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Japan down USA to win World Baseball Classic for third time

Miami (AFP) - Japan defeated the United States 3-2 on Tuesday to win the World Baseball Classic for a record third time.

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USA Coach Reveals Expected Starter for WBC Title Game

The United States will turn to a pitcher who’s never played in the MLB postseason with the WBC championship on the line.

Sports Illustrated

Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: Target These Five Pitchers in Drafts

These pitchers offer great late-round value in Fantasy Baseball Drafts.

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Fantasy Baseball Draft Review: Tout Wars

SI Fantasy’s Jen Piacenti had the 12th pick in this experts league. Here’s how she made out.

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Giants eliminated from postseason contention with 8-4 loss to Diamondbacks

SAN FRANCISCO — As the Giants streaked toward the finish line, taking their postseason chances from seemingly impossible to only highly improbable, some considered it a good omen for 2023, while others regretted not playing at this level all season.

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Padres finish off rally in 9th with walk-off hit by Alfaro

Jorge Alfaro did it again.

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Junis returns to form, Crawford walks off D-backs for SF Giants’ fifth straight win

SAN FRANCISCO — In a positive development for the Giants postseason hopes, Jakob Junis returned to form Tuesday night against the Diamondbacks. A not-so-good development saw the Giants fail to crack their Kryptonite this season that has taken the form of Arizona right-hander Merrill Kelly.

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Ryan McMahon blasts ninth-inning home run to lift Rockies to 3-2 win over Diamondbacks

DENVER — The Ryan McMahon redemption tour is gathering steam.

The Denver Post

Austin Riley walks it off as Braves sweep D-Backs

ATLANTA — Max Fried and Merrill Kelly were at the forefront of the Braves and Diamondbacks’ Sunday matinee. Both starters pitched seven scoreless innings, resulting in a low-scoring affair that ended with a walk-off from a player who’s the hottest in baseball right now.

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Jakob Junis’ return to SF Giants rotation overshadowed in 5th straight loss

PHOENIX — Some 400 miles of distance, a different ballpark and a downgrade in competition from the first-place Dodgers to last-place D-backs wasn’t enough for the Giants to shed their slow start to the second half.

Tribune News Service

Giants can’t ride road’s momentum into home stand, fall to D-backs

SAN FRANCISCO — On the other side of this home stand is the All-Star break. If all goes well, the Giants could enter it a resurgent bunch, recovered from their recent skid and well within reach of the playoffs. The other way? Well, it should make Farhan Zaidi’s options at…

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Rockies drop series opener to Diamondbacks, 9-3, as Antonio Senzatela exits early with shoulder issue

DENVER — Two batters into Friday’s series opener against the Diamondbacks, it was clear Antonio Senzatela wasn’t sharp.

The Denver Post

Raising Arizona: How Brent Strom Is Fixing the Diamondbacks

The 73-year-old pitching whisperer came out of his brief retirement to remake the worst pitching staff in MLB.

Sports Illustrated

MLB DFS Pitcher Report: April 8 Evening Slate Plays, Values, Stacks

Target the ideal DFS pitchers based on value and matchup for Friday's evening slate.

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Padres' Nick Martinez a 'different pitcher' as he returns to MLB

PEORIA, Ariz. — Miles Mikolas has parlayed his three-year stay with Yomiuri in Nippon Professional Baseball into more than $49 million guaranteed. Merrill Kelly, Chris Flexen and Pierce Johnson, too, are among the arms who've breathed new life into their careers in either Japan or Korea.

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Madison Bumgarner, Zac Gallen Must Rebound If Diamondbacks Are to Contend

Fantasy outlook, stats and analysis for 2022 Arizona Diamondbacks hitters and pitchers.

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