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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.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Doctors allow Molina to go home to recuperate — When he saw the car bringing his younger brother home from the hospital Sunday, Bengie Molina expected to race out to help, maybe tug a wheelchair out of the back or lend Yadier Molina a shoulder. He had gone to Yadier's house to be available …
Jose de Jesus Ortiz / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Molina undergoes surgery, expected to be out for at least a month
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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.
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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.
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
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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Associated Press:
Dodgers put Kershaw on disabled list — Dodgers' Kershaw on DL with a biceps injury — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was put on the 10-day disabled list with left biceps tendinitis and returned to Los Angeles on Sunday for tests. — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the lefthander was injured before Saturday's game in Mexico.
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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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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Dakota Randall / NESN.com:
Mookie Betts Injury: Red Sox Star Exits Game With Right Shoulder Contusion
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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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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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Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants' Williamson not returning soon, likely destined for AAA rehab
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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.
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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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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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Bill Center / UPI:
Nationals hope to win Strasburg's homecoming to San Diego — The Padres return to Petco Park Monday night fresh from winning two straight from the Dodgers to win the Mexico Series in Monterrey. — But that is not the homecoming that is drawing the most attention from Padres fans.
