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Alex Bregman’s grand slam highlights Astros slugfest
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Collin McHugh has had a few close calls on the mound — nothing like this line drive he somehow dodged with an acrobatic maneuver that allowed the Astros to turn a…
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Arenado homers on 28th birthday, Rockies beat Padres 8-2
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered for the third straight game — a two-run shot on his 28th birthday — and Jon Gray pitched seven strong innings for the Colorado Rockies, who beat the…
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Moncada, Garcia power White Sox past Royals 5-1
CHICAGO (AP) — Yoán Moncada is not looking back at his struggles in the past or forward to the promise of his future. The 23-year-old switch-hitter said he is having too much fun in the…
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Yelich’s 3-run homer helps Brewers past Cardinals, 8-4
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich had no idea what to expect from Cardinals hard-throwing prospect Ryan Helsley. It took him six pitches to figure it out. Yelich welcomed Helsley to the big leagues with a…
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Minor’s 3-hitter is 1st career shutout, Rangers top Angels
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mike Minor got to finish what he started, something the lefty never got a chance to do for the Texas Rangers last season in his return to a rotation. Minor threw…
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Walker homers leading off 9th, D-Backs beat Braves 9-6
ATLANTA (AP) — Max Fried turned in another strong start for the Braves. Then he turned it over to the bullpen — and it all fell apart for Atlanta. Christian Walker homered leading off the…
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Quintana goes 7 innings, Cubs beat Marlins 4-0
MIAMI (AP) — A modest scoreless streak from Jose Quintana has helped the Chicago Cubs to their best stretch of the young season. Quintana gave up six hits in seven innings to lead the Cubs…
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Hernandez leads Blue Jays to 6-5 win over Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Teoscar Hernandez delivered a go-ahead hit for the Toronto Blue Jays for the second straight game. But it was a defensive play by Hernandez that had his manager beaming after Toronto’s 6-5…
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Giants break out with 3 HRs off Strasburg in 7-3 win at Nats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Evan Longoria and the rest of the San Francisco Giants came into their matchup against Stephen Strasburg with a grand total of 10 homers through their first 17 games — worse than…
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Marte’s homer in 10th inning lifts Pirates over Tigers 5-3
DETROIT (AP) — Starling Marte dropped down a sacrifice bunt in the fifth inning of Pittsburgh’s game against Detroit. Not exactly the norm for the slugging outfielder — but a sign of how much he’s…
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