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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Final: Rays 2, Red Sox 1 — Game over: — Tough loss for the Red Sox. They committed three balks, one of them cost them a run and that was the difference in the game. Fernando Rodney saved it for Tampa Bay. The five-game winning streak is over. Time of game was 3:29 before 20,843.
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Over the Monster, DRaysBay and Surviving Grady
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Associated Press:
Hellickson Keys Rays' 2-1 Win Over Boston — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Hellickson pitched six solid innings, Luke Scott had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston 2-1 on Wednesday night, snapping the Red Sox's five-game winning streak.
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Boston Globe, ESPN and Associated Press
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Red Sox stumble a bit vs. Rays as win streak ends — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine sent relief pitcher Andrew Miller out to try and perform what he termed a “Houdini act” in the sixth inning Wednesday night. — The Rays had runners on first and third with no outs …
Discussion:
The Soxaholix
Associated Press:
LaRoche, Gonzalez Lead Nationals Past Pirates 7-4 — WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam LaRoche broke open a tight game with a three-run double for his 1,000th career hit after homering for No. 999, and Gio Gonzalez took over the NL strikeout lead from teammate Stephen Strasburg by fanning 10 …
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Bucs Dugout and Associated Press
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Associated Press:
Pujols, Wells Homer to Lead Angels Over White Sox — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols welcomed his new hitting coach to town with a go-ahead three-run homer and Vernon Wells added a two-run shot to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.
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baseballmusings.com, ESPN and Associated Press
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Associated Press:
Moyer Leads Rockies Past Diamondbacks 6-1 — DENVER (AP) — Jamie Moyer handcuffed the Arizona Diamondbacks at the plate and in the field, pitching neatly into the seventh and driving in two runs with an infield single in Colorado's 6-1 win Wednesday night.
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Associated Press
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies defeat Diamondbacks as Fowler leads rejuvenated offense
Rockies defeat Diamondbacks as Fowler leads rejuvenated offense
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Purple Row
Associated Press:
Stanton's 2-Run HR Helps Marlins Beat Braves, 8-4 — ATLANTA (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer and possibly saved two runs with a diving catch and the Miami Marlins beat the Braves 8-4 on Wednesday night, adding another win to their impressive May record.
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Janie McCauley / NBCSports.com:
Garcia, Freese lead Cardinals past Giants — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Jaime Garcia matched his career high with nine strikeouts, David Freese hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals gave manager Mike Matheny a victory against his old Giants team with a 4-1 win Wednesday night.
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles
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Bernie Wilson / NBCSports.com:
Last-place Padres beat NL West-leading Dodgers — SAN DIEGO (AP) - Chase Headley homered, doubled and drove in three runs, and the last-place San Diego Padres rallied to beat the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Wednesday night, helping left-hander Clayton Richard snap his personal five-game losing streak.
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True Blue LA and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Indians pound Mariners' Hernandez in 9-3 win — CLEVELAND—Ubaldo Jimenez overcame a shaky start to get the win and the Cleveland Indians pounded out a season-best five doubles to beat the Seattle Mariners 9-3 Wednesday night. — Jimenez (4-3) gave up five hits and three runs over six innings.
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Let's Go Tribe and baseballmusings.com
Paul Sullivan / Boston Herald:
Cubs let down hard-luck starter Garza in loss to Phillies — CHICAGO — Matt Garza walked off the mound with his glove covering his face Wednesday night, leaving his legion of lip readers guessing once again. — The Cubs' most consistent starter over the last two seasons was removed …
Discussion:
Bleed Cubbie Blue
Noah Trister / NBCSports.com:
Twins rally past sloppy Tigers — DETROIT (AP) - Jamey Carroll hit a two-run double in the sixth inning to give Minnesota the lead, and the Twins outlasted the sloppy Detroit Tigers 11-7 on Wednesday night. — Detroit made four errors in the first three innings.
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Bless You Boys
Associated Press:
Jays' Lawrie suspended 4 games for ump altercation — TORONTO—Brett Lawrie of the Toronto Blue Jays has been suspended for four games by Major League Baseball after he threw his batting helmet and it bounced off an umpire. — The penalty was imposed Wednesday and included an undisclosed fine.
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Associated Press, NESN.com and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Brian Wilson vows to be ready — SAN FRANCISCO — Ever the optimist with his bold personality and bushy black beard, Giants closer Brian Wilson deemed himself ahead of schedule in his recovery from a second Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery and insists he plans to be ready for Opening Day next season.