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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Beer and sandwiches for life — Joe Musgrove's no-hitter for his hometown San Diego Padres was life-changing — LOS ANGELES — Joe Musgrove has been promised free beer for life by a local establishment, San Diego's Ballast Point Brewing, so that's no empty promise.
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Albert Breer / Sports Illustrated:
MMQB: Shad Khan Talks About Trevor Lawrence (Without Confirming the Pick, Of Course) — Who will the Jaguars pick No. 1? (Wink, wink.) Inside Urban Meyer's hiring process and a franchise-defining decision on Thursday. — Shad Khan sits four days from completing what amounts …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers set stage for memorable summer — LOS ANGELES — It seemed as if Sunday's finale, the seventh game in 10 days between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers, would finally produce the first dud of this exhilarating matchup.
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Scott Boeck / USA Today:
MLB power rankings: Dodgers remain at No. 1 for third straight week — Round 2 of the heated Padres-Dodgers series goes to San Diego. — The Padres won three of four games — including the epic 11-inning comeback Sunday night — against their rival in Los Angeles, but the Dodgers remain …
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Madison Bumgarner Throws a No-Hitter. Kind Of. — In a game limited to seven innings as part of a doubleheader, the Arizona lefty gets a shutout but won't be credited with a no-no. — Madison Bumgarner took the mound in Atlanta on Sunday afternoon for a game that was scheduled to last seven innings.
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers trying to make sense of embarrassing offense: 'It's not a care issue' — Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch said it was aggravating, maddening, frustrating and “everything else you can think of” in describing his team's performance through the last 10 games, in which they've lost nine times and scored just 18 runs.
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Ryan Burschinger / FOX Sports Radio:
Troy Vincent Talks Deshaun Watson, New Number Rules, Officiating, & More! — Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the NFL Troy Vincent joins Up On Game with LaVar Arrington, TJ Houshmandzadeh, and Plaxico Burress! Vincent gives deep insight on some of the biggest rule changes …
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Taijuan Walker grinds through seven scoreless innings with help from defense in Mets' win — The good vibes returned to Queens after the Mets enjoyed a satisfying victory over their division rivals. — Taijuan Walker pitched seven scoreless innings with four strikeouts and allowed …
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Marcus Stroman has first stumble of year in loss to Nationals — After three straight solid starts to begin the year, Marcus Stroman faltered on Saturday against the Nationals, resulting in his first loss of the season. — Stroman (3-1, 2.25 ERA) allowed five runs, four earned …
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Carlos Carrasco set to return in two weeks, Noah Syndergaard faces live hitters — The Mets expect Carlos Carrasco (right hamstring tear) to come off the injured list and join the Mets rotation by the second of week of May, manager Luis Rojas said on Saturday.
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Associated Press:
Houston Astros' Jose Altuve doing well after positive COVID-19 test — HOUSTON — Astros second baseman Jose Altuve said Saturday that he tested positive for COVID-19 but he never felt bad and hopes to return to the lineup soon. — “I felt really good all the way through, and I feel really good right now,” Altuve said Saturday.
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Sarah Valenzuela / New York Daily News:
Mets' Jacob deGrom throws incredible complete game, shuts out Nationals — Jacob deGrom gives the Mets everything they need. And then he gives them some more. — The Mets came home to Citi Field on Friday trying to snap a three-game losing streak, and hoping deGrom could set them on a better path.