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Daniel Vogelbach's massive homer highlights Mariners' 6-2 victory over Rangers — Eight days ago, the Seattle Mariners left T-Mobile Park victorious - an occurrence that hadn't happened much in the weeks prior. The hope was that it might kick-start a trend of better play on a road trip against divisional foes.
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Another lefty starter quiets the Rangers. That was only one of their issues vs. Mariners — For whatever reason the past few seasons, the soft-tossing left-handed starting pitcher has given the Texas Rangers problem. Anyone have a metric for that? — Tommy Milone, who broke …
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Mariners snap 6-game skid with 6-2 win over Rangers — SEATTLE (AP) Daniel Vogelbach provided a preview of what was to come Monday when he launched a batting practice home run into the upper deck in right field at T-Mobile Park. — Batting practice is one thing.
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Kershaw relies more nowadays on big support from team — LOS ANGELES - The last time Clayton Kershaw had an earned-run average this high was when he was a 20-year-old rookie. — He is giving up home runs more frequently than ever. — Never has he started a season like this - only that's not entirely negative.
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Mets bullpen implodes in series opener to Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — What a meltdown. — After Jacob deGrom and Clayton Kershaw brought the noise and concluded a pitching duel fans from coast to coast were promised, the Mets bullpen could not hold up a lead and unveiled one of their worst implosions of the year.
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Fans chant ‘MVP’ after Bellinger's 2 assists, HR — LOS ANGELES — Dave Roberts was asked if he had ever experienced anything resembling the day-to-day, all-encompassing dominance that Cody Bellinger has exhibited through these first couple of months and started searching.
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Boston Red Sox beat Cleveland — BOSTON — Cleveland reliever Oliver Perez broke a spike loose on his shoe, and three batters later, the Boston Red Sox broke the game open. — Sandy Leon hit a three-run homer off Perez after he caused an odd stoppage asking for new footwear …
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Over the Monster
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5 things that need to happen — 1: With the Cardinals' rotation in some disarray, they need to find a No. 1 starter on whom they can count. — Flaherty is showing signs of being that guy. If he is, let him go into the seventh inning or even beyond. If they don't find that No. 1 …
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May 3-5 at Chicago (0-3) — In the first game of a sweep by the Cubs, the Cardinals were blanked on 81 pitches by soft-tossing Kyle Hendricks. Not much the manager could do about that one. — The second one, a 6-5 loss, got away when Michael Wacha squandered a four-run lead by throwing …
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Cincinnati Reds' Derek Dietrich, Yasiel Puig do opposite homer celebrations versus Pirates — Facing the Pittsburgh Pirates for the first time since a benches-clearing incident in Pittsburgh, Derek Dietrich brought back familiar memories when he crushed a solo home run in the second game …
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Reynolds leads Pirates past Reds 8-5 in doubleheader opener
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Bucs Dugout
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Injured Cincinnati Reds pitcher Alex Wood hopes to begin rehab assignment in next 3 weeks
Injured Cincinnati Reds pitcher Alex Wood hopes to begin rehab assignment in next 3 weeks
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Chirinos pulled after 5 no-hit innings, Rays beat Blue Jays — Tampa Bay's plan to use an opener was derailed by recent heavy bullpen use. — Yonny Chirinos showed that fill-in starters, even on a pitch count, can be an excellent replacement. — Chirinos was pulled after five no-hit innings …
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McCovey Chronicles
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Blue Jays commit breathtaking act of fielding butchery
Blue Jays commit breathtaking act of fielding butchery
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Who is the Yankees' MVP? They've got plenty of candidates — NEW YORK — Since Luke Voit was called up last August at the end of his most recent minor league stint, the New York Yankees have played 91 regular-season games. — Voit has appeared in nearly all of them.
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MLB power rankings: Rookie slugger Austin Riley on fire as Braves dream of another NL East title — In a year already defined by standout rookies, Atlanta Braves slugger Austin Riley has joined the fold, providing his team an enormous boost in the weeks since his promotion.
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Cole fans 12 as Astros down Cubs 6-5 — Gerrit Cole tied a season high with 12 strikeouts in six solid innings and the — Cole Hamels early and held on for a 6-5 win over the — Chicago Cubs in the opener of an interleague series on Monday. — Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer in the first inning …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Keith Law's 2019 MLB mock draft 2.0 — We are one week away from the MLB draft, and with the college conference tournaments ending this past weekend, scouting departments have begun their meetings in the last 48 hours or so to prepare for draft day. — This projected first round is just one scenario …
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Lone Star Ball
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Yankees fans boo Manny Machado in star's first visit to New York since free agency — San Diego Padres' Manny Machado stands in the dugout during the second inning of a game against the New York Yankees, Monday, May 27, 2019, in New York. (Michael Owens / AP)
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Iowa native Mitch Keller recovers from slow start in big-league debut — Cedar Rapids native Mitch Keller had plenty of memorable moments during his big-league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday. — The first inning was not one of them. — Keller struck out seven but allowed six earned runs …
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Yankees pitchers slowly returning to health — James Paxton has been cleared to come off the injured list and will slip back into the Yankees rotation this week. — “He is cleared. We'll talk and make sure, but we're probably looking about Wednesday,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of Paxton's first start after being activated.
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