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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Mike Montgomery's stellar performance on Memorial Day big for him and Cubs — Cubs pitcher Mike Montgomery discusses his start against the Pirates on Monday, May 28, 2018. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Mike Montgomery pitched well Monday enough to earn another start as well as make a relative feel proud.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs considering having Tyler Chatwood pitch exclusively from stretch position
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Joe Maddon seeks adjustment to rules following Sunday night games
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Joe Maddon takes exception to ESPN's criticism of Willson Contreras' tough-love approach with Tyler Chatwood
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Mike Montgomery to make first start, bat eighth vs. Pirates
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MLB Baseball News … and Bucs Dugout
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards have yet to catch a base-stealer — MILWAUKEE • One of the skills the Cardinals have become so well-known for has led to some unusual history already this season, and when they had a rare wobble Monday, it proved costly. — In the seventh inning at Miller Park …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals fall further behind the Brewers — MILWAUKEE • With a chance this week to show the gap on the field is slimmer than the one in the standings, the Cardinals visit first-place Milwaukee as a bruised contender, one able to argue that the real difference is the players they're missing and not the plays.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals turn to Gyorko at cleanup, bump Ozuna down in order
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MLB Baseball News …, Viva El Birdos and Brew Crew Ball
Peter Baugh / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Minor league report: Gomber strong in Memphis win
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Associated Press
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Cincinnati Reds … You could see the weight leaving the players' shoulders in the Diamondbacks dugout as shortstop Nick Ahmed watched his three-run home run leave Chase Field. — For the Diamondbacks, whose offensive struggles have turned them into a punchline …
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Logan Newman / Arizona Sports:
Defensive miscues help D-backs score most runs in one inning since April 26 — The Cincinnati Reds' offense has been largely average over the past month. That's not the reason they're last place in the NL Central. — So when they took a 1-0 lead off the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks in the top second …
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MLB Baseball News … and AZ Snake Pit
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Oakland Athletics
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MLB Baseball News …
Bernie Wilson / Associated Press:
Caleb Smith mystifies Padres, gets run support as Marlins snap skid — Caleb Smith was brilliant in dominating a matchup of rookie left-handers, Yadiel Rivera's two-run single capped Miami's four-run first inning, and Cameron Maybin had three hits and two RBIs against his old team to lead …
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Fish Stripes
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Paul Sporer / ESPN:
Daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Tuesday
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MLB Baseball News …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
The Hunter Strickland-Bryce Harper brawl ended Mike Morse's career - and it could have been worse — SAN FRANCISCO - It was the brawl that ended one career, a violent collision that prevented injury to one of the game's biggest stars, sparing another a colossal suspension, and leaving one filled with remorse.
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McCovey Chronicles
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Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
Roller coaster night at Coors Field leaves Giants feeling ill — DENVER-Coors Field in Colorado is a reliever's theme park, a fantasy land of roller coaster rides where ERAs are destined to rise and late-game lead changes are certain to rock the core of a bullpen back and forth.
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McCovey Chronicles
Associated Press:
MLB notebook: Pirates' Freese, third base coach in brouhaha — Pirates third baseman David Freese and third base coach Joey Cora had to be separated in the dugout late in Pittsburgh's loss to the Cubs on Monday afternoon. — Neither was available to reporters after the game.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox rookie Matt Skole: 'Couldn't have dreamed' of a better major-league debut — White Sox infielder Matt Skole discusses making his major-league debut on Monday, May 28, 2018. (Paul Sullivan/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — As Rick Renteria was discussing rookie Matt Skole …
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MLB Baseball News …
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Tony Andracki / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
White Sox will be without Matt Davidson for a little while
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South Side Sox
STEVE HERRICK (Associated Press) / MLB Baseball News …:
Encarnacion, Chicago's poor defense boost Indians to 9-6 win
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South Side Sox
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Mets place struggling reliever AJ Ramos and infielder Wilmer Flores on the disabled list — Y Mets manager Mickey Callaway discusses the team's roster moves Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt — ATLANTA—The Mets placed reliever AJ Ramos (right shoulder strain) and infielder Wilmer Flores …
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
James McCann's slam pushes Detroit Tigers past Angels on Memorial Day — 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 — At Comerica Park.
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Ex-Detroit Tiger Kinsler: Castellanos, Greene ‘guys to follow’ during rebuild
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MLB Baseball News … and Halos Heaven
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Yankees vs Astros: Gleyber Torres moves up, Didi Gregorius drops, Giancarlo Stanton sits — Pete Caldera, Staff Writer, @pcaldera — NEW YORK— For the first time as a Yankee, Gleyber Torres is batting in the middle of the order. — The rookie second baseman is batting in the No. 5 spot …
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BEN WALKER (AP Baseball Writer) / MLB Baseball News …:
Verlander stops Yanks again, pitches Astros to 5-1 win
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Pinstripe Alley
Associated Press:
Rockies place reliever Adam Ottavino on 10-day DL with oblique injury — DENVER — The Colorado Rockies have placed right-handed reliever Adam Ottavino on the 10-day disabled list with a strained left oblique. — Ottavino has been a big piece of Colorado's bullpen this season with a 3-0 record and 0.95 ERA.
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MLB Baseball News … and Purple Row
ESPN:
After multiple Tommy John surgeries, Jonny Venters gets first save since '11 — Tampa Bay Rays reliever Jonny Venters recorded his first save since August 22, 2011, striking out the only batter he faced on Monday to close out a 13-inning, 1-0 win over the Oakland Athletics.
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Jays' Josh Donaldson leaves game at Fenway with injury — BOSTON - As if giving up five runs in the bottom of the fourth wasn't bad enough, the Blue Jays got even more bad news in the next inning when star third baseman Josh Donaldson left the game with an apparent injury.
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Bluebird Banter
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Pirates manager says it's ‘open season’ on catchers after Anthony Rizzo slide — PITTSBURGH — Pirates manager Clint Hurdle called it “open season” on catchers after Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo took out the legs of catcher Elias Diaz on a force play at home plate in the eighth inning of Monday's 7-0 win by the Cubs.
George Henry / Associated Press:
Culberson's pinch-hit, two-run homer in 9th gives Braves win — From left to right, Atlanta Braves' Freddie Freeman, Ozzie Albies and Johan Camargo celebrate after Charlie Culberson hit a walkoff two-run home run in the ninth inning of the first game of a baseball doubleheader against the New York Mets …
