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TC Zencka / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Option Billy McKinney, Activate Chase Anderson — Billy McKinney has been optioned to the Blue Jays' taxi squad, clearing the way to for Chase Anderson to join the active roster, per Shi Davidi of Sportsnet. — Anderson starts today's game against the Red Sox …
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MLB Baseball News … and Bluebird Banter
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays squeak out just enough offence for rare win … BOSTON - If the Blue Jays bats were booming the way they have in the past, they might have been in for some Fenway fun here on Saturday night. — Instead, it was another grinding sequence of frustration at the plate with just enough offence …
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Over the Monster and Bluebird Banter
Maria Torres / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Angels lineup vs. Texas Rangers: Patrick Sandoval takes the mound, Jo Adell returns — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Jo Adell returned to the lineup Saturday for the second game of the series against the Texas Rangers. He missed the previous two games nursing a sore right quad …
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Halos Heaven and Lone Star Ball
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TC Zencka / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Recall Patrick Sandoval For Start, Option Luke Bard — The Los Angeles Angels optioned Luke Bard to their alternate site today, recalling Patrick Sandoval in his place, per Jason Martinez of Roster Resource over at Fangraphs. — Sandoval made his major-league debut last season going 0-4 across 10 appearances (9 starts).
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MLB Baseball News … and Lone Star Ball
Todd Dybas / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Nationals to ‘reassess’ Sean Doolittle's role after another poor outing — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — Sean Doolittle is four appearances into what has become a mess. — Finding a path to outs is problematic. He's tried with a downtrodden fastball or still-to-be-refined off-speed pitches.
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Federal Baseball
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Stephen Strasburg To Make 2020 Debut Sunday
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MLB Baseball News …, Federal Baseball and MLB.com
Howard Fendrich / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Even Davis gets 2 hits as O's total 19 in 11-0 win at Nats
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Yahoo! Sports, Camden Chat and Federal Baseball
Will Graves / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Tigers hit 4 homers in 1st inning, drill Pirates 11-5 — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Jeimer Candelario all hit home runs in the first inning against Pittsburgh's — Tigers drilled the Pirates 11-5 on Saturday. — Detroit sent four of Holland's first 11 pitches …
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Yahoo! Sports, Bucs Dugout and Bless You Boys
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John Perrotto / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Tigers outslug Pirates 17-13 in 11 innings after layoff
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Bless You Boys and Bucs Dugout
Corey Seidman / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Phillies beat Braves behind strong games from Jake Arrieta, Jay Bruce, J.T. Realmuto — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — Jake Arrieta pitched a gem and the Phillies played longball en route to a 5-0 win over the — Braves in Saturday's series opener at Citizens Bank Park.
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Phillies Nation, Talking Chop and The Good Phight
Alex Pavlovic / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Giants acquire outfield prospect Luis Basabe in trade with White Sox — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — The Giants added an intriguing young outfielder to their 40-man roster Sunday in exchange for just cash considerations. — Luis Basabe, a 23-year-old who not too long ago played …
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Yahoo! Sports, McCovey Chronicles and Lone Star Ball
Brian Witt / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Watch Giants' Austin Slater hit two home runs off Clayton Kershaw — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — Austin Slater needs to play more. — He made a pretty convincing argument in the third inning of the Giants game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
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NBCSports.com, McCovey Chronicles and True Blue LA
Dennis Young / New York Daily News:
Mets' bats finally bust loose with three homers in win over Marlins — The Mets badly needed to start hitting homers, and they did it Saturday night. Pete Alonso and Michael Conforto beamed low-slung lasers out of the park, and J.D. Davis hit a late three-run homer to ice the team's 8-4 home win over the Marlins.
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Baseball Prospectus
Mark Didtler / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Cole just misses 20th reg-season win in row, Yanks beat Rays — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Gerrit Cole came within one strike of earning his 20th straight regular-season win before getting pulled, and the — Tampa Bay Rays 8-4 Saturday in the opener of a seven-inning doubleheader.
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Yahoo! Sports and Pinstripe Alley
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Mark Didtler / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Perez hits sac fly in the 8th, Rays beat Yankees 1-0
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Pinstripe Alley, Tampa Bay Rays on Yahoo! … and DRaysBay
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Release Derek Dietrich — The Cubs announced that utilityman Derek Dietrich has been released so that Dietrich can explore a Major League opportunity with another club. (MLB.com's Jordan Bastian was among those to report the news.) — Dietrich signed a minor league deal with Chicago …
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MLB Baseball News …
Bernie Wilson / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Marté, Vogt homer to carry Diamondbacks over Padres 3-2 — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Stephen Vogt homered off Chris Paddack in the sixth inning, and the — San Diego Padres 3-2 on Saturday night. — The Padres failed to capitalize on two more home runs by
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AZ Snake Pit
