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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards belt five homers in win over Padres — • That awakening the Cardinals said was coming, pledged was coming, really hoped was coming for the lineup arrived, emphatically, Friday night thanks to a pliant San Diego pitching staff and a flurry of home runs. — Oh, and Jedd Gyorko.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards summon Cecil for hasty return — • That extended stretch of time that the Cardinals afforded lefty Brett Cecil to not just get well but get right ended late Friday when a need in the big-league bullpen put the veteran reliever on a flight from the disabled list to the West Coast, set to arrive around game time.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright will start Sunday, rookie Flaherty scores Tuesday vs. Twins
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals bring back Cecil as lone lefty, place Lyons on DL
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
How improved is Cardinals infield defense? Ask Mikolas. He's grounded
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Andrew Seligman / Associated Press:
Contreras keeps on slugging, Cubs pound White Sox 11-2 — CHICAGO (AP) - Willson Contreras had two homers, two doubles and drove in a career-high seven runs on his bobblehead day, and the Chicago Cubs pounded the crosstown White Sox 11-2 on Friday. — Contreras capped a five-run …
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Associated Press:
Conforto HR in 9th pushes struggling Mets past Phillies, 3-1 — Chicago Cubs' Willson Contreras watches his first-inning grand slam against the Chicago White Sox in a baseball game Friday, May 11, 2018, in Chicago. The Cubs won 11-2. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald via AP)
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
HummeL Cards, D'backs winning with averages under .230 — Surely, the numbers will rise across the board but, as baseball hit the weekend and nearly the one-fourth station of the season gone, the Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks were on an historic pace. — That last word could be …
Associated Press:
Piscotty goes on bereavement list — Oakland has placed outfielder Stephen Piscotty on the bereavement list and recalled righthander Kendall Graveman from Triple-A Nashville. — Piscotty's mother, Gretchen, died Sunday from Lou Gehrig's disease. The 27-year-old, who was acquired …
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Bob McManaman / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals … Archie Bradley isn't one to pussyfoot around. If he feels strongly about something, the Diamondbacks' bearded relief pitcher is going to tell you exactly how he feels. Ask him for his opinion and Bradley will look you in the eye and give it to you straight.
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers to play straight doubleheader Saturday vs. Mariners — The Detroit Tigers will play a straight doubleheader on Saturday at Comerica Park, starting at 4:10 p.m., against the Seattle Mariners after Friday's game was postponed just before 8 p.m. due to inclement weather.
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Gardy party: Tigers manager talks injuries, video games & ‘Karate Kid’
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Jon Meoli / Baltimore Sun:
Kevin Gausman pitches 7 1/3 innings, helps Orioles earn season-best third straight win — Kevin Gausman doesn't need reminding how fleeting success at this level can be, not when he's specialized at false dawns over his six years as a big leaguer. — Even he would characterize everything …
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Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Phillies ace Aaron Nola and his complementary pitches are killing opponents softly | Brookover — Sure Aaron Nola wishes he had Noah Syndergaard's fastball. He has stood in the batter's box and watched Thor's pitches zoom by him like a cheetah in the savanna.
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Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Meet the Mets, but can the Phillies beat the Mets? | Extra Innings
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Jeff Miller / Los Angeles Times:
Angels can't hold off Twins, give up three runs in ninth and lose 5-4 — They gave away dolls featuring the likeness of Andrelton Simmons with a bobbling head on Friday at Angel Stadium. — To better represent the night, maybe they should have distributed dolls featuring the likeness of an Angels fans with a shaking head.
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Associated Press:
Amaya's walk leads South Bend to 5-1 win over Clinton — SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Miguel Amaya drew a bases-loaded walk in the first inning, leading the South Bend Cubs to a 5-1 win over the Clinton LumberKings on Friday. — Brian Glowicki allowed a run, but got Eugene Helder to fly …
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Alden GonzalezESPN / ESPN:
Matt Harvey allows one hit over four scoreless innings against Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — Matt Harvey cruised through four scoreless innings in his Cincinnati Reds debut Friday night, limiting the Los Angeles Dodgers to only one hit — on a fly ball that should have been caught — and striking out two batters.
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Steve Herrick / Associated Press:
Miller returns but allows Perez HR as Royals beat Indians — Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez, right, and Lucas Duda celebrate after Perez hit a two-run home run off Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Andrew Miller during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, May 11, 2018, in Cleveland.
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Associated Press:
Hamels shines in Rangers' 1-0 win over Astros; Springer hurt — HOUSTON (AP) - Texas Rangers manager Jeff Banister said there was a noticeable edge to starter Cole Hamels when he took the mound on Friday night against the Houston Astros and that he “had that face.”
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Associated Press:
Reyes leads Greenville to 6-4 win over Kannapolis — GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Denyi Reyes allowed just two hits over five innings, leading the Greenville Drive over the Kannapolis Intimidators in a 6-4 win on Friday. — Reyes allowed two runs while striking out five.
Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
Pirates deal Giants fifth straight loss, spoil McCutchen's return — PITTSBURGH-After Giants left fielder Gregor Blanco flew out to lead off Friday's contest, the game took a dramatic, emotional and positively perfect pause. — The man who put baseball back on the map in Pittsburgh stepped …
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Associated Press:
Sierra's single leads Quad Cities to 8-1 win over Lake County — DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Miguelangel Sierra hit a run-scoring single in the sixth inning, leading the Quad Cities River Bandits to an 8-1 win over the Lake County Captains on Friday. — The single by Sierra, part of a two-run inning …
Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Gabe Kapler can relate to Mets manager Mickey Callaway's gaffe — Rough week for New York Mets rookie manager Mickey Callaway? — Gabe Kapler can sympathize. — In case you missed it, Callaway took the blame — and plenty of heat in the Big Apple — for the Mets batting out of order Wednesday.
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