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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
LOS ANGELES — Here's are some statistics that will make you wince if you're a Red Sox fan: — Carl Crawford has hit .301/.332/.443 with 64 stolen bases, 12 home runs and 61 RBIs in 145 games against the Red Sox. — In 161 games for the Red Sox from 2011-12, Crawford hit .260/.292/.419 with 23 stolen bases, 14 home runs and 75 RBIs.
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baseballmusings.com, True Blue LA and Over the Monster
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Alex Speier / WEEI:
CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVES: WHERE WOULD RED SOX BE WITHOUT GOLDEN WRECKING BALL OFFERED BY DODGERS? — It is difficult to exaggerate the franchise-altering significance of the Red Sox-Dodgers trade that took place one year ago Sunday. For the Red Sox, the deal represented a crumpling of one blueprint …
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Canadian Press:
Richards outduels Hernandez as Angels knock off Mariners — SEATTLE — Chris Nelson hit a two-run homer off Felix Hernandez and the Los Angeles Angels ruined Eric Wedge's return to the dugout with a 2-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. — Wedge managed the Mariners …
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Lookout Landing
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Associated Press:
Rays' Archer Beats Yankees for the Third Time — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rookie Chris Archer beat the New York Yankees for the third time, Evan Longoria hit one of four homers off Hiroki Kuroda and the Tampa Bay Rays topped their AL East rivals 7-2 on Friday night.
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Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Rays Acquire David DeJesus
Rays Acquire David DeJesus
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Stuck ball leads to inside-the-park HR, Ventura ejection — CHICAGO — Robin Ventura was ejected by third-base umpire Greg Gibson during the third inning of Friday night's series opener between the Rangers and White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. Ventura was thrown out for the second …
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South Side Sox
Associated Press:
Phillies down D-backs on bases-loaded walk — PHILADELPHIA — Chase Utley walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. — Cody Asche led off the ninth with a single and went to third on Jimmy Rollins' single.
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The Good Phight and AZ Snake Pit
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Marc Narducci / Philly.com:
Phillies Notes: Sandberg says Howard's return in 2013 ‘would be counterproductive’
Phillies Notes: Sandberg says Howard's return in 2013 ‘would be counterproductive’
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Morning Call and The Good Phight
Associated Press:
O's fight off A's with help from Roberts' slam — Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Orioles rally twice, get grand slam for Brian Roberts to drop A's — BALTIMORE — Brian Roberts hit a grand slam …
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Camden Chat and CBSSports.com
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Susan Slusser / Oakland Athletics:
Kurt Suzuki rejoining A's; his comments plus trade details
Kurt Suzuki rejoining A's; his comments plus trade details
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Federal Baseball, Baseball America, MLB Rumors, MLB Daily Dish and Washington Times
Scott Miller / CBSSports.com:
Angels' tense times nearly included Pujols, Hunter fight in 2012 — The two-year downhill toboggan run of owner Arte Moreno's broken franchise has created a suffocatingly tense atmosphere throughout the organization best illustrated by a team meeting last August, in which All-Star Torii Hunter …
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The Strike Zone, HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Canadian Press:
Venable helps Padres rally for win over Cubs — SAN DIEGO — Will Venable had three hits and three RBIs, including a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh inning, and the San Diego Padres rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-6 on Friday night. — Jedd Gyorko homered twice and drove …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Gaslamp Ball
Associated Press:
Wheeler's RBI Double in Eighth Lifts Rockies — MIAMI — Ryan Wheeler hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth to help give the Colorado Rockies a 3-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday night. — Jhoulys Chacin (12-7) allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings for the Rockies.
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Fish Stripes and Purple Row
Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Final Score: Tigers 6 Mets 1 — Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed five runs in five innings, four of which came in the second inning thanks in part to a three-run home run by Miguel Cabrera, a home run by Torii Hunter. — Carlos Torres allowed a solo home run to Austin Jackson in two innings of relief.
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Amazin' Avenue
Canadian Press:
Barmes hits big homer in seventh as Pirates defeat Giants — SAN FRANCISCO — Clint Barmes hit a three-run home run, Charlie Morton pitched eight strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Friday night. — Andrew McCutchen and Josh Harrison each …
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McCovey Chronicles and CBSSports.com
Associated Press:
Wainwright Sharp, Cardinals Beat Braves 3-1 — ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright earned his NL-leading 15th win with his fifth complete game and had a key sacrifice fly to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. — Matt Holliday's 432-foot home …
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