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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Reyes suddenly departs from season debut; Cardinals lose battle of bullpens 3-2 — St. Louis Cardinals' Yairo Munoz tags out Milwaukee Brewers' Lorenzo Cain at second as he is caught attempting to advance on a wild pitch during the third inning of Wednesday's game. (AP Photo) — MILWAUKEE
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Reyes abruptly departs from season debut after four innings — St. Louis Cardinals infielders check on relief pitcher Dominic Leone (left) as he stopped while warming up on the mound to pitch in the eighth inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium on Friday …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Celebration turns to concern as Reyes leaves start abruptly, Cards lose, 3-2 — MILWAUKEE • Up on the scoreboard at Miller Park, besides the zeroes they expected, the strikeouts they heard about, and the pitch count they're going to scrutinize all season, was another number detailing Alex Reyes …
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Associated Press
Andrew Wagner / UPI:
Alex Reyes returns to mound as St. Louis Cardinals face Milwaukee Brewers
Alex Reyes returns to mound as St. Louis Cardinals face Milwaukee Brewers
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MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Kluber pitches Indians past White Sox 9-1 — CLEVELAND (AP) — Corey Kluber pitched six shutout innings and reached eight victories before any AL pitcher as the Cleveland Indians rolled to their fifth straight win, 9-1 Wednesday over the sagging Chicago White Sox.
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Tom Withers / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Kluber gets eighth win, Indians roll past White Sox 9-1 — Cleveland Indians' Melky Cabrera hits a two-run double off Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez in the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in Cleveland. Jose Ramirez and Edwin Encarnacion scored on the play.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
James Shields' hot stretch could help White Sox find suitors by trade deadline
James Shields' hot stretch could help White Sox find suitors by trade deadline
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South Side Sox and Let's Go Tribe
Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
When Yankees staff stumbles, Luis Severino must soar — NEW YORK — It's become apparent during recent turns through their rotation that the New York Yankees are in need of starting pitching, particularly if they are going to make the deep postseason run many anticipate.
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MLB Baseball News … and Pinstripe Alley
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Katherine Fitzgerald / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Cincinnati Reds … The pool at Chase Field has seen postseason celebrations, criticism from baseball traditionalists and a few home runs. — On Wednesday, it saw a rehab workout. — Left-handed pitcher Robbie Ray took a dip in the infamous pool to do some aquatic exercises …
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AZ Snake Pit
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Cincinnati Reds … In three days against one of baseball's worst pitching staffs, the Diamondbacks' offense returned to the land of the living. Their hitters did not dismantle the Cincinnati Reds in each game. But at least they looked capable.
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MLB Baseball News …
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Mets' Steven Matz avoids DL after suffering sprained left middle finger — ATLANTA — Lefty Steven Matz will not be placed on the disabled list with a left middle finger strain, and the Mets are optimistic he can make his next scheduled start Saturday. — Matz suffered the injury …
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Nick Shnider / USA Today:
Auburn pitcher leads top 30 prospects for Major League Baseball draft — Nick Shnider of DraftSite.com looks at the top 30 prospects in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. — 1. Casey Mize, RHP, Auburn: Undrafted out of high school, Mize turned himself into the clear No. 1 choice with a spectacular junior season at Auburn.
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Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Small fire breaks out at New York Mets' Citi Field — The New York Mets weren't at home, but there was a flurry of activity at Citi Field on Wednesday when a fire broke out in a display case just inside the stadium gates. — Firefighters quickly brought the blaze under control and no one was injured.
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NESN.com
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Brian Marron / Daily Record:
Fire breaks out at Citi Field while Mets are away
Fire breaks out at Citi Field while Mets are away
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USA Today
Associated Press:
Giants place Samardzija on DL with shoulder tightness — DENVER (AP) — The San Francisco Giants placed right-hander Jeff Samardzija on the 10-day disabled list with shoulder tightness. — Samardzija left his start Tuesday after throwing 23 pitches and giving up two runs in the first inning.
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Dennis Georgatos / Associated Press:
Giants lose 2 pitchers to injury in 11-4 loss to Rockies
Giants lose 2 pitchers to injury in 11-4 loss to Rockies
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Purple Row
Doug Padilla / UPI:
Los Angeles Dodgers try to bounce back versus Philadelphia Phillies — LOS ANGELES — Asked to pick up the slack when Clayton Kershaw went on the disabled list, Ross Stripling is now expected to stick around even when Kershaw returns from biceps tendonitis Thursday.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Benches empty in 3rd as Cubs trail Pirates 2-1 in 7th — Photos from the Cubs-Pirates game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. — Chicago Tribune — The tension between the Cubs and Pirates resurfaced Wednesday night in the third inning over a slide at second base.
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Chicago Tribune and Bucs Dugout
Detroit News:
Wild goose chase ends with crash at Comerica — The Tigers-Angels game Wednesday night featured a pair of rain delays and a wild goose chase. — No, really. — As the Tigers and Angels waited out a second rain delay in the sixth inning, a Canada goose wandered onto the field at Comerica Park …
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MLB Daily Dish and NESN.com
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Yankees' Aaron Judge rewards fan for throwing Mike Trout home run ball back onto field as part of silly tradition — Not only does Aaron Judge encourage fans to continue throwing home-run balls hit by opposing players back onto the playing field, the Yankees' slugger even rewarded a fan for doing so over the weekend against the Angels.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Carl Edwards' DL stint will test Cubs bullpen, but Yu Darvish on the mend — Cubs manager discusses the health of reliever Carl Edwards and starter Yu Darvish on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — The Cubs' relief upon learning Wednesday …
Associated Press:
Ray, Gatewood lift Biloxi over Mississippi 6-3 — BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Corey Ray homered and singled twice, driving home three runs and scoring a couple as the Biloxi Shuckers topped the Mississippi Braves 6-3 on Wednesday. — Jake Gatewood homered and singled with two RBIs for Biloxi.
ESPN:
Francisco Liriano heads to disabled list with right hamstring strain — The Detroit Tigers placed left-hander Francisco Liriano on the 10-day disabled list Wednesday with a right hamstring strain. — The move was made retroactive to Sunday. — “Liriano said his hamstring was sore after his last start …
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Yeah, it was just batting practice. But any Colon homer is fun to see — SEATTLE — The pitch looked like a fastball, kind of, from left-hander/assistant pitching coach Dan Warthen, and the swing looked like, well, a pitcher taking batting practice. — But the result was a crowd-pleasing …
Associated Press:
Betts' walk leads Pawtucket to 4-2 win over Norfolk — NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Jordan Betts drew a bases-loaded walk in the fifth inning, leading the Pawtucket Red Sox to a 4-2 win over the Norfolk Tides on Wednesday. — The walk by Betts, part of a two-run inning, gave the Red Sox a 2-1 lead …
Associated Press:
Campana hits walk-off homer, Greenville beats Augusta 5-4 — GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Marino Campana hit a walk-off solo homer with two outs in the seventh inning, as the Greenville Drive defeated the Augusta GreenJackets 5-4 on Wednesday. — The Drive tied the game 4-4 in the bottom …
Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
Cubs top prospect Adbert Alzolay placed on disabled list — Chicago Cubs pitching prospect makes Triple-A debut Friday — When Adbert Alzolay joined the Iowa Cubs, he outlined two big goals he hoped to accomplish for the year: Stay healthy and get to the big leagues.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — Ronny Rodriguez did it all, literally, for the Toledo Mud Hens this afternoon. The third baseman hit for a cycle, leading Toledo to a 12-7 win over Syracuse Wednesday at NBT Bank stadium. — The Detroit Tigers signed Rodriguez this past offseason to compete for the utility man role …