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Angels rotation could be key to success — BOSTON — Know what I'm starting to think? That if the Angels win the AL West, they actually might sneak their way into the World Series. — The Angels feature three ace-caliber starting pitchers — Jered Weaver, Dan Haren and Ervin Santana.
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Rampaging Rangers Hammer Red Sox 11-4 — BOSTON (Reuters) - The Texas Rangers capped a three-game series of lopsided results with an 11-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. — The win cemented the Rangers' (80-61) lead in the American League West but left Boston 1- games behind New York in the AL East.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Final: Rangers 11, Red Sox 4 — Game over: Rangers 11, Red Sox 4 — Texas had 15 hits and hammered the Sox again. The Rangers won the season series 6-4 and scored 65 runs. — Lackey (12-11) was the loser and Harrison (11-9) was the winner. It was played before 37,744 at Fenway …
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Yahoo! Sports, Over the Monster and Deadspin
Sam Mellinger / Kansas City Star:
Zack Greinke loves life on a winning team in Milwaukee — Sometimes, Zack Greinke goes to a park not far from his new home and stares out at Lake Michigan. This is his favorite part of this new place. Maybe he'll get a boat. He'd like that. — Everything here is new. Everything feels fresh.
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Marlins beat Phillies in 14, 5-4 — MIAMI - Mike Cameron drove in the winning run with a two-out, bases-loaded walk in the 14th inning Sunday, and the Florida Marlins benefited from an overturned ruling after a video review to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4.
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Joe Capozzi / Fish Tank blog:
Mike Stanton not in starting lineup for Florida Marlins today against Roy Halladay — Mike Stanton was not in the starting lineup today as the Marlins face Roy Halladay, but manager Jack McKeon hoped he'd be available to pinch hit. — Stanton left Saturday's game in the fifth inning after he tumbled running out a grounder.
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HardballTalk
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly wants more offense for 2012 — Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly says the team needs to boost its offensive production, but that could deplete the team's pitching, one of its few strong points. — Reporting from Atlanta — Don Mattingly said that if he had to decide between …
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Mets beat Nationals; Hernandez loses final start — WASHINGTON — Willie Harris had a pinch-hit two-run single, highlighting a four-run rally in the sixth inning that lifted the New York Mets a 6-3 win over the Nationals and spoiled what was likely Livan Hernandez's final game with Washington.
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Marcum stellar for seven innings, Brewers blank Astros — HOUSTON — Shaun Marcum allowed his only hit with one out in the sixth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Houston Astros 4-0 Sunday for a three-game series sweep. — Ryan Braun homered among his three hits and drove in two runs for Milwaukee.
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Yahoo! Sports and Brew Crew Ball
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Globe and Mail:
Yankees sweep away Blue Jays — Derek Jeter tied a career high with five RBIs, CC Sabathia earned his 19th win and the New York Yankees polished off a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays with a 9-3 victory Sunday. — Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher all homered for the AL East leaders …
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Reds Beat Cardinals 3-2 in 10 Innings — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Juan Francisco capped a career-best four-hit day with the go-ahead hit in the 10th inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Sunday, taking two of three from a team desperately trying to stay in contention.
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Yahoo! Sports and Red Reporter
Associated Press:
Joel Pineiro, Angels beat Twins 4-1 — ANAHEIM, Calif. - Joel Pineiro posted his first victory in almost two months and Bobby Abreu homered, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday in the rubber game of the weekend series. — Pineiro (6-6) allowed a run and five hits over seven innings.
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Noah Trister / Globe and Mail:
Tigers' Brennan Boesch out for the season — Tigers outfielder Brennan Boesch is set to have surgery on his injured right thumb and is expected to miss the rest of the season. — Boesch says he doesn't have a concrete date yet for the operation but hopes to have it sometime in the next week.
Associated Press:
Hellickson throws four-hitter as Rays crush Orioles — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jeremy Hellickson threw a four-hitter, Reid Brignac had three RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-1 on Sunday. — Hellickson (12-10) has two complete games this season, both against the Orioles.
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Camden Chat and DRaysBay
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Alex Liddi could make history for Italy — Any day now, Alex Liddi could make history. — If the Mariners promote him to the majors after his season at Class AAA Tacoma concludes on Monday, Liddi will become the first player born and raised in Italy to play in the big leagues.