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Associated Press:
Josh Johnson wins second straight as Marlins beat Indians — CLEVELAND — Josh Johnson twice worked out of jams to earn his second straight win and help the Miami Marlins win an interleague series with Cleveland by beating the Indians 5-3 Sunday. — Johnson (2-3) allowed one run and five hits …
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Yahoo! Sports, Fish Stripes and Let's Go Tribe
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Perez calls for more support from Tribe fans
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Let's Go Tribe and Getting Blanked
Associated Press:
Braves' Hudson Pitches Another Gem Against Rays — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tim Hudson scattered four hits over 7 2-3 innings, David Ross homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Sunday. — Hudson (3-1), who is 8-1 overall against the Rays, retired nine in a row …
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Talking Chop, DRaysBay and Associated Press
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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Fuld to sit in on Sunday's game broadcast — ST. PETERSBURG — Outfielder Sam Fuld will be joining Rays broadcasters Dewayne Staats and Brian Anderson in the booth for the finale of Tampa Bay's Interleague series with Atlanta. Fuld will primarily provide sabermetric analysis throughout the game.
Associated Press:
Johnny Cueto's arm, Ryan Ludwick's bat lift Reds over Yankees — NEW YORK — Johnny Cueto pitched effectively into the eighth inning, Ryan Ludwick delivered two big hits and the Cincinnati Reds closed out their extended visit to New York by beating the Yankees 5-2 Sunday.
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Yahoo! Sports, Boston Herald and Associated Press
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Games of the Day — The Reds and Yankees play the rubber game of their series as Johnny Cueto faces CC Sabathia Sunday. Cueto makes his sixth start on the road out of nine, where he's posting a 2.16 ERA. Overall, Johnny's doing a great job of stopping the running game, as both attempts against him resulted in caught stealings.
Discussion:
Pinstripe Alley
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Source: Sox set to sign Orlando Hudson — In a curious move, the Chicago White Sox appear set to sign four-time Gold Glove second baseman Orlando Hudson. — “Apparently, it's going to happen,” said a team source Saturday, 90 minutes before the Sox were set to play the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
A's place Brandon McCarthy on DL with sore shoulder — SAN FRANCISCO — The Oakland Athletics have placed right-hander Brandon McCarthy on the 15-day disabled list with a sore shoulder in the latest injury setback to the franchise's opening day starter. — The A's recalled right-hander Jim Miller …
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Yahoo! Sports and baseballmusings.com
MLB.com:
Brewers discuss moving Hart to first base — MILWAUKEE — Brewers manager Ron Roenicke and other club officials continued to mull Sunday whether right fielder Corey Hart could be a permanent replacement at first base for the injured Mat Gamel. — Hart was drafted as a first baseman …
Discussion:
Brew Crew Ball and Brew Beat
Associated Press:
David Ortiz leads Red Sox past Phillies 7-5 — PHILADELPHIA - David Ortiz [stats] homered, singled and drove in two runs to lead the Boston Red Sox [team stats] to a 7-5 win over Philadelphia, snapping the Phillies' six-game winning streak Saturday night. — Mike Aviles, Will Middlebrooks …
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Yahoo! Sports, Boston Globe, The Good Phight, Phillies Nation, Over the Monster, Red Sox Monster and Boston Herald
Danny Knobler / CBSSports.com:
After optioning Lind, Blue Jays put struggling first baseman on outright waivers — A day after optioning Adam Lind to Triple-A, the Blue Jays put the struggling first baseman on outright waivers on Friday, a move that shows their frustration with him and one that would allow them to remove him from the 40-man major-league roster.
Discussion:
HardballTalk, Bluebird Banter and Getting Blanked
Associated Press:
Kershaw Tosses 6-Hitter as Dodgers Blank Cards 6-0 — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw outdueled Jake Westbrook with a six-hitter for his fourth career shutout, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 Saturday night. — Justin Sellers triggered a four-run seventh inning …
Discussion:
True Blue LA and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Jones Has 3 Hits in Orioles' Win Over Nationals — WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam Jones and Nick Markakis hit two-run homers and the Baltimore Orioles matched a season high with their fifth straight win, 6-5 over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. — Jones had three hits as the AL East leaders improved to 15-5 on the road.
Discussion:
Federal Baseball and Camden Chat
