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Jimmy Hascup / USA Today:
MLB history: Yankees' Aaron Judge ties for tallest center fielder to ever play  —  Here are two things you don't expect to see in the same sentence: Aaron Judge, center fielder.  —  The 6-foot-7, 282-pound Judge tied Walt Bond as the tallest center fielder in MLB history with his first appearance …
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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:   Billy McKinney out ‘at least a few weeks’ with shoulder injury
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:   Miguel Andujar gets called up to Yankees as two more players land on DL
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:   As injuries pile up, Yankees outfield suddenly needs Jacoby Ellsbury's help
Dan Martin / New York Post:
Two freak accidents cost Yankees more players to injury
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Erik Boland / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Yankees lose another outfielder, and maybe a reliever in loss to Blue Jays
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Bob Baum / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Blackmon homers twice, Rockies beat Diamondbacks 2-1  —  Charlie Blackmon homered twice and the  —  Colorado Rockies salvaged the final game of their season-opening series in Arizona with a 2-1 victory over the Diamondbacks on Saturday night.  —  Blackmon, whose three hits in the series were all homers …
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Photos: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Colorado Rockies … The Diamondbacks have placed slugger Yasmany Tomas on outright waivers, according to sources, a move that could amount to little more than his removal from the 40-man roster.  —  Tomas, who was optioned to Triple-A Reno last weekend …
Arizona Republic:
Next Slide  —  The Diamondbacks lost their first game of the season on the basis of two swings by Charlie Blackmon.  Each produced a towering, solo home run.  That was all the Colorado Rockies needed to come away with a sweep-averting, 2-1 win at Chase Field on Saturday evening.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:   Photos: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Colorado Rockies
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals have big trouble at the plate  —  NEW YORK  • When he left Florida, jetting north for the start of the season, Michael Wacha did so with a crisp sense for the fundamentals of his game and an uplifting feel for a couple of his new toys: an elevated fastball and plunging curve.
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Steve Popper / Daily Record:
Mets win, but Anthony Swarzak tweaks oblique
Discussion: NorthJersey.com
Tim Healey / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Todd Frazier drives in three runs as Mets beat Cardinals, improve to 2-0
Associated Press:   Cespedes HR, Mets top Cards 6-2 for 1st 2-0 start since 2013
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Listless in Queens: Cardinals, Wacha slip to Mets, 6-2 in sluggish start to season
Joe Knowles / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox manager Rick Renteria expects a more stable lineup in 2018  —  Chicago Tribune  —  After a lot of lineup changes — and roster changes — last season, things could be more settled for the White Sox in 2018.  —  Saturday's starting lineup was the same one manager Rick Renteria wrote down on opening day.
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Joe Knowles / Baltimore Sun:
White Sox come back for 4-3 victory over Royals in Lucas Giolito's season debut  —  Chicago Tribune  —  A bad start doesn't necessarily lead to a bad ending.  —  James Shields proved that in the opener Thursday, and Lucas Giolito did the same Saturday as the White Sox stayed unbeaten …
Joe Knowles / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   White Sox come back for 4-3 win against Royals in Lucas Giolito's season debut
Associated Press:
Hot-hitting Bogaerts homers, Red Sox hold off Rays 3-2  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Xander Bogaerts homered, Rick Porcello carried a shutout into the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Saturday night.  —  Bogaerts also doubled in a run …
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Fred Goodall / Associated Press:   Xander Bogaerts stays hot as Red Sox hold off Rays 3-2
Roger Mooney / Tampa Bay Times:
For starters: Rays honor inaugural team before tonight's game with Red Sox
Christopher Stock / Associated Press:
Bryant's three-run double in the 10th helps lead Cubs  —  Chicago Cubs' pitcher Yu Darvish throws in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Miami, Saturday, March 31, 2018.  (AP Photo/Gaston De Cardenas)  —  MIAMI (AP) — Ben Zobrist had a tiebreaking RBI single …
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Paul Sullivan / Baltimore Sun:
Yu Darvish knocked out early in debut with Cubs  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Yu Darvish's Cubs debut couldn't have been much more low-key going into Saturday night's game at Marlins Park.  —  Now only was the attention of Chicago focused on Loyola's Final Four appearance in San Antonio …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
Dodgers get 1st runs and win of season, 5-0 over Giants  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kenta Maeda struck out 10 over five scoreless innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers finally found their offense to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-0 on Saturday night for their first win of the season.
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New York Daily News:
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 …
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.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notes: Holland deal means Reyes moves to 60-day DL  —  NEW YORK  • The Cardinals kept in touch with the agent for closer Greg Holland throughout winter, waiting and talking just in case his asking price moved to meet their interest.  They had an idea what his salary …
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Flaherty's 4 hits highlight Braves' 15-2 rout of Phillies  —  Ryan Flaherty came back to haunt his former team, posting his second career four-hit game to pace the  —  Atlanta Braves to a 15-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday at SunTrust Park in Atlanta.
Discussion: Talking Chop
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Kyle Downing / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Designate Akeel Morris
Discussion: Talking Chop
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Delino DeShields placed on DL with broken left hand  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers center fielder Delino DeShields has been moved to the 10-day disabled list after breaking his left hand during an at-bat Friday night.  —  Rangers manager Jeff Banister said DeShields will have an MRI Saturday afternoon.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Associated Press:   MLB notes: Royals sign Lohse to minor league deal
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Delino DeShields has broken hamate bone; how this impacts the entire roster
USA Today:
Phillies manager Gabe Kapler tries to make pitching change without reliever ready  —  Gabe Kapler's first series as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies has not come without its hardships.  —  Kapler was heavily criticized for pulling opening-day starter Aaron Nola after 5 innings pitched …
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Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies pitcher Yacksel Rios shines in season debut to finish ‘a crazy day’
Discussion: Phillies Nation
Martin Gallegos East Bay / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
A's defensive mishaps lead to second loss in a row to Angels  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — There's days where a pitcher's final line doesn't tell the whole story.  Daniel Mengden had one of those days.  —  A quick glance at the A's starter's numbers in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Angels shows …
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Jeff Miller / Baltimore Sun:   Trout, Cozart each drive in two as Angels top A's, 8-3
Associated Press:
Eaton leads Nationals past Reds 13-7  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Adam Eaton had solo homer among his career-high five hits and Brian Goodwin hit his first career grand slam on Saturday, powering the Washington Nationals to a 13-7 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
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Associated Press:   McCullers is sharp as Houston beats Texas
WKYC-TV:
Yonder Alonso smacks grand slam as Cleveland Indians beat Seattle Mariners, 6-5, at Safeco Field  —  Yonder Alonso's first hit of the season was a grand slam and the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners, 6-5, at Safeco Field Saturday.  —  Author: Matthew Florjancic
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Ryan Lewis / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Yonder Alonso's grand slam leads Indians past Mariners, 7-6
Anthony Fenech Detroit Free / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Tigers-Pirates postponed, will play doubleheader Sunday  —  DETROIT — For the second time this week, the Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates have been postponed.  —  With inclement weather in Saturday afternoon's forecast — cold temperatures, rain and high wind gusts — the two teams will play a split doubleheader on Sunday.
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers want MLB to explain overturned Opening Day call
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Phil Miller / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Three home runs, no-hit bid lead Twins to first victory of the season  —  BALTIMORE — They said the Twins' starting pitching would be better in 2018.  They said Kyle Gibson was a changed man, a more confident pitcher.  —  But did anyone expect nothing but zeros?
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves, Angels Swap Ryan Schimpf, Carlos Perez  —  The Angels have acquired infielder Ryan Schimpf from the Braves for catcher Carlos Perez, according to an announcement from Los Angeles.  Schimpf will head to Triple-A, per the Angels.  —  Injuries likely played a part in this deal for both teams.
 
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