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Kurt Voigt / Associated Press:
Cards' Molina has surgery, out 1 month after hit in groin — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is checked on by assistant athletic trainer Chris Conroy and manager Mike Matheny after he was struck by a ball while catching during the ninth inning of the team's baseball game …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs players feel for injured Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina — Photos from the Cubs-Cardinals game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Sunday, May 6, 2018. — Chicago Tribune — Cubs players Javier Baez and Victor Caratini were supposed to be dinner guests of fellow Puerto Rico native Yadier Molina …
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Pham out of lineup against Cubs — In the ever-changing world of Cardinals baseball, there are injuries. And then there are injuries. — Yadier Molina's groin injury, which necessitated surgery, was one thing. But two other players left Saturday's wild, 8-6, 10-inning victory over the Chicago Cubs.
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Viva El Birdos
Associated Press:
Torres HR in 9th, Yanks top Indians 7-4; 15 wins in 16 games — NEW YORK — Move over, Mickey Mantle. — Gleyber Torres is the latest Yankees phenom earning his pinstripes right off the bat. — On a day when hits were hard to come by in the Bronx, the rookie second baseman became …
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Mike Fitzpatrick / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Torres HR in 9th, Yanks top Indians 7-4; 15 wins in 16 games — A photographer snaps a picture of New York Yankees' Gleyber Torres, who drips with ice water after he was doused with it after he hit a ninth-inning, walk-off, three-run home run in a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians in New York, Sunday, May 6, 2018.
Jorge L. Ortiz / Arizona Republic:
Clayton Kershaw's arm injury, trip to DL latest sign of mortality for Dodgers great — Sandy Koufax was 31 when he threw the last pitch of his career for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The pitcher most often compared to him is starting to face his own baseball mortality one year younger.
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Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Houston Astros … Diamondbacks reliever Archie Bradley accomplished something on Saturday against the Houston Astros that he had done in high school and in the minor leagues, but had not yet done in the majors. — He was ejected.
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Reversal of fortune sees A's rising, Astros falling — Having disposed of the team with the worst record in the American League, the Oakland Athletics turn their attention to the defending champions when they open a three-game series against the Houston Astros on Monday night.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Houston Astros … When A.J. Pollock found himself tangled up with Astros third baseman Alex Bregman in the sixth inning on Sunday, he had a realization borne from equal parts instinct and education. — He knew deep down he had been obstructed as a baserunner.
Vito Chirco / Detroit Free Press:
Five numbers about the Detroit Tigers you need to know — Albert Pujols picked up his 3,000th hit on May 4. Which active player will be the next one to reach the milestone? Video by Ryan Ford/DFP Wochit — CONNECT — The Detroit Tigers (14-19), losers of eight of their past 12 …
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Associated Press:
Marlins win fourth straight series — Fish beat Cincinnati 8-5 — CINCINNATI - Don Mattingly isn't expecting his Miami Marlins to put together a startling streak of wins. — He's happy with the patient approach they've adopted. — Starlin Castro drove in three runs for the second straight game …
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brandon Finnegan crushed in first inning against Miami Marlins
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Charles Odum / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Giants hold on in the 9th to sweep Braves — ATLANTA (AP) — Andrew Suarez outpitched Mike Soroka in a rookie matchup, and San Francisco survived Atlanta's ninth-inning rally for a 4-3 win on Sunday and the Giants' first series sweep of the Braves in four years.
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Talking Chop
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Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants' Williamson not returning soon, likely destined for AAA rehab
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McCovey Chronicles and MLB Trade Rumors
Associated Press:
Twins rally late for a 5-3 victory over Shields, White Sox — CHICAGO — Chicago's James Shields pitched a no-hitter into the seventh inning before the Minnesota Twins rallied late for a 5-3 victory over the White Sox on Sunday. — With the Twins trailing 2-, Eduardo Escobar broke …
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Stephen Hawkins / Associated Press:
Chris Sale fans 12 as Red Sox top Rangers 6-1 — Chris Sale wishes he could be on the mound for the Boston Red Sox in their next series at Yankee Stadium. — Sale will have to settle for a spot along the dugout rail to watch the highly anticipated showdown after his 12-strikeout performance …
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Joshua Schrock / NESN.com:
Red Sox Wrap: Chris Sale Strikes Out 12, Dominates Rangers In 6-1 Win
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MLB Baseball News … and Over the Monster
Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Domingo German spectacular in first career start, throws six no-hit innings in Yankees' win over Indians — Domingo German dreamt of this day as a young boy growing up in San Pedro de Marcoris in the Dominican Republic. He visualized walking to the mound at a packed ballpark …
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Jim Hoehn / Star Tribune:
Kuhl, Rodriguez pitch 2-hitter as Pirates pummel Brewers 9-0 — MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers bring out the best in Chad Kuhl. — Kuhl and Richard Rodriguez combined on a two-hitter, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Brewers 9-0 on Sunday. — Kuhl is 3- with a 1.91 ERA …
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Bucs Dugout
Rotoworld.com:
Top 10 Prospects: May 7 — Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @Crawford_Milb on Twitter. — A reminder that this is strictly a list for 2018. Several of these prospects are among the best in baseball, but for the purpose of this series, it's just measuring potential impact for the coming season.
