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Angels beat Dodgers 10-7 in Freeway finale — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Torii Hunter drove in three runs after a frightening collision with the center-field fence, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-7 Sunday to win the rubber game of the Freeway Series.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers drop Freeway Series finale — In starting debut, Hoffmann clubs first Major League homer — LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers had the starting ace on the mound, a four-run lead on the board and an Interleague series with their Southland rivals there for the taking.
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Sox may drop Ortiz in lineup — The Red Sox' offensive onslaught today made David Oritz's struggles more glaring. Every player who went to bat against the New York Mets in a 12-5 victory had at least one hit and reached base at least twice except Ortiz, who went 0 for 5 and saw his average drop to .195 …
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John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Red Sox restore order, but David Ortiz continues to sink — DH may move out of No. 3 hole — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio — The Red Sox [team stats] believe in seeing the big picture, and not just conveniently after they lose.
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Rick Morrissey / Chicago Tribune:
How could Chicago Cubs not see Rich Harden's injury coming? — Perhaps Cubs will get the bad stuff out of way early this time around — The quote of the season thus far from Cubs manager Lou Piniella (and, yes, it is early): — “The amazing thing about it is, every time I've talked to him he's felt really good.
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Kouzmanoff's 4 RBI cap Padres' perfect homestand — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kevin Kouzmanoff homered and had four RBI to lead San Diego to a 7-2 win over the punchless Chicago Cubs on Sunday, capping the Padres' first 9-0 homestand. — San Diego's nine-game winning streak is the longest in the NL this season.
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Morneau's slam powers Twins to sweep of Brewers — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Justin Morneau hit a grand slam, Scott Baker pitched into the ninth inning, and the Minnesota Twins completed a three-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with a 6-3 victory Sunday night.
Brian Costa / New Jersey Online:
Reliever Bobby Parnell leaves New York Mets teammates in awe with 100-mph fastball … BOSTON — John Maine saw what Bobby Parnell did Friday night in person, and he saw it again on tape. And yet still, Maine asked Joe Scarola, the Mets' manager of video operations, to burn the clip onto a CD for him.
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Danny Knobler / CBSSports.com:
Look Ahead: ChiSox moving on after Peavy, but in which direction? — CHICAGO — The White Sox were telling people over the weekend that they've now moved past Jake Peavy and on to Plan B. — They weren't saying what Plan B is. — It's hard to believe it could be anywhere near as dramatic as the near-trade for Peavy.
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Braves batter Blue Jays, run Toronto's skid to six games — ATLANTA (AP) — Brian McCann homered twice, pinch-hitter Chipper Jones drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-2 Sunday to cap a three-game sweep.
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David Laurila / Baseball Prospectus:
Prospectus Q and A: Andrew Friedman by David Laurila — Andrew Friedman … David Laurila: You did an interview with Baseball Prospectus in May 2006, not long after assuming your current position. What do you know now that you didn't know then? — Andrew Friedman: I feel …
Andrew Baggarly / Mercury News:
Giants G.M. Sabean exploring trade routes — SEATTLE — The Giants aren't hitting, which means Brian Sabean is taking a pounding. — With a quarter of the season complete, the club's long-tenured general manager acknowledged what anyone reading the box scores could divine …
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Rays to promote prized pitching prospect Price … MIAMI (AP) — David Price, who helped Tampa Bay reach the World Series last year, will be promoted from Triple-A Durham to start for the Rays at Cleveland on Monday. — Price replaces Scott Kazmir, who went on the disabled list Friday with a quadriceps strain.
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Giambi hits 400th homer, but A's lose to D'backs — OAKLAND (AP) — Jason Giambi couldn't thoroughly appreciate his latest accomplishment, not with the way his Oakland Athletics are playing these days. — On the night Giambi hit his 400th career home run and should have been celebrating, he was left to ponder another one-run defeat.
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