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Associated Press:
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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Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
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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Associated Press:
Rebuilding Padres say brawl can bring them closer together — SAN DIEGO — Showing some fight seems to be a good thing for the rebuilding San Diego Padres. — While awaiting word on punishment from Major League Baseball for their brawl Wednesday with the Colorado Rockies, the Padres vowed not to get pushed around by anyone.
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John Harper / New York Daily News:
Alex Cora's ‘bush-league’ gesture toward Yankees third base coach may have stung more than Joe Kelly's fastball
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MLB Baseball News …, NESN.com, NBCSports.com, Over the Monster and CBS Boston
Scott Boeck / USA Today:
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
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Let's Go Tribe and New York Daily News
Harvey Valentine / UPI:
Rockies hit road to face Nationals
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Federal Baseball and Purple Row
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — CLEVELAND — Nothing was working from the start for Detroit Tigers right-handed pitcher Michael Fulmer on Thursday. — He gave up a leadoff home run to Francisco Lindor and went on to get pounded for a career-high nine runs (six earned) on eight hits over three-plus innings.
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Detroit Free Press:
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
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers prospect Mike Gerber finds power, aims for consistency
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Daniel Norris is confident velocity will increase
Stephen Hawkins / Associated Press:
Shohei Ohtani eager for more as Angels balance work for 2-way star — Shohei Ohtani eagerly bounces into the cage when it's his turn during batting practice — and then puts on an impressive show knocking balls high and deep into the outfield seats. — Whether hitting or pitching …
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Stephen Hawkins / Toronto Sun:
Ohtani RBI and pickoff in Angels' 7-2 win for sweep at Texas
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Alan Eskew / UPI:
Angels' Ohtani takes his show to Kansas City
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Royals Review, Minor League Ball and Halos Heaven
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Bryan Price is not managing the Cincinnati Reds like a man on the hot seat — Reds manager Bryan Price made out his lineup Thursday night like a guy not on the hot seat. If you're worried about your job, do you sit Joey Votto for the night? — No. — But Price did.
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Jim Owczarski / Cincinnati.com:
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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Cincinnati.com:
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.
Associated Press:
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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Tom Musick / UPI:
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
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
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
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
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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Brett Bodner / New York Daily News:
Marlins had fewer people in attendance than Double-A affiliate Wednesday — Jeets isn't putting fans in the seats. — The Marlins' Double-A affiliate, the Jacksonville Jumbo, had more fans in attendance than yesterday's major-league game at Marlins Park.
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Darren RovellESPN Senior / ESPN:
Empty Jeet seats: Marlins outdrawn by Double-A affiliate
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The Comeback and USA Today
Associated Press:
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 …
Associated Press:
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.
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
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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Tom Schad / USA Today:
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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