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7:25 PM ET, June 5, 2011

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Associated Press:
Crawford, Gonzalez homer to lead Red Sox over A's  —  BOSTON—Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer to reach 50 RBIs for the season and Carl Crawford had a three-run shot, powering John Lackey and the Boston Red Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Dice-K no gem, but he has Lackey beat  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  The quick and easy reaction to the loss of Daisuke Matsuzaka [stats] to elbow surgery is to call his 41⁄2 seasons with the Red Sox [team stats] a colossal waste of time and money.
Associated Press:
Indians' Choo says DUI arrest affecting his play  —  CLEVELAND — Shin-Soo Choo believes he is thinking too much and trying too hard to make a good impression since he was charged with drunken driving.  —  Choo  —  Choo was back in the Cleveland Indians' lineup Sunday against Texas after getting a game off.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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Associated Press:
Rangers complete sweep of Indians, 2-0
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Derek Holland gets shutout as Rangers beat Indians 4-0
Associated Press:
Wilson homer in 11th lifts Brewers past Marlins  —  MIAMI (AP) — Josh Wilson homered with two out in the 11th inning Sunday, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Florida Marlins by a run for the third day in a row, 6-5.  —  The Brewers won despite blowing a 5-0 lead.
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Manny Navarro / MiamiHerald.com:
Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez likely heading to the DL on Monday  —  Barring a miraculous recovery, it's looking like Hanley Ramirez will be put on disabled list Monday.  —  The Marlins All-Star shortstop, who was pulled from the game last Sunday in Los Angeles with lower back pain …
Discussion: HardballTalk and Call to the Pen
Associated Press:
Pujols beats Cubs with walkoff home run ... again  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols hit a game-ending homer in extra innings for the second straight day, beating the Chicago Cubs with a leadoff shot in the 10th inning of the St. Louis Cardinals' 3-2 victory on Sunday.
Associated Press:
Billingsley lasts five innings, homers as Dodgers beat Reds  —  CINCINNATI, Ohio — Dodgers pitcher Chad Billingsley drove in a career-high three runs with a homer, a double and a bases-loaded walk, and Los Angeles beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-6 on Sunday to extend its domination of the series.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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Joe Kay / Associated Press:
Kemp hits slam, Dodgers beat Reds 11-8 in 11
Discussion: True Blue LA
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees' Phil Hughes off to Tampa, still trying to return from disabled list, has sights set on July  —  ANAHEIM - Phil Hughes is headed to Tampa Monday, where he'll take the next steps toward his return from the disabled list.  —  Hughes threw a live batting practice session Saturday …
Discussion: HardballTalk
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Pregame notes: Hughes takes the next step
Associated Press:
Phillies snap 4-game skid, beat Pirates 7-3  —  PITTSBURGH - Roy Halladay pitched seven effective innings and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a season-high four-game losing streak, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 on Sunday to avoid a sweep.  —  Neil Walker hit a two-run homer in the first inning …
Discussion: The Good Phight
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Associated Press:
Pirates hand Phillies 4th straight loss 6-3
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
David Murphy / Philly.com:
Everything you need to know about what we don't know about the Phillies debt  —  I'm sure most of you had the same reaction after reading about the Phillies' current noncompliance with Major League Baseball's debt service rule on Friday.  I know this because I had the same reaction:
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Adam Lind leads Blue Jays over Orioles 7-4  —  BALTIMORE — Adam Lind went 4 for 4 with two homers and three RBIs to back another winning effort by left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes, and the Toronto Blue Jays roughed up Jeremy Guthrie in a 7-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
Discussion: Bluebird Banter and TSN.ca
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Associated Press:
Surging Tigers beat White Sox 7-3  —  CHICAGO - Ryan Raburn hit a grand slam, Miguel Cabrera homered for the second straight day and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-3 on Sunday.  —  The Tigers captured the last two in the weekend series at Chicago to move within 2½ games …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Associated Press:
Miguel Cabrera's homer lifts Tigers over White Sox
Discussion: Associated Press and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Brian Duensing, Jason Repko lead Twins past Royals 6-0  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brian Duensing pitched eight sharp innings and Jason Repko snapped an 0-for-14 skid and drove in three runs, giving the Minnesota Twins a 6-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday and their first four-game sweep in almost four years.
Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Add a major decline in attendance to Mets' woes  —  It was back only a few months ago, in spring training, when Mets ownership looked hopefully toward opening day as their salvation.  News of the Madoff Ponzi scheme was exploding, trustee Irving Picard was loading up a $1 billion claw …
ESPN:
Garvey, Hershiser in effort with eye on Dodgers  —  Former Dodgers greats Steve Garvey and Orel Hershiser are forming an exploratory ownership group in case their former team goes up for sale.  —  In the wake of financial struggles that have left the team in limbo, Garvey approached Hershiser …
Austin Laymance / MLB.com:
Berkman sits after getting cortisone shot in wrist  —  ST. LOUIS — Lance Berkman did not start for the Cardinals on Sunday after receiving a cortisone shot in his right wrist on Saturday.  —  The slugger has been dealing with a sprained right wrist since leaving a May 18 game against Houston after injuring it on a diving catch.
Discussion: MLB Rumors
All Nats All the Time:
Nats continue to have interest in Upton  —  The Nationals continue to look for a center fielder, and B.J. Upton of the Rays is one of their targets, according to a baseball source.  —  Upton, a Virginia native and Ryan Zimmerman's childhood friend, is considered an excellent defensive center fielder …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals place Slaten on DL, recall Stammen  —  PHOENIX — The Nationals placed left-hander Doug Slaten on the 15-day disabled list because of an elbow injury and recalled right-hander Craig Stammen from Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday.  —  While the velocity on his fastball never went down …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:   Riggleman: Nats not hitting Upton on purpose
 
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