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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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Over the Monster, Athletics Nation, Yahoo! Sports, Boston Globe and Boston Herald
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Dice-K no gem, but he has Lackey beat
Dice-K no gem, but he has Lackey beat
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Boston Globe, Over the Monster and Athletics Nation
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.
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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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Brew Crew Ball and Associated Press
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Manny Navarro / MiamiHerald.com:
Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez likely heading to the DL on Monday
Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez likely heading to the DL on Monday
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HardballTalk and Call to the Pen
Associated Press:
Reyes leads offence as Mets beat Braves — NEW YORK — R.A. Dickey pitched eight baffling innings, Jose Reyes hit an RBI double and scored twice and the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves for the second straight night, 6-4 on Sunday. — Carlos Beltran had a run-scoring double off Tim Hudson …
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Talking Chop
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.
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Associated Press:
Pujols cranks another walk-off HR — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols held the followthrough on his swing for a couple extra seconds, the bat extended like a lightning rod, then high-stepped it to home plate. — The St. Louis Cardinals may be accustomed to his winning hits, but the All-Star slugger still gets pretty excited.
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baseballmusings.com, USA Today, Bleed Cubbie Blue and Viva El Birdos
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:
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 …
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HardballTalk
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Pregame notes: Hughes takes the next step
Pregame notes: Hughes takes the next step
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It's About The Money and Sliding Into Home
Associated Press:
Miguel Olivo powers Mariners past Rays — SEATTLE - Miguel Olivo hit a tiebreaking three-run homer off Joel Peralta in the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 9-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. — Ichiro Suzuki and Greg Halman each drove in two runs for Seattle …
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Associated Press
Associated Press:
Vogelsong, Torres Lead Giants Over Rockies 2-1 — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryan Vogelsong pitched eight fantastic innings and Andres Torres singled home the tiebreaking run, leading the San Francisco Giants over the Colorado Rockies 2-1 Sunday in a series highlighted by dominant pitching.
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Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Mark Teixeira has message for Angels fans: 2 HRs — ANAHEIM, Calif. - Mark Teixeira homered twice against his former team, Nick Swisher also went deep and the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Sunday to win the three-game series. — Bartolo Colon (3-3) …
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.
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MLB Rumors
Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Mills to keep close eye on 2011 Draft — SAN DIEGO — It's unknown whether Brad Mills will be around long enough to reap any benefits that may come from this year's First-Year Player Draft, but the second-year skipper plans to pay attention to what the Astros do on Monday, when they pick No. 11 overall in the first round.
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The Crawfish Boxes
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 …
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Bucs Dugout and The Good Phight
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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 …
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baseballmusings.com and Bless You Boys
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