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Yankees come roaring back, clobber Twins after Gerrit Cole chased early — MINNEAPOLIS — As Gerrit Cole walked off the field, shoulders and head down, the Yankees in a four-run hole, there was no panic, no worry. They sent him off with a promise. — “We got you, we got you,” Joey Gallo said.
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Nestor Cortes gives up two homers, season-high four runs as Yankees fall to Twins, 8-1 — MINNEAPOLIS — Nothing was going right. Giancarlo Stanton was “pissed” at himself for three glaring mistakes in the outfield. The Yankees bats went silent and even Nestor Cortes …
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Lawsuit between Peter Angelos' sons lays bare secret struggle over Baltimore Orioles' future, possible sale of team — The sons of Orioles' owner Peter Angelos are fighting over the ailing patriarch's multimillion-dollar fortune, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court …
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Orioles CEO John Angelos wrested control of team at expense of brother, suit claims — Baltimore Orioles CEO John Angelos was accused in a lawsuit this week of seizing control of the team at the expense of his brother, Lou — and in defiance of their father, Peter's, wishes.

Marlins win in Houston for fourth victory in a row, but Pablo Lopez exits in fifth inning after being struck by line drive — Jazz Chisholm Jr. wasn't celebrating his accomplishments after hitting two home runs Friday night in a win over the Houston Astros for his second multi-homer game this week.
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Bruce Zimmermann knocked around early as Orioles suffer 8-1 loss to Royals, their ninth straight game without a quality start — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If it hadn't been for the leaping catch by Cedric Mullins at the center field fence midway through the fifth inning, the night would've been worse for left-hander Bruce Zimmermann.
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Rangers on brink of elimination after 3-1 Game 5 loss to Lightning snaps 8-game home win streak — The Rangers will have to win on the road again to stay alive. — Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and an assist in Thursday night's 3-1 Rangers loss at the Garden …
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Tony La Russa defends decision to intentionally walk a batter on a 1-2 count, which backfires in the Chicago White Sox's loss to the LA Dodgers — Chicago White Sox reliever Bennett Sousa threw a wild pitch, allowing Freddie Freeman to take second base during the sixth inning Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Cubs' Clint Frazier: Hard to understand ‘where it went wrong’ with Yankees — Frazier said joining the Cubs and getting a fresh start has been good for him. — BALTIMORE — Returning to New York brings mixed emotions for Cubs outfielder Clint Frazier. — On one hand, he's heading …
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Miami Marlins Injuries — Sanchez (shoulder) is not expected to pitch this year, Kyle Glaser of Baseball America reports. — Status 60-day il — Campbell (elbow) has yet to resume a throwing program since he was initially placed on the 10-day injured list April 20, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
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Yankees will have some Aaron Judge competition if they don't move fast — MORE FROM: — Aaron Judge has proven his case to be the game's highest paid position player. And though the Yankees' seemingly reasonable offer (at the time) in spring of a $213.5 million, seven-year extension …
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For MLB managers on the hot seat, impatience and incompetence make a tough job even harder to survive — The onramp for a major league manager has turned into a train platform. And it seems to only get easier for an impetuous owner or general manager to nudge a manager onto the tracks when things go sour.
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