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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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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:   Cold weather heats Detroit Tigers in 6-1 win vs. White Sox
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:   Daniel Norris keeps spot with Tigers, though not in rotation
Tom Musick / UPI:
Tigers, White Sox resume teeth-chattering series
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Jeurys Familia's usage will dictate how Mets bullpen looks moving forward  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — It felt like the biggest save he could remember.  —  Jeurys Familia got five outs Saturday to preserve the Mets 3-2 win over the Nationals.  It was his second multi-inning save of the season …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets, a win away from sweeping Nationals, are playing with tons of conviction and confidence  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Matt Harvey walked out of the visitor's clubhouse at Nationals Park Saturday looking forward to Sunday night.  The Mets right-hander was not concerned about the forecast …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   Steven Matz bounces back with strong start, Mets rally again and beat the Nationals, 3-2
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   Juan Lagares makes most of Saturday's start; Zack Wheeler looks ‘fantastic’ in first Triple-A start
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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Pete Caldera / Daily Record:   Yankees bounce back against Orioles with depleted lineup
John Healy / New York Daily News:   Brett Gardner, Yankees go small to beat the Orioles 8-3 at the Stadium
Larry Fleisher / UPI:
Yankees look to rebound against Orioles
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Record low for Cardinals home game: 37 degrees  —  The game-time temperature for the Cardinals' contest Saturday against Arizona was 37 degrees, the coldest recorded for a Cardinals game in St. Louis.  —  “It's cold,” said manager Mike Matheny before the game, “but fans are cold, too.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals' Wong is back in lineup against Arizona ace Greinke  —  Kolten Wong, who has one hit in 15 at-bats and who has sat for three of the last six Cardinals games, is in Saturday's lineup at Busch Stadium against Arizona ace Zack Greinke.  Wong is four for 13 with two doubles …
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Wacha, Cardinals bullpen hold off Diamondbacks
Adam Baum / Cincinnati.com:
Career day for Eugenio Suárez leads the Cincinnati Reds over the Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH - What began as an ominous 4-0 second-inning deficit didn't discourage the Cincinnati Reds Saturday night at PNC Park.  —  Instead, the Reds steadfastly battled back and picked up their second win of the season …
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Adam Baum / Cincinnati.com:   Cincinnati Reds notes: Rookie Jesse Winker settles into the leadoff spot
Adam Baum / Cincinnati.com:   Patience is paramount for struggling Cincinnati Reds: ‘We want to stay positive, optimistic’
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Yu Darvish and Brandon Morrow make amends for shaky Cubs debuts last week  —  Chicago Tribune  —  It wasn't a do-or-die situation, but Yu Darvish responded to last week's rocky debut with a strong dose of reliability Saturday.  —  And closer Brandon Morrow showed no signs of rust despite being idle for a week.
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Jeff Maillet / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:   Fans brawl in upper deck at Miller Park during Friday's Brewers-Cubs game
Associated Press:
Arcia's game-ending single lifts Brewers over Cubs 5-4
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.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Star Tribune:
Cold game, cold stats as Twins fall 11-4 to Mariners
Discussion: Lookout Landing and Twinkie Town
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)
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Jim Ingraham / UPI:   The cold facts: Indians host Royals
Associated Press:
Red Sox beat Rays 10-3 for 7th straight win  —  BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts hit the first grand slam for Boston since the end of the 2016 season and drove in a career-best six runs to carry the Red Sox to a 10-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday for their seventh straight victory.
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Tampa Bay Times:   For starters, Rays at Red Sox, with Kiermaier sick
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies' Gabe Kapler, Nick Williams have a ‘heart to heart’ after lineup criticism  —  The first public disruption in Gabe Kapler's clubhouse lasted just a few hours as Nick Williams called the Phillies manager Thursday night to apologize after Williams expressed dismay in a post-game interview …
Discussion: ESPN and The Good Phight
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John Harper / New York Daily News:   So far, new rules are shaving time off games; Gabe Kapler already in trouble in Philly?
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox starter Lucas Giolito still searching for consistency  —  Chicago Tribune  —  After a strong spring performance when he looked as if he could have been named the opening-day starter, Lucas Giolito has struggled with control issues in his first two outings of the regular season.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:   Lucas Giolito leads White Sox against Tigers
Associated Press:
Robertson, Billings lift Palm Beach over Jupiter 7-3  —  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Kramer Robertson tripled and singled twice, scoring a run and also driving one home as the Palm Beach Cardinals defeated the Jupiter Hammerheads 7-3 on Saturday.  —  Shane Billings singled three times with an RBI and a run for Palm Beach.
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.
Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's to place Chad Pinder on DL, call up top prospect  —  ANAHEIM - The A's will be making another transaction Saturday along with adding outfielder Trayce Thompson.  —  The Chronicle has learned that utility player Chad Pinder will go on the disabled list with a hyperextended left knee …
Mike Curto / Booth, Justice and the American Pastime:
Rainiers Fall to River Cats; Add Catcher  —  Tacoma fell to 1-1 on the season with an 8-2 loss to Sacramento on Friday night.  It was a pleasant night at the ballpark (especially for April!), but the Rainiers never had the lead and couldn't really get anything going.
 
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