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Alan Saunders / Associated Press:
Suarez powers Reds past Pirates 7-4 — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eugenio Suarez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds cooled off the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 7-4 victory on Saturday night. — Pittsburgh opened the season with six wins in seven games …
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Bucs Dugout
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Adam Baum / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds show potential from top of the batting order — PITTSBURGH - The Cincinnati Reds finally showed Saturday night how lethal the top of the lineup can be when things go according to plan. — With rookie Jesse Winker at leadoff, followed by veteran third baseman Eugenio Suárez …
Adam Baum / Cincinnati.com:
Career day for Eugenio Suárez leads the Cincinnati Reds over the Pirates
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Norris relishes getting his first NL save with Cards — After David “Bud” Norris had frozen slumping Arizona slugger Paul Goldschmidt with a second consecutive fastball for strike three to end the game Saturday, the Cardinals' righthander pointed skyward. — It was the 20th save of his career …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals' bats heat up to beat Arizona on Busch III's coldest start — Before stepping foot outside and making his way to the ballpark Saturday for his first home start, Michael Wacha, who has spent several starts each year dodging raindrops, checked his phone for the outside temperature. He blinked.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Record low for Cardinals home game: 37 degrees
Record low for Cardinals home game: 37 degrees
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MLB Baseball News … and AZ Snake Pit
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals' Wong is back in lineup against Arizona ace Greinke
Cardinals' Wong is back in lineup against Arizona ace Greinke
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AZ Snake Pit
Associated Press:
Just chillin': Record low cold in Minny, Mariners win — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Playing in a Twins-record low of 27 degrees, the Seattle Mariners eventually heated up at the plate as Kyle Seager and Guillermo Heredia homered Saturday in an 11-4 win over Minnesota.
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MLB Baseball News …
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Andrew Wagner / UPI:
Twins' Lynn aims to bounce back vs. Mariners — Lance Lynn didn't exactly make a strong first impression in his debut performance for the Minnesota Twins. — Signed to a one-year, $12 million deal midway through spring training, Lynn was expected to add some stability to the Twins' rotation …
Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Franco, Altherr hit slams and Phillies rout Marlins 20-1 — PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Long counts and long drives helped the Philadelphia Phillies to an easy win. — Maikel Franco and Aaron Altherr each hit a grand slam, Carlos Santana and Jorge Alfaro also went deep and the Phillies routed the Miami Marlins 20-1 Saturday night.
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MLB Baseball News …, Fish Stripes, The Good Phight and Phillies Nation
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Baseball roundup: Cubs trip Brewers; Phillies score 20 runs — Cubs stop Brewers; Phillies score 20 runs — Ian Happ hit a tiebreaking two-run single during Chicago's four-run ninth inning, helping the Cubs beat host Milwaukee 5-2 on Saturday. Happ struck out three times …
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Mark Gonzales / Baltimore Sun:
Ian Happ's two-run single in ninth helps lift Cubs to 5-2 victory — Chicago Tribune — Ian Happ's extended pause seemed as long as the wait for the Cubs' first clutch hit or the gap since closer Brandon Morrow's last appearance. — But the suspense was lifted in a manner that brought relief …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Juan Lagares makes most of Saturday's start; Zack Wheeler looks ‘fantastic’ in first Triple-A start — WASHINGTON - After spending most of spring training hitting against left-handed pitchers, Michael Conforto was surprisingly not in the lineup Saturday against Nats lefty Gio Gonzalez.
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Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Bottom of Yankees lineup carries the load in much-needed win — The bottom half of the Yankees' lineup resembled a hodge-podge group that would have taken one of those long bus rides to Fort Myers for a spring-training game in March. — This was hardly the Murderer's Row redux …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Healthy Miguel Cabrera back smiling and hitting for Detroit Tigers — CHICAGO — Miguel Cabrera emerged from the Tigers' clubhouse on Saturday morning with a smile on his face. The temperature was 29 degrees at Guaranteed Rate Field, but he did not care. There was a baseball game …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Minor gives Rangers what they need on cold night without Beltre — ARLINGTON — On the day he turned 39, Adrian Beltre was not in the Texas Rangers' starting lineup. — The decision Saturday wasn't a gift to him, but his presumed begrudging acceptance of his first day off this season was a gift to the Texas Rangers.
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MLB Baseball News …
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Paul Sullivan / Baltimore Sun:
White Sox's play as cold as the weather in 6-1 loss to Tigers — Chicago Tribune — Growing up near Cincinnati, White Sox center fielder Adam Engel knows what it's like to play in subarctic conditions. — But before Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Tigers on a 32-degree afternoon on the South Side …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox starter Lucas Giolito still searching for consistency
White Sox starter Lucas Giolito still searching for consistency
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MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
Padres 1B Hosmer overruns popup in 10th, Astros win 1-0 — HOUSTON (AP) - Four-time Gold Glove first baseman Eric Hosmer overran a towering popup with two outs in the 10th inning Saturday night, allowing the ball to fall without being touched and giving the Houston Astros a bizarre 1-0 win over the San Diego Padres.
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The Crawfish Boxes
Tom Withers / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Duda's homer carries Royals past Indians 1-0 — Kansas City Royals' Alex Gordon reacts after striking out to Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Cody Allen during the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, April 6, 2018, in Cleveland. The Indians won 3-2. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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MLB Baseball News …
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Jim Ingraham / UPI:
The cold facts: Indians host Royals
Michael Wagaman / Associated Press:
McClutch! McCutchen HR in 14th lifts Giants over Dodgers 7-5 — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run homer to cap a 12-pitch at-bat in the 14th inning, giving him a career-high six hits and the San Francisco Giants a 7-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.
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True Blue LA and McCovey Chronicles
Associated Press:
Valera's double leads Okla. City over Iowa in 11 innings — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Breyvic Valera hit a two-run double in the top of the 11th inning to help lead the Oklahoma City Dodgers to a 6-5 win over the Iowa Cubs on Saturday. — The double by Valera scored Rob Segedin and Jake Peter.
Associated Press:
Assad leads South Bend to 1-0 win over West Michigan — SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Javier Assad allowed just three hits over five innings, leading the South Bend Cubs over the West Michigan Whitecaps in a 1-0 win on Saturday. — Assad (1-0) picked up the win after he struck out five.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue