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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Scooter Gennett: When Reds played Dodgers in Los Angeles, Nick Lachey won — Nick and Vanessa Lachey have been married since 2011 and share three small kids. They say they try to split parenting duties and find a strict bedtime routine gives them time to connect. (Feb. 5) AP — CONNECT
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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?
Associated Press:
Pederson hits 2 HRs, Bellinger goes deep again for Dodgers — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joc Pederson went deep twice, Cody Bellinger hit his third home run in as many games and the Los Angeles Dodgers used nine pitchers to hold off the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on Thursday.
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.
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
Will Graves / Toronto Sun:
Pirates break out of funk, topple Dodgers 11-9
Pirates break out of funk, topple Dodgers 11-9
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MLB Baseball News …, Talking Chop and Bucs Dugout
Tom Timmermann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals' Voit can handle the role of pinch hitter — Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com — St. Louis Cardinals' Luke Voit is greeted by teammates, including Marcell Ozuna (23) and Yairo Muñoz, after he hit a solo home run to lead off the seventh inning during a game between …
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Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Phillies' difficult road trip proves offense could use a boost — CHICAGO — Asked why he decided to elevate Scott Kingery to the No. 3 spot in the batting order for the last three games, Phillies manager Gabe Kapler explained that the rookie infielder has swung the bat better lately …
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Corey Seidman / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Phillies waste great opportunity and it gets only tougher from here
Phillies waste great opportunity and it gets only tougher from here
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NBCSports.com and The Good Phight
Matt Carlson / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Rizzo leads Cubs past Phillies 4-3
Rizzo leads Cubs past Phillies 4-3
Discussion:
Bleed Cubbie Blue
Jerry McDonald / Mercury News:
Athletics' Blackburn sharp; beats Royals in 2018 debut — OAKLAND — With an expedited return to a ravaged rotation, the Athletics weren't sure exactly what they'd get out of starting pitcher Paul Blackburn Thursday night. — Blackburn surpassed all expectations in his 2018 season debut …
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Athletics Nation
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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.
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MLB Baseball News … and Royals Review
Rodney Page / Tampa Bay Times:
Jake Bauers' promotion to majors continues Rays' youth movement — ST. PETERSBURG — The promotion of Jake Bauers is just one more part of the Rays' youth movement this season. The 22-year-old made his major-league debut Thursday night, starting at first base and batting sixth in the order against the Mariners.
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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 …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Top prospect Adbert Alzolay out with injury but promotion to Cubs is ‘close’ — Cubs' senior vice president of player development/scouting Jason McLeod on the Cubs' draft. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — The Cubs hope Adbert Alzolay will be wiser once he returns …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' draft provides balance in farm system
Cubs' draft provides balance in farm system
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MLB Baseball News …
Steve Buffery / Toronto Sun:
Gibbons' job becoming a hot topic around Blue Jays — Prior to Thursday's game against the visiting Baltimore Orioles, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons read part of a text he received from his friend, former O's pitching great Jim Palmer, now a noted broadcaster.
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Bluebird Banter
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Ian Harrison / Associated Press:
Judge, Stanton homer in 13th as Yankees beat Blue Jays 3-0
Judge, Stanton homer in 13th as Yankees beat Blue Jays 3-0
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MLB Baseball News … and Camden Chat
Associated Press:
Rangers, Jon Daniels agree to multiyear contract extension — ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers have given general manager Jon Daniels a multiyear contract extension at a time when the team is focused on developing young players at the big league level.
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baseballmusings.com
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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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion:
The Comeback
Mike Shalin / UPI:
Red Sox hope to keep flow going vs. Tigers — BOSTON — Jalen Beeks was not the first member of his family to learn the young left-hander was going to the major leagues to start for the Boston Red Sox against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night. — And you can thank social media for that.
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, Over the Monster and Bless You Boys
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 …
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 …
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