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9:15 AM ET, June 11, 2023

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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Where do the Mets go from here after getting swept by the rival Braves in Atlanta?  —  PITTSBURGH — The Mets have suffered a lot of comically bad losses throughout franchise history.  They've been handed ugly losses and heartbreaking losses.  They've also fielded blatantly bad teams that played blatantly bad baseball.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Tylor Megill roughed up as Mets losing streak hits 7 with ugly 14-7 loss to the Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH — Against one of the most beautiful backdrops in baseball, the Mets played one of the ugliest games of the season.  —  One night after dropping a devastating extra-inning contest to the Atlanta Braves …
Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets place Pete Alonso on injured list after new tests reveal bone bruise, sprain of left wrist  —  PITTSBURGH — The freefalling Mets are facing the possibility of being without their best hitter for 3-4 weeks.  The extra imaging on Pete Alonso's left wrist showed a bone bruise and a sprain …
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Luis Robert Jr.'s walk-off single gives Chicago White Sox their 6th win in last 7 games to stay 3½ games out of 1st in AL Central  —  Elvis Andrus was on second, representing the game-winning run for the Chicago White Sox with one out in the ninth inning.
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Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
Marcus Stroman continues to show he's one of the best pitchers in MLB.  Soon, the Chicago Cubs will face a tough decision.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Every start Marcus Stroman makes further complicates a tough decision that awaits the Chicago Cubs next month.  —  The Cubs ended their four-game …
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Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
'We've got to be more accountable to our at-bats.' Finding the right offensive balance is proving to be elusive for Chicago Cubs.
Andrew Birkle / Detroit Free Press:
5 Detroit Tigers players that matter most in 2023 season  —  This is Part 2 of the Free Press' “Five most important players” series, in which we'll take a look at the x-factors for the six major beats.  Freep Tigers beat writer Evan Petzold consulted on this list.  Part 1 on the Detroit Lions can be viewed by clicking here.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and The Athletic
Tim Healey / Newsday:
After Buck Showalter calls a meeting, Mets snap seven-game losing streak with win over Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH — Buck Showalter did Friday night what no manager wants to have to do: Convey his anger and disappointment by conducting a closed-door meeting with the entirety of his badly underperforming roster after another loss.
Danny Davis / Austin American-Statesman:
In opener of Stanford super regional, Texas stages a ninth-inning comeback  —  STANFORD, Calif. — Down to their last three outs, the Texas Longhorns fought back on Saturday.  —  Texas scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning to stun eighth-seeded Stanford 7-5 in the opener of their best …
Discussion: Mercury News and Yahoo Sports
Joon Lee / ESPN:
The Aaron Boone Show?  Manager turning run-ins with umps into an ‘art form’  — Tennis- NCAAF- NCAAM- NCAAW- Sports Betting- Boxing- CFL- Cricket- F1- Golf- Horse- MMA- NASCAR- NBA G League- Olympic Sports- PLL- Racing- RN BB- RN FB- Rugby- WNBA- WWE- X Games- XFL  —  The Aaron Boone Show?
Matthew Postins / Sports Illustrated:
Three New York Yankees Prospects In Top 100 List  —  Even with the graduation of Anthony Volpe from the prospect rankings, the Yankees have plenty of high-end talent in the Top 100.  —  Three New York Yankees prospects remained among the Top 100 prospects in baseball, according to a re-rank of the Top 100 by Baseball America.
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
ESPN:
Red Sox say Chris Sale has stress reaction in shoulder blade  —  NEW YORK — Boston left-hander Chris Sale will be sidelined until at least August because of a stress reaction in his left scapula, the latest in a series of setbacks since the Red Sox agreed to a long-term deal before the 2019 season that guaranteed him $160 million.
 
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