Elvis Andrus has five hits for the Rangers as they win, 7 – 2, over the Tigers. Andrus scores 3 runs, has 2 RBI and steals a base, while Mitch Moreland homers off Anibal Sanchez.

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Elvis Andrus has five hits for the Rangers as they win, 7 – 2, over the Tigers. Andrus scores 3 runs, has 2 RBI and steals a base, while Mitch Moreland homers off Anibal Sanchez.

Justin Upton hits a 6th-inning grand slam to lead Atlanta to an 8 – 5 win over Los Angeles. Jason Heyward returns to the Braves’ line-up after his April 22nd appendectomy and has two hits and an RBI. Scott Van Slyke hits two homers in a losing cause for the Dodgers.

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Justin Upton hits a 6th-inning grand slam to lead Atlanta to an 8 – 5 win over Los Angeles. Jason Heyward returns to the Braves’ line-up after his April 22nd appendectomy and has two hits and an RBI. Scott Van Slyke hits two homers in a losing cause for the Dodgers.

The Astros find yet a new way to lose. After blowing a 6th-inning 4 – 1 lead, they allow the Pirates to load the bases in the 9th, and with two outs, Edgar Gonzalez forces Russell Martin to hit an easy pop fly to shallow right field to apparently send the game to extra innings. But a backtracking 2B Jake Elmore crashes into RF Jimmy Paredes, who drops the ball and allows the winning run to score.

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The Astros find yet a new way to lose. After blowing a 6th-inning 4 – 1 lead, they allow the Pirates to load the bases in the 9th, and with two outs, Edgar Gonzalez forces Russell Martin to hit an easy pop fly to shallow right field to apparently send the game to extra innings. But a backtracking 2B Jake Elmore crashes into RF Jimmy Paredes, who drops the ball and allows the winning run to score.

It is advertised as a match-up of marquee pitchers Yu Darvish and Justin Verlander, but tonight’s contest between the Rangers and Tigers is a high-scoring one, ending 10 – 4 in Texas’s favor. The Rangers score 7 runs in the 3rd, capped by a three-run blast by C Geovany Soto that chases Verlander from the game for his shortest outing in nearly three years. For his part, Darvish allows a pair of long balls to Jhonny Peralta and Don Kelly but pitches 8 innings to improve to 7-1 on the year.

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It is advertised as a match-up of marquee pitchers Yu Darvish and Justin Verlander, but tonight’s contest between the Rangers and Tigers is a high-scoring one, ending 10 – 4 in Texas’s favor. The Rangers score 7 runs in the 3rd, capped by a three-run blast by C Geovany Soto that chases Verlander from the game for his shortest outing in nearly three years. For his part, Darvish allows a pair of long balls to Jhonny Peralta and Don Kelly but pitches 8 innings to improve to 7-1 on the year.

Zack Greinke makes a successful return to the mound after breaking his collarbone in a scuffle on April 11th. He gives up only one run in 5 1/3 innings and drives in a run himself as the Dodgers defeat the Nationals, 3 – 1.

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Zack Greinke makes a successful return to the mound after breaking his collarbone in a scuffle on April 11th. He gives up only one run in 5 1/3 innings and drives in a run himself as the Dodgers defeat the Nationals, 3 – 1.

Jeff Samardzija wins for the first time since Opening Day and hits a two-run homer off Jon Garland in the 2nd in leading the Cubs to a 6 – 3 victory over the Rockies.

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Jeff Samardzija wins for the first time since Opening Day and hits a two-run homer off Jon Garland in the 2nd in leading the Cubs to a 6 – 3 victory over the Rockies.

The 2013 Salón de la Fama balloting results are announced. Long-time Mexican League pitching star Jesús Ríos easily takes home the most votes. Joining him in winning entry to the Salón de la Fama are Cornelio García, one of the top contact hitters in LMB history, 1960s-1970s pitchers Juan Suby and Alfredo Mariscal and umpire Jesús Monter.

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The 2013 Salón de la Fama balloting results are announced. Long-time Mexican League pitching star Jesús Ríos easily takes home the most votes. Joining him in winning entry to the Salón de la Fama are Cornelio García, one of the top contact hitters in LMB history, 1960s-1970s pitchers Juan Suby and Alfredo Mariscal and umpire Jesús Monter.

Royals TV honors longtime broadcaster Fred White, who died today due to complications from melanoma, with a half-inning of silence to start the game. The Homer (IL) native, an employee with the organization for the past 40 years, was the team’s play-by-play announcer for 25 years, covering a span from 1973 to 1998.

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Royals TV honors longtime broadcaster Fred White, who died today due to complications from melanoma, with a half-inning of silence to start the game. The Homer (IL) native, an employee with the organization for the past 40 years, was the team’s play-by-play announcer for 25 years, covering a span from 1973 to 1998.

Tampa Bay’s Matt Moore gives up three 1st-inning runs, but nothing else over the next five innings, to become the first American League pitcher to seven wins, earning a 5 – 3 victory over the Red Sox. He is the first pitcher in Rays history to start a season 7-0.

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Tampa Bay’s Matt Moore gives up three 1st-inning runs, but nothing else over the next five innings, to become the first American League pitcher to seven wins, earning a 5 – 3 victory over the Red Sox. He is the first pitcher in Rays history to start a season 7-0.

Carlos Gonzalez has five hits, including a pair of homers, in leading the Rockies to a 9 – 4 win over the Cubs. Troy Tulowitzki pitches in with two doubles among his three hits and Eric Young homers as part of a 17-hit attack. Jeff Francis is the winner over Carlos Villanueva.

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Carlos Gonzalez has five hits, including a pair of homers, in leading the Rockies to a 9 – 4 win over the Cubs. Troy Tulowitzki pitches in with two doubles among his three hits and Eric Young homers as part of a 17-hit attack. Jeff Francis is the winner over Carlos Villanueva.