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Capuano goes seven scoreless, Mets rally late on Pirates — PITTSBURGH — Chris Capuano pitched seven innings, Jose Reyes homered and the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-0 on Sunday afternoon. — Capuano (5-6) allowed three hits and two walks with five strikeouts …
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Brian Erni / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Mets 7 Pirates 0 — The New York Mets (32-33) defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates (31-33) today by a final score of 7-0. — For a complete box score and game recap, check out SNY.TV. — The Least You Should Know: — Chris Capuano (5-6) threw seven shut out innings …
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Fox Sports:
Phillies' trade options are limited — Perhaps you saw the bulletin from Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. last week, the one in which he said the team was unlikely to make any major moves. — I'll believe it when I see it, but two club officials had almost the exact same reaction …
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TSN.ca:
Drabek, Blue Jays look to prevent sweep at hands of Red Sox — The Sports Network — (Sports Network) - The team with the best record in the American League shoots for a ninth straight victory this afternoon as the Boston Red Sox tangle with the Toronto Blue Jays in the finale of a three-game set at Rogers Centre.
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Hernandez sharp, Olivo homers twice as Mariners beat Tigers — DETROIT — Miguel Olivo hit two home runs and Felix Hernandez pitched eight strong innings to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 7-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. — The Mariners trailed 2- and hadn't hit the ball …
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Diamondbacks beat struggling Marlins 5-1 — MIAMI - Daniel Hudson allowed one run in six-plus innings, Stephen Drew had three hits and two RBIs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the struggling Florida Marlins 5-1 on Sunday afternoon. — Drew hit a two-run double in the first inning …
MLB.com:
Rangers shelve Napoli, call up Teagarden — MINNEAPOLIS — The Rangers have put catcher Mike Napoli on the disabled list with a strained oblique muscle in his left ribcage and called up catcher Taylor Teagarden from Triple-A Round Rock. — Napoli started developing soreness on Friday, when it was cold and wet at Target Field.
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Damon goes deep, Longoria inside-the-park in Rays win — BALTIMORE — Johnny Damon hit his 27th career leadoff home run, Evan Longoria had an inside-the-park homer and three RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays cruised past the Baltimore Orioles 9-6 Sunday. — Justin Ruggiano had three hits for the Rays …
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Mike Mazzeo / ESPN:
Derek Jeter pulls within 7 hits of 3,000 — NEW YORK — Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is seven hits away from becoming the 28th member of baseball's 3,000-hit club. — Jeter recorded hit No. 2,993 — an RBI single up the middle past a drawn-in infield off Cleveland Indians right-hander Chad Durbin …
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Associated Press:
Adam Dunn hits three-run homer for White Sox — CHICAGO — Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer to back seven strong innings by Phil Humber and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 on Sunday. — Humber (6-3) pitched at least seven innings for the fifth straight start, allowing three runs, four hits, two walks and a homer.
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Ian Begley / ESPN:
Bartolo Colon has strained hamstring … NEW YORK — First, Joba Chamberlain. Now, Bartolo Colon. — Not a great week if you're New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. — Colon, Cashman's prized free agent find of 2011, was removed from his start against the Cleveland Indians on Saturday with a strained left hamstring.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Marquis starts suspension — SAN DIEGO — Nationals right-hander Jason Marquis decided to drop his appeal and serve his five-game suspension starting Saturday. — The move means that his next start will be pushed back a day. Because of the off-day Monday, Marquis will now pitch Friday …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats move Werth to leadoff, bat pitcher eighth
Associated Press:
Hanson Strikes Out 14, Braves Beat Astros 4-1 — HOUSTON (AP) — Tommy Hanson struck out a career-high 14 in seven innings, Brian McCann and Dan Uggla hit two-run homers and the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 4-1 Sunday for their sixth straight win.