Check out Mini-Ballbug for simple mobiles or Ballbug Mobile for modern smartphones.
7:20 AM ET, May 1, 2018

Ballbug

 Top News: 
Rotoworld.com:
Daily Dose: Seager Sidelined  —  Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter.  —  The Dodgers are off to a sluggish 12-16 start this season and are already eight games behind the Diamondbacks in the National League West.  If they thought things couldn't get worse, well, they were wrong.
Discussion: Star Tribune
RELATED:
J.P. Hoornstra / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' Corey Seager to have Tommy John surgery, miss rest of 2018 season  —  PHOENIX — The Dodgers learned Monday that Corey Seager's season is over, dashing their dreams of reprising their 2017 success with the same nucleus that ended their 29-year World Series drought last autumn.
Katherine Fitzgerald / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers … At 12-15, the Dodgers are currently fourth in the NL West and seven games behind the Diamondbacks.  Despite that, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts isn't worried.  —  In fact, on Sunday, Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times tweeted out that Roberts …
Discussion: ESPN and DodgerBlue.com
Associated Press:
Baseball notebook: Dodgers' Seager needs surgery; out for season  —  Dodgers star shortstop Corey Seager will have Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of the season.  —  The team announced Monday that Seager was going on the 10-day disabled list with a right elbow sprain.
Bob McManaman / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Discussion: True Blue LA and MLB Daily Dish
ESPN:
Dodgers' Corey Seager will have Tommy John surgery and miss rest of season
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Morton, Astros end Yanks' 9-game win streak with 2-1 victory  —  Houston Astros' starting pitcher Charlie Morton (50) throws against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, April 30, 2018, in Houston.  (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Discussion: Associated Press
RELATED:
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Gerrit Cole flourishing with Astros, as Yankees are left to wonder what could have been  —  HOUSTON — Gerrit Cole has gotten off to a historic start in Houston, posting a 1.73 ERA and a franchise record 61 strikeouts in April — including 10 or more Ks in four of his first six outings.
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:   Yankees winning streak ends at 9 as they can't solve Charlie Morton, fall to Astros
Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:   Yankees' Sonny Gray will keep pitching to backup catcher Austin Romine
Dan Arritt / UPI:   Slumping Los Angeles Angels return home to face Baltimore Orioles
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards' Reyes is ‘itchy’ to start rehab assignment  —  When John Mozeliak, the Cardinals' president of baseball operations, reached out to prospect Alex Reyes to explain the reason and repercussions of moving him to the 60-day disabled list, it wasn't difficult to see the righthander's disappointment.
RELATED:
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
For several Cardinals, spring has finally sprung — in the regular season  —  For the entirety of spring training, Greg Holland didn't have a clubhouse to share, teammates to meet, a uniform to button, or a game to attend, so he did what he could to create competition against hitters who also didn't have something he recognized.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards notebook: J. Martinez ‘working every day’ on his defense  —  Twice in the lost series at Pittsburgh, first baseman Jose Martinez had an error at his new position that proved problematic for the Cardinals.  In each case it was a fielding error on a grounder, and a play that Martinez …
Brian Hall / Associated Press:
Smoak, Martin homer as Blue Jays hold on to beat Twins 7-5  —  MINNEAPOLIS  —  Even with Josh Donaldson missing 16 games on the disabled list, Jose Bautista gone and Kendrys Morales off to a slow start, the Toronto Blue Jays are powering up again and supplying the offense they've become used to north of the border.
RELATED:
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:   Blue Jays looking for consistency from starting rotation
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:   A ‘timely’ trip to the DL for struggling Blue Jays outfielder Grichuk
Associated Press:
Rockies place 2B LeMahieu on DL with hamstring injury  —  CHICAGO (AP) — The Colorado Rockies placed second baseman DJ LeMahieu on the 10-day disabled list Monday with a right hamstring strain and activated outfielder Carlos Gonzalez from the DL.  —  LeMahieu got hurt when he doubled …
RELATED:
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Carlos Gonzalez hopes his return wakes up Colorado Rockies' historically bad offense
Discussion: Purple Row
Associated Press:   Cubs beat Rockies for fifth straight win
Associated Press:
Anderson's 4 RBIs lead Marlins to 3rd straight win  —  Fish beat Phillies 804  —  MIAMI - Brian Anderson homered, drove in four runs and made a diving catch in right field with the bases loaded to preserve a lead, helping the Miami Marlins beat Jake Arrieta and the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 Monday night.
RELATED:
Steven Wine / Baltimore Sun:   Marlins beat Arrieta and Phils 8-4
Matthew DeFranks / Orlando Sentinel:   In Dan Straily's return, Brian Anderson helps lift Marlins to third straight win
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide  —  Jordan Zimmermann acknowledged he had been “scrambling” over the first month of the season.  That's why Monday's start was so encouraging for him and the Detroit Tigers.  —  Zimmermann limited the Tampa Bay Rays to two hits and one walk over seven shutout innings at Comerica Park …
RELATED:
Detroit News:
Next Slide  —  Detroit — The irony of it is, he came into the game …
Discussion: DRaysBay
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide  —  Detroit Tigers left-handed pitcher Daniel Norris …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks' Robbie Ray lands on disabled list with oblique strain  —  Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo on injury to Robbie Ray Richard Morin, azcentral sports  —  After suffering a right oblique strain on Sunday in Washington, D.C., the Diamondbacks placed left-hander Robbie Ray on the 10 …
RELATED:
Bob McManaman / Arizona Republic:   Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Adam Baum / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds 2018 notes: Rookie Alex Blandino proving he belongs  —  Some debuts in Major League Baseball are memorable and some would rather be forgotten.  —  For Cincinnati Reds rookie Alex Blandino, his first stint in the big leagues was anything but smooth with a 1-for-17 stretch at the plate.
RELATED:
Cincinnati.com:
Next Slide  —  Eugenio Suárez, the man known simply …
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Series preview: Cardinals vs. White Sox  —  • The Chicago White Sox will be the first interleague visitors for the Cardinals for a two-game set, which will be reprised in Chicago in July.  The White Sox are 3-2 at Busch III but 5-9 in St. Louis overall and 11-15 against the Cardinals since interleague play began.
RELATED:
Bucky Dent / UPI:   Cardinals try to get back on track vs. White Sox
Michael Wagaman / Associated Press:
Hundley's pinch-hit single in 9th rallies Giants past Padres  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Pinch-hitter Nick Hundley lined a two-run single off San Diego Padres closer Brad Hand with two outs in the ninth inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 6-5 comeback victory Monday night.
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
Associated Press:
Cleveland Indians rally for 7-5 win over Texas Rangers  —  The Tribe scored four times in the 8th inning to take the lead for good against Texas.  —  CLEVELAND (AP) - Jose Ramirez's RBI double broke an eighth-inning tie and the Cleveland Indians rallied for a 7-5 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday night.
Discussion: Associated Press
Jon Meoli / Baltimore Sun:
As Orioles fail to convert grounders into outs, onus is on fielders, not pitchers, to change  —  Browse Orioles photos from March and April 2018.  —  All season, Orioles pitchers have been executing their plan to put the ball on the ground, and too often, it has not resulted in the easy outs it did when the team was at its best.
Discussion: Camden Chat
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Ballbug at 7:20 AM ET, May 1, 2018.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
Ballbug: site main
Ballbug River: reverse chronological Ballbug
Ballbug Mobile: for phones
Ballbug Leaderboard: Ballbug's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
Ballbug RSS feed
 
 
 More News: 
David Driver / Washington Times:
Tanner Roark stifles Pirates as Nationals capture first one-run victory at home
Discussion: Federal Baseball
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
The new Ben Zobrist, playing everywhere? How about just Daniel Robertson, starting somewhere?
Associated Press:
Freeman leads Iowa to 10-3 win over Omaha
Associated Press:
Corcino leads Okla. City to 6-0 win over Memphis
Adam London / NESN.com:
Red Sox Wrap: Boston's Offense Explodes In Series-Opening Win Over Royals
Discussion: Royals Review and Over the Monster
ESPN:
Giants' Joe Panik out 6 weeks after thumb surgery
Associated Press:
Craig's double leads Altoona to 3-1 win over Richmond
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
 Earlier Picks: 
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Joe Maddon likes Kyle Schwarber's return to ‘the huddle’
Associated Press:
Nick Kingham moves into Pirates rotation after near-perfect debut
Discussion: ESPN
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
MLB's first month: Five undeniable conclusions
Chris McCosky / Detroit News:
Tigers' Daniel Norris to have groin surgery, could miss 8-12 weeks
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish
Neil Paine / FiveThirtyEight:
This Year's MLB Tankfest Is Epic (And Maybe Pointless)
Associated Press:
Roache's homer leads Springfield to 8-4 win over Arkansas
 

 
From WeSmirch:

TMZ.com:
SUNDANCE HEAD COUNTRY SINGER SHOT IN TEXAS ... Wife Asking For Prayers

Sameer Suri / Daily Mail:
Friday Night Lights reboot ‘in the works’ with new characters as ‘bidding war’ erupts over streaming rights

Dave Simpson / The Guardian:
'Don't Speak changed everything - it's the heartbeat of who I am'

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page