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Dave Hogg / Associated Press:
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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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Yankees threaten to boycott ESPN as team, MLB, union negotiate schedule solution
Yankees threaten to boycott ESPN as team, MLB, union negotiate schedule solution
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Indianapolis Star
Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Yankees echo Joe Maddon's ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ schedule gripe, weigh ESPN boycott
Josh Dubow / Toronto Sun:
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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Sarah Langs / ESPN:
What to expect in Madison Bumgarner's return to the mound — Madison Bumgarner will make his first start of the season for the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday opposite the Arizona Diamondbacks' Patrick Corbin. — Bumgarner began the season on the disabled list with a fractured finger on his left hand.
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
ESPN:
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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Associated Press:
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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MLB Baseball News …
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Casey Mize: Draft ‘probably the best moment of my life’
Detroit Tigers' Casey Mize: Draft ‘probably the best moment of my life’
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Bless You Boys
ESPN:
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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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
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
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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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Associated Press:
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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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees option Tommy Kahnle to Triple-A, activate Adam Warren from 10-day DL
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
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
‘This is a pure all-around baseball player:’ White Sox take infielder Nick Madrigal at No. 4 — 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
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South Side Sox
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Steve Gardner / USA Today:
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
Dan Greenspan / Associated Press:
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
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Molina's return brings much more than his bat — The way Bengie Molina recalled it, his father, Benjamin, didn't want the youngest of the three brothers to miss valuable innings behind the plate so he put Yadier, just 15, in a Puerto Rican amateur league with adults, some of whom were twice his age.
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Slumping Phillies get hot Cubs next | Extra Innings — Monday was an off day for the big-league club, but a vital one for the organization. With Johnny Almaraz overseeing his fourth draft as the Phillies' amateur scouting director, the team used the third overall pick to select Wichita State third baseman Alec Bohm.
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Philly.com
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Oregon State's Luke Heimlich not selected during MLB draft's first day — Luke Heimlich, the Oregon State pitcher who pleaded guilty to molesting his 6-year-old niece when he was a teenager, was not selected in the first 78 picks of Major League Baseball's draft on Monday.
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
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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Talking Chop and Gaslamp Ball
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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 …
Associated Press:
Cabrera, Lowe carry Montgomery to 3-0 win over Mississippi — PEARL, Miss. (AP) — Brandon Lowe doubled and singled, and Genesis Cabrera struck out 12 hitters over seven innings as the Montgomery Biscuits topped the Mississippi Braves 3-0 on Monday. — Cabrera (5-3) picked up the win after he allowed five hits.
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DRaysBay
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
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