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Tom Withers / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Mr. Comeback: Brantley leads Indians to 3-2 win over Royals — Michael Brantley has perfected the comeback season. Now he has to master completing one. — Brantley singled home two runs on the first pitch of his first at-bat this season, and — Carlos Carrasco worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth inning, leading the
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Royals Review
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Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:
Cleveland Indians earn 3-2 win over Kansas City Royals in 2018 home opener — The Cleveland Indians earned a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals in their 2018 home opener at Progressive Field Friday. — CLEVELAND — Now, that is a little more like it. — After a rocky start to the 2018 season …
Associated Press:
Brantley has 2-run hit in season debut as Indians top Royals — CLEVELAND (AP) — Michael Brantley singled home two runs in his first at-bat this season and Carlos Carrasco worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 3-2 win in their chilly home opener over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.
Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:
Cleveland Indians activate OF Michael Brantley from 10-day DL, option Tyler Naquin to Columbus — The Cleveland Indians activated outfielder Michael Brantley from the 10-day disabled list and optioned fellow outfielder Tyler Naquin to Triple-A Columbus. — CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians …
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Let's Go Tribe
Associated Press:
Baseball notebook: Brewers closer Knebel out 4-6 weeks — Brewers closer Knebel will be out 4-6 weeks — Milwaukee Brewers All-Star closer Corey Knebel was placed on the 10-day disabled list and is expected to miss four to six weeks because of a strained left hamstring.
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Adam Baum / Cincinnati.com:
Pittsburgh Pirates pound Cincinnati Reds 14-3 under relentless rain — PITTSBURGH, Pa. - As a soft, miserable mist watched unrelentingly at PNC Park Friday night as the Pittsburgh Pirates piled on the Cincinnati Reds 14-3. — The Pirates had 15 hits and the Reds had 13 …
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Bucs Dugout
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Associated Press:
Baseball roundup: Streaking Pirates blast Reds 14-3 — Rookie Colin Moran had four hits and three RBIs, and Starling Marte hit a bases-loaded triple to lead the streaking Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds 14-3 on Friday night in Pittsburgh. — Moran's two-run single with two outs …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Ben Zobrist batting leadoff for Cubs, Jason Heyward in CF on Friday in Milwaukee — Chicago Tribune — In an effort to keep the offense productive, Cubs manager Joe Maddon is keeping Ben Zobrist around the top of the order. — Zobrist will lead off Friday night when the Cubs face the Brewers at Miller Park.
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Brew Crew Ball
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Corey Knebel injury will be early challenge for Brewers' hopes to contend
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Scrappy Brewers love getting under the Cubs' skin
Column: Scrappy Brewers love getting under the Cubs' skin
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Chicago Tribune
Arnie Stapleton / Associated Press:
Hot-hitting Braves spoil home opener in frigid conditions at Coors — DENVER — While his teammates shivered and the mercury plummeted, Brandon McCarthy embraced Colorado's wintry weather. — “Yeah, it felt like high school baseball. I don't mind pitching in cold. I got used to it growing up,” McCarthy said.
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Arnie Stapleton / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Hot-hitting Braves roll over Rockies 8-3 on frigid Friday
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' top prospect Alex Faedo makes pro debut — Alex Faedo has made his much-awaited professional debut. — The Tigers' right-handed pitching prospect, selected with the No. 18 pick in last year's MLB Draft, began his season on Friday evening with Class A Lakeland.
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Steve Buffery / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays face kindler, gentler Rangers fans — ARLINGTON, Tex. — There definitely was something missing in the air on Friday night at Globe Life Park when the Blue Jays jogged on the field to take on the Texas Rangers. — There was actual electricity, as the local weather office called for thunderstorms.
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Bluebird Banter and Lone Star Ball
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Steve Buffery / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays digging Solarte's exuberance
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Aaron Boone is already more impressed with Gary Sanchez's defense than Joe Girardi ever was — Aaron Boone knows a few opponents eventually are going to pay for Gary Sanchez's opening-week offensive slump, but the first-year manager also firmly believes the work his All-Star catcher continues …
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Pinstripe Alley, MLB Baseball News … and Camden Chat
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Knizner, Adolis Garcia and Schrock all sock homers as Cardinals' farm teams open — Max Schrock had two days. — Both took the swings they flashed during spring training into their openers Thursday as Cardinals' affiliates and minor-league baseball began their seasons around the country.
Associated Press:
LEADING OFF: Ohtani swings hot HR bat, icy at Target Field — A look at what's happening all around baseball Saturday: — ___ — WELCOME TO THE SHO — Shohei Ohtani could aim to hit a home run in his fourth straight game, if he's in the lineup when the Los Angeles Angels host Oakland.
USA Today:
Next Slide — Atlanta's loss turned out to be Milwaukee's half-century gain, and maybe a nightclub incident had something to do with it. Or was it a nightclub act? — It's been 50 years since the moment that essentially marked the end of Bob Uecker's playing career …
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Photos: Arizona Diamondbacks at St. Louis Cardinals … In the second inning on Opening Day, Jarrod Dyson hit a routine chopper to second. The Rockies' D.J. LeMahieu gloved it, wasted no time unloading it and narrowly beat Dyson to first. In the scouts' section behind home plate …
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AZ Snake Pit
Daily Record:
Tyler Wade, Brandon Drury leave game for Yankees, injuries unclear — It seems the Yankees just cannot avoid bad luck so far this season. — After CC Sabathia left Friday's game with the Orioles with right hip soreness, Brandon Drury and Tyler Wade also exited, although the reasons for the latter two is unclear.
Scott Gleeson / Courier-Journal:
Mariners' James Paxton unfazed by eagle encounter, but other players were terrified — Seattle Mariners left-handed pitcher James Paxton and opposing Twins players had different instincts when a bald eagle landed on Paxton on Thursday in Minneapolis, instead of soaring to the mound to reach its handlers.
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