While the hot starts by the Dodgers, Padres and Giants have garnered plenty of attention, the D-backs have won 5 straight to put themselves in the thick of a loaded NL West. Plus, the Yanks prevailed in their first road game at Steinbrenner Field.
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12:16
Strider back on mound; benches clear in Pittsburgh
Braves ace Spencer Strider returned a year after Tommy John surgery and looked like his old self. Elsewhere, a day after the Nats' Paul DeJong was hit in the face with a Pirates pitch, benches emptied. And Jackson Holliday one-upped Cal Ripken Jr.
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11:41
Padres lost at home? Plus some surprise sluggers
The Padres couldn't go 81-0 at home, right? Right. But it took extra innings for them to fall to the Cubs, after starting 11-0 at Petco. Elsewhere, we're seeing power in unexpected places, notably an A's player putting up Reggie Jackson-like numbers.
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11:20
They might be Giants; Padres still perfect at Petco
With another win over a quality team, the Giants continue to prove that their hot start is no fluke. Elsewhere in the NL West, the Padres improved to 11-0 at home, tied for the fourth-longest season-opening home win streak of all-time
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13:05
Revenge a dish best served by ... Garrett Crochet
Dealt from the White Sox to Boston over the winter, the left-hander made quite the return to Chicago's South Side, taking a no-hitter into the eighth before exiting to a standing ovation. "I feel like I could've thrown five more innings," he said.
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