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Clayton Kershaw passes Don Drysdale on Dodgers' all-time strikeout list in win — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — The 2,487th strikeout of Clayton Kershaw's career, the one that moved him into second place on the Dodgers' all-time strikeout list, was aptly completed, with a biting slider that darted off the plate.
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Dodgers place Pedro Báez on injured list with groin strain — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … The Dodgers placed right-hander Pedro Báez on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a right groin strain. Josh Sborz, one of the team's three players on the taxi squad in Seattle …
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Detroit Tigers observations: Offense slumbers again in Lucas Giolito gem, 9-0 loss — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire wants consistency from his offense. He desires a starting rotation with the ability to pitch into the second half of games.
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Why White Sox sent Dane Dunning down a day after his major league debut — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — an impressive performance in his major league debut, Dane Dunning was sent back down to the — White Sox alternate training site in Schaumburg.
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Mets Player, Staffer Test Positive For Coronavirus; Mets Games Thursday, Friday Postponed — A Mets player and a staff member have tested positive for the coronavirus, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network and Tim Healey of Newsday. As a result, their road game against the Marlins tonight has been postponed …
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays tell their players not to wear homeless T-shirts … BUFFALO — When injured Blue Jays reliever Ken Giles went to the trouble of ordering T-shirts for his teammates poking fun at the “homeless Jays,” he certainly wasn't intending to bring the heat to his team.
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Padres' Manny Machado rips Rangers with walk-off grand slam — Manny Machado walked out of the batter's box and watched a ball he hit sail 436 feet before it landed in the left field seats for a walk-off grand slam to lead the San Diego Padres to a win over the Texas Rangers.
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Marlins To Promote Sixto Sanchez, Jesus Sanchez — 1:18pm: Miami is also promoting top outfield prospect Jesus Sanchez, Heyman tweets. — 1:02pm: The Marlins are calling up top pitching prospect Sixto Sanchez, per MLB Network's Jon Heyman (Twitter link). The flamethrowing righty will likely step into Miami's rotation.
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Yankees Place Zack Britton On Injured List, Option Miguel Andujar — The Yankees have placed lefty Zack Britton on the 10-day injured list due to a strained left hamstring and optioned infielder/outfielder Miguel Andujar to their alternate training site, per a club announcement.
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Pirates president Travis Williams tests positive for coronavirus — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — Pittsburgh Pirates president Travis Williams has tested positive for coronavirus. Williams revealed his positive test in a statement Thursday, saying he is “on the road to recovery.”
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Matz won't start as Mets try to sweep Marlins — The New York Mets on Thursday will go for a four-game sweep over the host Miami Marlins. — The Mets announced after Wednesday's game that left-hander Steven Matz won't make the start as Thursday as scheduled.
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Is your favorite MLB team cursed? — The first time anybody talked about “The Curse of the Bambino,” according to newspaper databases, was in 1989, when buzz started to build about an upcoming book of that title by Boston sportswriter Dan Shaughnessy. Before that, there had been scattered talk …
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