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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
NY Mets deal for Devin Mesoraco could pay off; Cincinnati could be rough for Matt Harvey  —  CINCINNATI— The Matt Harvey era is officially over with the Mets sending Harvey to the Reds in exchange for catcher Devin Mesoraco.  —  Here are five takeaways:  —  1. Good deal for the Mets
Discussion: NorthJersey.com
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   After an awkward entrance, Devin Mesoraco hopes to produce for catcher-needy Mets
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:   Cincinnati Reds took a risk on Matt Harvey, will be it rewarded?
Mike Puma / New York Post:   The Jason Vargas dumpster fire keeps burning strong
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Aaron Nola dominates; Hector Neris rebounds |  Extra Innings  —  Aaron Nola pitched, and the Phillies won.  That combination is starting to become as commonplace as peanut butter and jelly, bacon and eggs, and surf and turf.  The Phillies have won five of Nola's last six starts, but his brilliance dates to June 22 of last season.
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Mike Sheets / ESPN:   Daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday
Stephen Pianovich / UPI:
Struggling Nick Pivetta gets start for Phillies vs. Giants
Discussion: Athletics Nation
Alex Pavlovic / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Giants hang around, but Phillies hang on for win on sloppy night
Associated Press:
Reliever Brent Suter homers, helps Brewers beat Indians 3-2  —  MILWAUKEE — Pitcher Brent Suter hadn't hit a home run since high school.  —  Imagine his surprise and delight when he went deep on AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber.  —  This wasn't just a shot that curled around the foul pole …
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Associated Press:
Wade Miley leaves in 1st inning due to strained oblique  —  MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers starter Wade Miley has left a game against the Cleveland Indians with one out in the first inning due to strained right oblique.  —  The left-hander threw a cutter up and in to left-handed hitter Michael Brantley …
Genaro C. Armas / Associated Press:
Cleveland Indians fall to below .500 with 3-2 loss to Milwaukee Brewers  —  Corey Kluber had his five-start winning streak snapped after allowing five hits and three runs over six innings.  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) - Reliever Brent Suter homered off AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber …
Associated Press:
Homer-happy D-backs beat Dodgers 8-5 in 12 innings  —  LOS ANGELES — A belief they're going to win, even when they blow the lead or trail in a game.  That confidence used to belong to the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Now, it's owned by the Arizona Diamondbacks  —  David Descalso hit a tiebreaking …
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Beth Harris / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Homer-happy D-backs beat Dodgers 8-5 in 12 innings
Discussion: True Blue LA and AZ Snake Pit
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:   Diamondbacks balancing now and later in prospect deals
Associated Press:
Price scratched, sent for tests after tingling in hand again  —  NEW YORK — Red Sox lefty David Price has been sent back to Boston for medical tests after experiencing a tingling sensation in his pitching hand again.  —  Price was scratched from his scheduled start Wednesday night against the rival New York Yankees.
Discussion: ESPN and Over the Monster
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Giancarlo Stanton's two homers lead Yanks to 16th win in 17 games  —  NEW YORK — As Giancarlo Stanton ran around the bases early in Tuesday night's game against the rival Boston Red Sox, cameras caught a couple of his New York Yankees teammates trying to emulate his violent, line-drive swing.
Discussion: Associated Press, Deadspin and ESPN
Pete Caldera / USA Today:   Yankees GM Brian Cashman pranks Red Sox manager Alex Cora
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Error feels deflating for Martinez  —  Jose Martinez lined his fourth homer of the season over the center-field fence in the first inning Tuesday and, it seemed, the Cardinals were off and running.  —  But, four innings later, Martinez couldn't handle a liner by Eddie Rosario to first base …
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Tom Timmermann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
C. Martinez has tough outing against Twins  —  Before the Cardinals' game Tuesday, manager Mike Matheny sat in the team's dugout and reflected on how Carlos Martinez had pitched and what, to him, is one of the toughest things in baseball: being your best every time out.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Cardinals bats quiet again; team average dips to .228
Tom Haudricourt / USA Today:
Milwaukee Brewers' Stephen Vogt suffers career-threatening shoulder injury while on rehab  —  No player on the Milwaukee Brewers' roster does a better job of keeping his chin up and looking at the bright side than Stephen Vogt, one of the most upbeat players you ever could meet.
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ESPN:   Brewers' Stephen Vogt again injures shoulder, faces 2nd surgery
Heather Tucker / USA Today:
Orioles' Dylan Bundy gives up four home runs without recording an out vs. Royals  —  Baltimore starter Dylan Bundy redefined futility from the mound Tuesday night in his outing against Kansas City.  —  Bundy became the first pitcher in modern MLB history to give up four home runs without recording an out …
Discussion: CBSSports.com, Camden Chat and NESN.com
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Baseball roundup: Orioles' Bundy has bad outing of record proportions
Tom Schad / USA Today:
At 53, Rafael Palmeiro says he's joining professional independent league team in Texas  —  Rafael Palmeiro says he is returning to professional baseball at the age of 53.  —  The longtime Texas Ranger and Baltimore Oriole told The Dallas Morning News on Tuesday that he has agreed to play …
Discussion: Dallas Morning News
Bernie Wilson / The Charlotte Observer:
Hellickson throws 6 perfect innings in Nationals' 4-0 win  —  SAN DIEGO  —  Jeremy Hellickson didn't give the San Diego Padres a chance over the first six innings.  —  It was 18 up and 18 down for the Padres, who only four nights earlier had been no-hit by four Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers in Monterrey, Mexico.
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
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Jeff Sanders / Baltimore Sun:   Hellickson flirts with perfecto, Padres fall to Nationals
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Can White Sox be lovable losers as they drop games at franchise-record pace?  —  Photos from the White Sox-Pirates game at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The White Sox began Tuesday night's game against the Pirates on pace for a franchise-record 116 losses.
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Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:   White Sox's struggles continue with 10-6 loss to Pirates
Michael Kelly The / Associated Press:
Rockies top Angels, win sixth in row … Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani heads to first on a ground-out against the Colorado Rockies during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Denver.  (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)  — JACK DEMPSEY
Jerry McDonald / Mercury News:
Astros chase Manaea in first home game since no-hitter  —  Stephen Piscotty gets ovation from crowd and assist from Lance McCullers Jr.  —  OAKLAND — The Athletics hoped to assert themselves against the upper echelon of the American League Tuesday night but instead found themselves …
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
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Jim Reineking / USA Today:
Stephen Piscotty has emotional return to Oakland A's lineup following mother's death
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide  —  At Globe Life Park, Arlington, Texas.  —  What happened: The Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers, 7-4, at Globe Life Park on Tuesday night.  The Tigers powered up in the top of the first inning, hitting three home runs, and Mike Fiers pitched solidly for his third victory.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Leonys Martin to undergo MRI on left knee
Discussion: Bless You Boys
ESPN:
Why a 21-K game is MLB's best record that can actually happen  —  The coolest individual accomplishment we could reasonably hope to see this baseball season is a 21-strikeout start*.  This is just my opinion, which you might not share, and ordinarily that disagreement would be fine and we'd walk away friends.
Alex Butler / UPI:
Seattle Mariners' James Paxton no-hits Toronto Blue Jays … Seattle Mariners pitcher James Paxton pitched a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario.  —  And he had some help from third baseman Kyle Seager.  —  The Canada native allowed three walks …
Associated Press:
Cubs beat Marlins 4-3, benches clear in 4th  —  Bryant scores go-ahead run in 8th  —  CHICAGO - Kris Bryant slid home safely with the go-ahead run on Victor Caratini's grounder to the right side in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Tuesday night.
 
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