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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
From the brawl to the Bronx: Your guide to Yankees-Red Sox  —  NEW YORK — When Tyler Austin tangled with Joe Kelly last month, we saw once again just how intense this time-tested New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox feud can be.  —  Still, Austin said he isn't anticipating this week's three-game set between …
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Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Yankees-Red Sox: MLB's biggest rivalry finally pits its two best teams in the Bronx  —  This time there's no need to hype a Yankees-Red Sox series.  —  Until last year, the longtime rivals took turns rising and falling in the standings.  The 2017 season marked the first time in this decade …
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Associated Press:
Yankees, Red Sox to play in London in 2019  —  LONDON — The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will face each other in two regular-season games at the Olympic Stadium in London next year.  —  Boston will be the home team for both of MLB's first games in Europe on June 29 and 30, 2019.
ESPN:
Red Sox OF Mookie Betts, Meghan Markle share ancestors, report says  —  Boston Red Sox star Mookie Betts and actress Meghan Markle — soon to be a member of the Royal Family — could be distant relatives, according to a report by The Boston Globe.  —  Betts and Markle, who is to wed Prince Harry …
Larry Fleisher / UPI:
Red Sox, Yankees face off in matchup of teams with best records
Toronto Sun:   Big Bartolo Colon still having fun, getting batters out for Rangers
Darren Hartwell / NESN.com:
Red Sox, Yankees To Face Off In MLB's First-Ever London Series In 2019
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Scott Boeck / USA Today:
MLB to announce Yankees-Red Sox rivalry to visit London in 2019
Associated Press:
Cubs crush Marlins 14-2  —  Chicago snaps 5-game losing streak  —  CHICAGO - Ian Happ homered from both sides of the plate, and the Chicago Cubs stopped a five-game slide by routing the Miami Marlins 14-2 on Monday night.  —  The Cubs collected 15 hits after scoring three or fewer runs in 10 of the previous 11 games.
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue and Fish Stripes
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David Haugh / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Yu serious?  Cubs putting Darvish on DL for the flu only worsens his reputation  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon discusses the ailments of Yu Darvish and Javier Baez on Monday, May 7, 2018.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Minutes before Monday night's first pitch …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:   Kyle Hendricks provides Cubs with another option for Tuesday's start
Jeff Arnold / UPI:   Cubs hope bats remain alive vs. Marlins
Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Seranthony Dominguez applies lessons from winter ball in his rapid ascent to Phillies  —  The first lesson came from Ramon Ramirez, a 36-year-old reliever with more than 400 games of major league experience.  Be ready at all times, Ramirez would say, because you never know when the phone …
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Associated Press:
Herrera powers Phillies past Giants 11-0  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Odubel Herrera homered twice and drove in five runs, helping Zach Eflin and the Philadelphia Phillies rout the San Francisco Giants 11-0 on Monday night.  —  Carlos Santana and Cesar Hernandez also connected for Philadelphia, which had dropped six of eight.
Stephen Pianovich / UPI:
Nola, Phillies square off with Giants  —  Aaron Nola has spent the first five weeks of the 2018 season establishing himself as one of the best starters in the National League.  —  He'll try to continue his brilliance Tuesday night as the Philadelphia Phillies host the San Francisco Giants …
Alan Robinson / UPI:
Reds, Mets clash as two teams in need of win  —  The Cincinnati Reds are off to about the worst possible start this season.  But perhaps even the Reds aren't as bad as Jason Vargas' first two starts for the New York Mets were.  —  Vargas, an 18-game winner last season for the Kansas City Royals …
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:   Lefty P.J. Conlon becomes first Belfast native to play in MLB since 1909
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:   Report: Reds show interest in Mets pitcher Matt Harvey
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:   Todd Frazier, Ted Kremer reunite before Mets-Reds game at GABP
Bucky Dent / UPI:
Cardinals look to liven bats vs. Twins  —  For a moment on Monday night, it looked like St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Dexter Fowler had followed his early Monday morning walk-off homer against the Chicago Cubs with another bomb in his first at-bat against the Minnesota Twins.
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Associated Press:   Romero leads Twins past Cardinals 6-0 for 4th straight win
Jeff Arnold / UPI:
Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox begin interleague series
Discussion: South Side Sox and Bucs Dugout
Associated Press:
Lincecum makes rehab appearance with Rangers' Triple-A team  —  ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — Tim Lincecum made his first rehab appearance with the Texas Rangers' Triple-A team on Monday night, 21 months after his last big league start.  —  Lincecum allowed two runs and struck out two while pitching …
Discussion: Minor League Ball
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Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
Two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum lost his glove while throwing a pitch in minor league game  —  Tim Lincecum made his 2018 debut for the Texas Rangers' Class AAA affiliate on Monday, tossing one inning against the Iowa Cubs in his first professional appearance since 2016.
Associated Press:   Young's single leads Iowa to 6-5 win over Round Rock
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide  —  At Globe Life Park on Monday in Arlington, Texas.  —  What happened: The Detroit Tigers lost to the Texas Rangers, 7-6.  Michael Fulmer was brilliant early, throwing five innings of one-run baseball.  Then came the sixth inning, where his night — and the Tigers' night — went awry.
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Detroit Free Press:   Next Slide  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — The Detroit Tigers had a terrible Monday.
Stephen Hawkins / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Rangers rally late to beat Tigers 7-6 on Profar's RBI triple
Michael Wagaman / Associated Press:
Springer goes 6 for 6, ties Astros mark in 16-2 rout of A's  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - George Springer went 6 for 6 with a home run to match a Houston record as the Astros routed the Oakland Athletics 16-2 on Monday night.  —  Last year's World Series MVP doubled and scored in the first inning …
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
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Dave Del Grande / UPI:   Athletics' Manaea faces Astros' McCullers in key matchup
Tom Timmermann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Pham gets another day off as Cardinals close out homestand  —  With a day off on Wednesday, the Cardinals will give Tommy Pham's tight groin two extra days of rest by keeping him out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins.  —  Also out of the lineup for the afternoon game are Jedd Gyorko and Kolten Wong.
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Tom Timmermann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   While Pham recovers, Bader has chance to display his defensive skills
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Wong is helping volcano victims
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Back in the day, Braves used to be Tampa Bay's home team  —  Back before there were the Rays (who started in 1998) and the Marlins (1993), the Braves were the most popular team for kids growing up in much of Florida.  —  “They were certainly mine,” said one of them, Tampa-born Rays manager Kevin Cash.
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Greg Auman / UPI:
Tampa Bay Rays, Atlanta Braves open interleague series
Discussion: DRaysBay
Toronto Sun:
WATCH: Blue Jays prospect Guerrero nails hotel with home run ball  —  If we've learned anything about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. through the early going of the 2018 season, it's that the man can fill a highlight reel.  —  Guerrero, the blue-chip Blue Jays prospect and son of Expos great Vlad Sr. …
Associated Press:
Gomez's single leads Clearwater to 2-1 win over Lakeland  —  LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Jose Gomez hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, leading the Clearwater Threshers to a 2-1 win over the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Tuesday.  —  Will Hibbs got Andres Sthormes to ground out with runners …
Jeff Sanders / The Charlotte Observer:
Nats' Trea Turner makes himself at home at Petco Park  —  SAN DIEGO  —  The Josh Byrnes regime was right to believe in Trea Turner's blossoming power.  —  Even in the most pitching-friendly of venues.  —  Nearly four years after the San Diego Padres made him a first-round pick, Turner homered in a long-awaited Petco Park debut.
 
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