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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Familiar Forces: Pham scores twice, Mikolas makes that enough in 2-1 win vs. Padres — SAN DIEGO • As much as the Cardinals have been waiting for some of their stalwarts to halt their struggles and catch fire, they remain in first place as Mother's Day approaches because of a trio of constants they've been able to count on.
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Gaslamp Ball
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Gyorko owns Padres, but Matheny goes with Carpenter (.147) at third base — SAN DIEGO • Coming into the series against the Padres, one decision facing Cardinals manager Mike Matheny was how to play Jedd Gyorko while still getting Matt Carpenter the at-bats to break his cold snap …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notebook: C. Martinez goes on 10-day DL — SAN DIEGO • As he made his usual post-game rounds Tuesday at Busch Stadium, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny spoke with starter Carlos Martinez about his uneven start, and the righthander explained how he didn't have much of a feel for his fastball.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Mikolas improves to 5-0, Pham homers as Cards top Padres 2-1 — St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Bud Norris reacts after the Cardinals defeated the San Diego Padres 2-1 in a baseball game Thursday, May 10, 2018, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) — St. Louis Cardinals' Tommy Pham …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Pham returns to the lineup, but former Padre Gyorko does not
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MLB Baseball News … and Viva El Birdos
Bob McManaman / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals … Things got weird for “The Beard” on Saturday night. — Brought in to replace a dominating Zack Greinke with nobody out and a runner at second in the seventh inning, Diamondbacks relief ace Archie Bradley couldn't bail out Arizona's starting ace …
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Greg Moore / Arizona Republic:
It's not just Arizona - hitters seem to be slumping across MLB. What gives? … CONNECT — You think Paul Goldschmidt has been slumping? Well, he has, but he's not alone. (Also, he's going to be fine.) — Nobody in Arizona seems to be able to hit.
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AZ Snake Pit
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks' Yoshihisa Hirano riding splitter to big-league success — With the game on the line at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night, Diamondbacks reliever Yoshihisa Hirano went to the pitch he taught himself to throw as a young pitcher in Japan more than a decade ago. Over and over, Hirano fired splitters.
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Matt Harvey's fresh start with the Cincinnati Reds will start with a start Friday — LOS ANGELES — The Reds were vague about their plans for Matt Harvey after trading for him. They cleared that up in a big way Thursday. — Harvey will start Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers here.
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True Blue LA
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Joe Kay / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Reds promote Nick Krall to general manager
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Associated Press
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Baseball roundup: Albies hits grand slam as Braves beat Marlins — Albies, Freeman key Braves' rout of Marlins — Ozzie Albies hit Atlanta's first grand slam of the season to highlight a seven-run sixth inning, Freddie Freeman had a career-high five hits and the NL East-leading Braves beat the Marlins 9-2 in Miami on Thursday night.
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ESPN:
11-2! How Yankees aced their toughest test of 2018 (so far) — NEW YORK — Four top contenders. Thirteen games. One opposing pitcher punching himself in the face. — After taking two of three from the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees finished the most challenging stretch …
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Associated Press:
Martinez homers, Red Sox rebound to cool off Yankees, 5-4 — Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts, left, center fielder Mookie Betts, center, and right fielder J.D. Martinez celebrate after the Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 5-4 in a baseball game in New York, Thursday, May 10, 2018.
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Evan Longoria: Rays might be better off leaving Tampa Bay — PHILADELPHIA — At a critical juncture when Rays, business and government leaders are trying to secure the long term future of baseball in the Tampa Bay area by building a new stadium, the greatest player in franchise history said they may be wasting their time.
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MLB Baseball News …
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Pat Graham / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Chacin contains his former team, Brewers beat Rockies 5-2 — Milwaukee Brewers' Travis Shaw breaks his bat while hitting a double off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, May 10, 2018, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Brew Crew Ball
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Pat Graham / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Chacin contains his former team, Brewers beat Rockies 5-2
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Purple Row
Associated Press:
Nationals' Adam Eaton has ankle surgery, no return timetable — PHOENIX (AP) — Washington Nationals center fielder Adam Eaton had surgery on his troublesome left ankle Thursday with no timetable given for his return. — The arthroscopic surgery was performed in Green Bay by the Packers' orthopedist …
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MLB Baseball News …
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Gabe Kapler's young Phillies unfazed by deficits and difficult defeats — This was another test of the Phillies' emergency downcast system. Four days earlier, they dressed quietly in the visiting clubhouse at Nationals Park after watching what would have been their best win of the season dissolve into their worst loss.
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The Good Phight
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles Notes: Machado, Brach, O'Day, Vielma — In his latest Inside Baseball notes column, Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports writes that while many expect the Orioles to focus on pitching help in the seemingly inevitable event that they shop Manny Machado to contending clubs …
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FRS Baseball and School of Roch
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Associated Press:
Gonzalez, Long lead the way for Pensacola — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Luis Gonzalez doubled twice and singled, driving in two runs as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos beat the Birmingham Barons 6-2 on Thursday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Blue Wahoos and a three-game winning streak for the Barons.
Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Dark Knight's decline, no-no fatigue and MLB's next big thing — The Reds made quite a gamble this week when they traded for former Mets problem child Matt Harvey. You might compare it to a lottery ticket, which is to say the odds of this working out seem long.
Tampa Bay Times:
Rays calling up LHP Anthony Banda — Left-hander Anthony Banda, the promising prospect acquired from Arizona in the Steven Souza Jr. trade, has been called up, the Times has learned.It was not immediately clear if he would be added to t
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MLB Trade Rumors and DRaysBay
Associated Press:
Brusa, Franco lift San Jose over Modesto in a 13-7 slugfest — MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Gio Brusa homered, doubled and singled, driving in four runs and scoring a pair as the San Jose Giants topped the Modesto Nuts 13-7 on Thursday. — Wander Franco doubled twice and singled with three runs and two RBIs for San Jose.
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Castellanos, Greene emerge as leaders in Tigers' clubhouse — 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 — It's become a familiar sight with the Detroit Tigers this season …
