez, Encarnación overpower Tigers  —  The White Sox raced out to an early lead and managed to hold on for a lopsided victory.  —  Tim Anderson got the party started by drawing a walk to lead off the game.  After a base hit by Yasmani Grandal, José Abreu got the White Sox on the board with an RBI double.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Alex Shapiro / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Chicago White Sox injury update provides good and bad news  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  White Sox announced a lot of great injury updates on Tuesday, but with the good came some bad news as well.  —  José Abreu is back in the White Sox lineup after he was taken …
Jerry Beach / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Cabrera and Soto power Nationals to 16-4 rout of Matz, Mets  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … NEW YORK (AP) — Asdrubal Cabrera went 4 for 4 with two homers, two doubles and five RBIs, tormenting his former team again as the  —  New York Mets 16-4 on Monday night.  —  Juan Soto and
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: MLB has preliminary talks about bubble-type format for playoffs  —  Major League Baseball has had preliminary discussions about holding its postseason in a bubble-type format after the coronavirus outbreaks on the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins that wreaked havoc …
ESPN:
Indians pitchers Mike Clevinger, Zach Plesac put on restricted list after violations  —  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians went a step further than just putting Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac into quarantine.  —  They've been sent away from the team, and it's not known when they'll be back.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies Designate Nick Williams, Trevor Kelley For Assignment; Nick Pivetta Optioned  —  The Phillies announced a series of roster moves Tuesday, selecting the contracts of right-handers Connor Brogdon and Blake Parker.  In corresponding 40-man moves, Philadelphia designated outfielder …
Jim Salisbury / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Phillies lose one of their wildest games in recent memory  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  They don't get much crazier than this.  —  The  —  Phillies lost, 10-9, to the Baltimore Orioles in 10 innings at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night.  —  Baltimore's
Discussion: Camden Chat and Yahoo! Sports
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
A's outfielder Ramon Laureano says vile remark by Astros hitting coach spurred brawl  —  Houston Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron made a vile comment to Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano regarding his mother, prompting Laureano to charge the Astros' bench Sunday and leading …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
D-backs Trade Ildemaro Vargas To Twins  —  The Twins announced that they have acquired switch-hitting utility infielder Ildemaro Vargas from the Diamondbacks for cash.  Minnesota will make a 28-man roster move to accommodate Vargas' activation at a later date.  Arizona designated Vargas for assignment late last week.
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays walk it off in extras to avoid botching Buffalo debut … BUFFALO — By all accounts Hyun-Jin Ryu is a happy-go-lucky fellow in the Blue Jays clubhouse, a man quick with a smile and a joke.  —  So just imagine how amiable the Jays ace would have been the way things went …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays' Brendan McKay shut down due to shoulder tightness  —  The lefty had been doing find in build-up training after a COVID-19 case, then something amiss and there is concern.  —  Rays lefty Brendan McKay has been shut down from throwing at the team's Port Charlotte camp due to tightness in his shoulder.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
 
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Kristie Rieken / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
McCullers throws 7 scoreless, Astros beat Giants 6-4
Michael Kelly / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Diamondbacks get 18 hits in 12-8 win over Rockies
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