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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 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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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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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 …
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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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Trade to Reds ‘terrible’ for Matt Harvey, says ESPN's Buster Olney — Buster Olney and Boog Sciambi talked during their ESPN Baseball Tonight podcast about the Cincinnati Reds' acquisition of pitcher Matt Harvey from the New York Mets for catcher Devin Mesoraco - a deal the pair agreed was not in the best interest of Harvey.
Post Sports Desk / New York Post:
Umpire's view of out-of-order gaffe that shamed the Mets
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Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Brett Gardner, despite .198 batting average, will remain Yankees' leadoff hitter for foreseeable future — When your club has won seven straight and 16 of their last 17 games, it's tough to point a critical finger in any direction for Aaron Boone and Co., but veteran Brett Gardner is a small blight amid all the good vibes in the Bronx.
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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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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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UPI:
Many Miles later, Cardinals' Mikolas faces Padres — SAN DIEGO — When the Padres traded right-handed reliever Miles Mikolas to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Nov. 25, 2013, some members of the San Diego family felt a mistake had been made. — Mikolas was 25 at the time and a bit raw, but the Padres loved the ceiling.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Series preview: Cardinals at San Diego — • The Padres already have lost five series at home this season, winning just one, although they were 2-1 in Mexico against the Los Angeles Dodgers. High-priced newcomer Eric Hosmer has hit .380 on the road, tops in the National League, but only .211 at home before Wednesday night.
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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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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Tom Musick / UPI:
Pittsburgh Pirates end long road trip against lowly Chicago White Sox
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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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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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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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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 …
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 …
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Gyorko is having productive at-bats — In stark contrast to the Cardinals' .228 team batting average stands Jedd Gyorko's 1.069 OPS (on-base, plus slugging). — Gyorko, who has had home run seasons of 30 and then 20 here, has had just 37 at-bats in the first 34 games but has made the most …
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