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Greinke, Ishikawa Lead Brewers Over Mets 8-0 — NEW YORK (AP) — Zack Greinke overcame his road woes and ran his scoreless streak to 15 innings, Travis Ishikawa homered twice and drove in a career-high five runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 8-0 Tuesday night for a split of the two-game series.
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ESPN, Brew Crew Ball and CBS New York
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Brian Erni / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Brewers 8 Mets 0 — The Mets (20-16) were defeated by the Brewers (16-20) tonight by a score of 8-0. — The Least You Should Know: — Dillon Gee (2-3) threw 5.1 innings and allowed seven runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out four.
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Amazin' Avenue and Brew Crew Ball
Zach Schonbrun / New York Times:
Brewers 8, Mets 0: Zack Greinke and Brewers Shut Down the Mets — The freakish pitching ability of the Brewers' Zack Greinke was on clear display in one sequence in the third inning against the Mets on Tuesday. He used three different pitches to strike out catcher Mike Nickeas.
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Brew Crew Ball
Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
MLB to announce Citi Field will host 2013 All-Star Game — Major League Baseball is expected to announce Citi Field will host the 2013 All-Star Game at City Hall in lower Manhattan, according to Ken Davidoff of the New York Post. — 3:49 pm: According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York …
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Amazin' Avenue
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Ken Belson / Bats:
Mets to Host 2013 All-Star Game at Citi Field — Major League Baseball will announce on Wednesday that next year's All-Star Game will be held at Citi Field in Flushing, according to a person familiar with the decision. — The Mets were expected to be awarded the game after the Yankees hosted …
Associated Press:
Lawrie Ejected After Wild Rage, Rays Beat Jays 4-3 — TORONTO (AP) — Brett Lawrie slammed his batting helmet to the ground and it ricocheted into plate umpire Bill Miller as the ninth inning turned nasty Tuesday in Toronto's 4-3 loss to Tampa Bay. — Lawrie was ejected for arguing …
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Josh Johnson Pitches Marlins Past Pirates 6-2 — MIAMI (AP) — Josh Johnson allowed two runs over seven innings for his first victory in more than a year, and the Miami Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 on Tuesday night. — Johnson (1-3) had gone winless in 12 starts since his most recent victory on April 19, 2011.
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baseballmusings.com and Associated Press
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Fox Sports:
Hamilton given more slack than Beckett — For all the uproar over Josh Beckett's ill-timed golf outing, Josh Hamilton's headfirst slide on a wet tarp in Baltimore last week was probably the more reckless act. — Hamilton missed a series in Toronto from April 30 to May 2 with a sore back …
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Baseball Nation
Associated Press:
Tigers Hit 3 HRs in 8-Run Rally in 6th, Top Chisox — CHICAGO (AP) — Miguel Cabrera, Ryan Raburn and Austin Jackson homered during an eight-run rally in the sixth inning Tuesday and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 10-8. — The Tigers hung on in the ninth despite an injury to closer Jose Valverde.
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Associated Press, South Side Sox, Bless You Boys and ESPN
Associated Press:
Harper homers again but Strasburg, Nats stumble — WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg left after only four innings Tuesday, matching the second-shortest appearance of his 25-start career, and San Diego's Will Venable had four hits, while John Baker delivered three hits and three RBIs …
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Gaslamp Ball, MLB and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Cardinals Avoid Winless Homestand, Beat Cubs 7-6 — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yadier Molina hit an RBI single off second baseman Darwin Barney's glove with two outs in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-6 Tuesday, avoiding a sweep and an 0-5 homestand.
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Associated Press
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Keith Law / ESPN:
Appel No. 1 in first mock draft — Astros leaning toward a safer choice with the first overall pick — We're 20 days away from this year's Rule 4 draft, and virtually nothing is settled at this point, starting with the first overall pick. As always, this is based on my conversations …
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Bronx Baseball Daily and River Avenue Blues
Joseph McDonald / ESPN:
Kevin Youkilis to begin rehab — BOSTON — Boston Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis (back strain) will begin a minor league rehab stint with the Pawtucket Red Sox on Wednesday at Durham, N.C., the team announced. — Youkilis will serve as the PawSox's designated hitter and get three at-bats.
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HardballTalk and Associated Press
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Pence's Homer in 10th Lifts Phillies Over Astros — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hunter Pence atoned for a ninth-inning error by hitting his second home run of the game, a solo shot in the 10th that lifted the Philadelphia Phillies over the Houston Astros 4-3 Tuesday.
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Associated Press
Gwen Knapp / San Francisco Chronicle:
Gauging Melky Cabrera's future with SF Giants — Just 35 games into his Giants' tenure, Melky Cabrera looks like something more than a one-year rental. He could end up being the great find of 2012, especially if Jonathan Sanchez, whom the Giants traded for Cabrera, keeps pitching like a lost cause in Kansas City.
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HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Giants rally late to beat Rockies 3-2
Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Postgame notes: “I'm capable of a lot more” — Joe Girardi's postgame press conference was basically a medical report, so it seemed fitting that the hero of the night was a guy who could hardly speak without coughing. Mark Teixeira has suffered through bad numbers and bad health this season …
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Bronx Baseball Daily, It's About The Money and River Avenue Blues
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David Ginsburg / NBCSports.com:
Teixeira's HR helps Yankees stop Orioles
Associated Press:
Reds Score 2 Runs in 8th, Beat Braves 3-1 — ATLANTA (AP) — Brandon Phillips drove in the go-ahead run with a double off the centerfield wall and the Cincinnati Reds scored two runs off Jonny Venters in the eighth inning to beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Monday night.
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Talking Chop and Red Reporter
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