Top News:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Del Rio, Selmo lift DSL Cardinals Blue over DSL Phillies Red in a 16-7 slugfest — , (AP) — Diomedes Del Rio tripled and singled, scoring three runs as the DSL Cardinals Blue defeated the DSL Phillies Red 16-7 on Tuesday. — Jean Selmo doubled and singled twice with a pair of runs and a couple of RBIs for DSL Cardinals Blue.
RELATED:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Vargas' run leads DSL Brewers to 12-8 win over DSL Cubs2 — , (AP) — Victor Vargas scored on a passed ball in the third inning, leading the DSL Brewers to a 12-8 win over the DSL Cubs2 on Tuesday. — The play, part of a three-run inning, gave the DSL Brewers a 1- lead before Carlos Rodriguez scored …
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Rodriguez, Palacio lead the way for DSL Indians — , (AP) — Skeiling Rodriguez tripled and singled three times, driving home two runs as the DSL Indians beat the DSL Pirates1 13-6 on Tuesday. — Gaspar Palacio doubled and singled with two runs for DSL Indians.
Peter Baugh / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals nab college pitcher in fourth round; he had elbow surgery in February — The Cardinals appeared interested in college pitchers heading into the draft, and they've selected two in the first four rounds. The team selected Texas Tech pitcher Steven Gingery in the fourth round with the No. 123 overall pick.
Discussion:
SBNation.com, Bluebird Banter and Royals Review
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Palma scores winning run, DSL Rockies beats DSL Mets1 9-8 in walk-off finish — , (AP) — Branfiel Concepcion hit a sacrifice fly and drove in Francisco Palma with the winning run in the ninth inning, as the DSL Rockies beat the DSL Mets1 9-8 on Tuesday. — Palma scored the game-winning run after he led off the inning with a triple.
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.
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles
RELATED:
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.
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and baseballmusings.com
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — SAN FRANCISCO - A year ago, Diamondbacks right-hander Zack Godley owned a curveball as dominant as just about any in the majors, a pitch that hitters couldn't seem to help themselves from chasing, regardless of where or when it was thrown. — They have not had the same issues this year …
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles
Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
Bochy's aggressive call pays off, Giants extend win streak to five games
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves jump at Stanford's Tristan Beck with fourth round pick — The Braves went high school arm and then college bat with their first two choices in the 2018 MLB draft. So they went with a more seasoned arm with their next pick. — Tristan Beck, a right-hander from Stanford …
RELATED:
Keith LawESPN Senior / ESPN:
Law: Winners and losers from Day 1 of MLB draft
Discussion:
Federal Baseball, Bless You Boys and Batter's Box Interactive …
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves see ‘unbelievable’ power in Greyson Jenista
Discussion:
Talking Chop
Adam Zielonka / Washington Times:
Nationals pick pitchers Denaburg, Cate in first two rounds of MLB Draft
Discussion:
Federal Baseball
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.
Discussion:
Phillies Nation, Bleed Cubbie Blue and Philly.com
RELATED:
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs ready to welcome Jake Arrieta back to Wrigley Field
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …
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.
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Judge sets doubleheader K record as Yanks and Tigers split
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and Naples Herald
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Casey Mize: Draft ‘probably the best moment of my life’
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, Bless You Boys and The Athletic
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks draft history: First round picks … The Diamondbacks selected right-handed pitcher Jackson Goddard with their third-round selection (No. 99 overall) in the MLB draft on Tuesday. — Goddard just wrapped up his junior season with Kansas this spring.
RELATED:
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks select SS Matt McLain with No. 25 pick in MLB draft
Discussion:
AZ Snake Pit and Lone Star Ball
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 …
Discussion:
Halos Heaven, Royals Review and MLB Baseball News …
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 …
RELATED:
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) …
Discussion:
Lookout Landing and The Crawfish Boxes
Paul Halfacre / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Local draft picks: Mizzou's Plassmeyer to Mariners in 4th round; Matt Vierling to Phils in 5th — University of Missouri lefthander and former De Smet High pitcher Michael Plassmeyer became the first St. Louis-area player to be selected in the 2018 MLB Draft.
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
5 things to know about tonight's Braves-Padres game — SAN DIEGO - The Braves and Padres play the second game of a three-game series Tuesday night at Petco Park, with Braves left-hander Sean Newcomb (6-1, 2.73 ERA) facing Padres right-hander Jordan Lyles (2-1, 3.65. Here are five things to know about the game:
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.
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds Beat Blog: Which Reds could make the 2018 MLB All-Star Game? — Welcome to another edition of the Reds Beat Blog: a new home for updates on the Reds' top minor league prospects, some tidbits about the big topics across MLB and another place for more opinions on the Reds.
Discussion:
CBS New York, NESN.com and New York Post
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Botte Shots: Why does baseball have such a hard time finding stars with top overall pick? — The numbers suggest that Casey Mize has a better chance of turning out to be Paul Wilson or Mark Appel than he does to be Ken Griffey Jr. or Chipper Jones. — The latter two superstars incredibly …
