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Steven Miller / MLB.com:
Gorzelanny to return for Sunday start — WASHINGTON — The Nationals will activate left-hander Tom Gorzelanny from the 15-day disabled list on Sunday to start the Interleague series finale against the Orioles. — Manager Jim Riggleman did not say what roster move the club will make to create room …
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Nick Kosmider / MLB.com:
Ubaldo leaves game with right calf cramp — DENVER — Rockies ace Ubaldo Jimenez left his start against the Tigers in the sixth inning on Friday with a right calf cramp, the severity of which was not immediately known. — Jimenez had pitched well, allowing one run on six hits through the first five innings.
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Jim Armstrong / All Things Rockies:
Jimenez leaves with right calf cramp — Here we go again. — Just when he was showing signs of exorcising the Coors Field demons that have shadowed him throughout the season, Ubaldo Jimenez was forced to walk off the mound in the sixth inning with a right calf cramp.
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Associated Press:
Beltran hits mammoth homer as Mets beat Angels — NEW YORK — Mike Pelfrey pitched his first complete game in nearly three years, Carlos Beltran hit a mammoth home run and the New York Mets handed Dan Haren a rare beating Saturday night in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
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Nicole Auerbach / Boston Globe:
Carl Crawford placed on the disabled list — Carl Crawford has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain. — “The medical people throught at best that it was going to be 10-14 days,” Red Sox manager Terry Francona said this afternoon. “So that was kind of a no-brainer.”
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
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Carl Crawford / Yahoo! Sports:
Crawford, Youkilis leave game for Red Sox
Crawford, Youkilis leave game for Red Sox
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Damon joins elite company after double No. 500 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Johnny Damon has joined elite company after hitting his 500th career double. — With an opposite-field bloop double to left in the first inning of Saturday night's game against Florida …
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Associated Press:
Martin Holds On to Help Yankees Beat Cubs 4-3 — CHICAGO (AP) — Russell Martin went down the list as the ball came speeding toward the plate, a few ticks ahead of Carlos Pena barreling down the third-base line. — Catch the ball. Get into position. Brace for impact. Hold on.
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Associated Press:
Florida Beats Texas 8-4 in CWS — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Brian Johnson and Bryson Smith drove in two runs apiece, Hudson Randall turned in another strong start and Florida defeated Texas 8-4 at the College World Series on Saturday night. — Johnson's two-out double in the seventh broke open a close game.
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Associated Press:
Indians' Carrasco Beats Pirates, 5-1 — CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Carrasco took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and won his third straight start as the Cleveland Indians beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5 -1 Saturday night. — Carrasco (7-3) extended his scoreless streak to 21 1-3 innings …
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Holliday's blast helps Cardinals end 7-game slide — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Holliday hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning that helped the St. Louis Cardinals snap a season-high seven-game skid with a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.
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Molina HRs, Blue Jays beat Reds 4-0 — CINCINNATI — Jose Molina doubled and homered Saturday night, and Brandon Morrow bounced back from one of his worst starts, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-0 victory that kept the Cincinnati Reds winless in interleague play.
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Source: Yankees have ‘zero interest’ in Big Z — CHICAGO — Put a big X through Big Z as a possibility for the New York Yankees' starting rotation. — A baseball source with knowledge of the Yankees' intentions said Saturday that the team has “zero interest” in making a trade for Carlos Zambrano …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game 70: Red Sox at Brewers — Here are the lineups: — RED SOX (42-27) — Ellsbury CF — Pedroia 2B — Gonzalez 1B — Youkilis 3B — Ortiz DH — McDonald LF — Scutaro SS — Saltalamacchia C — Cameron RF — Pitching: LHP Jon Lester (9-2, 3.73) — BREWERS (39-32)
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Associated Press:
Vanderbilt Wins C.W.S. Debut at Omaha's New Stadium — OMAHA (AP) — Connor Harrell hit the first College World Series home run at the new TD Ameritrade Park to break a sixth-inning tie and lead Vanderbilt past North Carolina, 7-3, on Saturday. Harrell's two-run homer off Patrick Johnson …
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