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MLB notebook: Dodgers' Maeda is fourth of five starters on DL — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed righthander Kenta Maeda on the 10-day disabled list Wednesday with a mild left hip strain, leaving the club with four of their five starters from the opening-day roster sidelined with an injury.
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Jim Salisbury / NBCSports.com:
Rhys Hoskins heads home with broken jaw, disabled list likely
Rhys Hoskins heads home with broken jaw, disabled list likely
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Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Matt Kemp puts on offensive show in Dodgers' 8-2 win over the Phillies
Matt Kemp puts on offensive show in Dodgers' 8-2 win over the Phillies
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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:
Celebration turns to concern as Reyes leaves start abruptly, Cards lose, 3-2
Celebration turns to concern as Reyes leaves start abruptly, Cards lose, 3-2
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Associated Press
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.
Jeff Miller / Baltimore Sun:
Tigers score five after Ohtani's departure, beat Angels 6-1 — He felt warm, felt ready, felt the perspiration beading up like normal. — Then Shohei Ohtani started pitching to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night and he suspected things weren't normal at all.
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DAVE HOGG (Associated Press) / MLB Baseball News …:
Tigers score 5 after Ohtani's departure, beat Angels 6-1
Tigers score 5 after Ohtani's departure, beat Angels 6-1
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Eddie MatzESPN Senior / ESPN:
Max Scherzer blows away Orioles with best fastball of season — BALTIMORE — This just in: Max Scherzer is good at pitching. — The Washington Nationals ace steamrolled the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, allowing two hits while striking out 12 over eight shutout innings, to lead Washington to a 2-0 win and a road sweep.
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David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
Scherzer, Harper carry Nationals past Orioles 2-0 for sweep — BALTIMORE (AP) — In a game that matched Max Scherzer against Baltimore's anemic offense, the result played out exactly as expected. — Scherzer pitched eight innings of two-hit ball to earn his eighth consecutive victory …
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JEFF SANDERS The San Diego Union-Tribune / The Cha …:
Reyes homers in third straight game as Padres walk off with win over Marlins — SAN DIEGO — Franmil Reyes hits 'em long. He hits 'em tall. Mostly, he hits 'em where they're pitched. — On Tuesday that meant yanking a slider 442 feet to left-center.
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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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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Cincinnati Reds
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Cincinnati Reds
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ESPN:
Goose apparently fine after crashing into Comerica Park scoreboard — A goose was on the loose Wednesday night in Detroit until a scoreboard at Comerica Park intervened. — As the Angels and Tigers waited out their second rain delay in the top of the sixth inning, a goose flew onto the outfield at Comerica.
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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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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
Kansas City Star:
A frustrated Mickey Callaway is getting first taste of what it means to be a Met — ATLANTA — The circles have been growing under his eyes. The perfectly manicured stubble looks a little grayer. Mickey Callaway is trying to fight the Mets' recent stretch of injuries, devastating loss and just “same old Mets' Metsiness, head on.
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 …
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Associated Press:
Rays' Eovaldi stellar in return from Tommy John surgery — Nathan Eovaldi pitched six innings of no-hit ball in his return to the majors following a second Tommy John surgery, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.
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Associated Press:
Choi's run leads Col. Springs to 13-3 win over Iowa — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Ji-Man Choi scored on a wild pitch in the fifth inning, leading the Colorado Springs Sky Sox to a 13-3 win over the Iowa Cubs on Wednesday. — The play came in the midst of a six-run inning and gave the Sky Sox a 4-3 lead.
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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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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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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Purple Row
Mike Dowling / Forbes:
Red Sox - Astros: An American League Championship Series Preview? — BOSTON, MA - MAY 30: J.D. Martinez #28 of the Boston Red Sox reacts with Eduardo Nunez #36 and Andrew Benintendi #16 after hitting a two run home run during the sixth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 30 …
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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.
Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
Giants salvage final game of road trip, await reinforcements at home — DENVER-Moral victories are hard to come by in the world of sports, but as the Giants proved on their eight-game road trip, actual victories are even tougher to secure. — Yet on the final day of a long month …
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