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White Sox Blast Mariners, King Felix 5-1 — CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Konerko and Carlos Quentin homered, and Phil Humber held Seattle's offense in check as the Chicago White Sox beat the Mariners and Felix Hernandez 5-1 on Tuesday night. — The White Sox have won a club-record 10 straight home games …
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Hanson pitches well to help Braves beat slumping Marlins — MIAMI — Tommy Hanson pitched six innings and the Atlanta Braves won with only two hits Tuesday night when they sent the Florida Marlins to their sixth consecutive loss, 1-0. — Florida's Brad Hand (-1) went six innings …
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Pirates come back to beat Diamondbacks 8-5 — PITTSBURGH - Lyle Overbay hit a three-run double to cap a five-run eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for an 8-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. — Arizona was in position for its seventh consecutive road win …
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Steven Wine / Associated Press:
Brewers complete sweep of Marlins, 7-2
Brewers complete sweep of Marlins, 7-2
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Roy Oswalt / Yahoo! Sports:
Harper's arrogance is just what baseball needs — Baseball's greatest villain is an 18-year-old minor leaguer with a heinous mustache, an equally off-putting mullet and the scent of someone who emptied a bottle of Eau du Arrogance all over himself. — And you know what? He's exactly what the sport needs.
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Joseph White / Associated Press:
Harper runs the gamut in 1st year in the minors
Harper runs the gamut in 1st year in the minors
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Fred Mitchell / Chicago Tribune:
Agent: Ramirez won't give up no-trade clause — Although the Chicago Cubs may consider a youth movement if their struggles continue, the agent for Aramis Ramirez says the veteran third baseman isn't inclined to drop his no-trade clause. — Ramirez is in the final year of a five-year, $75 million contract.
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Cairo has grand slam in Reds win over Cubs — CINCINNATI, Ohio — Miguel Cairo hit a grand slam to help make Edinson Volquez's return to the majors a success and the Cincinnati Reds continued their dominance of the Chicago Cubs with an 8-2 win Tuesday night.
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Red Sox closer Papelbon banned for 3 games — NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount in the aftermath of Saturday's ejection by plate umpire Tony Randazzo. — MLB announced it was banning Papelbon on Tuesday because of …
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Indians' right-hander Carrasco dominant in win over Twins — CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco took a shutout into the ninth inning and the Cleveland Indians pushed across an unearned run to defeat the Minnesota Twins 1-0 Tuesday night. — Carrasco (5-3) gave up three hits …
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Laura Myers / MLB.com:
Pirates take chance on Bell in second round — Add another bat and two pitchers in rounds 3-5 — PITTSBURGH — Before the 2011 First-Year Player Draft began, Josh Bell sent a letter to the Major League Scouting Bureau advising teams not to draft him, because the Jesuit High School slugger …
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Indians break tradition, pick athletic prep Lindor
Indians break tradition, pick athletic prep Lindor
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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Jeter would ‘love’ to reach 3K hits while at home — NEW YORK — Derek Jeter said he would “love” to reach 3,000 hits on the New York Yankees current 10-game homestand. Jeter is 14 hits shy of becoming the first Yankee to reach the mark. — “I would love to do it here,” …
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Associated Press:
Orioles use homers, pitching to beat skidding Athletics — BALTIMORE — J.J. Hardy, Luke Scott and Adam Jones hit solo homers, Chris Jakubauskas pitched five shutout innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat Oakland 4-0 Tuesday night to stretch the Athletics' losing streak to a season-high eight games.
Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
A pair of rookies help Dodgers beat Phillies — PHILADELPHIA—Rubby De La Rosa pitched five effective innings in his first career start and Dee Gordon had three hits in his first start, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 Tuesday night.
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game 60: Red Sox at Yankees — It's a beautiful day in New York. Here are the lineups: — RED SOX (33-26) — Ellsbury CF — Pedroia 2B — Gonzalez 1B — Youkilis 3B — Ortiz DH — Crawford LF — Saltalamacchia C — Drew RF — Scutaro SS — Pitching: LHP Jon Lester (7-2, 3.94)
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Teixeira hit by pitch on knee, exits game — NEW YORK — Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira left Tuesday's game against the Red Sox after being hit on the right knee by a first-inning Jon Lester pitch. — Teixeira fell to the ground in obvious pain after the drilling, lying on his back at home plate for several moments.
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Joey Nowak / MLB.com:
D-backs' Vasquez, Gibson handed suspensions — Major League Baseball handed down suspensions to D-backs pitcher Esmerling Vasquez and manager Kirk Gibson for their involvement in Sunday's intentional throwing incidents between the Nationals and the D-backs, the league announced Tuesday afternoon.
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Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Vernon Wells activated from DL — ANAHEIM, Calif. — The struggling Los Angeles Angels activated outfielder Vernon Wells from the 15-day disabled list before Tuesday night's game with the Tampa Bay Rays, hoping four weeks off can ignite Wells' bat and lift them from their offensive doldrums.
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