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Associated Press:
Teixeira's homer lifts Yanks over hurting Tribe — NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Teixeira (FSY) hit a three-run homer, Derek Jeter (FSY) sparked a rally with a two-out, two-run double and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3 Sunday. — Hours after the Indians learned …
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Comic relief from Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain is no joke for Joe Girardi — With one excruciating pitch after another taken for a ball by their hitters and every exasperating pitching change after another made by their manager, it was as if the Yankees were sending a “take this” …
Tim Britton / MLB.com:
Bullpen trampled in Yanks' loss to Tribe — No relief for New York despite big lead entering seventh — NEW YORK — At the end of a four-hour and 22-minute contest that saw both teams bat around in a single inning, 24 total runs and a frightening moment on the mound, manager Joe Girardi wasn't one for deep insights.
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Associated Press:
Sanchez, Paulino carry Marlins past Phillies 1-0 — MIAMI - Not even 24 hours after making the final out of Roy Halladay's perfect game, Ronny Paulino drove in the only run Sunday to lift the Florida Marlins to a 1-0 victory over the struggling Philadelphia Phillies.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Phillies 1, Marlins 0: Roy Halladay Pitches Baseball's 20th Perfect Game
Joe Capozzi / Florida Marlins news, analysis …:
Roy Halladay throws perfect game vs. Marlins; 20th perfect game in MLB history
Joe Capozzi / Florida Marlins news, analysis …:
Florida Marlins: Free tickets to fans who stuff All Star ballot boxes
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Associated Press:
Recap: Red Sox 8, Royals 1 — David Ortiz capped his big May with his 11th homer of the season and Jon Lester [stats] pitched seven strong innings, helping the Boston Red Sox [team stats] beat the Kansas City Royals 8-1 on Sunday to salvage a split of the four-game series.
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Buchholz Sharp Again, Red Sox Beat Royals — BOSTON (AP) — Clay Buchholz keeps looking like Boston's new ace, throwing seven shutout innings to outduel Zack Greinke and lead the Red Sox to a 1-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. — The Red Sox had lost the first two of a four …
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Beckett not quite ready to return from DL — After throwing a short bullpen session (20-25 pitches) on Friday, Josh Beckett (lower-back strain) sat down with manager Terry Francona and pitching coach John Farrell to discuss his status. — They met again yesterday, going over the righthander's progress.
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Mike DiGiovanna / LA Times Sports Blog:
Paul Konerko, Lance Berkman top list of Angels options at first base after Kendry Morales injury — The Angels should have plenty of outside options to replace injured first baseman Kendry Morales, who suffered a lower left-leg fracture in a freak mishap while celebrating his walk-off grand slam on Saturday …
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Associated Press:
Max Scherzer strikes out 14 to help Tigers dominate Athletics — DETROIT (AP) — Max Scherzer (FSY) struck out 14 in 5 2-3 shutout innings hours after he was recalled from the minors, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 10-2 on Sunday. — Scherzer allowed two hits …
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James Hall / MLB.com:
Alomar would like front-office job — TORONTO — It has been six years since 12-time American League All-Star Roberto Alomar has dawned a big league jersey. — While Alomar, who came up just eight votes shy of a first-ballot induction into the Hall of Fame, has enjoyed his short time away from the game …
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Josh Dubow / Associated Press:
Japan's ‘Knuckle Princess’ makes US debut — CHICO, California (AP)—Japan's Eri Yoshida has become the first woman to pitch professionally in the United States in a decade, showing Saturday that she and her sidearm knuckleballs can compete with the men. — The “Knuckle Princess” …
Jim Armstrong / Denver Post:
Rockies get rare win vs. Dodgers — The Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night. We only mention it because, well, the Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night! — You don't have to take it on faith. It's right here in black and white.
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Tigers To Designate Dontrelle Willis For Assignment — The Tigers will designate Dontrelle Willis for assignment tomorrow, according to the team's official Twitter feed. The move will free up a roster spot for Max Scherzer, who is being called up to start tomorrow's game.
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