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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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Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Mookie Betts suffers right shoulder contusion ahead of Yankees-Red Sox series, Dellin Betances …
Joshua Schrock / NESN.com:
Red Sox Wrap: Chris Sale Strikes Out 12, Dominates Rangers In 6-1 Win
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and Over the Monster
Dakota Randall / NESN.com:
Mookie Betts Injury: Red Sox Star Exits Game With Right Shoulder Contusion
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and Over the Monster
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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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
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Sign Danny Espinosa
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MLB Baseball News … and True Blue LA
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.
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CBSSports.com, MLB Baseball News …, Viva El Birdos, MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Daily Dish and Deadspin
Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
No-hit bid a thrill for White Sox catcher Omar Narvaez — Photos from the White Sox-Twins game at Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday, May 6, 2018. — Chicago Tribune — No-hit bids are always shared experiences, as White Sox catcher Omar Narvaez demonstrated with his work behind pitcher James Shields on Sunday.
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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Jose Rondon starts at second as White Sox take on Twins
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MLB Baseball News …, Twinkie Town and South Side Sox
Vinnie Duber / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Daily White Sox prospects update: Evan Skoug homers in third straight game
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South Side Sox
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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John Healy / New York Daily News:
BREAKING: Yoenis Cespedes exits Mets' game after one inning
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Amazin' Avenue and MLB Baseball News …
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 — 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:
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.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers depart K.C. as they deal with flu, injuries — 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 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Detroit Tigers are happy to have left Kansas City.
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Jon Meoli / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles lose to A's, 2-1, are swept on road trip, have lost 12 straight away from home — The Orioles lose to the Athletics, 2-1. (Denise Sanders, Baltimore Sun video) — After each mounting loss in the record beside their team's name, Orioles players and coaches alike say it's simply a matter of them putting it together.
Discussion:
Camden Chat
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Gideon Rubin / Associated Press:
Davis homers in 12th as Athletics top Orioles 2-0
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, CBS Baltimore and Camden Chat
Scott Hanson / The Seattle Times:
Instant analysis: What to make of the Mariners' homestand following 8-2 loss to Angels — Shohei Ohtani mowed down the Mariners on Sunday to hand them just their second series loss of the season, finishing their homestand 3-3 against the Angels and the A's. Here are three takeaways from the loss and the homestand.
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Halos Heaven
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Tim Booth / seattlepi.com:
Healy the hero as Mariners beat Angels 9-8 in 11 innings
Discussion:
Lookout Landing and baseballmusings.com
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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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.
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and True Blue LA
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 …
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:
MLB Baseball News … and Bucs Dugout
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brandon Finnegan crushed in first inning against Miami Marlins — It only took four pitches Sunday to realize which direction Brandon Finnegan's latest start was headed. — Finnegan issued a four-pitch walk to Miami's leadoff hitter, J.T. Realmuto …
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MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
Trejo, Ramos lead Lancaster to 12-5 win over San Jose — LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — Alan Trejo hit a run-scoring triple in the third inning, and Roberto Ramos hit a three-run home run and had four hits, driving in five as the Lancaster JetHawks beat the San Jose Giants 12-5 on Sunday.
