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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox drop their 7th straight, falling 6-4 to the Minnesota Twins on Byron Buxton's walk-off HR — MINNEAPOLIS — Lucas Giolito returned to the mound but the Chicago White Sox couldn't return to the win column. — The Sox let two late leads slip away and completed a dismal trip …
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MLB.com and Orange County Register
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Eloy Jiménez (hamstring) will miss an estimated 6-8 weeks. ‘The guys are hurting,’ says Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa. — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 90 — White Sox's Eloy Jimenez leaves the field on a cart after falling to the turf on a groundout to the Minnesota in the second inning on April 23, 2022.
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Boston Herald
Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
Celtics end Nets season from hell with clean sweep — This couldn't have been the clean sweep the Nets had imagined. — Three summers ago, the Nets secured the two superstars (and their plus-one) Knicks fans thought they'd have themselves. They quickly coined it “The Clean Sweep,” …
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Union-News, New York Post, Orange County Register, CelticsBlog and Sports Illustrated
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Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
Kevin Durant scores just 16 points as Celtics continue to shut down Nets' superstar — The Nets made half their shots against the Celtics and made 12 threes on 29 attempts. They moved the ball for 25 assists on 39 field goals and six of their nine players who logged minutes scored in double figures.
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Orange County Register, The Boston Globe, New York Post, The Athletic, Boston Herald, Union-News, CelticsBlog and Celtics Wire
Julia Poe / Chicago Tribune:
Alex Caruso is in concussion protocol and is questionable to play for the Chicago Bulls in Wednesday's Game 5 — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 27 — Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo shoots as Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan defends in the second half at the United Center on April 24, 2022.
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Boston Herald, The Athletic, Daily Herald and Sports Illustrated
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Julia Poe / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Bulls on the brink of elimination after losing again to the Milwaukee Bucks: 'I'm not particularly ready to go home' — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 27 — Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo shoots as Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan defends in the second half at the United Center on April 24, 2022.
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Chicago Sun-Times, The Athletic and Union-News
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Ugly scene at Stadium as ‘classless’ Yankees fan throw stuff at Guardians outfielders after walk-off win — What should have been a joyous celebration after Gleyber Torres' walk-off hit quickly became an ugly scene at Yankee Stadium, leading Cleveland Guardians outfielder Myles Straw …
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Pinstripe Alley, Sports Illustrated, NBCSports.com, MLB Baseball News … and Covering the Corner
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Gleyber Torres hits walk-off single as Yankees rally past Cleveland Guardians, 5-4 — What started as a slow burn on Saturday at Yankee Stadium ended in a full-on boil. — The Yankees' 5-4 win was initially humming along at a nice pace, devoid of many memorable highlights …
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Pinstripe Alley
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Max Scherzer blanks Cards for seven, then Mets finish job with wild ninth-inning comeback — ST. LOUIS — Though each of Max Scherzer's last two outings were brilliant, his next start was even better. But baseball games cannot be won by one star pitcher alone.
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MLB.com, New York Post, Amazin' Avenue, Orange County Register and The Athletic
Justin Toscano / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves' Eddie Rosario to have laser eye procedure, may miss 8-12 weeks — The Braves might now have an explanation for outfielder Eddie Rosario's struggles at the plate and in the field to begin this season. — Rosario will undergo a laser procedure in the coming days to correct blurred vision …
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Fish Stripes, Battery Power and MLB Trade Rumors
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets win five straight series to begin 2022 season, matching a franchise record — Hours after Buck Showalter delivered some muddled details regarding Jacob deGrom's progression, Tylor Megill once again showed that—with him taking deGrom's place in the rotation—the Mets can afford to bide their time with the two-time Cy Young winner.
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Orange County Register
Chris Bumbaca / USA Today:
Data, Statcast show how brutal umpire Ángel Hernández was for Phillies vs. Brewers — Ángel Hernández's strike zone belongs on a Little League field. — Anything close, and it's a strike. — Hernández, long a thorn in the side of MLB players …
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MLB Baseball News …, NBC Chicago and The Good Phight
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera becomes 33rd player in MLB history with 3,000 hits — Miguel Cabrera became the 33rd player in MLB history to reach 3,000 hits Saturday, delivering a single off Colorado Rockies right-hander Antonio Senzatela to right field in the first inning at Comerica Park in Game 1 of a doubleheader.
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ESPN, MLB Baseball News …, MLB.com, Japan Times and The Athletic
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Gavin Good / Chicago Tribune:
21-0! The Chicago Cubs rout the Pittsburgh Pirates for their largest shutout win since at least 1901. — The Chicago Cubs piled on the runs in historic fashion Saturday, crushing the Pirates 21-0 at Wrigley Field in the franchise's largest shutout win since at least 1901.
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Orange County Register
