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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.
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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.
ESPN:
Cards catcher Yadier Molina out one month after surgery
Discussion: NESN.com
Jeff Arnold / UPI:
Cards try for sweep of Cubs perhaps minus key players
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Leone is headed to disabled list
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.
Discussion: Lone Star Ball and True Blue LA
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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.
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Sign Danny Espinosa
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
The Mets' surprising feel-good start to the season seems like a distant memory as things continue to unravel  —  Some of us are old enough to remember when the Mets were salt-and-peppering their way to an 11-1 record, when injury confusion supposedly no longer would be the issue …
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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.
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Associated Press:   Torres HR in 9th, Yanks top Indians 7-4; 15 wins in 16 games
UPI:
Yankees in position to sweep Indians
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.
Discussion: Talking Chop
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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.
Discussion: 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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Vinnie Duber / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Daily White Sox prospects update: Evan Skoug homers in third straight game
Discussion: South Side Sox
Dick Scanlon / Associated Press:
Blue Jays beat Rays 2-1 on wild pitch in 9th  —  Mallex Smith, right, and the Rays lost a chance at a run when he was tagged out by Blue Jays catcher Luke Maile while trying to steal home.  —  Kevin Pillar scored the tiebreaking run on Alex Colome's wild pitch in the ninth inning …
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Mark Didtler / Associated Press:
Rays beat Blue Jays 5-3, get within 1 game .of .500
Greg Auman / UPI:   Blue Jays' Estrada hopes to solve woes vs. Rays
Associated Press:
Reds reinstate Amir Garrett from bereavement list  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Left-hander Amir Garrett has been reinstated from the bereavement list by the Cincinnati Reds, who optioned right-hander Tanner Rainey to Louisville of the Triple-A International League.
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:   Cincinnati Reds' Homer Bailey set to join list of pitchers with 200 career MLB starts
Joshua Schrock / NESN.com:
Red Sox Wrap: Chris Sale Strikes Out 12, Dominates Rangers In 6-1 Win  —  After dropping the first game of their 10-game road trip in Arlington, Texas on Thursday, the Boston Red Sox responded by winning the next two and Chris Sale made sure they left the Lone Star State with a series win Sunday.
Discussion: Over the Monster
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Dakota Randall / NESN.com:
Mookie Betts Injury: Red Sox Star Exits Game With Right Shoulder Contusion
Casey L Moore / USA Today:
Max Scherzer strikes out 15 in Nationals' walk-off win against Phillies  —  Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer celebrated the 20-year anniversary of Kerry Wood's 20-strikeout performance by recording 15 strikeouts in 6 innings against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park on Sunday
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Harvey Valentine / Associated Press:
Velasquez pitches Phillies beat Nationals 3-1
Jim Hoehn / Star Tribune:
Kuhl, Rodriguez pitch 2-hitter as Brewers pummel Pirates 9-0  —  MILWAUKEE — Chad Kuhl and Richard Rodrguez combined on a two-hitter, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Milwaukee Brewers 9-0 on Sunday.  —  Adam Frazier, Jordy Mercer and Josh Bell hit solo homers for the Pirates.
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
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WTAE:
Braun's double lifts Brewers to 5-3 win over Pirates
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball and Bucs Dugout
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:
Gilbreath, Snyder lead Asheville to 8-3 win over Rome  —  ROME, Ga. (AP) — Taylor Snyder had two hits and scored two runs, and Lucas Gilbreath struck out nine hitters over six innings as the Asheville Tourists defeated the Rome Braves 8-3 on Sunday.  —  Gilbreath (3-) picked up the win …
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.
Associated Press:
Young's triple leads South Bend to 5-4 win over Peoria  —  PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Jared Young hit a run-scoring triple in the third inning, leading the South Bend Cubs to a 5-4 win over the Peoria Chiefs on Sunday.  —  The triple by Young started the scoring in a five-run inning and gave the Cubs a 1-0 lead.
 
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