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Jose de Jesus Ortiz / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Molina undergoes surgery, expected to be out for at least a month — Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina underwent surgery Saturday night after being hit in his groin area by a foul ball in that afternoon's game at Busch Stadium, according to president of baseball operations John Mozeliak.
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Cards catcher Yadier Molina out one month after surgery — St. Louis Cardinals star catcher Yadier Molina underwent surgery Saturday night after being hit in the groin by a foul tip and is expected to miss a month, according to president of baseball operations John Mozeliak.
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Associated Press:
MLB: Cardinals' Yadier Molina has surgery, out a month with groin injury … The St. Louis Cardinals say catcher Yadier Molina has undergone surgery and is expected to miss a month after being hit in the groin by a foul tip. — The Cardinals placed Molina on the 10-day disabled list Sunday.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Leone is headed to disabled list — As they continue to determine the severity and course of treatment for Dominic Leone's biceps issue, the Cardinals plan to make a series of moves before Sunday night's finale against the Cubs to fortify the bullpen. — Leone left Friday's game …
Jeff Arnold / UPI:
Cards try for sweep of Cubs perhaps minus key players — As improbable of a comeback at the St. Louis Cardinals staged against the rival Chicago Cubs on Saturday, the victory was costly, to say the least. — And yet the Cardinals are in position to complete a three-game sweep of the Cubs …
Tom Timmermann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cubs blow a save but finally get some offense going
Cubs blow a save but finally get some offense going
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs LF Kyle Schwarber trips over shoe, gets up to make catch
Harvey Valentine / Associated Press:
Velasquez pitches Phillies beat Nationals 3-1 — WASHINGTON (AP) — Vince Velasquez got back on track against one of baseball's best lineups. — Velasquez pitched five effective innings, Rhys Hoskins hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped Washington's six-game win streak …
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LEADING OFF: Ohtani vs King Felix, Arrieta vs Scherzer
LEADING OFF: Ohtani vs King Felix, Arrieta vs Scherzer
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Harvey Valentine / UPI:
Cy Young winners meet in Nationals-Phillies finale
Associated Press:
Bettis pitches Rockies to 2-0 win over slumping Mets — NEW YORK — Chad Bettis pitched seven smooth innings, Nolan Arenado homered early off the big apple at Citi Field, and the Colorado Rockies shut down the slumping New York Mets in a 2-0 victory Saturday night.
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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Jose Rondon starts at second as White Sox take on Twins — Jose Rondon swings during his first at-bat for the White Sox during the ninth inning of their game against the Twins at Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday, May 5, 2018. (Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune
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Bob McManaman / Associated Press:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Houston Astros … The Diamondbacks needed help - stat. They weren't on death's door by any means, but they needed someone to resuscitate them after blowing a two-run lead to the Houston Astros and running the risk of a painfully strange and unusually uncomfortable losing streak from reaching four games.
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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Houston Astros
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Houston Astros
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Associated Press:
Padres beat Dodgers 7-4 in Mexico — MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — The San Diego Padres rebounded nicely from Los Angeles' combined no-hitter, using two-run homers by Eric Hosmer and Raffy Lopez to beat the Dodgers 7-4 on Saturday night in the first major league series in Mexico since 1999.
Mark Didtler / Associated Press:
Rays beat Blue Jays 5-3, get within 1 game .of .500 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays are putting a major league-worst 1-8 start behind them. — Denard Span drove in his team-leading 24th run to help the surging Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Saturday night.
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Greg Auman / UPI:
Blue Jays' Estrada hopes to solve woes vs. Rays — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Some pitchers have one team, they cannot seem to find any success against, even over an entire career. — No matter what they do, the wins are elusive. — For Toronto Blue Jays starter Marco Estrada …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Goold: Jose Martinez quests for visa to share major-league moments with son — Cardinals first baseman does not remember his father's time playing in the majors, so he's working to make sure his 4-year-old son can see his.
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Gideon Rubin / Associated Press:
Davis homers in 12th as Athletics top Orioles 2-0 — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Khris Davis homered in the 12th inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 2-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night. — Jed Lowrie singled with one out before Davis drove a 3-1 fastball from Pedro Araujo (1-3) into the bleachers in left.
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Teammates didn't get to know Matt Harvey well, and he ended tenure as struggling mop-up man — Chris Iseman, Staff Writer, @chrisiseman — NEW YORK — As Matt Harvey's tenure with the Mets officially ended Saturday, the righty departed the organization lacking both allies and results.
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Mike Digiovanna / Sacramento Bee:
Pujols' 3,000th hit ranks among the greatest individual achievements in Angels history — Albert Pujols collected his 3,000th career hit Friday night, a significant milestone for the Angels slugger and a franchise that has won only one World Series title in 57 years but has produced plenty of memorable moments.
Tim Booth / seattlepi.com:
Healy the hero as Mariners beat Angels 9-8 in 11 innings — SEATTLE (AP) — Ryon Healy was more exhausted than jubilant as teammates chased him into the outfield. — Don't worry, the Seattle Mariners were plenty happy. — “I think with the walk-off, it was more so just like …
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Lookout Landing and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Castro drives in 3, Marlins beat Reds 6-0 to even series — CINCINNATI (AP) - The Miami Marlins didn't know when spring training began whether Caleb Smith would be a better fit as a starter or as a left-hander out of the bullpen. Right now, he's as good as they've got in the rotation.
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds shut out for the 5th time this season in loss to Marlins
Rotoworld.com:
Daily Dose: DeGrom On Track — You can't blame Mets fans for assuming the worst. — They've seen this before, after all. Johan Santana had a brilliant career derailed by setback after setback. Noah Syndergaard missed almost five months last season due to a torn right lat.
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