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Cardinals reliever Hancock killed in car crash — ST. LOUIS — Josh Hancock, a key member of the bullpen that helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series last season, was killed in a car crash early Sunday. — The Cardinals postponed their home game Sunday night against the Chicago Cubs.
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Cardinals mourn loss of pitcher Josh Hancock — Reliever killed in tragic automobile accident Sunday a.m.; tonight's game with Cubs is postponed — ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals were informed this morning by the St. Louis Police Department of the tragic death of pitcher Josh Hancock …
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Bill Bryan / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals reliever Hancock killed in car crash; tonight's game postponed — St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Josh Hancock was killed early Sunday in an accident on Highway 40 (Interstate 64), just west of Compton Avenue, authorities said. — Hancock's Ford Explorer slammed into the rear …
Tarik El-Bashir / Washington Post:
Williams Makes Case To Stay in Nats' Rotation — Blown Save, 12-Inning Loss Spoil Effort: Mets 6, Nationals 2 — Washington Nationals Manager Manny Acta didn't mince words when asked about the significance of Jerome Williams's start against the New York Mets last night.
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Mark Hale / New York Post:
'EXTRA' SPECIAL — BELTRAN, WRIGHT LIFT METS IN 12TH — Glory should go to nearly everyone from Julio Franco to Damion Easley to Carlos Beltran. — Last night the Mets tied the Nationals twice in the late innings, then put up four runs in the 12th to win, 6-2.
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Joe Hamrahi / Baseball Digest Daily:
Minor Trade and News & Notes — It seems trivial reporting a small trade like this on a day baseball loses a member of its family, but here it is nevertheless... The Atlanta Braves and Oakland Athletics completed a trade today, as the Braves sent outfielder Ryan Langerhans to the A's …
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White Sox option Brian Anderson to Triple-A Charlotte — CHICAGO — Following today's game vs. the Los Angeles Angels, the Chicago White Sox optioned outfielder Brian Anderson to Triple-A Charlotte. — Anderson, 25, is hitting .118 (2-for-17) in 13 games with the White Sox this season.
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Associated Press:
Maine, Beltran get Mets by Nationals 1-0 (AP) — WASHINGTON (AP) — John Maine pitched seven sharp innings and Carlos Beltran homered for one of New York's three hits Sunday, giving the Mets a 1-0 victory over the Washington Nationals. — Maine (4-0) struck out a career-high eight and allowed three hits in lowering his ERA to 1.35.
Associated Press:
Rios, Ohka lift Jays over Rangers 7-3 (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — Alex Rios homered, Tomo Ohka pitched seven innings to win his second straight start and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 7-3 Sunday. — Aaron Hill went 3-4 and drove in two runs for Toronto.
Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
SURVEY SAYS....If you were building a team from scratch, would you start with Jose Reyes or A-Rod? — It probably won't have the legs of "Willie or Mickey?" because they likely won't share the Big Apple spotlight for such an extended period. But at the moment, New York baseball enthusiasts can debate this question:
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Holy Francona — It's already been an amusing morning. Probably has something to do with all of us being stir crazy — too many Yankees-Red Sox games in too short a period, I'd guess. — The session with Terry Francona was scheduled for 10 a.m., but when we arrived we were told …
