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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Raburn's hot spring continues in win over Nats — Second baseman homers, singles, drives in three in victory — VIERA, Fla. — Ryan Raburn's hot spring continued with a homer and three RBIs as the Tigers defeated the Nationals, 6-3, at Space Coast Stadium on Tuesday night.
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Danny Knobler / CBSSports.com:
Red Sox, Tigers seem most focused on Lannan — The Red Sox and Tigers are believed to be the teams most focused on John Lannan, with a growing expectation that the Nationals left-hander will be dealt by the end of the spring. — Lannan was a 10-game winner and had a 3.70 ERA in 33 starts …
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Fox Sports:
Can Braves overcome sluggish start? — This can't be good for Fredi Gonzalez. — A week from now, if the Atlanta Braves win a few games, their 1-10 start in the Grapefruit League likely will be forgotten. — But at the moment, they're reprising the final weeks of last season, when they blew a 9½-game lead with 30 to play.
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Maury Brown / Baseball Prospectus:
For Moorad, Backing Off On Padres Ownership Transfer Shows Votes Aren't There
For Moorad, Backing Off On Padres Ownership Transfer Shows Votes Aren't There
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Associated Press:
Blue Jays get to Twins starter — Francisco Liriano's fast start to the spring slowed Tuesday. — The streaky lefty got hit hard, giving up four runs in the third inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 8-2. — Coming off a season in which he went 9-10 with a 5.08 ERA …
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Cecil runs scoreless streak to six innings — Snider, d'Arnaud combine for four RBIs in victory over Twins — FORT MYERS, Fla. — Left-hander Brett Cecil tossed three scoreless innings, and Travis Snider and Travis d'Arnaud each drove in two runs to lead the Blue Jays to an 8-2 win over the Twins on Tuesday at Hammond Stadium.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Nova bounces back against Boston — Young righty erases spring trouble with four shutout innings — TAMPA, Fla. — It may have been just a Grapefruit League game, but the historic rivalry between the Red Sox and Yankees got under way for 2012 with a 1-0 Boston win on Tuesday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
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Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Valentine eager to see what rivalry brings — Once an observer, Red Sox manager intrigued by uncertainty — TAMPA, Fla. — Bobby Valentine didn't pour any gasoline on the proverbial fire Tuesday. He didn't need to. — The Red Sox were at George M. Steinbrenner Field to play the Yankees …
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Reaction to Terry Collins rant about recent injuries — Terry Collins talked quickly with reporters today and expressed frustration with the team's recent spat of injuries, saying, “I'm just getting tired of going in the training room where I've got to sweat to see who can walk out of there,” according to MetsBlog's Amit Badlani.
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Associated Press:
No expanded replay for MLB in 2012 — NEW YORK (AP) — Center fielder Curtis Granderson raising his glove, hoping to convince an umpire that he made the catch. Jim Thome twisting his body, trying to coax a liner to kick up chalk. — Those tricky calls aren't being farmed out to technology quite yet.
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Associated Press:
Freese, Molina Homer, Cardinals Beat Mets 7-1 — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Adam Wainwright pitched three scoreless innings in his second outing of the spring, and David Freese and Yadier Molina homered in the St. Louis Cardinals' 7-1 win over the New York Mets on Tuesday.
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Hamels sharp, Brown homers in loss to Astros — KISSIMMEE, Fla. — KISSIMMEE, Fla. — On a day in which the Phillies and Astros both got strong efforts from their starters, the real firepower came late. — Domonic Brown hit a go-ahead homer for the Phillies in the top half of the 10th inning …
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
Haren returns to desert in midseason form — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The D-backs got a look at a familiar face Tuesday and it was not a pleasant experience for them. — Former Arizona right-hander Dan Haren helped lead the Angels past the D-backs, 3-0, in front of a sellout crowd at Salt River Fields.
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Fox Sports:
Pitcher strikes deal over false identity — Dominican Republic prosecutors say Cleveland Indians pitcher Roberto Hernandez has agreed to a deal to have false identity charges against him dropped in return for completing a work program in his Caribbean homeland.
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Criminal charges against ‘Carmona’ dropped
Criminal charges against ‘Carmona’ dropped
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