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Associated Press:
Unbeaten Strasburg fans 10, Nationals hammer Harvey, Mets … NEW YORK — Head down, Matt Harvey began to walk off the mound even before manager Terry Collins arrived to take the ball. — Harvey, and the booing Mets fans, had seen enough. — EDITOR'S PICKS
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Adam RubinESPN / ESPN:
Mets will ‘take a look’ at skipping struggling Matt Harvey's next turn — NEW YORK — Mets right-hander Matt Harvey might not have a chance to redeem himself against the Washington Nationals next week. — After Harvey allowed a career-high nine runs in a career-low 2 2/3 innings …
Associated Press:
Carpenter, Adams Lead Cardinals Over Rockies 13-7 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 19, 2016, 10:57 P.M. E.D.T. — ST. LOUIS — Matt Carpenter homered and drove in a career-high six runs and Matt Adams added four RBIs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 13-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night.
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Yahoo Sports, Beyond the Box Score and Sportsnet.ca
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Nick Groke / Denver Post:
Bergman suffers strained oblique — The Denver Post — St. Louis — Right-handed long man Christian Bergman talked through the pain in his left side Thursday night after the Rockies fell to the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The reliever strained an oblique muscle in the fourth inning and likely will head to the disabled list.
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Purple Row
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays to sign J.P. Arencibia to minor-league deal — The Rays are set to sign C J.P. Arencibia to a minor-league deal, the Tampa Bay Times has learned. — 3 Months Ago 3 Months Ago 3 Months Ago — Arencibia, 30, is expected to report initially to Triple-A Durham, but could provide …
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MLB Trade Rumors and Philliedelphia
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Sources: Rangers, City of Arlington will announce plans for new retractable-roof stadium; more info to come Friday afternoon — Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect information about a Friday announcement between Arlington and the Rangers. — The Rangers appear destined for a new stadium.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, MLB Trade Rumors, WFAA-TV, CBSSports.com, Lone Star Ball, MLB Daily Dish and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Samardzija Pitches Giants to 8th Straight Win, 3-1 vs Padres — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 20, 2016, 12:15 A.M. E.D.T. — SAN DIEGO — Jeff Samardzija pitched eight strong innings, Joe Panik had four hits and Brandon Crawford homered for the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants …
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Yahoo Sports and Gaslamp Ball
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Associated Press:
White Sox Edge Astros, 2-1; Sale Dominates, Moves to 9-0 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 19, 2016, 10:39 P.M. E.D.T. — CHICAGO — Chris Sale went the distance on a masterful four-hitter on Thursday night, becoming the first major league pitcher since 2008 to win his first nine starts …
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Yahoo Sports, baseballmusings.com and The Crawfish Boxes
ESPN:
Braves' Erick Aybar sedated, has chicken bone removed from throat — Erick Aybar's tough 2016 season didn't get any better Thursday. — The Atlanta Braves shortstop was removed from the starting lineup for Thursday night's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after a chicken bone got stuck in his throat.
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David Pierce / Wired:
THE IPAD HAS ARRIVED TO (SOMEDAY) CHANGE BASEBALL FOREVER — Minutes before the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics trot onto the field during an overcast May afternoon, A's bullpen coach Scott Emerson strides along the third-base line toward his seat along the left field wall.
Myron Hosea / Greenville News:
Drive pitching phenom Espinoza honing his many tools in Greenville — Walter Miranda has seen plenty of talented pitchers in his time as a professional pitching coach. — Some of them have had talent that stands apart from the rest. He believes he's now seeing one such talented player every day.
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Full Count
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Josh Reddick Suffers Fractured Left Thumb — Athletics outfielder Josh Reddick left tonight's game with what has been diagnosed as a fractured left thumb, MLB.com's Jane Lee reports (Twitter links). That represents a major blow for an A's club that has already been hit hard by injuries.
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MLB Daily Dish and Athletics Nation
Associated Press:
Santana Homers Twice, Indians Finish Sweeping Reds 7-2 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 19, 2016, 10:06 P.M. E.D.T. — CINCINNATI — Carlos Santana hit two two-run homers, and Josh Tomlin stayed unbeaten by allowing only five hits while pitching into the eighth inning on Thursday night …
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baseballmusings.com
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ESPN:
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner blames players for slow start — NEW YORK — Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner has backed manager Joe Girardi and his coaching staff and has blamed players for the team's slow start. — With New York last in the AL East at 16-22 before its 4-2 win over Arizona on Wednesday …
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ESPN, Pinstripe Alley, CBSSports.com, NESN.com and Halos Heaven
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