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Canadian Press:
Stubbs powers Indians to crucial victory over Twins — CLEVELAND — Drew Stubbs hit a tiebreaking, two-out homer in the eighth inning and the Cleveland Indians overcame four errors to beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 Sunday. — Stubbs homered to dead centre on a 0-1 pitch from Jared Burton …
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Associated Press and Twinkie Town
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Braves avoid 4-game sweep behind Minor — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Braves avoid being swept by Cards behind Mike Minor — ST. LOUIS — Mike Minor bounced back from the shortest outing of his career with seven strong innings …
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Talking Chop, CBSSports.com and Canadian Press
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R.B. Fallstrom / Associated Press:
Miller dominates, Cardinals beat Braves 6-2
Miller dominates, Cardinals beat Braves 6-2
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HardballTalk
csnphilly.com:
Marathon loss means hasty return for Halladay — Well, let's get right to the big news: — Less than 3 1/2 months after having shoulder surgery, Roy Halladay is headed back to the Phillies' rotation. — Halladay, who had been scheduled to make a minor-league rehab start for Double A Reading on Sunday …
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Phillies Nation, HardballTalk, Baseball Prospectus, AZ Snake Pit, The Good Phight and Amazin' Avenue
Josh Vitale / MLB.com:
As Harvey approaches limit, Mets consider options — NEW YORK — In 2011, Matt Harvey threw 135 2/3 innings in the Minors. In 2012, the Mets starter threw 169 1/3 between the Minors and the Majors. — This season, Harvey has already thrown 178 1/3 innings. And there are 34 games left in the season.
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HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Danks brothers lift White Sox over Rangers — CHICAGO — Jordan Danks homered after replacing the injured Avisail Garcia, backing a solid start by his brother John and helping the surging Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Sunday. — The White Sox took two of three from the AL West leaders …
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ESPN and South Side Sox
Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Final Score: Tigers 11 Mets 3 — The Least You Should Know... Dillon Gee allowed a pair of two-run home runs in six innings, marking the first time since July 27 he's allowed more than two earned runs in a game. — LaTroy Hawkins allowed five runs and four hits in 1/3 of an inning in the ninth inning …
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Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Mike Scioscia refutes reported rift — SEATTLE — Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia refuted reports of a rift with general manager Jerry Dipoto over differences in opinion regarding moves by the organization. — A report from FoxSports.com Friday stated that the Angels are expected …
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baseballmusings.com, ESPN and MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Giants tee off vs. Liriano early, sink Pirates — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Giants strike early to drop Pirates into 1st-place tie with Cards — SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey had three hits, Pablo Sandoval drove in two runs …
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McCovey Chronicles
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game 131: Red Sox at Dodgers — Good afternoon. Here are the lineups: — RED SOX (75-55) — Ellsbury CF — Victorino RF — Pedroia 2B — Napoli 1B — Gomes LF — Drew SS — Middlebrooks 3B — Ross C — Pitching: LHP Jon Lester (11-7, 4.09). — DODGERS (76-52)
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True Blue LA, Red Sox Monster and Over the Monster
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Walter Villa / Denver Post:
RAFAEL BETANCOURT'S ELBOW INJURY HITS FELLOW ROCKIES RELIEVERS HARD — Rafael Betancourt of the Colorado Rockies throws a pitch during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies won 4-3. More photos. (Hunter Martin, Getty Images) — MIAMI — This wasn't just any injury.
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MLB.com and Purple Row
Fox Sports:
Kershaw in line for record windfall — Clayton Kershaw, $200 million man? — The idea nearly became reality earlier this season, when Kershaw was close to signing a record-setting, seven-year extension in the $210 million range, according to major league sources.
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True Blue LA, HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Canadian Press:
Ludwick hits first homer since October, Reds top Brewers — CINCINNATI, Ohio — Ryan Ludwick hit his first homer since last October, another indication his swing is coming around, and Zack Cozart had a tiebreaking two-run shot Saturday night, powering the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Brew Crew Ball, Red Reporter and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Jordan Zimmermann bounces back as Nats cruise past Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jordan Zimmermann rebounded from one of his worst career outings to go 7 2/3 strong innings, Ian Desmond hit his 18th home run, and the Washington Nationals beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 Saturday night.
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Royals Review and Federal Baseball