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Associated Press:
Marlins Beat Padres 6-3 to Win 6th Straight — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ricky Nolasco remained unbeaten, Giancarlo Stanton drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the San Diego Padres 6-3 Sunday for their season-best sixth straight victory.
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Gaslamp Ball
Associated Press:
Cardinals Beat Astros 8-1 — HOUSTON (AP) — Tyler Greene hit a career-high two homers and drove in four runs, Adam Wainwright continued his dominance of the Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals got an 8-1 win over Houston on Sunday. — The victory breaks a season-long five-game winning streak …
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Viva El Birdos
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Fox Sports:
Mets should consider Wright trade — Unless ... Bonus notes and thoughts from our MLB on Fox broadcast of the Diamondbacks-Mets game on Saturday. — I'm guessing the Mets will sign third baseman David Wright to a contract extension, in part because ownership will fear losing credibility …
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Amazin' Avenue and Dodger Thoughts
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Associated Press:
1B Davis gets win, O's outlast Bosox in 17 innings — BOSTON—First baseman Chris Davis struck out five times, grounded into a double play and then tossed two scoreless innings of relief after Baltimore ran out of pitchers, picking up the win as the Orioles beat Boston 9-6 Sunday in 17 innings.
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Yahoo! Sports and Boston Herald
Nick Cafardo / The Boston Globe:
Mariano Rivera's injury throws curve at AL East teams — A pennant race changer: Mariano Rivera is down for the count. — He is out for the season with an ACL and meniscus tear. The Yankees can now feel Boston's pain. — The Red Sox lost their closer, Andrew Bailey …
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MLB Rumors, MetsBlog.com and HardballTalk
Mike Lupica / NY Daily News:
Andy Pettitte can't have it both ways when it comes to the truth in Roger Clemens trial — Longtime Yankee has changed his story about Roger Clemens — Andy Pettitte can't return to Yankees soon enough following testimony in Roger Clemens perjury trial. — The guy asking the questions …
Jim Peltz / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Chris Capuano rolls on in 5-1 win over Cubs — CHICAGO — Clayton Kershaw is the acknowledged ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers' pitching staff but another left-hander in the rotation, Chris Capuano, is holding his own, thank you. — A free agent signed over the off-season …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and True Blue LA
NBCSports.com:
Inge hits first HR for A's in win over Rays — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Brandon Inge hit his first homer for Oakland and drove in four runs as the Athletics roughed up rookie Matt Moore in a 9-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. — Jonny Gomes and Daric Barton knocked …
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Associated Press
Associated Press:
Indians beat Rangers 4-2, hand Darvish first loss — CLEVELAND (AP) — A glaring problem cost Yu Darvish and the Texas Rangers . — Ubaldo Jimenez pitched seven scoreless innings and Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run double after the Rangers lost an infield popup in the sun …
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Lone Star Ball
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Tampa Bay Rays may decide to stand pat during Evan Longoria's absence — The Rays have won 63.2 percent of the games missed by star third baseman Evan Longoria. — Times] — Rays execs eventually may decide they need to make another move to replace injured third baseman Evan Longoria.
Sarah Trotto / MLB.com:
Stauffer to make third rehab start Wednesday — SAN DIEGO — Padres starter Tim Stauffer is expected to make a third and possibly final rehabilitation appearance on Wednesday. — Stauffer will pitch for either Class A Lake Elsinore, which will be playing at home, or Triple-A Tucson …
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HardballTalk
John Tunison / MLive.com:
Former major leaguer Chad Curtis, a Lakewood Schools volunteer, being investigated for alleged ‘inappropriate touching’ — BARRY COUNTY, MI — Authorities in Barry County have confirmed that Chad Curtis, who played major league baseball for 10 years, is being investigated for alleged improper conduct with students at Lakewood Schools.
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NESN.com, The Big Lead and HardballTalk
Associated Press:
White Sox turn tables on Tigers with Dunn HR … DETROIT — Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer deep into the right-field seats off Jose Valverde in the ninth inning and the Chicago White Sox turned the tables on Detroit, beating the Tigers 3-2 Saturday. — Detroit defeated Chicago 5-4 on Friday night …
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Yahoo! Sports, Bless You Boys, baseballmusings.com and South Side Sox
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Abundance of lefties may spark movement