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Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Field narrows in Beltran sweepstakes — New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson is narrowing the field on possible destinations for outfielder Carlos Beltran(notes), sources said Wednesday. — By Wednesday evening, the day after Alderson provided him with a short list of interested teams …
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Associated Press:
Matsui Hits 500th Pro Homer as A's Top Tigers 8-5 — DETROIT (AP) — Hideki Matsui hit his 500th professional homer and drove in three runs to lead the Oakland Athletics over the Detroit Tigers 7-5 Wednesday night. — Matsui led off the sixth inning with his milestone homer …
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Tigers Acquire Wilson Betemit — The Tigers have acquired Wilson Betemit from the Royals for prospects Antonio Cruz and Julio Rodriguez, reports Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (Twitter links). Bob Dutton of The Kansas City Star first reported that a trade involving Betemit was imminent (on Twitter).
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FOXSportsDetroit.com, Viva El Birdos, Baseball America, MLB Daily Dish, Royals Review, Baseball Nation and Yahoo! Sports
Jon Paul Morosi / mlbbuzz:
Source: Phillies, Royals discussing Melky Cabrera — The Phillies are among the most serious suitors for Carlos Beltran, as our Ken Rosenthal reported Tuesday. — They are also among the most serious suitors for Carlos Beltran Lite. — Philadelphia officials have spoken with the Royals …
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HardballTalk, Phillies Nation, Full Count and MLB Rumors
Fox Sports:
Braves need another hitter, but who? — The Braves are going to get a hitter. What kind of hitter, which position he will play, no one yet knows. — The Astros' Hunter Pence, at least at the moment, is not the Braves' slugger of choice, two major-league sources say.
Discussion:
MLB Rumors, Talking Chop and MetsBlog.com
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Source: Sox host Yanks for Fenway centennial — BALTIMORE — The Boston Red Sox are scheduled to open the 2012 season against the Tigers in Detroit, according to an early draft of the major league schedule distributed to all 30 clubs and the players' union, according to a major league source.
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HardballTalk
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Source: Sox ‘not pursuing anyone aggressively right now’
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Boston Globe, MetsBlog.com, MLB Rumors and Fox Sports
Yahoo! Sports:
Candid Dunn admits thinking about quitting — Adam Dunn(notes) is talking about quitting. He's talking about it like he's been thinking about it, like it's always a possibility, a failsafe if this misery continues. And then he's talking about it like the chances of him doing it are infinitesimal …
Discussion:
MLB Rumors and South Side Sox
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Padres tell Adams he's staying put — At least a dozen teams have contacted the San Diego Padres about standout reliever Mike Adams(notes), and to this point they've all been rebuffed. With good reason. — The big boss said he's staying put. — Certainly a team could come with a blowaway offer …
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MLB Rumors and Full Count
Associated Press:
Drew Breaks Ankle, Brewers Beat Arizona 5-2 in 10 — PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lost shortstop Stephen Drew with a broken right ankle, then Milwaukee gave young reliever Ryan Cook a rude welcome to the big leagues with a three-run 10th inning in a 5-2 victory over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.
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baseballmusings.com, AZ Snake Pit and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Granderson homers, four Yankees combine to shut out Rays — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Curtis Granderson backed a solid pitching performance by Freddy Garcia with a two-run homer, leading the New York Yankees to a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.
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Associated Press:
Ludwick, Guzman power Padres to blowout win over Marlins — MIAMI — Ryan Ludwick and Jesus Guzman both drove in four runs for the San Diego Padres in a 14-3 win over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night. — Will Venable homered, scored three runs, and reached base four times for the Padres …
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Fish Stripes
Robert MacLeod / Globe and Mail:
Morrow gets revenge against Mariners — As is his habit before most of his starts, Brandon Morrow was caught up in his own world in the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse, his ears swallowed up by a giant set of headphones dispensing tunes as he contemplated a puzzle in the newspaper. — What a multitasker.
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baseballmusings.com
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Associated Press:
Gonzalez lifts Rockies to walk-off win over Braves — DENVER — Carlos Gonzalez singled home the winning run off Eric O'Flaherty with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Colorado Rockies to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night. — O'Flaherty (1-3) …
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Talking Chop and Purple Row
Associated Press:
Angels rally to end Rangers' 12-game streak — ANAHEIM, Calif. - Howie Kendrick had three hits and four RBIs, including a tiebreaking two-run single, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped the Texas Rangers' 12-game winning streak with a come-from-behind 9-8 victory Wednesday night.
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Halos Heaven and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Pagan Homers in 10th, Mets Rally Past Cards 6-5 — NEW YORK (AP) — Angel Pagan homered with one out in the 10th inning and the New York Mets rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the sputtering St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 Wednesday night. — Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer …
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