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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
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
Reuters:
Giants stay hot, rip Diamondbacks 10-3
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.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Casey Mize: Draft ‘probably the best moment of my life’
Discussion: Bless You Boys and The Athletic
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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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs ready to welcome Jake Arrieta back to Wrigley Field
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
ESPN:
Gabe Kapler doesn't mind Jake Arrieta's rant, says ace pitcher's ‘comments are true’
Discussion: ESPN
Adam Zielonka / Washington Times:
Nationals pick pitchers Denaburg, Cate in first two rounds of MLB Draft  —  The Washington Nationals selected right-handed pitcher Mason Denaburg No. 27 overall and left-handed pitcher Tim Cate No. 65 overall in the first and second rounds of the MLB Draft, respectively, on Monday night.
Discussion: Federal Baseball
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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks select SS Matt McLain with No. 25 pick in MLB draft
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit and Lone Star Ball
Keith LawESPN Senior / ESPN:
Law: Winners and losers from Day 1 of MLB draft
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Rotoworld.com:
Daily Dose: Luis Luis  —  Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter.  —  Most of the attention when it comes to the Yankees revolves around their lineup which features outstanding, mostly-young talent.  They've got a pretty outstanding young starting pitcher, as well.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
‘This is a pure all-around baseball player:’ White Sox take infielder Nick Madrigal at No. 4
Discussion: South Side Sox
Stats / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Minor leaguer to start one of Twins' two games vs. White Sox
Discussion: South Side Sox and Chicago Tribune
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 …
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Baseball notebook: Yankees irate that game is moved to ESPN's ‘Sunday Night Baseball’  —  The New York Yankees won't play on that Sunday night without a fight.  —  Still irate over ESPN's decision late last week to get MLB to move their originally scheduled afternoon game July 8 on the road …
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Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Yankees echo Joe Maddon's ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ schedule gripe, weigh ESPN boycott
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
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
Toronto Sun:
Mariners, Astros battle for AL West supremacy  —  HOUSTON — In the span of nine days, the Houston Astros transitioned from the hottest team in the American League to second place in the AL West behind a rival riding a crest of momentum.  —  In Seattle on Sunday, the Mariners (37-22) …
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.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' draft features a West Coast lean  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The first night of the amateur draft featured a West Coast tilt for the Cubs.  —  Their top four picks hail from California and Arizona, with some intrigue.  —  In a twist from past drafts, the Cubs opted …
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 …
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball and Talking Chop
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 …
Discussion: Tampa Bay Times and DRaysBay
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.
Jerry Beach / UPI:
Mets, Orioles open brief interleague series  —  After a rough weekend in which they committed plenty of self-inflicted mistakes against pennant contenders, the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles will hope a brief interleague series against each other provides the cure — or at least a temporary respite …
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue and Camden Chat
Jim Ingraham / UPI:
Corey Kluber aims to pick off where he left off as Indians host Brewers  —  After a historic month of May, two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber will make his first start in the month of June on Tuesday night as the Cleveland Indians host the Milwaukee Brewers in a brief two-game interleague series.
Discussion: Brew Crew 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 …
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.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Josh Friedman / CourierPostOnline.com:
Seneca's Nick Decker picked by Boston Red Sox in second round of MLB Draft  —  Nick Decker remembers walking onto the field at Fenway Park in the summer of 2016 and being awestruck at its history.  —  A century of baseball legends had taken their turn on the fabled diamond, and Decker is now positioned to join them.
Discussion: NESN.com
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.
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
 
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Howie Kussoy / New York Post:
Todd Frazier is coming and he's not the only help Mets are getting
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves see ‘unbelievable’ power in Greyson Jenista
Nick Tricome / Philly.com:
Phillies minor league report: Reading wins in walk-off fashion after 10 innings
Chicago Tribune:
Mount Carmel's Josh Stowers and Alek Thomas taken in second round of MLB draft
Tampa Bay Times:
Rays draft FAU SS Tyler Frank, Cal RHP Tanner Dodson
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Soroka likely to make two more rehab starts
Alan Robinson / UPI:
Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds meet after lost weekends
Richard Obert / Arizona Republic:
First round MLB draft picks from Arizona
Discussion: DRaysBay and MLB Baseball News …
 Earlier Picks: 
Associated Press:
Wright leads Pensacola to 5-1 win over Biloxi
Associated Press:
Cabrera, Lowe carry Montgomery to 3-0 win over Mississippi
Discussion: DRaysBay
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Gonzalez's single leads DSL Red Sox2 to 9-2 win over DSL Dodgers Guerrero
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves reliever Ramirez has setback in shoulder rehab
Discussion: Talking Chop
Orlando Sentinel:
UF's Jonathan India, Stetson's Logan Gilbert selected in first round of MLB draft
Discussion: Red Reporter and Lookout Landing
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Watts scores winning run in 11th, DSL Giants beats DSL Royals2 8-7 in walk-off finish
Associated Press:
Veteran pitcher Oliver Perez's deal with Indians is for $1.75 million
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
Keith LawESPN Senior / ESPN:
Keith Law's 2018 Mock Draft 4.1
 

 
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