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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Aaron Cook, Kevin Youkilis pose questions — Nearly an hour after last night's game, Ben Cherington emerged from behind a closed door to manager Bobby Valentine's office and announced only that he had nothing to announce. — Clearly, though, the Red Sox [team stats] have decisions to make.
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox Do Not Recall Aaron Cook — The Red Sox did not call up right-hander Aaron Cook by 12:01pm ET tonight, thus activating the opt-out clause in his contract according to WEEI.com's Alex Speier. Cook has 24 hours to exercise the opt-out, then the team would have 48 hours to respond by calling him up or trading him.
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WEEI, Boston Globe and Over the Monster
Associated Press:
Parker Gets First Win as A's Beat Red Sox 5-3 — BOSTON (AP) — Jarrod Parker scattered four hits over 6 2-3 innings and picked up his first major league win as the Oakland Athletics stopped a three-game losing streak by beating the Boston Red Sox 5-3 on Tuesday night.
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Michael Vega / Boston Globe:
Decision day here on sinkerballer Cook
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Over the Monster and Hardball Times
Associated Press:
Lucky Bounce Homers Help Blue Jays Beat Rangers — TORONTO (AP) — Jose Bautista crushed a no-doubt homer, but the two blasts that meant the most to the Blue Jays on Tuesday night both needed a lucky bounce to get over the wall. — Brett Lawrie homered in the bottom of the ninth inning …
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Robert MacLeod / Globe and Mail:
Lawrie hits walk-off homer to beat Rangers — It was felt the first two games of the three-game set against a tough-hitting Texas Rangers outfit would be a good measuring stick for Kyle Drabek and Drew Hutchison, two up-and-coming hurlers for the Toronto Blue Jays.
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ESPN:
‘Oil Can’ says he used crack entire '86 season — E:60 - ‘Oil Can’ Boyd — Dennis ‘Oil Can’ Boyd sits down with Buster Olney to talk about his drug abuse and battle with cocaine. — Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd, who pitched eight of his 10 major league seasons with the Boston Red Sox …
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
In Latin America, New Fraud Models Emerge To Combat DNA Tests — In the early days of age fraud in the Dominican Republic, it wasn't difficult for a player to shave a few years off his age. It was often as simple as changing the date on the birth certificate by hand.
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Getting Blanked, Deadspin, baseballmusings.com, HardballTalk and Bucs Dugout
Scott Miller / CBSSports.com:
Pujols unhappy Angels coach Hatcher reveals hitters' meeting details — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Before the first game of each series, clubs routinely hold hitters' meetings to review scouting reports on the pitchers they'll be facing, and pitchers' meetings to go over the opposing team's lineup.
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HardballTalk, Call to the Pen, Baseball Nation, Getting Blanked, 6-4-2 and baseballmusings.com
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Associated Press:
Joyce Homers to Help Rays Top Mariners 3-1 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Matt Joyce had two of Tampa Bay's three hits, including a solo homer and RBI triple, to help the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1 for their ninth victory in 10 games on Tuesday night.
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Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Phillies score 2 runs in 8th, beat Braves 4-2 — ATLANTA—John Mayberry Jr. doubled and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Tuesday night in the first meeting of the season between the NL East rivals.
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Cards activate Craig; designate Komatsu — ST. LOUIS — Following a seven-game rehabilitation assignment, Allen Craig has been activated from the disabled list and will be in St. Louis for the opening of the Cardinals' series against the Pirates on Tuesday.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Federal Baseball, Viva El Birdos and MLB Rumors
Marc Topkin / The Heater Feed:
Former top pick Beckham suspended — UPDATE, 6:05: Here are statements from the Rays Friedman and from Beckham: — Friedman: “We are very disappointed by Tim's actions. Tim possesses great potential, and he must rededicate himself in order to become the person and player we know he can be.”
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Tampa Bay Times, MLB.com and MLB Daily Dish
Kristie Rieken / Associated Press:
Houston wins second straight over Mets, 6-3 — HOUSTON—Chris Snyder hit a three-run home run and Jed Lowrie had a two-run shot to give the Houston Astros a 6-3 win over the New York Mets on Tuesday night. — Lowrie's homer, off Jonathon Niese, which hit the inside of the foul pole …
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The Crawfish Boxes
Juliet Macur / New York Times:
Andy Pettitte Testifies That Roger Clemens Said He Used H.G.H. — WASHINGTON — Major League Baseball's troubled history of doping was once again paraded into public view on Tuesday as Andy Pettitte, a Yankees pitcher revered by many fans for his postseason triumphs, testified in federal court …
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Bats
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Braun looking to settle into a rhythm — SAN DIEGO — At some point, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke expects left fielder Ryan Braun to settle into a rhythm. So far, Braun's season has been a collection of streaks. — After an 0-for-5 Opening Day, the first hitless opener of Braun's career …
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Brew Beat, Gaslamp Ball, Brew Crew Ball and Yahoo! Sports
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