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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.
Jeff Arnold / UPI:
Cards try for sweep of Cubs perhaps minus key players
ESPN:
Dodgers put Clayton Kershaw on DL with biceps tendinitis — The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed ace pitcher Clayton Kershaw on the 10-day disabled list with left biceps tendinitis. — The Dodgers announced the move before Sunday's game against the Padres in Monterrey, Mexico.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Sign Danny Espinosa — The Dodgers have signed veteran middle infielder Danny Espinosa to a minor league deal, according to Alex Freedman, the communications director for their Triple-A team in Oklahoma City (Twitter link). Espinosa has already joined OKC, per Freedman.
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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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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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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:
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.
Associated Press:
Bruce Bochy enjoys replies of Brandon McCarthy, wife to rare tweet — ATLANTA — San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy has posted only six tweets since joining Twitter in November 2017. — He may start spending more time on social media after enjoying the reaction from Braves right …
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Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
Hanson sets new career-high, Blach shines as Giants clinch fifth straight series
Hanson sets new career-high, Blach shines as Giants clinch fifth straight series
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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
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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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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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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Bob McManaman / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Houston Astros
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Houston Astros
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Tom Timmermann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cubs blow a save but finally get some offense going — Cubs manager Joe Maddon kept coming back to it again and again and again and again, five times in all in five minutes of postgame comments: A two-run lead in the ninth and closer Brandon Morrow on the mound? — “Any day of the week, eight out of seven days,” Maddon said.
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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.
Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants' Williamson not returning soon, likely destined for AAA rehab — ATLANTA - It's the Willie Mays 87th-birthday edition of the pregame Giants notes. Happy birthday, Willie. — The Giants are bidding for their first sweep in Atlanta since 2014 at Turner Field.
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Associated Press:
Baseball notebook: Mets drop Harvey from roster — Matt Harvey has been formally designated for assignment by the New York Mets, who replaced him on the pitching staff with reliever Hansel Robles. — The move was made before Saturday's game with Colorado.
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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
Teammates didn't get to know Matt Harvey well, and he ended tenure as struggling mop-up man
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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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John Healy / New York Daily News:
BREAKING: Yoenis Cespedes exits Mets' game after one inning — Yoenis Cespedes was pulled after the first inning of Sunday's game against the Rockies. — Cespedes singled in the first inning and went from first to third on a single from Asdrubal Cabrera before later scoring on a sacrifice fly from Todd Frazier.
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usdtoreros.com:
PJ Conlon called up to Major Leagues — Will make his major league debut on Monday night in Cincinnati — SAN DIEGO - Former Torero PJ Conlon has been called up from the Las Vegas 51s and will make his major league debut with the New York Mets on Monday evening when he takes the mound in Cincinnati.
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