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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.
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Associated Press:
Red Sox Settle for Split Against Rays — BOSTON (AP) — All things considered, the Boston Red Sox had to consider themselves fortunate to split Tuesday's day-night double-header with the Tampa Bay Rays. — The Red Sox, playing both games without the injured David Ortiz and Marco Scutaro …
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Boston Globe and Over the Monster
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards' top prospect Shelby Miller suspended indefinitely — 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 Tuesday night.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Shelby Miller suspended by Cards
Shelby Miller suspended by Cards
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Fox Sports:
THOME HITS NO. 600 — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since August 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — WNBA — Boxing — IRL — F1 — NCAA WBK — Horse Racing Air Racing … Thome's mark should not be overlooked
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MLB.com:
Mariners Announce Two International Signings — Mariners Sign Two Players from Venezuela to First Pro Contracts — Seattle Mariners Vice President of International Operations Bob Engle today announced the signings of two international free agents. The following players were signed to 2012 contracts.
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U.S.S. Mariner and Lookout Landing
Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Hamels to miss start with shoulder inflammation — PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels said he feels fine and expects to be back in the Phillies' rotation next week. — But the Phillies said Tuesday he will miss at least one start because of inflammation in the back of his left shoulder …
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Dom Cosentino / Deadspin:
Torii Hunter Gets Trapped In An Oxygen Chamber, Pisses In a Bottle, Tweets — In need of a little rejuvenation after the Angels' 7-3 loss last night to the Rangers, Torii Hunter entered a clubhouse oxygen chamber, thinking that would do the trick. It's not known what happened next …
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ESPN:
Dempster unsure on welcoming back Big Z — Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster isn't sure whether he would welcome Carlos Zambrano back to the clubhouse, but Dempster believes Zambrano needs to resolve some issues before the discussion about a return even begins.
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Pete Caldera / Boston Herald:
Yankees bail out struggling Ivan Nova, take over first — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In one sensational at-bat, Robinson Cano saw 12 of the 90 pitches that Royals rookie starter Danny Duffy threw Tuesday night. — Cano fouled off seven straight deliveries. The next pitch he sent into orbit.
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Pinstripe Alley and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Pierre's single lifts White sox over Indians in 14th inning — CHICAGO — Juan Pierre's game-ending single in the 14th inning capped a wild, five-hour marathon as the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 8-7 on Tuesday night. — Gordon Beckham doubled off of Chad Durbin (2-2) …
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Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Pierzynski placed on DL for first time in career
Pierzynski placed on DL for first time in career
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Associated Press:
Bautista hits 35th homer as Jays top Mariners 13-7 — SEATTLE—Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 35th home run, Colby Rasmus and Aaron Hill each drive in four runs and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied twice in a 13-7 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
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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.
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Viva El Birdos, Bucs Dugout, Yahoo! Sports, baseballmusings.com and Associated Press
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 …
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New York Times:
Madoff Decision Is Significant Setback for Owners of Mets — From the moment they were sued last year for $1 billion by the trustee for the victims of Bernard L. Madoff's fraud, the owners of the Mets have fought every aspect of the enormous claim. — They rejected the trustee's bid …
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