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RECAP | Cleveland Indians beat Kansas City Royals in home opener at Progressive Field — The Indians are playing host to the Royals this afternoon in the home opener at Progressive Field. — Author: Dave “Dino” DeNatale — Here we go, Tribe fans! — The Cleveland Indians are opening …
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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
Tom Withers / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Brantley leads Indians to 3-2 home-opening win over Royals — 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
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Royals Review
ESPN:
Closer Corey Knebel to miss 4-6 weeks with injured hamstring — MILWAUKEE — Brewers All-Star closer Corey Knebel was placed on the disabled list Friday due to a left hamstring injury and is expected to miss four to six weeks. — Knebel said, though, he was encouraged by Friday's MRI result.
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Todd Rosiak / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Corey Knebel placed on DL; Brewers recall Adrian Houser — The Milwaukee Brewers have placed closer Corey Knebel on the 10-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring and recalled Adrian Houser from Class AA Biloxi to take his place on the 25-man roster.
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Minor League Ball
ESPN:
How should fantasy managers replace Corey Knebel? — Sign up for free fantasy baseball … Tristan H. Cockcroft: Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader seems like the guy to get if you had Knebel rostered, but I'd be just as apt to take a chance on Nate Jones of the Chicago White Sox …
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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Greg Tartaglia / Daily Record:
Aaron Boone enjoying the managerial process, not worried about early Yankees losses — NEW YORK - Aaron Boone has been the Yankees' manager for seven games and has the sound of a seasoned skipper. — His team entered Friday at 4-3, two games behind Boston (6-1) for first place in the AL East.
Larry Fleisher / UPI:
Baltimore Orioles try to make it two straight vs. New York Yankees
David Murphy / Philly.com:
Do the Phillies really have enough at-bats to go around Gabe Kapler's lineup? | David Murphy — Despite all the attention that has been paid to Gabe Kapler's in-game decision making, from his use of analytics to his utilization of the bullpen, the biggest threat to his first season …
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Matt Breen / Philly.com:
The confidence that drives Phillies pitcher Jake Arrieta — Jake Arrieta always had “it,” he said. It is what helped him five years ago to not walk away from baseball. Matt Klentak first saw “it” a decade ago and it is what made the Phillies general manager believe separated Arrieta from the rest.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers beginning to trust pitcher Joe Jimenez in big situation — CHICAGO — Joe Jimenez has earned some trust. — And that trust was never more evident early this season than on Thursday afternoon, in the bottom of the ninth inning, when Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire called …
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Stephen Ruiz / Orlando Sentinel:
Fire Frogs coach Mike Maroth embraces lessons from long-lost season with Detroit Tigers — As Mike Maroth approached baseball infamy, Detroit Tigers manager Alan Trammell called the pitcher into the office. — It was time to talk. — It was mid-August in 2003, and Maroth was not far removed …
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers again show fight in late innings, get win vs. White Sox
Detroit Tigers again show fight in late innings, get win vs. White Sox
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MLB Baseball News … and South Side Sox
Associated Press:
Ray, D-backs spoil Cardinals' home opener with 2-hitter — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robbie Ray worked around five walks over six innings and the bullpen closed out a two-hitter, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks spoil the St. Louis Cardinals' home opener 3-1 on Thursday night.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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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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NESN.com, Twinkie Town and MLB Baseball News …
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Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times:
Watch: Bald eagle mistakes James Paxton for a real big maple tree before Mariners-Twins game
Watch: Bald eagle mistakes James Paxton for a real big maple tree before Mariners-Twins game
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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.
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
Adam Baum / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jared Hughes: ‘I feel like everywhere I play I make friends’ — PITTSBURGH, Pa. - There's one glaring inaccuracy in the 2018 Cincinnati Reds media guide. — A paradox, really. — The scowling, boorish photo of 32-year-old relief pitcher Jared Hughes could not be further from the truth.
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — Are you subscribed to our “Talkin' Tigers” podcast? If not, you should be: Subscribe via iTunes or Google Play now. — It's time for the second episode of the 2018 season of the Talkin' Tigers podcast. — Free Press sports writer Anthony Fenech breaks down the four things …
Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
History! Iowa Cubs among first minor league teams to experience new extra innings rule — Iowa Cubs first baseman Efren Navarro didn't know what was happening when he saw Oklahoma City Dodgers relief pitcher Edward Paredes jogging out to second base to start the first extra inning of the season between the two teams.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Time for Rays to change their pitching plan — BOSTON — Rays manager Kevin Cash is already so weary of explaining the Rays' — pick your adjective, within the bookends of idiotic and innovative — pitching plan of three starters and five multi-inning relievers that he joked Wednesday they were going to change the terminology.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Dealing with raised expectations also part of White Sox learning process — Chicago Tribune — Hours before the bullpen implosion on Snow Day at White Sox Park, general manager Rick Hahn was discussing the need to balance the long-term goal of developing prospects with the daily goal of winning ballgames.