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Allen Barra / Runnin' Scared:
How “Perfect” Was Philip Humber's Perfect Game? — You got a guy who is 29 years old and making a comeback from Tommy John surgery - and, to top it off, hasn't won a game this year. He throws a perfect game and nobody - and I mean nobody, including me - wants to put a damper on it.
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Hardball Times, baseballmusings.com and HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Cueto helps Reds beat Cubs 4-3 — CHICAGO—Johnny Cueto threw 6 1-3 strong innings to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. — Cueto (2-0) allowed one earned run, scattering five hits. He struck out seven and lowered his ERA to 1.78 for the season.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Red Sox finalize deal with Cubs for Byrd
Red Sox finalize deal with Cubs for Byrd
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Boston Globe, BBTF's Baseball Primer …, Baseball America, Red Reporter and The Yankee Analysts
Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
The 10 greatest games in Tiger Stadium history — Last week, as I'm sure many of you know, Fenway Park celebrated its centennial anniversary. It had a big celebration and media attention. That's appropriate, as the park has lasted all this time. However, while it's the only baseball stadium …
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HardballTalk and TigerBlog
Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
NY Mets, not Yankees, have best starting pitching rotation in New York City, surprisingly — So far, Amazin's proving to have better starters than in the Bronx — Jon Niese is just part of a pretty deep New York Mets pitching rotation. — The contrasting climactic events at Fenway Park …
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MetsBlog.com, Wall Street Journal, New Jersey Online and New York Times
Kristie Rieken / Associated Press:
Astros avoid sweep with 12-0 win over Dodgers — HOUSTON—Jordan Schafer hit his first career grand slam on a shot that bounced off the glove of Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier, Wandy Rodriguez pitched three-hit ball through seven innings Sunday and the Houston Astros romped past Los Angeles 12-0.
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Yahoo! Sports
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Kristie Rieken / Associated Press:
Kemp homers again as Dodgers beat Astros 5-1
Kemp homers again as Dodgers beat Astros 5-1
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True Blue LA, The Crawfish Boxes, HardballTalk and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Cuddyer Leads Rockies to 4-1 Win Over Brewers — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Michael Cuddyer lined a two-run double in the eighth and Jeremy Guthrie pitched seven strong innings Sunday, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 4-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. — The win put a damper on the celebration …
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Purple Row, Brew Crew Ball and Associated Press
Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
Ivan Rodriguez career highlights — It was recently announced that veteran catcher and current unsigned free agent Ivan Rodriguez intends to officially retire in Texas on Monday. — When a great player like Rodriguez retires, it's nice to look back over his career, what his highs and lows were …
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baseballmusings.com
Steve Melewski:
Dontrelle Willis moved to the restricted list at Triple-A — The Orioles have placed left-hander Dontrelle Willis on the restricted list at Triple-A Norfolk. He had been on the minor league seven-day disabled list with a left forearm strain, but was moved to the restricted list Friday.
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School of Roch, Getting Blanked and HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Parra's Grand Slam Helps Arizona End 5-Game Skid — PHOENIX (AP) — Gerardo Parra hit his first career grand slam to cap a five-run second inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 Sunday, snapping a five-game losing streak. — Atlanta had won five in a row.
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Talking Chop
Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Showalter ejected for first time this season — ANAHEIM — Orioles manager Buck Showalter was ejected two outs into the sixth inning of Sunday's game against the Angels for arguing balls and strikes. Showalter was tossed immediately by home-plate umpire Angel Campos after coming onto …
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Camden Chat
Associated Press:
Rays keep Twins, Liriano in deep early funk … Associated Press — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Desmond Jennings had one of the Rays' team record four sacrifice flys and drove in three runs as Tampa Bay beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Sunday. — Jennings had a sacrifice fly during a two-run third …
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Twinkie Town