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Associated Press:
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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The Good Phight
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Riggleman encourages Nats in team meeting — WASHINGTON — An hour before his team played the Phillies on Tuesday night, Nationals manager Jim Riggleman held a meeting with the players to tell them to forget about the first third of the season and stay positive.
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Nats Looking For Center Fielder; Asked About Bourn
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All Nats All the Time and Bleacher Nation
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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Mets Merized Online, HardballTalk, The LoHud Mets Blog, MLB Rumors and MetsBlog.com
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
As Mets' Image Slumps, So Does Attendance — Saturday night seemed like a perfect one for a baseball game: 70 degrees and breezy, with the workweek, because of the Memorial Day holiday, still more than 60 hours away. The National League's best team and the Mets' longtime rivals, the Phillies, were in town at Citi Field.
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New York Magazine
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 Yahoo! Sports
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Associated Press:
Astros beat Cubs, rallying for six in ninth — CHICAGO (AP) Jordan Lyles didn't get the win in his major league debut, but he certainly made a big splash. — The 20-year-old right-hander pitched seven brilliant innings, but earned a no-decision as the Houston Astros came back to beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 on Tuesday night.
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HardballTalk
MLB.com:
Sore quad makes Holliday a late scratch — ST. LOUIS — Left fielder Matt Holliday was scratched from the starting lineup 25 minutes before the Cardinals' game against San Francisco on Tuesday with discomfort in his left quadriceps. — Holliday pinch-hit in the fifth inning Tuesday, striking out on three pitches.
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Brew Crew Ball
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Associated Press:
Dodgers beat Rockies 8-2 for 3rd straight win — LOS ANGELES — Three games, three wins and 23 runs from a Dodgers' offense that is finally catching up to the performance of the pitching staff. — Matt Kemp homered and drove in four runs, Casey Blake added a three-run shot and Los Angeles beat …
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True Blue LA and Associated Press
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Jim Armstrong / All Things Rockies:
Stunning, but true: Rockies tumble into fourth place after wretched May
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Purple Row
New York Post:
Wilpons should do the right thing and retire Carter's No. 8 with Mets — Mets on Twitter — The disgrace is that the Mets had 22 years to do the right thing based on performance, based on accomplishment, based on Gary Carter's inviolable place in the collective heart of their fans.
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HardballTalk, The Mets Police and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
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 and boston.stats.com
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Walker, Harrison help Pirates beat Mets 5-1 — NEW YORK—Josh Harrison's first major league hit prompted hugs from his teammates. The second one helped them win a game. — Harrison stroked a tying single with two outs in the eighth inning off gritty starter R.A. Dickey …
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Bucs Dugout
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Contact Us — Registration … Some sporting thoughts before sunrise ...
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Getting Blanked
Associated Press:
Sanchez leads Marlins past Diamondbacks — PHOENIX — Anibal Sanchez pitched eight effective innings and drove in two runs on chopping groundouts, helping the Florida Marlins end Arizona's seven-game winning streak with a 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks Tuesday night.
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baseballmusings.com, Associated Press and Fish Stripes
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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Boston Globe, Surviving Grady, Over the Monster, South Side Sox and Yahoo! Sports
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Rob Bradford / WEEI:
JONATHAN PAPELBON CONTINUES TO SEND A CONVINCING MESSAGE
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MetsBlog.com and Over the Monster
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Colvin returns to Cubs, feels timing is back — CHICAGO — Cubs outfielder Tyler Colvin didn't waste time getting to work on Tuesday as he headed to the batting cage to work with hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo. — Colvin was recalled by the club after Alfonso Soriano was placed on the disabled list with a strained left quad.
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MLB Daily Dish
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Aaron Gleeman / HardballTalk:
Cubs place Alfonso Soriano on DL, call up Tyler Colvin
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Baseball Nation, Yahoo! Sports and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Granderson hits 17th home run as Yankees beat Athletics — OAKLAND, Calif. — Curtis Granderson homered and drove in four runs and Derek Jeter had two hits to reach 2,983 for his career and scored three runs to help the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics for the ninth straight time, 10-3 on Tuesday night.
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Pinstripe Alley, Yahoo! Sports 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.
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Let's Go Tribe and Bluebird Banter
Associated Press:
Smoak's three-run homer rallies Mariners over Orioles — SEATTLE — Justin Smoak hit a two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning off Baltimore starter Jeremy Guthrie, giving the Seattle Mariners a stunning 3-2 win over the Orioles on Tuesday night.
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Associated Press, Camden Chat and Lookout Landing
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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Lookout Landing, HardballTalk and Yahoo! Sports
