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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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Baltimore Sun
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Doug Alden / Associated Press:
Porcello pitches Red Sox past Yankees 6-3 — BOSTON (AP) Rick Porcello looks a lot more like the pitcher who won the 2016 AL Cy Young Award than the one who lost 17 games last year. — That is one welcome development for the Boston Red Sox. — Porcello pitched seven scoreless innings …
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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MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
MLB notes: Rangers' early-season woes continue with losses, injuries
MLB notes: Rangers' early-season woes continue with losses, injuries
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch and MLB Baseball News …
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Sonny Gray continues to look nothing like the No. 2-type starter the Yankees hoped he'd be
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Yankees coach Phil Nevin: Alex Cora's gesture was ‘unprofessional’
Yankees coach Phil Nevin: Alex Cora's gesture was ‘unprofessional’
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Camden Chat
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Yankees now head to Detroit, scene of their wild 2017 brawl — DETROIT - The last time ... Oh, it was ugly the last time the Yankees and Tigers met in a regular season game - with three bench clearers, eight ejections and a lot of hard feelings at Comerica Park.
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Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — What happened: The Detroit Tigers lost …
Next Slide — What happened: The Detroit Tigers lost …
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Let's Go Tribe
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Chris Bosio will be away for few weeks (health issue)
Detroit Tigers' Chris Bosio will be away for few weeks (health issue)
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Bless You Boys
Associated Press:
Ohtani's 3-run triple leads Angels to 7-1 win over Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a bases-loaded triple in a five-run seventh inning to help the streaking Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory.
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Associated Press:
Polanco homers twice to back third strong start by Williams — Gregory Polanco homered twice at Wrigley Field to help back a third straight solid start by Trevor Williams, and the Pittsburgh Pirates pulled away from the Chicago Cubs 6-1 on Thursday. — Francisco Cervelli lined a three-run shot …
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Associated Press
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.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notebook: Mayers gets in game vs. Reds after call-up — CINCINNATI • Cardinals prospect Mike Mayers spent 24 hours with Class AAA Memphis after his demotion earlier this week and had just enough time to put on a Redbirds jersey twice, attend two games, and not throw a single pitch.
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Bryan Price is not managing the Cincinnati Reds like a man on the hot seat
Bryan Price is not managing the Cincinnati Reds like a man on the hot seat
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Viva El Birdos
Jim Owczarski / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds notes: Joey Votto gets first off day since 2016
Cincinnati Reds notes: Joey Votto gets first off day since 2016
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Red Reporter
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Rick Renteria chats with Yoan Moncada after Sox loss: 'I want him to understand he's not a finished product' — Chicago Tribune — White Sox manager Rick Renteria took a few extra minutes after Thursday's 4-0 loss to the Twins to meet with second baseman Yoan Moncada.
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Jose Berrios shuts down White Sox, Twins take series opener 4-0
Jose Berrios shuts down White Sox, Twins take series opener 4-0
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Twinkie Town, South Side Sox and MLB Baseball News …
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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MLB Baseball News …
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Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
Stratton enjoys career night, Giants collect key two-out hits to win series-opener
Stratton enjoys career night, Giants collect key two-out hits to win series-opener
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McCovey Chronicles, MLB Baseball News … and Gaslamp Ball
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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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Mets are going to start loosening reins on starting pitchers — It's not against the rules for a starting pitcher to work beyond six innings. — Zack Wheeler taught that lesson Wednesday, when he became the first Mets starter this season to work into the seventh inning (and complete it).
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Amazin' Avenue
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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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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Francisco Giants
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Francisco Giants
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MLB Baseball News …
Patrick Stevens / Associated Press:
Rockies hot in victory … WASHINGTON — DJ LeMahieu carried the Colorado Rockies' offense on Thursday. — The second baseman homered twice, added two doubles and drove in a career-high four runs and Colorado earned a 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals.
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Federal Baseball
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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Baseball Prospectus, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and Whittier Daily News
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Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
Marty Pevey sets Iowa Cubs managerial wins record — Thursday night was a big night for Iowa Cubs manager Marty Pevey. — Pevey secured the 1,000th win of his managerial career, 356th with Iowa and became the franchise's all-time wins leader when the Cubs beat the Nashville Sounds 6-3 in 11 innings at First Tennessee Park.
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 …
Chicago Tribune:
‘Wheel of Fortune’ makes amends for an earlier White Sox snub — Chicago Tribune — 'Wheel of Fortune" put a positive spin on its relationship with the White Sox. — In February, the game show aired a Chicago-themed episode as part of its “Great American Cities” week and gave contestants …
Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
The joy of Ohtani, a sleeping giant and MLB's next big thing — Imagine a world in which Roy Hobbs exists. — This is about inimitable rookie sensation Shohei Ohtani, but let me make my point using the fictional Hobbs, the protagonist of the great baseball movie “The Natural” (Yes, it was a book first.