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Joe Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
Price to rejoin Rays rotation Tuesday — ST. PETERSBURG — LHP David Price will return to the Rays' rotation and start Tuesday in Houston, the team announced Friday night. — “I'm pretty excited,” Price said. “It'll be fun. It's good to be a part of the team again.”
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Sam Strong / MLB.com:
Longoria exits game as plantar fasciitis flares up — Rays' third baseman has been dealing with condition in right foot — ST. PETERSBURG — Rays third baseman Evan Longoria left Friday's game against the Tigers before the third inning, after irritating the plantar fasciitis in his right foot.
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Matt McKinney / Tampa Bay Times:
Former MLB pitcher Justin Miller, 35, found dead — PALM HARBOR — Justin Miller, 35, a former Major League Baseball pitcher and Palm Harbor resident since 2002, was found dead Wednesday night, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. — Authorities are investigating …
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Canadian Press:
Cuddyer extends hit streak to 25 as Rockies beat Giants — DENVER — Michael Cuddyer homered to extend his hitting streak to 25 games, Jhoulys Chacin pitched eight scoreless innings and the Colorado Rockies beat the slumping San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Friday night.
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Trade winds swirl as Colorado Rockies monitor other teams' pitchers
Trade winds swirl as Colorado Rockies monitor other teams' pitchers
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Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Rockies Interested In Gallardo, Garza, Gregg
Rockies Interested In Gallardo, Garza, Gregg
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Jeff Todd / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox To Designate Clayton Mortensen — The Red Sox will designate right-handed reliever Clayton Mortensen for assignment, tweets Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe. A roster spot was needed to make room for the call-up of Jonathan Diaz, who will man third base while Stephen Drew recovers from a hamstring injury suffered last night.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Chipper in awe of honors bestowed by Braves — Atlanta icon joins team's Hall of Fame, has No. 10 retired before game at Turner Field — ATLANTA — Chipper Jones has had time to gain a better understanding of all that he accomplished during a storied playing career that concluded last year.
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Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Game 77: Nationals vs. Mets at 1:10 PM — The Good: Despite last night's struggles, the Mets bullpen has allowed seven earned runs in it's last 36 2/3 innings. — The Bad: John Buck is hitting just .182 since April 10. — The Game: Dillon Gee (5-7, 4.82 ERA) will start for the Mets.
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Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Final Score: Nationals 6 Mets 4 — The Nationals defeated the Meta by the score of 6-4 tonight at Citi Field. — The Least You Should Know... Matt Harvey was brilliant for seven innings, allowing three base runners and one home run while striking out 11 batters. — Harvey now owns a 2.00 ERA, the best in the league.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Tight right lat muscle forces Cueto to exit start — Reds ace, who's been on DL twice this season, to see doctor Saturday — ARLINGTON — It's a scene that's become painfully familiar for the Reds, only more frustrating each time it happens. — An injury has interrupted for the third …
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Canadian Press:
Zunino singles home winning run in the 10th, M's down Cubs — SEATTLE — Mike Zunino hit a game-ending single in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night. — Michael Saunders and Raul Ibanez led off the 10th …
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Roch Kubatko / School of Roch:
Roster rumblings — Second baseman Brian Roberts will return to Camden Yards today, take batting practice and wait to be activated on Sunday. — For fans questioning whether he's ready to come off the disabled list after being removed from last night's game at Triple-A Norfolk because of rain …
Canadian Press:
Young picks up six RBI as Phillies crush Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — Delmon Young had a career-high six RBIs, helping John Lannan breeze to his first victory with Philadelphia, and the Phillies got homers from Michael Young and John Mayberry in a 16-1 rout of the Dodgers on Friday night …
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