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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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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Cubs' bullpen getting plenty of work in early going — Chicago Tribune — The wave of the future washed over the Cubs more quickly than anyone could have anticipated. — Thanks to a 17-inning game and shorter-than-expected stints from Jon Lester and Yu Darvish …
Christopher Stock / Associated Press:
Bryant's three-run double in the 10th helps lead Cubs
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Paul Sullivan / Baltimore Sun:
Yu Darvish knocked out early in debut with Cubs
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
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 / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
White Sox come back for 4-3 win against Royals in Lucas Giolito's season debut
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South Side Sox
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.
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Deadspin and baseballmusings.com
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Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Gabe Kapler's actions as Phillies manager an early cause for concern — ATLANTA — One lost series that should have been won is no reason to condemn a manager for life. Remember, Charlie Manuel and Doug Pederson were once considered village idiots by some and look at how they are perceived now.
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Flaherty's 4 hits highlight Braves' 15-2 rout of Phillies
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Talking Chop and MLB Trade Rumors
Dave Hogg / Associated Press:
Williams pitches 6 no-hit innings, Pirates edge Tigers 1-0 — DETROIT — On a chilly afternoon, Pirates right-hander Trevor Williams put the Detroit bats in a deep freeze. — Williams was pulled with a no-hitter in progress after six innings, and Pittsburgh hung on to beat the Tigers 1- Sunday …
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Bucs Dugout
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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 …
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.
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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Viva El Birdos
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals deal Valera to Dodgers for minor-league outfielder
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MLB Baseball News …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals deploy Gyorko vs. lefty Matz in search for first victory
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notes: Holland deal means Reyes moves to 60-day DL
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Associated Press
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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True Blue LA
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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 …
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 …
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AZ Snake Pit
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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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Over the Monster and DRaysBay
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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 …
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baseballmusings.com
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Ian Harrison / Associated Press:
Smoak's 2 HR, go-ahead slam in 8th rally Jays past Yanks 7-4 — TORONTO (AP) - Justin Smoak hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning and a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth to rally the Toronto Blue Jays past the New York Yankees 7-4 on Sunday. — After connecting off reliever Tommy Kahnle …
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Pinstripe Alley
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 …
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MLB Baseball News … and MLB Daily Dish
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.
