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Baseball notebook: Piscotty's return an emotional night — Wherever he went on the field, Stephen Piscotty felt his mother's presence. — Two days after Gretchen Piscotty died from Lou Gehrig's disease, her son was back at work for the Oakland Athletics. Full of sadness, but enveloped in love.
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Blue Jays rally late to beat Mariners — TORONTO (AP) - Yangervis Solarte hit a game-tying double in the eighth inning and Justin Smoak followed with a go-ahead double as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Seattle Mariners 5-2 on Wednesday night. — Toronto started the eighth …
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Lookout Landing
Associated Press:
Blue Jays get INF Urshela from Indians for player or cash — TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired infielder Gio Urshela from the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named or cash. — Urshela hadn't played in the majors this season after a hamstring injury set him back in spring training.
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Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:
Cleveland Indians trade Giovanny Urshela to Toronto Blue Jays for cash considerations — The Cleveland Indians have trade Giovanny Urshela to the Toronto Blue Jays for cash considerations. — CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians traded infielder Giovanny Urshela to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Larry Millson / UPI:
Mariners aim to stymie Blue Jays' sudden surge — TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have had trouble scoring recently. — And for the longest time Wednesday night, it appeared they were on their way to another loss and would be trying to avoid being swept in their three-game series …
Jerry McDonald / Mercury News:
A's Stephen Piscotty reflects on mother's life, outpouring of support
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Athletics Nation
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers … LOS ANGELES - Steven Souza Jr.'s aggressive slide into third base in the fifth inning on Tuesday night drew an angry reaction from the Dodgers' dugout, but the Diamondbacks right fielder wasn't about to apologize for the play.
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Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers … MORE: Diamondbacks can start looking for a new stadium — Thursday's game — Nationals at Diamondbacks — Where: Chase Field (Roof hotline: 602-462-6262). — Pitchers: Diamondbacks RHP Zack Greinke (3-2, 4.10) vs. Nationals RHP Tanner Roark (2-3, 3.65).
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers … LOS ANGELES - Through his five innings on Wednesday night, Patrick Corbin did not exhibit good command. He could not generate his normal velocity. And he was unable to get the Los Angeles Dodgers to offer at his best pitch the way other teams have for most of the season.
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AZ Snake Pit
Doug Padilla / UPI:
Reds face Dodgers while awaiting Harvey's arrival — LOS ANGELES - Tyler Mahle will get the start for the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday at Dodger Stadium, but all eyes will be searching for a different pitcher on the roster. — Newly-acquired right-hander Matt Harvey is expected to join …
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Puig returns to lineup; Dodgers win with a lot of help from Arizona pitchers — Nothing like a little good-natured teasing from the ones you love. Yasiel Puig loves to bestow his smooches upon his hitting coach, Turner Ward. — So, when Puig rejoined the Dodgers on Wednesday …
Joe Kay / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Oops! Mets bat out of turn, Reds rally for 2-1 win in 10th — Cincinnati Reds' Adam Duvall (23) is doused by his teammates after hitting a walk-off home run off New York Mets relief pitcher AJ Ramos in the 10th inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Post Sports Desk / New York Post:
Umpire's view of out-of-order gaffe that shamed the Mets
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Jake Seiner / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Gardy Party! Yankees rally past Red Sox 9-6 for 17-1 surge — New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, left, congratulates right fielder Aaron Judge, center, after Judge made a diving catch during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in New York, Wednesday, May 9, 2018.
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Stephen Pianovich / UPI:
Blach, Giants aim to avoid sweep vs. Phillies — Ty Blach is coming off his best start of the season. The San Francisco Giants could use another strong outing from the left-hander as they try to avoid a sweep against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday afternoon.
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Associated Press:
Carlos Santana drives in 5, Phillies beat Giants 11-3 — PHILADELPHIA — Carlos Santana's line drives are starting to find open ground. — Santana had three hits and five RBI, Nick Pivetta struck out seven in five scoreless innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 11-3 Wednesday night.
Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
Giants blown out for second time in three nights, losing skid hits three games
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MLB Baseball News … and McCovey Chronicles
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Mikolas is a changed pitcher — Miles Mikolas last pitched on the Petco Park mound on July 31, 2013. Then a reliever for the San Diego Padres, he retired Cincinnati's Chris Heisey on a fly ball to right in the ninth inning. Soon thereafter he was dispatched back to Class AAA Tucson, where he completed a season of 26 saves.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Mark Zagunis relieved after getting first major-league hit — Photos from the Cubs-Marlins game at Wrigley Field on May 9, 2018. — Chicago Tribune — Mark Zagunis looked around the top shelf of his locker but didn't see the baseball he hit Wednesday for his first major-league hit.
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Walter Villa / UPI:
NL East-leading Braves visit Marlins — MIAMI — The Atlanta Braves, who put together an incredible run of 14 consecutive division titles from 1991 to 2005 (omitting the strike-shortened 1994 season), may be on their way back to baseball glory. — The Braves (21-14), who visit the Miami Marlins …
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Michael Wagaman / WRALSportsFan.com:
Cole strikes out 9 as Astros win 4-1, sweep A's — OAKLAND, CALIF. — Any questions the Houston Astros had about Gerrit Cole's ability to bounce back from his first career shutout were answered when the right-hander pumped a 99.4 mph fastball past Matt Chapman for a strikeout.
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The Crawfish Boxes
Teddy Greenstein / Baltimore Sun:
Pirates rally for 6-5 victory as White Sox closer Nate Jones gives up four runs — White Sox reliever Nate Jones discusses surrendering four runs in the ninth inning against the Pirates on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. (Teddy Greenstein/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Another loss for the Tigers, but they're gaining experience — 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 — ARLINGTON, Texas — The road trip ended slowly …
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Associated Press:
Choi leads Col. Springs to 6-5 win over Nashville — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ji-Man Choi hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, leading the Colorado Springs Sky Sox to a 6-5 win over the Nashville Sounds on Wednesday. — Mike Zagurski got Nick Martini to fly out with a runner …
Associated Press:
Decker's homer leads Reno to 6-3 win over Albuquerque — RENO, Nev. (AP) — Cody Decker hit a two-run homer in the second inning, leading the Reno Aces to a 6-3 win over the Albuquerque Isotopes on Wednesday. — The home run by Decker started the scoring in a five-run inning and gave the Aces a 2-1 lead.
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AZ Snake Pit
Dan Arritt / UPI:
Angels, Twins to open four-game set — The Minnesota Twins will try to continue their recent success against the Los Angeles Angels when they open a four-game series Thursday night at Angel Stadium. — The Twins have won nine of their past 13 meetings against the Angels over the past two seasons …
