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Miami Marathon: Marlins top Cubs 2-1 in 17 innings — MIAMI — Derek Jeter waited a long time for his first win as CEO of the Miami Marlins. — Not in terms of games — just innings. — Miguel Rojas' sharp single to center brought home Brian Anderson with two out in the 17th inning …
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Walter Villa / UPI:
Yu Darvish to make Cubs debut at Marlins
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Starter Kyle Hendricks solid as usual in 2018 debut
Column: Starter Kyle Hendricks solid as usual in 2018 debut
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Fish Stripes and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Spotlight will be on Yu Darvish in his Cubs debut Saturday night
Spotlight will be on Yu Darvish in his Cubs debut Saturday night
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Associated Press:
Yankees' Hicks is injured — The New York Yankees have placed Aaron Hicks on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right ribcage in the latest injury to one of their outfielders. — The Yankees made the move Friday, a day after Hicks got two hits in a season-opening 6-1 win at Toronto.
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New York Daily News:
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge will make his first start in center field vs. Blue Jays
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Yankees offense will be able to handle injuries, slumps if the rotation keeps dominating
Associated Press:
Polanco's homer lifts Pirates past Tigers in kooky opener — DETROIT (AP) — Gregory Polanco hit a three-run homer in the 13th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 13-10 victory over Detroit on Friday — about an hour after the Tigers spilled onto the field to celebrate what they thought was a game-winning hit of their own.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers proved one thing on Opening Day: They won't lie down
Detroit Tigers proved one thing on Opening Day: They won't lie down
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Bless You Boys
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals trade Lucas to Athletics for pitcher, send same lineup out vs. Mets — NEW YORK • The Cardinals' flurry of opening-season transactions continued Saturday morning as they dealt reliever Josh Lucas to Oakland in a move necessitated by the reorganization of the 40-man roster this week.
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Minor League Ball
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Giants' Joe Panik beats the Dodgers with a home run for the second straight game — LOS ANGELES — Homering off All-Stars Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen in consecutive games isn't something Joe Panik expects to do. — Thanks to another solid swing from the second baseman …
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Historic start: It's Panik time in San Francisco
Historic start: It's Panik time in San Francisco
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Sporting News and True Blue LA
Alan Robinson / UPI:
Strasburg, Nationals aim to blank Reds again — Max Scherzer won the last two National League Cy Young Awards and is exactly the kind of dominating pitcher opposing hitters absolutely hate to face. That does not necessarily mean he is the most intimidating starter on the Washington Nationals' staff.
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baseballmusings.com
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction: Yes, it's incredibly early, but the bullpen has been a bright spot — ARLINGTON — Though manager Jeff Banister and staff ace Cole Hamels were pretty confident Thursday that the Texas Rangers weren't going to go 0-162, some fans out there might not have been so sure.
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Dallas Morning News
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Bob Baum / Associated Press:
Ahmed's career-best 5 RBIs lift D-backs past Rockies 9-8 … PHOENIX — Nick Ahmed had a career-best five RBIs and the Arizona Diamondbacks regrouped after blowing a five-run lead, topping the Colorado Rockies 9-8 on Friday night. — Ahmed hit a three-run homer in Arizona's five-run first inning and an RBI single in the third.
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Jack Magruder / UPI:
Veteran Greinke faces Rockies' young gun Marquez
Kyle Downing / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals Sign Kyle Lohse To Minor-League Deal — The Royals have announced the signing of right-hander Kyle Lohse to a minors deal. Lohse hasn't pitched at the big-league level since 2016. — Signing the 39-year-old Lohse even to a minors pact represents something of a desperation move …
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Royals Review and MLB Daily Dish
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds add veteran right-hander Yovani Gallardo — The Cincinnati Reds signed veteran right-hander Yovani Gallardo to a one-year deal Saturday. — Gallardo, 32, was released the by Milwaukee Brewers after spring training. Gallardo will pitch out of the bullpen for the Reds.
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Associated Press:
Cards finish Greg Holland deal; reliever Brett Cecil on DL — NEW YORK (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have completed their deal with free-agent closer Greg Holland and put left-handed reliever Brett Cecil on the 10-day disabled list with a strained pitching shoulder.
Tim KeownESPN Senior / ESPN:
As Shohei Ohtani takes the mound, what should we expect? — Shohei Ohtani is doing this, and when Sunday dawns, the magnitude of this moment should not be minimized. Strip away all the angst about his spring training and remember those four words: He is doing this.
Fred Goodall / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Price sparkles in return to Red Sox rotation, beats Rays 1-0 — David Price was solid in his return to the Red Sox rotation, allowing four singles over seven scoreless innings of Boston's 1-0 victory over the — Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. — The five-time All-Star …
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Associated Press, DRaysBay and Over the Monster
Eduardo A. Encina / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
After breakout season last year, what can the Orioles' Jonathan Schoop provide as an encore? — Jonathan Schoop broke out last season, a year in which he emerged as the Orioles' top offensive player and made his first All-Star Game while ranking among leaders in several offensive categories.
Associated Press:
Trout homers as Angels beat Athletics 2-1 — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Tyler Skaggs felt so good he even managed to sneak a changeup past a left-handed hitter. — “Which I never do,” Skaggs said. “It was one of those things where everything was clicking tonight.”
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Delino DeShields has broken hamate bone; how this impacts the entire roster — ARLINGTON - Just three days into the season, the Rangers are facing the possibility of a lineup-changing, alignment-shaking injury situation with Delino DeShields. — DeShields, who felt discomfort during …
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MLB Trade Rumors and baseballmusings.com
Bernie Wilson / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Braun's 3-run homer off Hand lifts Brewers over Padres, 8-6 — Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth and the — Milwaukee Brewers rallied for five runs off All-Star closer — San Diego Padres 8-6 on Friday night. — The Brewers trailed 6-3 coming into the ninth …
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Brew Crew Ball and Gaslamp Ball