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Will Graves / Toronto Sun:
Pirates break out of funk, topple Dodgers 11-9 — PITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle had a sense of deja vu while watching his team take and then threaten to blow three four-run leads during an 11-9 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
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Bucs Dugout
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Cubs-Pirates a baseball rivalry worth watching: 'I don't care what they think' — It's hardly Yankees-Red Sox, or Dodgers-Giants, or even Cardinals-Cubs. — But suddenly, we have a blossoming rivalry in baseball, and it's starting to attract a whole lot of attention.
Will Graves / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Pederson homers twice, Dodgers hold off Pirates 8-7
Pederson homers twice, Dodgers hold off Pirates 8-7
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True Blue LA
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Ibandel Isabel has seven homers in seven games for Daytona Tortugas — The Cincinnati Reds couldn't have received that much in return for a pitcher they designated for assignment after he posted a 5.18 ERA and walked 22 in 24 1/3 innings for the team last season and was optioned to Triple-A Louisville in early March, right?
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Michael Lorenzen provides hardest hit by Cincinnati Reds hitter in StatCast era — When reporters approached Michael Lorenzen's locker following the Reds' 7-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, he had a confused look on his face. — His contribution to the win was a pinch-hit single to left field in the fifth inning.
Jack Rintoul / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Fans share their stories of encounters with Red Schoendienst — St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famers Red Schoendienst (left) and Bob Gibson return to the dugout after pregame festivities before a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday, April 13, 2015, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
“It would be impossible to explain what he means to all of us.”
David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Real or not? Mets can't do much of anything right during brutal slump
ESPN:
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny frustrated over lack of communication — St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny voiced his frustrations Wednesday over the importance of players “being honest with us” about injuries and that he “can't read their minds.” — His comments come on the heels …
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Brian Murphy / Twin Cities:
Twins ride Jose Berrios to 7-2 win over White Sox — Jose Berrios is heating up just as the Twins were cooling down. — The right-handed starter retired the first 14 White Sox hitters he faced Thursday afternoon en route to a 10-strikeout, complete-game gem as Minnesota cleaned up its act …
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South Side Sox
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Purchase Contract Of Xavier Cedeno
White Sox Purchase Contract Of Xavier Cedeno
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MLB Baseball News …
Phil Thompson / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson's talent on full display in 5-2 win over Twins
White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson's talent on full display in 5-2 win over Twins
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MLB Baseball News …, Over the Monster, Let's Go Tribe and South Side Sox
Ian Harrison / Associated Press:
Judge, Stanton homer in 13th as Yankees beat Blue Jays 3-0 — TORONTO (AP) In two days, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge went from terrible to triumphant. — Judge hit a two-run homer to snap a scoreless tie in the 13th inning, Giancarlo Stanton went deep moments later and New York beat …
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Mike Vaccaro / New York Post:
MLB, take note: Yankees aren't a team you let hang around
MLB, take note: Yankees aren't a team you let hang around
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Baseball Prospectus
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge busts out of slump in big way to make Yankees', young fan's day
Aaron Judge busts out of slump in big way to make Yankees', young fan's day
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Pinstripe Alley
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
What the Yankees are talking about ahead of weekend Subway Series with Mets — This isn't exactly the Subway Series everyone was hoping for. Not with the Yankees surging and the Mets reeling. Still, at least from a fan perspective, there are bragging rights at stake.
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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Thor, deGrom to Bronx? Yankees' hunt for arms just got real — NEW YORK — The New York Yankees' hunt for starting pitching just got more intense. — When the organization learned this week that left-hander Jordan Montgomery would undergo Tommy John surgery, ending his 2018 season …
MLB Trade Rumors:
Rays Designate Brad Miller For Assignment — The Rays have designated infielder Brad Miller for assignment, as Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports on Twitter. His roster spot will go to Jake Bauers, who has been called up as expected. — Miller, 28, was a non-tender candidate …
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MLB Baseball News … and MLB Daily Dish
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants … SAN FRANCISCO - Paul Goldschmidt stood near his locker deep in the visitors' clubhouse at AT&T Park, a strong series against the San Francisco Giants still large in the rearview mirror. Asked to reflect on whether the past three games constituted a breakout …
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Miguel Andujar has been a hitting machine since his childhood days, but Yankees believe young slugger has even more potential — It all started with a uniform. — Long before he become an extra-base hit machine for the Bombers as a 23-year-old rookie at the hot corner …
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Rockies' first-round pick regrets 2012 tweet calling for Obama assassination — Was it a character flaw or just high school immaturity? — Either way, University of Mississippi pitcher Ryan Rolison addressed the issue of his controversial tweet from 2012 when he was introduced to the media …
Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Buyers, sellers and holders: Where does your team fit? — Amazingly, very little has changed since last month's Stock Watch. — EDITOR'S PICKS — What's the ceiling for these former top prospects whose stats suggest they were touted for more than they could deliver?
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' draft provides balance in farm system — Cubs' senior vice president of player development/scouting Jason McLeod on the Cubs' draft. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — The Cubs believe this week's amateur draft allowed them to address shortcomings caused …
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MLB Baseball News …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets will listen to Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard offers if team doesn't turn things around: source — The Mets are not listening to offers for Jacob deGrom or Noah Syndergaard — but that doesn't mean they wouldn't. — Despite GM Sandy Alderson's recent comments that he is not thinking about a rebuild …
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The Comeback
Buster OlneyESPN Senior / ESPN:
Olney: My new MLB rule — four pitchers per nine innings, max — Over the past 18 months, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has been all but begging major league players for ideas and input on ways to make the product better. He seems ready to discuss even radical ideas …
Dave Del Grande / UPI:
Past and present collide as Oakland A's host Kansas City Royals — OAKLAND, Calif. — Two pitchers representing the good and bad of recent Oakland Athletics trades go head-to-head Thursday night when the A's open a four-game home series against the Kansas City Royals.
Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
Valiaka brothers reunite at Principal Park for Iowa Cubs series — Iowa Cubs hitting coach Chris Valaika talks about his team playing against his brother's Tommy Birch, tbirch@dmreg.com — When Iowa Cubs co-hitting coach Chris Valaika walked out to coach third base this week …