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Associated Press:
Dunn, Gillaspie Homer, White Sox Top Orioles 5-2 — CHICAGO — Adam Dunn and Conor Gillaspie homered while John Danks pitched into the eighth inning to help the Chicago White Sox snap the Baltimore Orioles' four-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night.
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Camden Chat and South Side Sox
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Orioles Upgrade With Scott Feldman; Cubs Continue Stocking Up
Orioles Upgrade With Scott Feldman; Cubs Continue Stocking Up
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Orioles Insider, Beyond the Box Score, SBNation.com, The Strike Zone, HardballTalk and MLB Daily Dish
Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Orioles Acquire Feldman, Clevenger For Arrieta, Strop
Orioles Acquire Feldman, Clevenger For Arrieta, Strop
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Camden Chat, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Red Sox Monster, Lone Star Ball, Bucs Dugout, BBTF's Baseball Primer … and MLB Daily Dish
ESPN:
Source: Orioles acquire Feldman from Cubs
Source: Orioles acquire Feldman from Cubs
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MLB, MLB Rumors, Camden Chat and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Numbers Show That MLB Interleague Play Isn't As Popular As We Were Led to Believe — It has been one of the key moments in Bud Selig's tenure, created barstool debates throughout the country, and until this year, hasn't had enough information to say definitively how popular it really is.
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HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Kershaw, Puig Lead Dodgers to 8-0 Win Over Rockies — DENVER — Clayton Kershaw tossed a four-hitter for his second shutout of the season and rookie sensation Yasiel Puig had three more hits, including a solo homer, to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-0 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.
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baseballmusings.com, True Blue LA, Purple Row, MLB and TSN.ca
Canadian Press:
Lackey throws eight strong as Red Sox beat Padres — BOSTON — Brandon Snyder hit a bases-loaded double and John Lackey struck out six over eight strong innings for the Boston Red Sox in a 4-1 win over the slumping San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. — Lackey (6-5) scattered six hits …
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ESPN, Over the Monster and Boston Globe
Canadian Press:
Tigers edge Blue Jays ending seven-game home win streak — TORONTO — Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer and Torii Hunter had four of Detroit's 12 hits as the Tigers edged the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 at Rogers Centre on Tuesday night. — Hunter's two-out infield single …
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Bless You Boys, Bluebird Banter, MLB Rumors and TSN.ca
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels' Josh Hamilton appears to be chewing tobacco again — Outfielder who has struggled with addiction quit the habit last July, leading to withdrawal symptoms. — Josh Hamilton finished a workout with the team's strength and conditioning coach Tuesday afternoon, went into the Angels' dugout …
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HardballTalk
Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Final Score: Mets 9 Diamondbacks 1 — The Least You Should Know... Jeremy Hefner started for the Mets and he was brilliant, allowing only one run in seven innings. — Hefner now has a 2.20 ERA over his last eight starts. — LaTroy Hawkins pitched a scoreless eighth inning …
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AZ Snake Pit and Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Indians Bullpen Holds On for 6-5 Win Over Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Carlos Santana and Asdrubal Cabrera each drove in a pair of runs, and the Cleveland Indians took advantage of some wild pitching by the Kansas City Royals in a 6-5 victory Tuesday night.
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Royals Review
Canadian Press:
Reds P Bailey throws second no-hitter in victory over Giants — CINCINNATI, Ohio — Homer Bailey threw his second no-hitter in 10 months and the first in the majors this season, pitching the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-0 victory over the slumping San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.
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Red Reporter, Minor League Ball, Bless You Boys and ESPN
Associated Press:
David Price K's 10, earns win in return against Astros — HOUSTON — AL Cy Young Award winner David Price pitched three-hit ball for seven innings in his return from the disabled list and Desmond Jennings homered and drove in four runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros for the second straight night, 8-0 on Tuesday.
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DRaysBay, CBSSports.com and MLB
Jason Cole / Baseball Prospectus:
Hot Prospect Video: Oscar Taveras — As perhaps the game's top hitting prospect, Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras has become a household name to baseball fans, and not only in St. Louis. When the 21-year-old Taveras ranked no. 2 on Baseball Prospectus' recently released mid-season top 50 prospects list …
Spike / CBS Philly:
Jonathan Papelbon Thinks Puig In All-Star Game Would Be ‘Stupid’ And ‘A Joke’ — PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Yasiel Puig has taken major league baseball by storm. The Dodgers rookie had 44 hits in his first 100 at-bats in the big leagues, and has helped begin to turn around what looked like it might be a disastrous season in Los Angeles.
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Astros Sign Dominican Shortstop Joan Mauricio — Dominican shortstop Joan Mauricio has signed with the Astros for $600,000. — Mauricio, 16, has good defensive actions with smooth hands and surprising pop from both sides of the plate for someone who is 6-foot-1, 140 pounds.
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The Crawfish Boxes
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Cubs Sign Dominican Righthander Jefferson Mejia
Cubs Sign Dominican Righthander Jefferson Mejia
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and MLB Rumors