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Yankees-Red Sox fight fallout: Kelly, Austin suspended; Ramirez leaves after being hit by pitch — Red Sox reliever Joe Kelly and the Yankees' Tyler Austin have been suspended for their roles in the brawl between the American League East rivals at Fenway Park.
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Why MLB will continue to have bench-clearing brawls — Major League Baseball issued suspensions and fines for Wednesday's bench-clearing brawl between the Red Sox and Yankees, with Boston pitcher Joe Kelly and New York first baseman Tyler Austin getting banished six and five games, respectively.
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Alex Cora's ‘bush-league’ gesture toward Yankees third base coach may have stung more than Joe Kelly's fastball — If there's a carryover to the latest Fenway Park brawl, it might have more to do with Red Sox manager Alex Cora's dismissive gesturing toward Yankees third base coach Phil Nevin …
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Scott Boeck / USA Today:
MLB batters getting hit by pitches at a historic rate - and tensions are high
MLB batters getting hit by pitches at a historic rate - and tensions are high
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Over the Monster
David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Real or Not? Bad blood brewing after Wednesday's bevy of brawls
Real or Not? Bad blood brewing after Wednesday's bevy of brawls
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Let's Go Tribe and New York Daily News
Eric KarabellESPN Senior / ESPN:
Karablog: David Price's problem lost in the scuffle
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Next Slide — What happened: The Detroit Tigers lost to the Cleveland Indians, 9-3, on Thursday night. ... The Tigers were swept in the four-game series. ... The Indians scored two runs in the first inning, four in the second and three more in the fourth. ...
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Let's Go Tribe
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Daniel Norris is confident velocity will increase
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers prospect Mike Gerber finds power, aims for consistency
Jim Ingraham / UPI:
Indians aim to keep streak going vs. Tigers
Indians aim to keep streak going vs. Tigers
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Ohtani RBI and pickoff in Angels' 7-2 win for sweep at Texas — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Shohei Ohtani never saw such a quick pickoff move by Chris Martin when they were teammates in Japan. — Ohtani had an RBI single in the second inning that put the Los Angeles Angels ahead to stay …
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Looking back at the pitch that injured Elvis Andrus and where the Rangers go from here — I had a column written Wednesday night and about ready to send to the paper - we still print, after all - with two outs in the ninth inning. It was about how bad the start of the season has been for the Rangers …
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Angels' Ohtani takes his show to Kansas City
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Associated Press:
Andrus to miss 6-8 weeks, won't need surgery on broken elbow
Andrus to miss 6-8 weeks, won't need surgery on broken elbow
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Scott Gleeson / USA Today:
Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani pushes for more playing time
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Pirates manager Hurdle criticizes Javier Baez for bat flip — CHICAGO (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle criticized Chicago Cubs infielder Javier Baez on Thursday for his bat flip on a popup, and the young slugger brushed off the comments by the former major leaguer.
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Cubs look to hand Pirates first series loss
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Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
Joe Maddon loves response from Cubs players to Javier Baez's lack of hustle
Joe Maddon loves response from Cubs players to Javier Baez's lack of hustle
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Next Slide — The Reds have gone with the young arms lately. That's probably the way to go with a rebuilding club. — But it isn't always pretty. Just ask Zack Weiss and Tanner Rainey. — Weiss, the 25-year-old right-hander, made his debut Thursday. The first two batters hit home runs.
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Cincinnati Reds notes: Joey Votto gets first off day since 2016 — 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 — Joey Votto gets his first day off since 2016 …
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Game Day: Arizona Diamondbacks open series against Los Angeles Dodgers — The Arizona Diamondbacks travel to Los Angeles first time in 2018 to take on the rival Dodgers. Stay with this page for updates and scores throughout the series. — PREGAME READ: Diamondbacks pitching carrying the load early during hot start
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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Francisco Giants
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Francisco Giants
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Empty Jeet seats: Marlins outdrawn by Double-A affiliate — The Miami Marlins, who lost 4-1 to the New York Mets on Wednesday night, were outdrawn that day by their Double-A affiliate, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. — The Marlins drew 6,150 fans. The Jacksonville team brought in 6,960 for its home opener Wednesday night.
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The Comeback and USA Today
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Zanon, Carpio lift St. Lucie over Tampa 8-4 — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Jacob Zanon tripled and singled twice, scoring three runs as the St. Lucie Mets defeated the Tampa Tarpons 8-4 on Thursday. — Luis Carpio homered and singled for St. Lucie. — Tampa took a 4-2 lead in the third …
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Lozada, Campana lift Greenville over Rome 14-4 — GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Everlouis Lozada doubled and singled twice, driving home three runs and scoring a couple as the Greenville Drive defeated the Rome Braves 14-4 on Thursday. — Marino Campana homered and singled with two RBIs for Greenville.
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McKenna, Palmeiro lead the way for Frederick — FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Ryan McKenna homered and singled, scoring a pair of runs while also driving home a couple as the Frederick Keys topped the Potomac Nationals 11-6 on Thursday. — Preston Palmeiro doubled and singled twice with an RBI and a run for Frederick.
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Valerio's homer leads Bradenton to 5-4 win over Lakeland — LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Adrian Valerio hit a solo home run in the fifth inning to give the Bradenton Marauders a 5-4 win over the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Thursday. — Mike Wallace struck Jose Azocar out with a runner on second …
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Fourth-grader skips school for Cubs game — and runs into his principal — An Illinois fourth-grade student skipped school earlier this week to attend the Chicago Cubs' home opener, arriving at Wrigley Field with a sign that read: “Skipping school... Shh! Don't tell Principal Versluis.”
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Lucas Giolito tries to help White Sox start winning streak against Twins — Chicago Tribune — The White Sox will attempt to win just their second game in a week when they open a four-game series Thursday against the Twins at Target Field. — Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito will look …
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South Side Sox