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Cubs' home opener against Pirates postponed to Tuesday — Chicago Tribune — The Cubs' home opener Monday against the Pirates has been postponed because of inclement weather at Wrigley Field. The game is scheduled to be played at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday. — The start time was initially pushed …
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Ben Zobrist happy to follow wife Julianna Zobrist's leadoff role at Cubs' home opener
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Cubs push back home opener to clear Wrigley Field snow
Cubs push back home opener to clear Wrigley Field snow
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Quintana shuts down Brewers, Cubs head home after 3-0 win
Quintana shuts down Brewers, Cubs head home after 3-0 win
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Cubs delay home opener vs. Pirates because of snow
Cubs delay home opener vs. Pirates because of snow
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Brewers place Yelich on DL with right oblique injury
Brewers place Yelich on DL with right oblique injury
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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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Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton chalks poor start up to ‘a bad week’
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton chalks poor start up to ‘a bad week’
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Nationals' Bryce Harper swats MLB-leading 6th home run — Washington Nationals slugger Bryce Harper continued his tear, hitting home run No. 6 on the season off of New York Mets starter Matt Harvey. — Harper now leads Major League Baseball in long balls.
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With expected start, Zack Wheeler aligns Mets' long-awaited rotation
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Yoenis Cespedes delivers game-winning RBI single in Mets' 6-5 win over Nats
Yoenis Cespedes delivers game-winning RBI single in Mets' 6-5 win over Nats
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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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Shohei Ohtani gives up 1 hit in 7 shutout innings in home debut — EDITOR'S PICKS — After a solid first start on the mound and an impressive first week at the plate, the two-way wonder dominated the A's in a dazzling first start in Anaheim. — But when Ohtani finally yielded a hit …
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Los Angeles Angels look to keep momentum against Texas Rangers — The new-look Los Angeles Angels have been impressive during the first week and a half of the 2018 season and look to keep up that momentum against the Texas Rangers on Monday in the opener of a three-game set at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas.
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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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Yadier Molina has to be restrained after Torey Lovullo makes remarks toward catcher — The St. Louis Cardinals' Yadier Molina had to be restrained Sunday after Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo gestured at the catcher while he was arguing a called third strike against outfielder A.J. Pollock.
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MLB power rankings: Astros unanimous choice for No. 1 spot — The first full week of the major league season is in the books. — The defending World Series champion Houston Astros, who are tied for with the Boston Red Sox for the most wins this season (8), were the unanimous choice for No. 1 in USA TODAY Sports' power rankings.
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Game Day: Arizona Diamondbacks open series on road vs. San Francisco Giants — Follow our updates as the Arizona Diamondbacks take on the Giants in San Francisco. — The first game of the series is scheduled to begin at 7:15 p.m. — Zack Godley is set to start for Arizona, while Derek Holland is set to start for San Francisco.
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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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Alex Rodriguez says he wished he could have signed with the Mets, would have made ‘great concessions’ — Mike Piazza and Alex Rodriguez? Now that would've been something. — While working the broadcast booth of ESPN's “Sunday Night Baseball,” Rodriguez revealed he regrets not making …
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Alex Rodriguez wonders what it would have been like to be a Met
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Baseball's got talent, but how much, at which positions and how far into the future? — One bit of conventional wisdom in baseball is that talent tends to be evenly distributed among the different positions. This is more myth than rule because shortstops and first basemen aren't born …
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Cardinals leaning right as retooling of bullpen begins, Holland's arrival nears — The Cardinals began Sunday what should be a week of turnover and retooling in the bullpen, but as telling as any arm they'll add was the two feet locked in walking boots that morning.
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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.
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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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What's next for Phillies starter Jake Arrieta | Extra Innings — Good morning, Phillies fans, and welcome to another edition of Extra Innings. The Phillies missed a chance to reach .500 yesterday, but they still were able to earn their first series victory of the season by taking two of three from the hapless Marlins.
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Bryan Price on hot seat, per national media — Reds manager Bryan Price discusses his third baseman Eugenio Suarez and his broken right thumb suffered in Sunday's 5-0 loss at Pittsburgh The Enquirer/Adam Baum — The Cincinnati Reds' season is only eight games old, but a couple …
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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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Cubs prospect Duane Underwood Jr. to make long-awaited Triple-A debut on mound — Since he was selected in the second round of the 2012 draft, it may seem like it has taken Duane Underwood Jr., a long time to finally get to Triple-A. — But from the perspective of the Chicago Cubs …