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Associated Press:
Butler's 3-Run Shot Lifts Royals Over Red Sox 6-4 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Billy Butler hit a mammoth three-run homer in the eighth inning Tuesday night, giving the Kansas City Royals a 6-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox. — Chris Getz and Humberto Quintero also drove in runs for the Royals …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Royal treatment — Middlebrooks, Sox crown hapless KC
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The Soxaholix
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Josh Hamilton rips four 2-run HRs — BALTIMORE — Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton's torrid 2012 season now includes his first career four-home-run game, all of them two-run shots. — Hamilton, who turns 31 later in May, hit three two-run homers through his first four at-bats during Tuesday's …
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STATS Hosted Solution, baseballmusings.com, Lone Star Ball, Camden Chat and Batter's Box Interactive …
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Hamilton Hits 4 HRs as Rangers Beat Orioles 10-3 — BALTIMORE (AP) — Josh Hamilton became the 16th player to hit four home runs in a game, launching a quartet of two-run drives against three different pitchers in a history-making performance that carried the Texas Rangers to a 10-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday
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David O'Brien / Boston Herald:
Dan Uggla's single in eighth lifts Braves to win — CHICAGO — Randall Delgado didn't get a win with his strong performance Tuesday night, but the Braves made sure the rookie pitcher didn't get a loss. — Dan Uggla drove in two runs with a tie-breaking, bases-loaded single in the eighth inning …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Des Moines Register:
Casey Blake tells the Register that he's retiring — Conversation with Casey Blake - Part 1 Conversation with Casey Blake - Part 2 Conversation with Casey Blake - Part 3 Casey Blake in haunted house — Major League Baseball veteran Casey Blake said today that he officially has decided to retire …
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Baseball Nation, HardballTalk, MLB Rumors and Dodger Thoughts
Mike Klis / On the Rox:
Evil Empire? Rockies' Jerry McMorris first called out the Yankees in 2002 — Jerry McMorris, then owner of the Colorado Rockies and seen at left, at Coors Field in 2001 when then-president George W. Bush watched a game in Denver. — Contrary to long-held belief, it was not former Boston …
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Purple Row and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Associated Press:
Beltran's 2 HRs, 6 RBIs Lead St. Louis to 6-1 Win — PHOENIX (AP) — Carlos Beltran homered in his first two at-bats, including a grand slam, matching his career high with six RBIs, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Arizona 6-1 on Tuesday night, handing the Diamondbacks their fourth loss in a row.
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Associated Press:
Giants Beat Dodgers 2-1, Sending Kershaw to Loss — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Vogelsong pitched into the eighth inning for the first time this season, Brett Pill hit a two-run homer off Clayton Kershaw and the San Francisco Giants defeated the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 Tuesday night …
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Associated Press and MLB
Josh Dubow / Globe and Mail:
Blue Jays give up 9th-inning grand slam in 7-3 loss to Athletics — Newcomer Brandon Inge hit a game-ending grand slam to cap a five-run ninth inning rally that led the Oakland Athletics to a 7-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. — The Blue Jays took the lead in the top …
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Associated Press:
Duda's RBI Single in 7th Leads Mets Past Phillies — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lucas Duda had a tiebreaking, two-out RBI single in the seventh and the New York Mets took advantage of Philadelphia's defensive blunder, beating the Phillies 7-4 on Tuesday night. — Duda and David Wright had two hits …
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Robertson Earns First Save as Yankees Top Rays 5-3 — NEW YORK (AP) — David Robertson struck out Carlos Pena with the bases loaded to end a rocky ninth inning in his first save chance since Mariano Rivera's season-ending knee injury, helping the New York Yankees end a seven-game skid …
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Boston Herald
Tim Booth / Associated Press:
Detroit gets 1st win over Seattle in 6-4 victory — SEATTLE—Justin Verlander won his 12th straight decision on the road, Prince Fielder homered and the Detroit Tigers raced to an early lead before holding on for a 6-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
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Lookout Landing
