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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
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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MLB Baseball News … and Amazin' Avenue
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
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.
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Robinson Cano on his way back from IL, Jeff McNeil and Brandon Nimmo still question marks — LOS ANGELES — Within days, the Mets depth chart went from unusually healthy to five Opening Day starters shelved on the injured list. Michael Conforto, part of the quintet, recovered from a concussion in a matter of nine days.
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MLB Baseball News …
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
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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MLB Baseball News …
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Associated Press:
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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Bluebird Banter, DRaysBay and baseballmusings.com
Erik T / Bluebird Banter:
Game #54 Preview: Sanchez vs Chirinos
Game #54 Preview: Sanchez vs Chirinos
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MLB Baseball News … and baseballmusings.com
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Indians pitcher Oliver Perez waits out unusual delay in socks vs. Red Sox — Major league pitchers can be extremely particular about their routines. Everything has to be just right, from the mound to the baseball to ... the cleats. — Cleveland Indians left-hander Oliver Perez …
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ESPN:
Bill Buckner dies at 69 after battling dementia
Bill Buckner dies at 69 after battling dementia
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MLB Baseball News …, MLB Trade Rumors, UPI, Bleed Cubbie Blue and WPIX 11 New York
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Activate Brock Holt, Move Dustin Pedroia To 60-Day IL
Red Sox Activate Brock Holt, Move Dustin Pedroia To 60-Day IL
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MLB Daily Dish and Over the Monster
Cassandra Negley / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Key figure in World Series lore Buckner dead at 69
Key figure in World Series lore Buckner dead at 69
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CBS News, Lone Star Ball and baseballmusings.com
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
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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MLB Baseball News …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
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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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Woodward thought Pence might retire in 2018. Now, the outfielder's career has been reborn — The Los Angeles Dodgers were the final opponent last season for the San Francisco Giants, who turned their season finale into an unofficial Hunter Pence Day. — They were saying goodbye …
Kristie Rieken / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
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
Nick Piecoro / Associated Press:
Diamondbacks' bullpen blows late lead in walk-off loss to Rockies in 11 innings — DENVER - Raimel Tapia singled in the winning run in the 11th inning to give the Colorado Rockies another dramatic victory, 4-3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday. — It was Colorado's third walk-off win in four games.
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AZ Snake Pit and Purple Row
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rockies Place Charlie Blackmon On Injured List
Rockies Place Charlie Blackmon On Injured List
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MLB Baseball News … and Purple Row
ABC News:
Profar, Phegley homer to lead A's to 10th straight win — Jurickson Profar and Josh Phegley homered off former Oakland starter Trevor Cahill and the Athletics rolled to their 10th straight win, 8-5 over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday. — Profar tied the game with a two-run homer …
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MLB Baseball News … and Halos Heaven
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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 …
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers sluggish, sloppy on Memorial Day in loss to Orioles, 5-3 — BALTIMORE — The Detroit Tigers should've showed themselves better than this. — After losing a weekend series against the Mets, they arrived in Baltimore on Sunday evening, many hours before the Orioles returned home from a trip to Colorado, past 2 a.m.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Check out Detroit Tigers' Zac Reininger's custom Memorial Day cleats
Check out Detroit Tigers' Zac Reininger's custom Memorial Day cleats
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MLB Baseball News …, Bless You Boys and Camden Chat
Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
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 …
ESPN:
Power Rankings: Can the Twins rise past AL elite to reach No. 1? — The more the Twins keep piling up wins, the more they get their due. After spending two weeks perched at No. 5, this week they've risen up to No. 2 on the strength of two first-place votes.
Toronto Sun:
Scherzer, Nats seek four-game sweep of Marlins — It is hard to believe: The Washington Nationals are just 2-9 when Max Scherzer starts this season. — A three-time Cy Young Award winner who will face the visiting Miami Marlins on Monday in the finale of a four-game series, Scherzer hasn't forgotten how to pitch.
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MLB Baseball News … and Federal Baseball
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Phil Miller / Star Tribune:
Garver leaves early for Florida as Twins open series with Brewers — After a steady afternoon rain, the weather has cleared up enough downtown to allow the Twins and Brewers to open their brief two-game series on schedule tonight. Mitch Garver won't be here to see it, though.
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Brew Crew Ball and Twinkie Town
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
MLB's best nicknames: From ‘Thor’ through ‘El Mago,’ we pick the top ones in the game — To make the big-time in major league baseball requires natural talent, the right opportunity and ... eventually, a nickname. — Yes, just making it to The Show is an accomplishment in itself.
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