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New arrival Allen's walkoff HR lifts Rays to sweep — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Allen hit a two-run pinch-hit homer in the ninth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Thursday. — Allen, recently acquired off waivers from Oakland, homered off closer Jordan Walden …
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels' 3-2 loss to Tampa Bay doesn't cut it with Torii Hunter — The Angels fall to 6-12 and Hunter, the right fielder, says they're not trying that hard. 'We're just going through the motions. ... that's everybody; not just the players,' he says. — Angels starter C.J. Wilson delivers …
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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Rays set to embark on season's themed trip — ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays will depart for Texas after Thursday afternoon's game against the Angels for a three-game series with the Rangers. — When they do depart, they'll be going light in the luggage department since they have declared this their “minimalist” trip.
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Associated Press:
Red Sox Bullpen Hangs On for 7-6 Win Over Twins — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Aviles homered and the Boston Red Sox bullpen just barely avoided another big collapse in a 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night. — Alfredo Aceves struck out Denard Span with the bases loaded …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Red Sox eke out a win — MINNEAPOLIS - The Red Sox converted Triple A starter Alex Wilson into a reliever this week to prepare him for the majors. Veteran free agent Mike Gonzalez is under consideration and the possibility still exists that Daniel Bard could return to his old job in the late innings before too long.
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Associated Press:
Jones' RBI single in 9th helps Braves beat Dodgers — LOS ANGELES—Chipper Jones singled home the go-ahead run in his final regular season at-bat at Dodger Stadium after Dan Uggla tied it with his second RBI single earlier in the ninth inning, and the Atlanta Braves defeated Los Angeles 4-2 Wednesday night.
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Guerra Blows Lead in 9th as Dodgers Lose to Braves — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers closer Javy Guerra absorbed his third loss in five appearances after giving up five straight one-out hits to the Atlanta Braves in the ninth inning. The second one ricocheted off his face, but he stayed in and faced three more batters.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Mike Pelfrey To Undergo Tommy John Surgery — Mets right-hander Mike Pelfrey is expected to miss the rest of the 2012 season to undergo and recover from Tommy John surgery. Manager Terry Collins told reporters that Pelfrey will likely have ligament replacement surgery, Andy Martino of the New York Daily News reports (Twitter links).
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Associated Press:
Giants Let One Slip Away, Reds Rally for 4-2 Win — CINCINNATI (AP) — Not even Barry Zito pitching at his best could end the San Francisco Giants' misery in Great American Ball Park. — Scott Rolen led off the seventh inning with a homer that ended Zito's shutout, and the Reds rallied …
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MLB.com:
Rangers fan steals ball from kid, gets called out on TV — Ugh, it's that guy. — Mitch Moreland tosses a ball toward a kid in the Rangers Ballpark stands. That guy snatches it away. The kid starts crying. That guy makes out with his girlfriend. — Someone tosses the kid a new ball.
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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
M's GM ‘surprised’ by injury to Yankees' Pineda — Seattle Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik says anyone that thinks the Mariners knew that Michael Pineda was damaged goods before they made the blockbuster offseason deal for top New York Yankees hitting prospect, Jesus Montero is wrong.
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Matthew / Lookout Landing:
Fire Eric Wedge … Leaving aside how primitive it is to measure hitters by HRs and RBIs only, Miguel Olivo wasn't the best on the '11 Mariners. He had the highest in raw totals, but he also had the second most — the second most! — plate appearances on the team.
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The Seattle Times and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Wright HR Makes Him Mets' RBIs Leader, NY Wins — NEW YORK (AP) — David Wright hit a two-run homer to become the Mets' career RBIs leader, R.A. Dickey outpitched Mark Buehrle in a crafty duel Wednesday night and New York beat the Miami Marlins 5-1. — Jose Reyes singled …
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