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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
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Jose Quintana continues Miller Park mastery
Buster OlneyESPN Senior / ESPN:
Olney: Like Charlie Blackmon, future free agents can capitalize on emotional leverage — Charlie Blackmon concluded a deal with the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday that guarantees him $108 million, or basically the same amount of money slugger J.D. Martinez got from the Boston Red Sox, in spite of a couple of stout industry trends.
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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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MLB Baseball News …
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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MLB Baseball News …
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Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Shohei Ohtani leaves Angels' teammates saying one thing: 'We haven't seen that before' — ANAHEIM, Calif. - Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia says there was a plan to Shohei Ohtani's spring, and now we're seeing the end result of it. — That plan was clearly to lull the rest of baseball into a false sense of security.
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Greg Beacham / Associated Press:
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.
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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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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The Good Phight
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Jake Arrieta pulled after 4 innings in Phillies debut on Sunday — Jake Arrieta lasted just four innings in his Philadelphia Phillies debut Sunday, as the ace right-hander was lifted for a pinch hitter after throwing 74 pitches. — Arrieta did not appear to suffer an injury …
Associated Press:
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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Ari Gilberg / New York Daily News:
Yadier Molina needs to be restrained after D-backs' Torey Lovullo calls him a ‘motherf—er’ while arguing balls and strikes … It wasn't exactly Pedro Martinez and Don Zimmer, but Yadier Molina and Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo got into a heated benches-clearing altercation on Sunday.
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Detroit Free Press
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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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MLB Baseball News …, Viva El Birdos and AZ Snake Pit
Associated Press:
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.
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Mariners' Healy injures ankle in postgame workout — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Seattle Mariners first baseman Ryon Healy injured his right ankle during a postgame workout Saturday and likely will miss at least a few games this week. — Healy was injured following an 11-4 win over Minnesota …
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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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UPI, Lone Star Ball and Bluebird Banter
Associated Press:
Winn's double leads San Jose to 6-1 win over Inland Empire — SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Matt Winn hit a run-scoring double in the fourth inning, leading the San Jose Giants to a 6-1 win over the Inland Empire 66ers on Sunday. — Sandro Fabian scored on the play to give the Giants …
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
Associated Press:
Peterson, Rosa lead the way for West Michigan — SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Cole Peterson doubled and singled, driving home two runs as the West Michigan Whitecaps topped the South Bend Cubs 8-7 on Sunday. — Dylan Rosa doubled and singled twice with a pair of runs and a couple of RBIs for West Michigan.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue