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Royals' Seth Lugo will miss start vs. the Cardinals with middle-finger injury — Kansas City Royals right-hander Seth Lugo will miss his upcoming start on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals at Kauffman Stadium. — Lugo is dealing with inflammation in his right middle finger.
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The Royals' pitching depth will be tested after a second rotation injury Friday — Kansas City Royals starter Cole Ragans exited Friday's game in the sixth inning with a familiar ailment. — Ragans allowed a leadoff single to Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn. The baseball was just out of his reach as it went into center field.
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Astros at Rangers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 16 — It's Friday, May 16 and the Astros (22-21) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (24-21). Lance McCullers is slated to take the mound for Houston against Nathan Eovaldi for Texas.
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Rockies at Diamondbacks Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for May 16
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Twins at Brewers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 16
Twins at Brewers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 16
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Angels at Dodgers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 16
Angels at Dodgers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 16
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Yankees reliever Jake Cousins has injury setback, this time a pec issue — NEW YORK — Yankees reliever Jake Cousins felt pectoral discomfort after throwing a pair of batting practice sessions, another setback in his bid to return to the mound for the first time since last fall.
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Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. returns to mound after online threats that followed his previous start — ARLINGTON, Texas — Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. allowed two unearned runs over four innings against the Texas Rangers on Friday, six nights after the right-hander failed …
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Flores hits three home runs, drives in eight runs to back Webb as Giants thump A's 9-1 — SAN FRANCISCO — Wilmer Flores homered three times — including a grand slam — and drove in eight runs to back a strong start by Logan Webb, leading the San Francisco Giants past the Athletics 13-5 on Friday night.
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Last-place Orioles fire manager Brandon Hyde after falling 13 games under .500 — The Baltimore Orioles fired manager Brandon Hyde on Saturday after a dismal start to the season by a team coming off two consecutive playoff appearances. The Orioles are 15-28 and in last place in the AL East following …

Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw Gets Honest About Retirement Ahead of Return — Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw spoke about his motivation to continue pitching before his return from injury on Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels. — “I think not letting an injury …
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Juan Soto greeted with standing jeer in Yankee Stadium return, then touches heart with helmet — Fans rose to their feet for Juan Soto's Yankee Stadium return in a rare standing jeer, and he responded by taking off his helmet, tipping it to the crowd and touching it against his heart.
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Bryce Harper reaches 1,000 RBIs in the Phillies' 8-4 victory over the Pirates — PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper reached 1,000 RBIs and was part of a wild seventh inning rally in which the Philadelphia Phillies scored four runs on just one hit in an 8-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
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Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Justin Martinez progressing towards return, Ryan Walker on the hot seat — In this week's Closer Report, Jeff Hoffman and Ryan Walker are among the closers struggling to keep runs off the board. Who's most at risk of losing the closer role?
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Versatile Red Sox rookie emerges as first base solution: ‘I get to knock it off my bucket list’ — BOSTON — More than four hours before first pitch Friday at Fenway Park, there was Kristian Campbell working with Boston's coaches on adding yet another position to his already-vast repertoire.
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Cubs agree to minor league deal with struggling right-hander Kenta Maeda — CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a minor league contract with Kenta Maeda, giving the struggling right-hander another chance to regain his form. — Cubs manager Craig Counsell confirmed the deal before Friday's game against the White Sox.