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Severino wins 7th straight as Yanks top Tigers 7-4 in opener — DETROIT (AP) — Aaron Boone's pitching strategy for the first game of Monday's doubleheader was simple. — “We sent our ace out there for the first game and counted on him giving us a big performance,” the New York Yankees manager said.
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Pinstripe Alley
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Yankees threaten to boycott ESPN as team, MLB, union negotiate schedule solution — Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association are in negotiations with ESPN to reschedule a New York Yankees game that would require them to start three games within 24 hours in two different cities …
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Indianapolis Star
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Yankees option Tommy Kahnle to Triple-A, activate Adam Warren from 10-day DL
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Pinstripe Alley and MLB Trade Rumors
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Clint Frazier rejoins Yankees for doubleheader
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Report: Rays' Anthony Banda to undergo Tommy John surgery — Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Anthony Banda will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair the left-hander's pitching elbow, according to the Tampa Bay Times. — Banda, who joined the Rays in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks in February …
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Tampa Bay Times and DRaysBay
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Diamondbacks' A.J. Pollock, Steven Souza still limited in rehab work — SAN FRANCISCO - After another round of tests, Diamondbacks outfielders A.J. Pollock and Steven Souza Jr. will remain limited in their activities as they work their way back from injury, manager Torey Lovullo said.
Logan Newman / Arizona Sports:
Diamondbacks select Kristopher Negron, option Socrates Brito
Diamondbacks select Kristopher Negron, option Socrates Brito
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AZ Snake Pit and MLB Trade Rumors
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Aaron Judge becomes first player to strike out 8 times in a doubleheader — DETROIT — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge became the first player ever to record eight strikeouts in a doubleheader, including five punchouts in the nightcap, on Monday against the Tigers.
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Judge sets doubleheader K record as Yanks and Tigers split — DETROIT (AP) — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge became the first player to record eight strikeouts in a doubleheader, including five punchouts in the nightcap as the Detroit Tigers beat New York 4-2 for a day-night split Monday.
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Column: Yankees echo Joe Maddon's ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ schedule gripe, weigh ESPN boycott — Cubs' Joe Maddon on short rest, and on Mike Montgomery batting 8th. (Mark Gonales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — It was one thing when Cubs manager Joe Maddon complained about traveling …
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Giants beat Diamondbacks 10-3 to get back to .500 — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Andrew McCutchen and Brandon Crawford opened a seven-run fourth inning with back-to-back home runs, and the San Francisco Giants got back to .500 on the season by beating the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks 10-3 on Monday night.
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Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
Bochy's aggressive call pays off, Giants extend win streak to five games
Bochy's aggressive call pays off, Giants extend win streak to five games
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McCovey Chronicles
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Watts scores winning run in 11th, DSL Giants beats DSL Royals2 8-7 in walk-off finish — , (AP) — Omar Medina hit a sacrifice to drive in Enoc Watts with the winning run in the 11th inning, as the DSL Giants beat the DSL Royals2 8-7 on Monday. The DSL Giants swept the short two-game series with the win.
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White Sox take Oregon State infielder Nick Madrigal with No. 4 pick — Oregon State's Nick Madrigal lays down a bunt against Yale during an NCAA regional tournament game in Corvallis, Ore., on June 4, 2018. (Mark Ylen / AP) Chicago Tribune — The White Sox selected 5-foot-7-inch infielder Nick Madrigal …
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South Side Sox
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Two-time World Series champion Bruce Kison dies at 68 — Bruce Kison, the lanky right-hander who was part of two Pittsburgh Pirates World Series-winning teams in 1971 and 1979, died Saturday at the age of 68. — Kison was the winning pitcher in the first night game in World Series history …
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Shelly Anderson / UPI:
Dodgers rising, Pirates falling at start of series
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Trout helps lift Angels to 9-6 win over Royals — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Give the Los Angeles Angels enough opportunities and they find ways to score runs. — It's a lesson they have taught the Kansas City Royals plenty of times this season. — Mike Trout had three hits …
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Halos Heaven, MLB Baseball News … and Royals Review
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Next Slide — At Comerica Park. — What happened: The Detroit Tigers (28-32) lost, 7-4, to the New York Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader on Monday afternoon. ... The Yankees scored six runs on six consecutive hits in the fourth inning off Drew VerHagen to take a 7-1 lead.
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MLB Baseball News … and baseballmusings.com
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Series preview: Cardinals vs. Marlins — Scouting Report — After trading away standouts Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna, Christian Yelich and Dee Gordon in the offseason, the Marlins are off to as poor a start as you would expect. They have the worst record in the National League …
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Teheran gives up 3 homers, exits early — SAN DIEGO — Braves pitcher Julio Teheran left Monday night's game against the Padres after allowing three home runs in the first four innings and issuing a four-pitch walk to Jose Pirela to start the fifth inning. — There was no immediate …
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Gaslamp Ball and Talking Chop
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Veteran pitcher Oliver Perez's deal with Indians is for $1.75 million — CLEVELAND — Pitcher Oliver Perez has a $1.75 million salary while in the major leagues under his deal with the Cleveland Indians. — The 36-year-old left-hander signed with the Indians on Saturday and pitched …
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Let's Go Tribe
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Keith Law's 2018 Mock Draft 4.1 — It is draft day, the most wonderful time of the year, so here is my final — ahem, “final” — projection of first-round selections, but one I present with the caveat that multiple general managers told me Sunday that nothing would really be final until …
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MLB Trade Rumors and Lone Star Ball
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Diamondbacks select SS Matt McLain with No. 25 pick in MLB draft — The Diamondbacks selected California high school infielder Matt McLain with the 25th overall pick in the MLB draft on Monday. — McLain, who just finished his senior season at Beckman High in Irvine, Calif., is committed to UCLA.
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AZ Snake Pit
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Braves reliever Ramirez has setback in shoulder rehab — Braves reliever Jose Ramirez had a setback in his recovery from a strained shoulder and was to be examined in Atlanta to determine the cause and extent of the issue causing his problems. — He felt pain in his right shoulder 18 pitches …
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Talking Chop