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Associated Press:
Yanks beat Red Sox 8-0 in matchup of struggling AL East foes  —  New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton waves to the crowd after pitching eight innings in the Yankees' 8-0 win over the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game Tuesday, April 16, 2019, in New York.
Discussion: DRaysBay
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Joon Lee / ESPN:
‘Everybody needs to start doing everything’ as Red Sox frustrations boil over  —  NEW YORK — As the Boston Red Sox clubhouse emptied out after another loss, maintaining Boston's status at the bottom of the American League East standings, the Star Wars “Imperial March” blared off a phone speaker in the hallway.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:   Column: 4 baseball questions addressing Christian Yelich's value, Tim Anderson's hot hitting and Chris Sale's struggles
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   New Yankee Mike Tauchman finally crosses first major league home run off his to-do list
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Red Sox ace Sale now 0-4: ‘I just flat-out stink’
Coley Harvey / ESPN:   Paxton (12Ks) dazzles vs. BoSox in rivalry debut
Associated Press:
Marlins no match for Quintana, fall 4-0 to Cubs  —  Marlins have lost 8 of last 9 … MIAMI - Jose Quintana gave up six hits in seven innings to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 4-0 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.  —  Quintana (2-1) struck out seven and extended his scoreless innings streak to 14.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs will try to earn their 1st series sweep of the season  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Cubs can earn their first series sweep Wednesday night against the Marlins.  Some might say this represents a chance for the Cubs to show they can avoid giving away games after they tied with the Brewers …
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:   Jose Quintana extends his scoreless streak to 14 innings as the Cubs beat the Marlins 4-0
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:   Yu Darvish and Jose Quintana are displaying much-welcomed strikeout potential for the Cubs
Howard Fendrich / ABC News:
Giants break out with 3 HRs off Strasburg in 7-3 win at Nats  —  Evan Longoria, Brandon Belt and Steven Duggar homered off fastballs from Stephen Strasburg, and the light-hitting San Francisco Giants powered their way to a 7-3 victory over the Washington Nationals
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Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
With talk of fences moving in, Giants sluggers, outfielders share sigh of relief  —  The Giants are reportedly considering adjusting the outfield configuration at Oracle Park  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The San Francisco Giants won World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014 with elite pitching …
Abbey Mastracco / Daily Record:
Drew Gagnon, Paul Sewald save Mets bullpen in 14-3 loss to Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA — Just about everything that could have gone wrong did for the Mets in the first inning of a 14-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park.  —  It was chaotic, to say the least …
Discussion: Phillies Nation and Amazin' Avenue
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Rob Maaddi / ABC News:
Arrieta pitches into 9th, Phillies hold off Mets 3-2  —  Jake Arrieta pitched neatly into the ninth inning, Scott Kingery and Cesar Hernandez hit solo homers and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 3-2  —  Jake Arrieta pitched neatly into the ninth inning …
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Bieber, bullpen lead Indians to 4-2 win over Seattle  —  Bieber matched his season total with three walks, but improved to 9-0 on the road in his career.  —  Author: The Associated Press  —  SEATTLE (AP) - Shane Bieber struck out five and combined with three relievers to hold Seattle …
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Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times:
Mariners can't break through against Cleveland, lose fifth consecutive game
Discussion: Lookout Landing and Let's Go Tribe
Jorge Castillo / The Charlotte Observer:
Kenta Maeda's performance on the mound leads to Dodgers' victory over the Reds  —  Too often this young season, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has taken the ball from his starting pitcher with disappointment, forced to make a change earlier than planned.
Discussion: DodgerBlue.com
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Matthew Moreno / DodgerBlue.com:
Dodgers News: Corey Seager Didn't Notice Reds' 4-Man Outfield, Max Muncy Chose To Ignore Strategy …
Discussion: Red Reporter
John Jackson / Associated Press:
Moncada, Garcia power White Sox past Royals 5-1  —  Yoán Moncada is not looking back at his struggles in the past or forward to the promise of his future.  —  The 23-year-old switch-hitter said he is having too much fun in the present.  —  Moncada hit a pair of solo shots …
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Phil Thompson / Chicago Tribune:   Lucas Giolito and the White Sox go for a series sweep of the Royals
Stephen Hawkins / ABC News:
Minor's 3-hitter is 1st career shutout, Rangers top Angels  —  Minor throws three-hitter for first career shutout as Rangers beat Angels 5-0  —  Mike Minor got to finish what he started, something the lefty never got a chance to do for the Texas Rangers last season in his return to a rotation.
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Paul Newberry / ABC News:
Walker homers leading off 9th, D-Backs beat Braves 9-6  —  Christian Walker homered leader off the ninth and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied against the shaky Atlanta bullpen for a 9-6 victory  —  Max Fried turned in another strong start for the Braves.  —  Then he turned it over to the bullpen — and it all fell apart for Atlanta.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:   Diamondbacks' Robbie Ray impressed by Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. after long home run
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
What if the Cubs had stopped making trades in 2016?  —  Fans of all contending teams eventually come to rue some of the prospects their club traded away in pursuit of the championship they all desperately wanted.  But all contending teams do it.  The dynamic of win-now teams dealing …
Miami Herald:
Classmates describe Columbine threat suspect Sol Pais as the manhunt continues  —  As law enforcement escalated its search for a Surfside teen suspected of making threats to Columbine High in Colorado, her classmates at Miami Beach High described her as smart and unassuming, if socially awkward at times.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Bader goes on IL with hamstring strain; Cards recall Thomas  —  MILWAUKEE  • Harrison Bader's right hamstring strain hasn't improved to the point where he is ready to play yet, so the Cardinals' center fielder was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, retroactive to April 14 …
ESPN:
Astros GM hopes to see an MLB team in Mexico  —  With Major League Baseball set to play another regular-season series in Monterrey, Mexico, next month, the general manager of one of the teams involved says he hopes the scheduling of games there not only becomes a permanent fixture but also includes …
Tim Bannon / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs in the minors: Ian Happ is improving, Carl Edwards Jr. is stabilizing and Nico Hoerner is batting .300  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Unlike the White Sox, the Cubs' minor-league system isn't loaded with top prospects likely to get promoted to the majors anytime soon.
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
The most feared lineups in baseball  —  Most teams have played at least 16 games so far, or one-tenth of the schedule.  It's early.  Heck, players are still wearing ski masks in some parts of the country, and it was so cold and windy Monday night in Philadelphia that Noah Syndergaard …
 
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