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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Chad Green leaves Yankees game with right forearm discomfort — BALTIMORE — Yankees right-handed reliever Chad Green left Thursday afternoon's game with what the team called right forearm “discomfort.” Green left in the middle of an at-bat against Austin Hays in the sixth inning …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees lose to Orioles, still have best record in baseball — BALTIMORE—When it rains it pours. On weather education day at Camden Yards, the Yankees' winning streak came to an end with an Anthony Santander's first walk-off hit of his career, a three-run shot off Lucas Luetge.
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Andy Kostka / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles beat Yankees, 9-6, on Anthony Santander's 3-run walk-off homer to left field, ending six-game losing streak — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 39 — Baltimore Orioles batter Anthony Santander (25) gets mobbed by teammates after crossing home plate following his home run …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankee prospect Luis Gil heading to team doctor for reported elbow issue
Joon Lee / ESPN:
New York Mets' Max Scherzer out 6-8 weeks with oblique strain — New York Mets right-hander Max Scherzer is expected to miss six to eight weeks after suffering a “moderate to high grade” oblique strain during Wednesday night's start against the St. Louis Cardinals, the team announced Thursday.
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Max Scherzer diagnosed with oblique strain; Buck Showalter reveals pitcher also dealing with blister — Max Scherzer's official injury diagnosis is in. — The Mets' pitcher will miss six to eight weeks with a “moderate to high grade” internal oblique strain, according to the team.
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Max Scherzer pulls himself out of his start with left side discomfort in Mets win over Cards
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets split doubleheader against Cardinals despite more late-game heroics
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Dwight Garner / New York Times:
Roger Angell, Who Wrote About Baseball With Passion, Dies at 101 — In elegantly winding articles for The New Yorker loaded with inventive imagery, he wrote more like a fan than a sports journalist. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Roger Angell, the elegant and thoughtful baseball writer …
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Remembering Roger Angell, Hall of Famer — In the course of a well-lived century, he established himself as the most exacting of editors, the most agile of stylists, a mentor to generations of writers, and baseball's finest, fondest chronicler. — In recent years, as his odometer headed …
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Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
After being put in a deep, dark hole, how will humbled Heat respond in Boston? — Erik Spoelstra said the following about how his Miami Heat should react to their looking outmatched and overcome in their staggering playoff loss: — “Don't listen to the noise,” he said. “There's no excuses, no blame, inside our room.
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Celtics load up, tie East finals 1-1 with 127-102 pounding of Heat — MIAMI — So what do the Boston Celtics look like when mostly whole? Like a whole lot of trouble for the Miami Heat. — With Marcus Smart and Al Horford back in their mix after missing Tuesday night's series-opening loss …
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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Chris Paddack's medical red flag killed Mets-Padres deal — MORE FROM: — The Post's Jon Heyman delivers news and notes from around MLB. — Now it can be told. The Mets-Padres deal was canceled after Mets doctors raised a red flag over right-hander Chris Paddack's medicals.
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Frank Pingue / Reuters:
Exclusive: Former NFL quarterback Vick coming out of retirement — Michael Vick, the once-dynamic NFL quarterback whose involvement in a dogfighting ring halted a breathtaking career in its prime, has agreed to come out of retirement to join startup league Fan Controlled Football, a source told Reuters on Friday.
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Boston Red Sox star Trevor Story hits 3 HRs in historic performance for second baseman — BOSTON — Trevor Story had 3 homers, 4 hits, 7 RBIs and a stolen base to help the Boston Red Sox rally from a four-run deficit to beat the Seattle Mariners 12-6 Thursday night.
