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Howie Rumberg / Associated Press:
Allen hits 2 homers, A's beat Yankees 6-5 — NEW YORK—Brandon Allen hit two tape-measure homers, Eric Sogard connected for one that barely cleared the wall and the Oakland Athletics hung on to beat the New York Yankees 6-5 on Tuesday night. — Brandon McCarthy ran the A's stretch …
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Pinstripe Alley, Athletics Nation and Yahoo! Sports
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Steven Goldman / Pinstriped Bible …:
Why Did Joe Girardi Play for One Run in a Two-Run Game? — In the bottom of the ninth inning of Tuesday night's game against the A's at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees trailed 6-3 entering the frame. Jorge Posada led off with a solo home run off of A's closer Andrew Bailey, closing the deficit to 6-4.
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HardballTalk, ESPN and River Avenue Blues
Mike Mazzeo / ESPN:
Alex Rodriguez out with sprained thumb — NEW YORK — New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was scratched from the lineup on Tuesday night with an injured left thumb. — The Yankees said X-rays on Rodriguez's thumb were negative, and he is day to day to with a sprain.
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Pinstripe Alley
Associated Press:
Bourjos' RBI single in ninth drives Angels past White Sox — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Peter Bourjos drove a single through a drawn-in infield with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.
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South Side Sox and Yahoo! Sports
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Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Jered Weaver bucks agent's advice — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jered Weaver admits he had to go against the advice of agent Scott Boras before agreeing to the Los Angeles Angels' five-year, $85 million contract extension, but he said the lure of staying home outweighed the seduction of greater riches.
Discussion:
Halos Heaven and baseballmusings.com
Mike DiGiovanna / LA Times Sports Blog:
Loyalty means something to Jered Weaver, now an Angel through 2016
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Top Starters Eschew Free Agency
Top Starters Eschew Free Agency
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Baseball Analytics Blog and USA Today
Associated Press:
Game Time … DENVER — Seth Smith's tape-measure drive gave the Colorado Rockies something to talk about. Jonathan Herrera's homer gave them a victory. — Smith and Herrera each hit a two-run shot and the Rockies beat the Houston Astros 8-6 on Tuesday night.
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MLB
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Vince Caramela / Hardball Times:
The Rockies claim Wandy
Aaron Gleeman / HardballTalk:
Perception or reality: Wandy Rodriguez ... underrated?
Perception or reality: Wandy Rodriguez ... underrated?
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Lone Star Ball and Baseball Nation
Associated Press:
Young Mariners Topple Indians 12-7 in 2nd Game — CLEVELAND (AP) — Anthony Vasquez won his major league debut with a ton of run support and fellow rookie Dustin Ackley had three RBIs as the Seattle Mariners split a day-night doubleheader Tuesday, taking the second game 12-7 …
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Lookout Landing
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R.B. Fallstrom / Associated Press:
Kershaw wins 16th, Dodgers rip Cardinals 13-2 — ST. LOUIS (AP)—Up eight runs after three innings, Clayton Kershaw(notes) went right after the hitters. — The 23-year-old lefty won his National League-leading 16th game and Rod Barajas(notes) homered twice in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 13-2 victory …
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Yahoo! Sports and Associated Press
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Associated Press:
Lewis Hurt by HRs in Rangers' 11-5 Loss to Boston — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The long ball keeps haunting Texas starter Colby Lewis. — Lewis gave up a pair of home runs to Adrian Gonzalez and the Boston Red Sox finally won a game at Rangers Ballpark, 11-5 over the AL West leaders on Tuesday night.
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Boston Globe
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Robert MacLeod / Globe and Mail:
Kansas City rises up on the road to stop Jays — TORONTO— From Wednesday's Globe and Mail — Maybe it was the unsettling trade news from earlier in the day, but Brandon Morrow was certainly off his game Tuesday night against the Kansas City Royals. — The Royals arrived at Rogers Centre …
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Bluebird Banter
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Associated Press:
Morneau Back in Twins Lineup, Blackburn Shut Down — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Justin Morneau was back in the Minnesota Twins' starting lineup Tuesday night against Baltimore after missing the previous two games with a foot injury. — Morneau is dealing with a bone bruise on the top of his right foot after a foul ball.
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MLB Rumors and MLB
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Blackburn expected to pitch again this season
Blackburn expected to pitch again this season
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Nick's Twins Blog
Espn.Com / MLB:
D-backs trade Johnson, acquire Hill, McDonald — The Arizona Diamondbacks have traded second baseman Kelly Johnson to the Toronto Blue Jays for infielders Aaron Hill and John McDonald. — Johnson, 29, is hitting .209 with 18 home runs and 49 RBIs in 114 games this season.
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Baseball-Reference Blog
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards attendance down almost 3,000 a game — The Cardinals have the fourth highest attendance decline in the major leagues at nearly 171,000, or 2,843 a game, before Tuesday night's game here. The troubled Los Angeles franchise leads with a dropoff of more than half a million fans from this time last year.
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Gonzalez delivers go-ahead single as Padres win — SAN FRANCISCO—Alberto Gonzalez hit a go-ahead single in the ninth inning, Kyle Blanks had a two-run homer and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 7-5 on Tuesday night for their season-best fifth straight victory.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com and Gaslamp Ball
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Quade's long, strange trip reaches one-year mark — Mike Quade reaches the one-year anniversary of his first game as Chicago Cubs manager today. — It's been a long, strange trip, and not even Nostradamus could've predicted some of the wacky things that have occurred.
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Brew Crew Ball
Associated Press:
Craig Kimbrel ties rookie save mark, Braves top Cubs 5-4 — CHICAGO - Craig Kimbrel tied a major league rookie record with his 40th save, Jason Heyward hit his first career grand slam, and the Atlanta Braves hung on to win their sixth straight, beating the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Tuesday night.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Associated Press:
Simon Pitches Orioles Over Twins, 8-1 — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alfredo Simon allowed one run and three hits in a career-high eight innings, and Vladimir Guerrero and Mark Reynolds both had three hits as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 8-1 on Tuesday night.
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Twinkie Town, Camden Chat and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Reds rally past Marlins 8-6 behind Yonder Alonso — MIAMI - Yonder Alonso homered and drove in four runs, including a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning that sent the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-6 victory over the fading Florida Marlins on Tuesday night. — Dave Sappelt tied the game at 6 …
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Red Reporter