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Sick Bellinger helps Dodgers beat Giants 2-1 in 10 innings — SAN FRANCISCO — A bad plate of sushi or room service left Cody Bellinger weakened enough that he was held out of the starting lineup. Bellinger managed to summon enough strength to spark a key rally when the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers needed him most.
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Shotime!: Ohtani hurls 7 superb innings, Angels beat A's 6-1 — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani retired the Oakland Athletics' first 19 batters and yielded one hit over seven shutout innings in his home pitching debut, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-1 victory Sunday.
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Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Shohei Ohtani leaves Angels' teammates saying one thing: 'We haven't seen that before'
Shohei Ohtani leaves Angels' teammates saying one thing: 'We haven't seen that before'
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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton chalks poor start up to ‘a bad week’ — NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton's first homestand as a member of the New York Yankees went far differently than he or anyone who visited Yankee Stadium this past week envisioned when he was traded to the club in the offseason.
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Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Yankees-Red Sox rivalry renewed this week — 5 things to watch for at Fenway — Early in spring training, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman tried to pull back on anyone's declaration that his club was the new division favorite. — “We're not on equal footing,” was the GM's term.
Ben Walker / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Orioles overcome 5-run deficit, stop Yanks 8-7 in 12 innings — NEW YORK (AP) — Things were getting beyond dicey for Brad Brach and the Baltimore Orioles. — Bases loaded, no outs. Clinging to a one-run lead in the 12th. Big boppers Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton coming up.
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Associated Press:
Brewers place Yelich on DL with right oblique injury — MILWAUKEE — Christian Yelich took some swings in the batting cage but his right oblique was still sore. — So the Milwaukee Brewers placed him on the 10-day disabled list on Sunday, four days after one of their prized offseason …
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Quintana shuts down Brewers, Cubs head home after 3-0 win — MILWAUKEE (AP) - Jose Quintana tossed three-hit ball over six innings, Ben Zobrist homered and the Chicago Cubs finished their longest season-opening road trip in more than a century by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 on Sunday.
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Brew Crew Ball
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Preview: Cardinals vs. Milwaukee
Associated Press:
With expected start, Zack Wheeler aligns Mets' long-awaited rotation — WASHINGTON — The New York Mets have waited years for this rotation. — Zack Wheeler will be recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas to start Wednesday against the Miami Marlins, finally aligning the five-man rotation New York has hoped to use for years.
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Mets' bullpen rebound one of reasons for hot start to 2018 season
Mets' bullpen rebound one of reasons for hot start to 2018 season
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Federal Baseball
Buster OlneyESPN Senior / ESPN:
Olney: Like Charlie Blackmon, future free agents can capitalize on emotional leverage
Olney: Like Charlie Blackmon, future free agents can capitalize on emotional leverage
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Bleacher Report
Kyle Hightower / Associated Press:
Red Sox rally past Rays for 8th straight win — Andrew Benintendi hit a tiebreaking RBI double in Boston's wild six-run eighth inning, and the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-7 on Sunday for their eighth straight win. — The Red Sox improved to 8-1 with the sweep of their weekend set against the struggling Rays.
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Marlins salvage game against Philadelphia 6-3 — Fish pick up road win — PHILADELPHIA - Jake Arrieta lasted just four innings Sunday in his Philadelphia debut, and the Phillies lost 6-3 to the Miami Marlins on Brian Anderson's tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
War of words: D'backs infuriate Molina before flipping game on Cardinals — Arizona manager Torey Lovullo uses an expletive that enrages Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and causes a dugout-clearing skirmish, long before the Cards' bullpen blows a late-game lead.
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Ari Gilberg / New York Daily News:
Yadier Molina needs to be restrained after D-backs' Torey Lovullo calls him a 'motherf …
Yadier Molina needs to be restrained after D-backs' Torey Lovullo calls him a 'motherf …
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Detroit Free Press
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Molina charges Diamondbacks' manager, benches clear in heated moment
Molina charges Diamondbacks' manager, benches clear in heated moment
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Associated Press:
Morton, Stassi lead Astros over Padres 4-1 for series win — HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros right-hander Charlie Morton often marvels at the nameplates above the lockers in the corner of the clubhouse where his fellow starters sit. — Morton, the No. 5 starter on a pitching staff …
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Fiers, passed ball help Tigers top White Sox 1-0 for sweep — CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Fiers thought quality pitching, not the weather, kept down the offense in the Detroit Tigers' 1-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. — “The ball wasn't carrying,” he said, “because they weren't hitting weren't hitting many barrels.”
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Mike Fiers keeps White Sox ‘off-balance’ in Tigers' 1-0 win
Mike Fiers keeps White Sox ‘off-balance’ in Tigers' 1-0 win
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Bless You Boys
Associated Press:
Ohtani takes perfect-game bid into 7th in home debut — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani retired the Oakland Athletics' first 19 batters and yielded one hit over seven shutout innings in his home pitching debut, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-1 victory Sunday.
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Alex Rodriguez wonders what it would have been like to be a Met — The MLB season is still very young, but that doesn't stop the world from overreacting to every storyline! USA TODAY Sports' Steve Gardner breaks it all down. USA TODAY Sports — CONNECT
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs brace for frigid conditions at Wrigley Field — Chicago Tribune — Kris Bryant recalled when former Cubs teammate Jorge Soler would spread Vaseline over his body to combat the frigid conditions that are expected to resurface for Monday's home opener. — “I don't know if anyone does it here,” Bryant said.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Jose Quintana continues Miller Park mastery
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Blue Jays homer twice off Hamels in 1st, beat Rangers 7-4 — Kendrys Morales added a three-run shot in the first inning and the — Texas Rangers 7-4 on Sunday. — Jaime Garcia (1-0) won while facing Texas for the first time in the 31-year-old's 176th career start.
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Jeff Seidel / UPI:
Strong-starting Braves face struggling Nationals — The Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals have gotten off to different starts so far this season. — Atlanta has won all three of its series to start the season while the Nationals, a team many believe to be one of baseball's best, has dropped five games in a row.