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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Marlon Byrd traded to Red Sox — Cubs' Byrd Traded to Red Sox — Dealing with a rash of injuries in the outfield, the Red Sox acquired Cubs centerfielder Marlon Byrd. — BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox have acquired Chicago Cubs outfielder Marlon Byrd and cash for reliever Michael Bowden and a player to be named later.
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Red Sox finalize deal with Cubs for Byrd — BOSTON — With two-thirds of their projected starting outfield on the disabled list for the foreseeable future, the Red Sox acquired veteran outfielder Marlon Byrd on Saturday in a trade with the Chicago Cubs. — To acquire Byrd …
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Boston Globe
Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox Acquire Marlon Byrd From Cubs — Cubs outfielder Marlon Byrd confirmed that he has been traded to the Red Sox, tweets Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com. The Cubs will receive Michael Bowden and a player to be named later in exchange for Byrd while paying all but roughly $400K of his $6.5MM salary …
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Full Count, VFTB, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Boston Globe and HardballTalk
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Sox and Cubs talking about a deal for Marlon Byrd
Sox and Cubs talking about a deal for Marlon Byrd
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WEEI, Clubhouse Insider, Over the Monster and MLB Rumors
Mark Blaudschun / Boston Globe:
Francona manages to put it aside
Francona manages to put it aside
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Over the Monster and Surviving Grady
Michael Vega / Boston Globe:
Final: Yankees 15, Red Sox 9 — Game over: Yankees 15, Red Sox 9: The Red Sox absorbed a tough loss, squandering a 9-0 lead and a solid pitching effort by Felix Doubront, who remained winless after throwing six strong innings of four-hit baseball, allowing one run on a Mark Teixeira solo homer in the seventh.
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Jimmy Golen / Associated Press:
Yankees post back-to-back 7-run innings, win 15-9
Yankees post back-to-back 7-run innings, win 15-9
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Noah Trister / Associated Press:
Rangers score 8 in 1st, beat Tigers 10-4 — DETROIT—Josh Hamilton hit a three-run homer during Texas' eight-run first inning, and Mike Napoli went deep for a fifth straight game to lead the Rangers to a 10-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader.
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Associated Press:
Mets Edge Giants 5-4 on Posey's Throwing Error — NEW YORK (AP) — Ruben Tejada scored the winning run on a throwing error by catcher Buster Posey and the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Saturday after blowing a three-run lead moments earlier in one of the wackiest ninth innings imaginable.
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Spencer Fordin / MLB.com:
Recovered from illness, Theriot to join Giants
Recovered from illness, Theriot to join Giants
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McCovey Chronicles and Baseball Prospectus
Kristie Rieken / Associated Press:
Kemp homers again as Dodgers beat Astros 5-1 — HOUSTON—Matt Kemp set a franchise record for home runs through 15 games with his ninth of the season to back up a solid outing by Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers got a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.
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Gene Duffey / MLB.com:
Hairston not in lineup after three straight starts — HOUSTON — Dodgers third baseman Jerry Hairston, after starting three games in a row, was given Saturday night off by manager Don Mattingly. — Hairston had been the defensive star of wins Thursday at Milwaukee and Friday at Houston.
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True Blue LA
Associated Press:
Regular Season Series … SEATTLE — Philip Humber threw the first perfect game in the majors in almost two years, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. — It was baseball's 21st perfect game and first since Philadelphia's Roy Halladay threw …
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Boston Herald, Lookout Landing, Lone Star Ball, HardballTalk, Batter's Box Interactive … and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Arizona places RHP Hudson on DL with sore shoulder — PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks, already troubled by injuries, have placed right-hander Daniel Hudson on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder impingement. — Hudson, the No. 2 starter behind Ian Kennedy, was 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA in three starts.
Associated Press:
Phillies' Lee heads to DL following 10-inning gem … SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have placed Cliff Lee on the 15-day disabled list after he strained a muscle in his left side in the 10th inning of his gem Wednesday night at San Francisco. — General manager Ruben Amaro Jr …
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George Von Benko / MLB.com:
Pirates option righty Hughes to Triple-A — PITTSBURGH — The Pirates optioned right-hander Jared Hughes to Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday to make room for A.J. Burnett on the roster. — Hughes tossed three innings in Friday night's 4-1 loss to the Cardinals and gave up four hits and two runs, one earned.
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Scott Miller / CBSSports.com:
Hudson looking like a short-timer for slow-starting Padres — So far this season, things are awful for the Padres, who entered Friday night's game against Philadelphia with the majors' worst record. — But they may be even worse for veteran second baseman Orlando Hudson, who is hitting just .143 …
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Getting Blanked, HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
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Bernie Wilson / Associated Press:
Padres lose 13th straight at home to Phillies
Padres lose 13th straight at home to Phillies
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Phillies Nation and The Good Phight