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Associated Press:
Pirates Beat Reds 5-3 — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Neil Walker had two RBI singles, the second driving in Andrew McCutchen with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 Saturday. — Walker's hit off of Aroldis Chapman (2-1) …
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Bucs Dugout
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's Rich Harden baffles Blue Jays in 2-0 win — Rich Harden was still in warm-up mode when Friday night's game began, or so it seemed when he made an error on Yunel Escobar's comebacker and then walked the next two batters to load the bases. — A bad situation to be in right out of the gates …
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MLB Rumors, HardballTalk, Eye on Baseball and River Avenue Blues
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Janie McCauley / Globe and Mail:
Harden and A's shut out Jays
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Bluebird Banter and TSN.ca
Adam McCalvy / Brew Beat:
Narveson passes test, in line to rejoin rotation — Brewers left-hander Chris Narveson passed a big test in the City Field bullpen on Saturday afternoon, putting him in line to return to the starting rotation for one of Monday's doubleheader games in Pittsburgh.
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Al's Ramblings
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Roenicke OK with no lefties in the bullpen — NEW YORK — No left-handers in the bullpen? No problem, says Brewers manager Ron Roenicke. — He remains all right with the Brewers' all-righty relief corps, and said there is a strong chance they will go without a lefty reliever until rosters expand Sept. 1.
Adam McCalvy / Brew Beat:
Brewers' Rogers suspended for stimulant
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MLB.com and HardballTalk
NY Daily News:
Brian Cashman says he wants to remain with the Yankees as rumors swirl after Cubs fire GM Jim Hendry — MINNEAPOLIS - Brian Cashman says he has no intention to move to Chicago next year - or anywhere else, for that matter. — The Yankees' general manager shot down any connection between himself …
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Muskat Ramblings, HardballTalk and Sliding Into Home
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Andre Ethier held out of lineup against Rockies — The right fielder had the ingrown portion of a toenail removed Friday and sat out the opening of a three-game series at Colorado. — Andre Ethier, shown during a game in July, missed Friday's game due to a toe infection but is expected to play Saturday.
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CloserNews
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Associated Press:
Garza, Ramirez Lead Cubs Over Cardinals 3-0 — CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Garza pitched seven sharp innings, Aramis Ramirez homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 Saturday. — Garza (6-9) scattered five hits, struck out eight and won at Wrigley Field for the first time since June 27.
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cubs feed Cards another bitter pill
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Eye on Baseball
Associated Press:
Fielder helps Brewers come back to beat Mets — NEW YORK — Prince Fielder hit a long home run early and a key single in the ninth inning Saturday, spoiling the Mets' chances of a win against former closer Francisco Rodriguez and giving the Milwaukee Brewers an 11-9 victory over New York.
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Cole thrilled to join up-and-coming Pirates — Club introduces first-overall pick in ceremony at PNC Park — PITTSBURGH — Gerrit Cole had his moment in the spotlight on Saturday as he was introduced by the Pirates during a formal news conference at PNC Park.
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Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Canadian Martin homers twice, Yankees beat Twins — MINNEAPOLIS — Phil Hughes allowed just two hits in 7 2-3 innings and Canada's Russell Martin hit two home runs to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. — Hughes (4-4) gave up one run …
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Globe and Mail, Twinkie Town, baseballmusings.com, Pinstripe Alley and Yahoo! Sports
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Maholm lands on DL for first time in career — PITTSBURGH — The Pirates announced during Friday's game against the Reds that they have placed left-hander Paul Maholm on the 15-day disabled list due to a left shoulder strain. The placement is retroactive to Aug. 18, meaning that Maholm …
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Bucs Dugout
Associated Press:
Jarrod Saltalamacchia helps Red Sox beat Royals 7-1 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jarrod Saltalamacchia pounded out a three-run homer, left-hander Andrew Miller gave Red Sox [team stats] manager Terry Francona precisely what he was looking for and Boston rolled to a 7-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
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Boston Globe, Over the Monster and Boston Herald
Associated Press:
Zimmerman hits grand slam in ninth, Nationals rally past Phillies — WASHINGTON — Ryan Zimmerman hit a grand slam on a full count with two outs in the bottom of the ninth Friday night, capping a six-run inning and lifting the Washington Nationals to an improbable 8-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Phillies Nation, Federal Baseball and Yahoo! Sports
