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Associated Press:
Is Fortnite to blame for David Price's carpal tunnel syndrome? — Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price was diagnosed Wednesday with carpal tunnel syndrome after twice experiencing numbness in his pitching hand this season. — Red Sox manager Alex Cora confirmed the diagnosis prior …
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Dan Shaughnessy Watch
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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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Baseball Prospectus, Pinstripe Alley and Over the Monster
Associated Press:
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.
David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Are the Dodgers more likely to rebound or miss the playoffs? — Not to speak for fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers, but it was a bitter World Series defeat last fall. The best Dodgers team of the Clayton Kershaw era finally reached the World Series and for all the lamenting about Dave Roberts' managing …
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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 …
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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MLB Trade Rumors and AZ Snake Pit
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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AZ Snake Pit
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.
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Phillies Nation
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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.
Associated Press:
Phillies demote Zac Curtis, going with right-handed pitchers only — PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies have demoted their only left-handed pitcher, optioning reliever Zac Curtis to Triple-A Lehigh Valley and recalling right-hander Jake Thompson. — The move Thursday left the Phillies with 13 right-handed pitchers on the 25-man roster.
Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Phillies stay strong at home; Tommy Hunter talks etiquette | Extra Innings
Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
Giants blown out for second time in three nights, losing skid hits three games
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The Good Phight, MLB Baseball News … and McCovey Chronicles
Associated Press:
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
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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 …
Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:
Cleveland Indians trade Giovanny Urshela to Toronto Blue Jays for cash considerations
Alex Butler / UPI:
New York Mets bat out of order, cost themselves rally … The New York Mets batted out of order during a 2-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. — The miscue came in the first inning Wednesday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. New York started the game with Brandon Nimmo striking …
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MLB Baseball News …
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Joe Kay / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Oops! Mets bat out of turn, Reds rally for 2-1 win in 10th
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CBSSports.com, The Guardian and USA Today
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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Jeff Gordon / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Gordo: Cards prospects Flaherty, Reyes dominate in minors — Cardinals pitching has been just fine this season. Even after ugly 6-0 and 7-1 losses to the Minnesota Twins at Busch Stadium, the club's 3.39 earned-run average is third-best in the majors. — And more pitching will always a phone call away this season.
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Viva El Birdos and Associated Press
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Gyorko is having productive at-bats
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Viva El Birdos and FOX2now.com
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
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Jerry McDonald / Mercury News:
A's Stephen Piscotty reflects on mother's life, outpouring of support
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Athletics Nation
Jack Magruder / UPI:
Nationals open four-game series against Diamondbacks — PHOENIX — Perennial MVP candidates Bryce Harper and Paul Goldschmidt will meet once again in a four-game series at Chase Field this weekend beginning on Thursday. — This time, with a twist. — Harper is the Washington Nationals' new leadoff hitter.
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Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
Iowan Tony Watson on Giants: ‘I thought it was a special group and something I wanted to be a part of.’ — Iowan Tony Watson saw what kind of team the San Francisco Giants were putting together during the offseason and realized he wanted to be a part of it.
