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Mets lose to Diamondbacks, finish long road trip at 5-4 — PHOENIX — Eduardo Rodriguez came within two outs of his first major league complete game, Ryan Waldschmidt had his first three big league RBIs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Mets, 5-1, on Sunday.
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Laura Albanese / Newsday:
Mets get lift from Mark Vientos with early HR and go-ahead double in 10th in Arizona
Mets get lift from Mark Vientos with early HR and go-ahead double in 10th in Arizona
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays DFA malcontent pitcher Eric Lauer, place Addison Barger back on IL in big roster shake-up — Malcontent pitcher Eric Lauer was designated for assignment by Toronto on Monday as outfielder Addison Barger was placed on IL. — From pouting to poor outings, from griping about his role with the team …
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Eric Samulski / NBCSports.com:
Fantasy baseball streaming starting pitchers and arsenal changes for Robby Snelling, Christian Scott, more — Welcome to your fantasy baseball starting pitcher happy place. This is a new column for me this year that will combine a few things I've done in the past.
Will Sammon / The Athletic:
In need of jolt, Mets plan to call up outfield prospect A.J. Ewing: Sources — NEW YORK — Desperately in need of turning their season around, the New York Mets plan to call up top prospect A.J. Ewing ahead of Tuesday's game, league sources told The Athletic on Monday. — This is an aggressive promotion.
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Katie Woo / The Athletic:
With Mookie Betts set to return, what will Dodgers do about their middle infield? — LOS ANGELES — President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman has quite a few catchphrases he likes to deploy when talking about roster decisions. A popular one in his repertoire is his preference to …
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UK Athletics:
Schedule Change: Tuesday Night Game vs. NKU Cancelled — LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky's Tuesday game vs. NKU has been cancelled and will not be made up. — Tuesday night's game vs. NKU is cancelled in a mutual decision by both teams. Our team faced multiple extended delays over the weekend …
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Scott Boras: Tigers ace Tarik Skubal could have short rehab — KANSAS CITY — Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal could return significantly sooner than the typical timeline for a pitcher undergoing removal of a loose elbow particle, according to his agent, Scott Boras.
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Blair Kerkhoff / Kansas City Star:
Royals reliever Carlos Estevez frustrated by multiple injuries: 'It's been crazy' — Frustration is mounting for Royals reliever Carlos Estevez. — The team announced this week that Estevez has a right rotator cuff strain after experiencing shoulder discomfort in his first rehab assignment Wednesday.
Pat Brennan / Cincinnati.com:
Rhett Lowder latest Reds pitcher headed to the injured list … Another Cincinnati Reds pitcher is going on the injured list. The roster move hadn't been made official as of Reds manager Terry Francona's morning meeting with reporters on May 10, but Francona announced Rhett Lowder was headed for the 15-day IL.
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Tim Healey / The Boston Globe:
Red Sox' Willson Contreras leaves game after getting hit by pitch on hand; X-rays negative — X-rays on Willson Contreras's bruised right hand were negative, interim manager Chad Tracy said Sunday afternoon, but the Red Sox were not sure if he would miss any time.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles' Anthony Nunez pulls off gender reveal for brother after relief outing — 'It's a boy,' he mouthed to the MASN cameras after pitching a scoreless 8th inning on Mother's Day — “It's a boy,” Orioles reliever Anthony Nunez mouthed to the MASN cameras after pitching a scoreless eighth inning on Mother's Day.
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Stacie Wheeler / True Blue LA:
Dodgers drop series to Braves, lose 7-2 again — The Dodgers (24-16) dropped their second straight game with a score of 7-2 to the Braves (28-13) on Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. Justin Wrobleski was one out away from a complete game, but the offense didn't come through.
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