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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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Associated Press:
Baseball roundup: Mets bat out of turn, lose to Reds — Mets bat out of turn, lose game to Reds — The New York Mets wasted a first-inning rally by batting out of turn, and Adam Duvall led off the 10th inning with a homer that sent the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-1 victory Wednesday.
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Zack Wheeler tinkers with pregame routine, produces strong outing loss to Reds
Post Sports Desk / New York Post:
Umpire's view of out-of-order gaffe that shamed the Mets
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baseballmusings.com
Andrew Joseph / USA Today:
The Mets sparked so much confusion after hitting out of order
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CBSSports.com, The Guardian, The Comeback and Amazin' Avenue
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Mets bat out of order in first inning against Reds
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Arizona Sports
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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Gardy Party! Yankees rally past Red Sox 9-6 for 17-1 surge — NEW YORK — When it comes to Brett Gardner, first-year Yankees manager Aaron Boone believes in metrics and makeup. — Even as Gardner's batting average dipped under .200, Boone was optimistic.
Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Neil Walker, who has been in an early-season slump, delivers clutch double in Yankees' win over Red Sox — Neil Walker has found plenty of work at first base with Greg Bird on the disabled list, but entering Wednesday night's game, the switch-hitting Walker was batting the same paltry .198 as teammate Brett Gardner.
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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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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MLB Baseball News …
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.
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.
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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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FOX2now.com
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.
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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Jerry McDonald / Mercury News:
A's Stephen Piscotty reflects on mother's life, outpouring of support — Pleasanton outfielder will go on bereavement leave, join teammates in Boston — OAKLAND — When the Athletics departed for a 10-game road trip Wednesday following a 4-1 loss to the Houston Astros, Stephen Piscotty stayed behind.
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Athletics Nation
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Michael Wagaman / WRALSportsFan.com:
Cole strikes out 9 as Astros win 4-1, sweep A's
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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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Tom Musick / UPI:
Pittsburgh Pirates end long road trip against lowly Chicago White Sox
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Bucs Dugout and South Side Sox
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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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
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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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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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Athletics Promote Dustin Fowler, Place Trevor Cahill On 10-Day DL — The Athletics have announced the promotion of outfielder Dustin Fowler. He'll take the open roster spot created by the placement of righty Trevor Cahill on the 10-day DL. — Fowler, acquired in last summer's Sonny Gray trade …
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MLB Baseball News … and Minor League Ball
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers prospect mailbag: When will Beau Burrows be promoted? — Welcome to the first-ever Free Press Detroit Tigers prospects mailbag, which is now open to any of your questions. Submit questions on Twitter @GeorgeSipple or by email at gsipple@freepress.com. — I'll take your questions once a week.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Fowler's daughter recalls 1st no-hitter by Canadian pitcher — Seattle Mariners starting pitcher James Paxton shows off his Maple Leaf tattoo after pitching a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Toronto. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP)
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:
Lugbauer leads Rome over Augusta 7-3 — NORTH AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Drew Lugbauer hit a three-run home run and had two hits as the Rome Braves beat the Augusta GreenJackets 7-3 in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday. — Augusta cut the deficit to 3-2 in the third after Heliot Ramos and Logan Baldwin hit RBI singles.
