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Joe Knowles / Chicago Tribune:
Snow, cold in Kansas City stall hot start for White Sox  —  Chicago Tribune  —  With temperatures not expected to rise much above freezing and snow in the forecast, Sunday's White Sox-Royals game was postponed.  The tentative make-up date is April 28 as part of a day-night doubleheader.
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Maria Torres / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wintry weather in KC prompts Royals to postpone Sunday's game  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With snow and bitter cold expected to encroach on the Kansas City metro area Sunday afternoon, the Royals have postponed their scheduled 1:15 p.m. game with the Chicago White Sox.
Joe Knowles / Chicago Tribune:   White Sox-Royals game postponed due to cold weather
Joe Knowles / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
White Sox come back for 4-3 win against Royals in Lucas Giolito's season debut
Discussion: South Side Sox
Joe Knowles / Baltimore Sun:   White Sox come back for 4-3 victory over Royals in Lucas Giolito's season debut
ESPN:
Gabe Kapler calls for reliever who hasn't thrown  —  Philadelphia Phillies new manager Gabe Kapler called on a reliever who hadn't thrown a pitch to warm up on Saturday against Atlanta.  —  Kapler came to the mound to replace starter Vince Velasquez in the third inning and the Phillies down 5-2.
Discussion: Deadspin and baseballmusings.com
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Flaherty's 4 hits highlight Braves' 15-2 rout of Phillies
Discussion: Talking Chop and MLB Trade Rumors
Dayn Perry / CBSSports.com:
After another gaffe and a 15-2 loss, Phillies manager Gabe Kapler guarantees playoffs
Discussion: Phillies Nation
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals deploy Gyorko vs. lefty Matz in search for first victory  —  NEW YORK  • The Cardinals have been cautious over the past week with how and when they start Jedd Gyorko as he continues to deal with a sore wrist that sapped him of some thump during spring training.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals deal Valera to Dodgers for minor-league outfielder
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals have big trouble at the plate
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Cardinals notes: Holland deal means Reyes moves to 60-day DL
Associated Press:
Marlins split opening series with Cubs after 6-0 win  —  Peters controls Cubbies  —  MIAMI - Dillon Peters threw six scoreless innings, Brian Anderson hit a three-run double to highlight a five-run fifth and the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Sunday to split their opening four-game series.
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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 …
Paul Sullivan / Baltimore Sun:
Yu Darvish knocked out early in debut with Cubs
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
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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Arizona Republic:   Next Slide  —  The Diamondbacks lost their first game of the season …
Nick Groke / Denver Post:
Ian Desmond was pulled with an injury from the Rockies' win over Arizona.  But it didn't just appear.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
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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Doug Padilla / UPI:
Los Angeles Dodgers' Rich Hill begins new role vs. San Francisco Giants  —  LOS ANGELES - Rich Hill was the No. 2 starter to Clayton Kershaw's No. 1 as recently as last postseason, and now he finds himself in a new role with the Los Angeles Dodgers.  —  Hill will make his 2018 debut Sunday …
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 …
Discussion: DRaysBay and Over the Monster
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Roger Mooney / Tampa Bay Times:   For starters: Rays looking to get ‘O’ started in finale against Red Sox
Fred Goodall / Associated Press:   Xander Bogaerts stays hot as Red Sox hold off Rays 3-2
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide  —  The Detroit Tigers struggled for the second straight season against against Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed starter Trevor Williams.  —  Williams didn't allow a hit over six scoreless innings on Sunday at Comerica Park and extended his scoreless streak to 13 innings against the Tigers …
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Just 14,848 tickets sold for Tigers vs. Pirates, fewest since 2006 … The rebuild of the Detroit Tigers will be painful and the first significant sign of that was Sunday's announced tickets sold.  —  The Tigers announced 14,848 tickets sold for the first game of a split doubleheader on Sunday.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
McCullers fans 10, Correa has 4 hits, Astros top Rangers 9-3  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Carlos Correa thinks Lance McCullers Jr. is headed for a big season.  McCullers feels the same way about Correa.  —  McCullers struck out 10 in 5 1/3 innings, Correa hit a two-run homer …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Associated Press:
MLB notes: Royals sign Lohse to minor league deal
Associated Press:   McCullers is sharp as Houston beats Texas
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Aaron Boone insists he hasn't lost faith in struggling Yankees reliever Dellin Betances  —  TORONTO — It doesn't sound like Boone has lost any faith in Dellin Betances despite his pair of poor early outings, which have included a pair of homers and Kevin Pillar stealing three bases in a single inning.
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:   Miguel Andujar gets called up to Yankees as two more players land on DL
Joel Colomby / Toronto Sun:
Fantasy Fare: Way-too-early observations of the new MLB season  —  Some interesting, if not amusing, boxscore lines are producing the usual amount of premature angst and giddiness that go with the opening strides of the fantasy baseball marathon.  —  If you've been around fantasy baseball long enough …
Adam Baum / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds activate closer Raisel Iglesias from paternity leave  —  After a three-day paternity leave, the Cincinnati Reds activated closer Raisel Iglesias Sunday and optioned right-hander Jackson Stephens to AAA Louisville.  —  Iglesias, a 28-year-old right-hander who received …
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
Eduardo A. Encina / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles' Rule 5 relievers Cortes and Araujo hold their own in major league debuts  —  The Orioles entered the season with two Rule 5 draft picks in their bullpen, embarking on the huge challenge of carrying two inexperienced pitchers who can't be moved to the minor leagues.
 
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