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Jon Tayler / SI.com:
Max Scherzer etches place in history with 20-strikeout performance — Max Scherzer strikes out 20 Tigers, ties nine-inning record … Add Favorite Favorite Added … Stop me if you've heard this one before: Max Scherzer has made history. The Nationals' ace and the author of two no-hitters …
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Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
What To Expect: Steven Moya — The Tigers, victims of Max Scherzer's 20-strikeout performance Wednesday night, on Thursday called up lefthanded-hitting slugger Steven Moya, he of the career 30.7 percent strikeout rate. — Moya's callup is likely a short-term one and is meant in part to give Justin Upton a day off.
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Bless You Boys
Fox Sports:
Astros-Red Sox Preview — There was hardly anything separating David Price and Dallas Keuchel last season, but in the end it was the Houston Astros left-hander who wound up beating out Price for the AL Cy Young Award. — BRETT HUSTON, STATS Senior Editor Stats LLC
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The Crawfish Boxes, baseballmusings.com and Over the Monster
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Jake Arrieta: Worth more than Strasburg, won't give discount to Cubs — CHICAGO — Reigning Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta on Wednesday hinted that he's worth more than the $175 million deal given to Stephen Strasburg and said he's not ready to give a hometown discount to stay with the Chicago Cubs.
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The Athletic, NBCSports.com, South Side Sox, MLB Daily Dish and CBSSports.com
Benjamin Wittes / Brookings Institute:
2016 Election: Research Behind the Race › … It started with an email from an unknown sender with the subject line, “Read this and be smart.” [1] — When the victim opened the email, she found sexually explicit photos of herself attached and information that detailed where she worked.
Jeff Grabmeier / news.osu.edu:
When you take acetaminophen, you don't feel others' pain as much — COLUMBUS, Ohio - When you take acetaminophen to reduce your pain, you may also be decreasing your empathy for both the physical and social aches that other people experience, a new study suggests.
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
John Lackey on Christian Bethancourt home run trot: 'He'll learn' — CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs pitcher John Lackey was apparently upset with the way San Diego Padres catcher Christian Bethancourt reacted after hitting a home run in the Padres' 1-0 win over the Cubs on Wednesday night. — EDITOR'S PICKS
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Bleacher Nation, ESPN and NESN.com
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Royals' Ned Yost says Kris Medlen is experiencing shoulder issue — NEW YORK — Before Wednesday's 7-3 victory over the New York Yankees, Royals manager Ned Yost said right-hander Kris Medlen would “more than likely” make his next start on Sunday against the Atlanta Braves at Kauffman Stadium.
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Yahoo Sports and Royals Review
Adam RubinESPN / ESPN:
Mets' Noah Syndergaard takes Dodgers counterpart deep — twice — LOS ANGELES — Top that, Bartolo Colon! — One day shy of the one-year anniversary of his major league debut, Noah Syndergaard became the second pitcher in franchise history to hit two home runs in a game …
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Associated Press, New York Post, True Blue LA, Amazin' Avenue and Sportsnet.ca
Associated Press:
Nationals OF Bryce Harper Appeals 1-Game Suspension From MLB — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 11, 2016, 6:43 P.M. E.D.T. — WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper was suspended one game and fined Wednesday by Major League Baseball for his behavior following an ejection this week.
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Fox Sports, Federal Baseball and Sportsnet.ca
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Jeff Patterson / WFLA-TV:
Man runs into Lakeland lake to escape cops, gator bites off his forearm — LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A man who ran into a Lakeland lake to escape from police had three quarters of his arm bitten off by an alligator in the lake, police said on Thursday. — Officers responded to a home …
Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
Greg Hardy informs teams of detailed counseling efforts — It's May 12, the day that the compensatory draft-pick formula shuts off for players who became free agents on March 9. Among the free agents still looking for work is defensive end Greg Hardy. — Per a source with knowledge …
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Dallas Morning News and Pro Football Rumors
Nick Groke / Denver Post:
Blackmon's special home run went for 403 feet — The Denver Post — Charlie Blackmon #19 of the Colorado Rockies hits a two RBI single during the fourth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field on May 11, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Justin Edmonds, Getty Images)
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Purple Row
J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
Trade Central: Angels Get Arm In Braves' Chacin — THE DEAL — The Angels' rotation has been decimated this season, most recently with the news that ace Garrett Richards likely would need Tommy John surgery, and with a UCL injury for Andrew Heaney. Additionally, lefthander C.J. Wilson and Tyler Skaggs face long-term absences.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Acquire Jhoulys Chacin
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Baseball Prospectus, Minor League Ball, Talking Chop, FanGraphs Baseball, Yahoo Sports, Halos Heaven and MLB Daily Dish
