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Phillies Talk podcast: Massive early-season Phillies-Braves series on tap — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — The Phillies will play 40% of their games against the — Braves over the next four days, making this a massive early-season NL East series.
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Phillies fans catch attention of Yankees manager Aaron Boone from outside the park
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Jim Salisbury / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Phillies' beleaguered bullpen gets the job done to earn series split vs. mighty Yankees
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The Good Phight, Phillies Nation and Pinstripe Alley
Corey Seidman / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
2020 Phillies schedule update: Make-up games against Blue Jays, Marlins announced
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Cardinals Game Is Postponed After Another Positive Virus Test — The Cardinals have been off for a week because of an outbreak that emerged last weekend, but their hiatus was extended by at least one day. — ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals' game Friday against the Chicago Cubs was postponed …
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Cardinals, finally get back to work, face Cubs — The St. Louis Cardinals will return from an eight-day pandemic break to host the division-leading Chicago Cubs on Friday. — A COVID-19 outbreak within their roster forced the Cardinals to postpone a series at Milwaukee and home-and-home series against the Detroit Tigers.
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Former Angels Employee Charged for Supplying Deadly Drugs to Tyler Skaggs — Skaggs, 27, was found dead in his hotel room on July 1, 2019. — Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the arrest of former Angels employee Eric Kay. — Eric Kay, the former Los Angeles Angels …
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Former Angels employee Eric Kay charged with distributing fentanyl in Tyler Skaggs case — Former Angels employee Eric Kay has been charged by federal authorities in Texas with distributing fentanyl in connection with the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, according to court documents reviewed by the Los Angeles Times.
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Familiar foes Padres, Diamondbacks meet again — Crazy things are happening in this unpredictable 60-game Major League Baseball season. — For example, the San Diego Padres host the Arizona Diamondbacks Friday in the opener of a three-game series at Petco Park.
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Gaslamp Ball, MLB Baseball News …, AZ Snake Pit and MLB Trade Rumors
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Struggling Mariners, hot Rockies square off in Seattle — Bud Black has spent his entire managerial career in the National League. — But that doesn't mean he doesn't know how to employ a designated hitter. — Black, who spent most of his pitching career facing DHs in the American League …
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Lookout Landing, Purple Row and Beyond the Box Score
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Indians aim to extend win streak vs. White Sox in Chicago — Limited to four runs in a recent four-game skid, the Cleveland Indians are starting to recapture their stride — and stroke — entering Friday's series opener against the Chicago White Sox. — The Indians travel to Guaranteed Rate Field …
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John Hickey / Sports Illustrated:
Canha, Melvin Come to Defense of Embattled Athletics Coach Christenson — In the wake of the furor raised by the apparently unintentional uses of the Nazi salute given by Oakland bench coach Ryan Christenson after Thursday's win over the Texas Rangers, A's left fielder Mark Canha was quick to rise to Christenson's defense Friday.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Stephen Strasburg To Make 2020 Debut Sunday — Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg will make his 2020 debut Sunday against the Orioles, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports. Manager Dave Martinez indicated the Nationals are hopeful that Strasburg will give them 75 to 80 pitches in his first start of the season.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals Designate Jorge Lopez For Assignment — The Royals announced Friday that right-hander Jorge Lopez has been designated for assignment. He'd been on the bereavement list, and because he's out of minor league options, had to either be added back to the 28-man roster or designated for assignment.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Claim Robbie Erlin — The Braves announced that they have claimed left-hander Robbie Erlin off waivers from the Pirates. In other moves, the Braves placed right-hander Chris Martin on the 10-day injured list with an esophageal constriction and recalled RHP Chad Sobotka.
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Dodgers lineup vs. Giants: Mookie Betts returns after missing three games — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Mookie Betts is back in the Dodgers' lineup Friday, in right field and batting second, against the San Francisco Giants after not starting the previous three games with a finger injury.
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