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12:50 AM ET, August 17, 2011

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Associated Press:
Randall Delgado shines, Martin Prado wins it in 11th for Braves  —  ATLANTA - Rookie Randall Delgado allowed no hits through six innings in his second big-league start, and the Atlanta Braves pulled out another last at-bat win on Martin Prado's two-out single in the 11th Tuesday night.
Discussion: Talking Chop and Associated Press
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Paul Newberry / Associated Press:
Giants reeling from injuries, last-inning losses  —  ATLANTA—Nothing is going right for the defending World Series champs.  —  The injuries are piling up.  So are the losses.  —  Martin Prado drove in the winning run for Atlanta with a two-out single in the 11th, giving the Braves …
Associated Press:
Giants' Beltran to disabled list  —  ATLANTA (AP) — The World Series champion San Francisco Giants have placed outfielder Carlos Beltran and right-hander Sergio Romo on the 15-day disabled list.  —  Beltran went on the DL retroactive to Aug. 8 with a strained right hand …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Giants Put Beltran, Romo on DL; Lose Sanchez  —  ATLANTA (AP) — The injury plagued San Francisco Giants received another blow when pitcher Jonathan Sanchez was hurt fielding a bunt in the third inning against Atlanta.  —  The left-hander was hustling to scoop up a sacrifice bunt …
Julian Benbow / Boston Globe:
Final: Red Sox 3, Rays 1  —  Seven strong innings from Jon Lester and a three-run home run by Jacoby Ellsbury pushed the Red Sox to a 3-1 win over in the first game of a double-header with Tampa Bay.  —  After giving up a run on a pair of doubles in the first inning, then hitting Sean Rodriguez …
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John Manuel / Baseball America:
Deadline Winners And Losers  —  Now that the signing deadline has passed, we can start picking winners and losers, even though we know judging a draft isn't a black and white issue.  —  We know the process has just begun for many players, and that late bloomers and other players will be better (or worse) after getting into pro ball.
Discussion: Federal Baseball
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Karen Price / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Pirates pull off dazzler, sign Cole and Bell
Associated Press:
Gerrit Cole among unsigned picks
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees DH Jorge Posada says he can still catch ‘here and there,’ hopes to play beyond age 40  —  KANSAS CITY - Jorge Posada was back in the Yankees' lineup Monday night, and while that seemed notable given the events of the past week, the veteran didn't find it very newsworthy.
Discussion: MLB Rumors and New York Post
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ESPN:
Posada: I could catch next year
Associated Press:
Pirates rally to beat Cards on Jones' homer  —  PITTSBURGH - Garrett Jones homered to lead off the bottom of the 11th inning and lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.  —  Jones connected on a 2-2 pitch from Arthur Rhodes (3-4) for his 14th home run.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Shelby Miller suspended by Cards  —  PITTSBURGH — Class AA Springfield righthander Shelby Miller, the crown jewel of the Cardinals' farm system as the team's top pick in the 2009 draft, has been suspended indefinitely by the organization, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said tonight
Discussion: HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Verlander Reaches 18 Wins as Tigers Top Twins 7-1  —  DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander allowed one run over 7 2-3 innings to become baseball's first 18-game winner, and the Detroit Tigers breezed to an easy 7-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Marlins Notes: Choate, Morrison, Fernandez  —  The latest on the Marlins, who are taking on their expansion cousins in Denver tonight...  - The Marlins placed left-hander Randy Choate on waivers today, according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe (on Twitter).
Discussion: MLB.com and Al's Ramblings
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins reach deal with first-round Draft pick
Discussion: Fish Stripes
Carlos Zambrano / Yahoo! Sports:
Renegade Miami football booster spells out illicit benefits to players  —  Nevin Shapiro and a second source said this photo of the booster and Kellen Winslow Jr. was taken in Shapiro's VIP section of Opium Garden nightclub in 2003.  —  KEARNY, N.J. - A University of Miami booster …
Associated Press:
Lyle Overbay lifts Diamondbacks past Phillies 3-2  —  PHILADELPHIA - Lyle Overbay lined a two-RBI double off Roy Halladay in the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.  —  Halladay (15-5) had retired 12 straight batters into the ninth.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Canadian Press:
Blue Jays' Rauch undergoes appendectomy, placed on DL  —  SEATTLE — The Toronto Blue Jays placed Jon Rauch on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday after the right-handed reliever underwent an appendectomy in Seattle.  —  The Blue Jays also designated left-hander Trever Miller for assignment …
Del Quentin Wilber / Washington Post:
Court security guards investigated for accepting baseballs autographed by Roger Clemens  —  Several security guards at the District's federal courthouse have landed in foul territory for accepting free baseballs autographed by superstar pitcher Roger Clemens shortly after a judge last month declared …
Discussion: HardballTalk and Deadspin
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Crew turns sixth triple play in franchise history  —  MILWAUKEE — Had the Brewers stopped at a double play in the second inning of Monday's game, it would have been highlight-worthy enough.  Instead they turned three and made some history.  —  Four Brewers defenders combined …
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Associated Press:   Brewers turn triple play in 3-0 win over Dodgers
 
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