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Reyes Hitless in NY Return, Mets Beat Marlins 2-1 — NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Reyes went hitless in his return to Citi Field and Lucas Duda lined a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning that caromed off reliever Edward Mujica, sending the New York Mets to a 2-1 victory over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday night.
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Ruben Tejada doing just fine for Mets
Ruben Tejada doing just fine for Mets
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Rany / Rany on the Royals:
Time Out. — “You love the Red Sox, but have they ever loved you back?” — The New York Yankees had a 10-game losing streak once. It was in 1913. — The Los Angeles Dodgers had a 10-game losing streak in 1992. That's their only double-digit losing streak since they moved into Dodger Stadium - in 1962, 50 years ago.
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Texas tough: AL champion Rangers ascend to No. 1 in Power Rankings
Texas tough: AL champion Rangers ascend to No. 1 in Power Rankings
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Dave Skretta / Associated Press:
Blue Jays hand Royals 11th straight loss, 4-1
Blue Jays hand Royals 11th straight loss, 4-1
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Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Dontrelle Willis filing grievance — Pitcher Dontrelle Willis is filing a grievance against the Baltimore Orioles, alleging that the club placed him on the restricted list and is preventing him from signing with another organization even though he left the Orioles' Triple-A affiliate with the consent of a team official.
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Roch Kubatko / School of Roch:
Willis: “I don't have anything to lie about. I'm more embarrassed than anything”
Willis: “I don't have anything to lie about. I'm more embarrassed than anything”
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Associated Press:
Latos Gets 1st Win, Reds Beat Giants 9-2 — CINCINNATI (AP) — Mat Latos finally got his first win for Cincinnati, pitching seven shutout innings against an old NL West nemesis, and Brandon Phillips homered and drove in three runs Tuesday night, leading the Reds to a 9-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
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Orioles Beat Blue Jays 2-1 — BALTIMORE (AP) — Tommy Hunter allowed three hits over six innings, Matt Wieters homered off the glove of left fielder Eric Thames, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Tuesday night. — Hunter (2-1) allowed one run, walked three and struck out three.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Ripken: Derek Jeter may ‘push close to’ 4,000 hits — Derek Jeter's professional obituary was written a year ago, with pundits saying age finally had caught up with the New York Yankees shortstop. — These days, the only number anyone is talking about is Jeter's soaring hit total …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Live updates: Red Sox at Twins — Bottom 5th: Red Sox 10, Twins 2 — Josh Willingham doubled in Denard Span, who had doubled to lead off the inning. Rain stopped last inning. — Top 5th: Red Sox 10, Twins 1 — Boston got a big break playing Lee County rival Minnesota this week.
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Associated Press:
Rays' David Price Shuts Out Angels in 5-0 Victory — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — David Price pitched a five-hitter for his second career shutout, Tampa Bay homered four times, and the Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 on Tuesday night. — Price (3-1) gave up all singles …
Adam McCalvy / Brew Beat:
Narveson to have season-ending surgery — Chris Narveson just told reporters that the second opinion on his left shoulder was the same as the first — he needs season-ending surgery to repair a partially torn rotator cuff. Dr. Lewis Yocum will perform the surgery, which will require a 6-9 month rehab, Narveson said.
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Michael Pineda to get 2nd opinion — ARLINGTON, Texas — New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was examined by team physicians after undergoing an MRI on his shoulder Tuesday in New York, but the team did not announce the results because the pitcher's agent requested he get a second opinion on Wednesday.
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Tony Jackson / ESPN:
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed veteran reliever Matt Guerrier on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with right-elbow tendinitis and recalled left-hander Michael Antonini from Triple-A Albuquerque. — Antonini, 26, who was in the Isotopes' starting rotation …
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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Mets place Jason Bay on 15-day DL with fractured rib — The Mets have placed Jason Bay on the 15-Day DL with a nondisplaced fracture of a rib on the left side. — To take Bay's place on the roster, the Mets recalled infielder Zach Lutz from Triple-A Buffalo.
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Associated Press:
Uribe, Capuano lead Dodgers over Braves 7-2 — LOS ANGELES—Juan Uribe tied a career high with four hits and drove in three runs, and Chris Capuano pitched out of trouble for seven innings to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Knee discomfort keeps Chipper out of lineup
Knee discomfort keeps Chipper out of lineup
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