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Espinosa's two homers lift Nationals to big win over Philly — WASHINGTON — Danny Espinosa hit a pair of homers and drove in four runs to lead the Washington Nationals to a 10-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. — Espinosa hit a three-run shot to cap …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals' prospect Moore nabs weekly honors
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Zim set to play third in extended spring game
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats target center fielder, leadoff man
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Nats Looking For Center Fielder; Asked About Bourn
Nats Looking For Center Fielder; Asked About Bourn
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Uggla Takes an Unexpected Seat on Braves' Bench — ATLANTA (AP) — Slumping Braves second baseman Dan Uggla has been given an unexpected day off. — Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez made the annoucement Tuesday before Atlanta played the San Diego Padres. — Uggla and Gonzalez had a conversation before the game.
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Ludwick, Latos help Padres take rare series win over Braves — ATLANTA — Ryan Ludwick had an RBI single in the three-run seventh, Heath Bell struggled to earn a fourth straight save and the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Tuesday night for their season-high fourth consecutive victory.
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Talking Chop, boston.stats.com and Associated Press
Steven Krasner / ESPN:
Red Sox activate Jenks before White Sox game — BOSTON — Boston Red Sox reliever Bobby Jenks was activated from the disabled list Tuesday and Michael Bowden was optioned back to Pawtucket to make room on the roster for the right-hander. — Jenks, who had been placed on the disabled list …
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Rob Bradford / WEEI:
JONATHAN PAPELBON CONTINUES TO SEND A CONVINCING MESSAGE
Aaron Gleeman / HardballTalk:
Cubs place Alfonso Soriano on DL, call up Tyler Colvin — Tyler Colvin is back with the Cubs following a two-week demotion to Triple-A because Alfonso Soriano has been placed on the disabled list with a strained quadriceps muscle. — According to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com the Cubs …
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Baseball Nation, Yahoo! Sports and baseballmusings.com
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Source: Mets mull moving David Wright — Jose Reyes and David Wright have only worn New York Mets uniforms in their major league careers. — That is highly likely to change next season. Yet it is not a foregone conclusion that Reyes is the one who will be gone.
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MLB Rumors, HardballTalk, MetsBlog.com, FiveThirtyEight and The LoHud Mets Blog
Associated Press:
Astros rally for six runs off Cubs' closer for comeback win — CHICAGO — Cubs closer Carlos Marmol blew his third save of the season, allowing six runs in the ninth inning as the Houston Astros beat Chicago 7-3 on Tuesday night. — Matt Downs' pinch-hit, two-run double tied …
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The Crawfish Boxes and Associated Press
Molly Knight / ESPN:
Sources: Sponsors help McCourt meet payroll — Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt was able to meet the team's payroll Tuesday with cash advances drawn on the team's corporate sponsorship deals, according to three people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly.
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Yahoo! Sports and Baseball Nation
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Ike Davis (ankle) back in boot — New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis will be placed back in a boot for three weeks after an MRI at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan on Tuesday revealed his injured left ankle is not healing. — Davis has not played since he awkwardly rolled …
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Yahoo! Sports
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Month of May delivered the unexpected — After being awful in April, Red Sox and Diamondbacks picked up their play in a big way — Just as we all expected in May ... A second baseman (Wilson Valdez) won a game as a pitcher. ... A guy who was 0-for-39-days (Jason Giambi) hit three home runs in a game. ...
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MLB Rumors and joy of sox
Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Chone Figgins will sit a few games as Luis Rodriguez takes over third base for Mariners — That tough game yesterday for Chone Figgins has led his manager to decide to sit him out the next few days while Luis Rodriguez takes over at third base. M's manager Eric Wedge said moments ago …
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Yahoo! Sports, Lookout Landing and HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Cardinals Rally to Beat Giants 4-3 — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Skip Schumaker's infield RBI hit capped a three-run eighth inning, taking tough-luck Chris Carpenter off the hook in the St. Louis Cardinals' 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.
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Yahoo! Sports, San Francisco Chronicle and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Sizemore drives in 2 runs as Indians beat Jays 6-3 — (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese) — TORONTO—Mitch Talbot won for the first time since April 11, Grady Sizemore drove in a pair of runs and the Cleveland Indians beat the Blue Jays 6-3 on Tuesday night, snapping Toronto's four-game winning streak.
Associated Press:
Corey Hart homers, drives in 4, Brewers beat slumping Reds — CINCINNATI, Ohio — Ailing Corey Hart homered and drove in four runs on a hot, muggy night, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 victory over the Reds on Tuesday that broke their losing streak in Cincinnati.
Jordan Kobritz / The Biz of Baseball:
Bringing in Einhorn, Wilpon is Effectively Selling the Mets — Fred Wilpon found his financial angel, but he effectively sold the New York Mets in the process. — When Wilpon announced earlier this year that he was only willing to sell a minority interest in the team …
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