Ballbug: Marlins Park becomes 50th venue for Moyer (Tom Green/MLB.com)

11:10 PM ET, May 22, 2012

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Zimmermann Goes 6 Innings as Nats Beats Phils 5-2 — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jordan Zimmermann pitched six solid innings, and Ian Desmond and Rick Ankiel homered to lead the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.

David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:

Harper Hell — Bryce Harper singled in the first and tripled in two runs in the third off Roy Halladay, the latter hit giving the Nationals a 2-1 lead over the Phillies. He has four hits in the two games against the Phillies, making Thomas Boswell look prescient: … He's giving Halladay hell tonight.

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Tom Green / MLB.com:

Marlins Park becomes 50th venue for Moyer — MIAMI — Jamie Moyer knows a thing or two about Major League ballparks, after all, he has pitched in 50 of them during his career. — On Monday, Marlins Park became the 50th Major League venue that Moyer has pitched in, which is the most among pitchers since 1921.

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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:

Rockies' owner says he still supports Jim Tracy, GM Dan O'Dowd — The Colorado Rockies have stumbled to one of the worst starts in team history, but owner Dick Monfort said today that he will not fire manager Jim Tracy or general manager Dan O'Dowd. — “I have had people get in my face and say …

Associated Press:
Stanton's Slam Lifts Marlins Past Rockies, 7-4

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Phillips Hits 2 HRs, Reds Beat Braves 4-3 — CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Phillips drove in three runs with a pair of homers off Brandon Beachy on Tuesday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves in another game of all-or-nothing.

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Lucky fan snags balls on back-to-back homers

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Duda backs Dickey, lifts Mets with late RBI … PITTSBURGH — Lucas Duda smacked a go-ahead RBI-single in the top of the eighth in support of starter R.A. Dickey and the New York Mets edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Tuesday night. — Dickey (6-1) struck out a career-high 11 in seven innings …

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Associated Press: Pirates Rally for 5-4 Victory Over Sloppy Mets

Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:

Final: Orioles 4, Red Sox 1 — Game over — The Red Sox - Pedroia, Ortiz and Gonzalez - go down in order against sinker-balling reliever Jim Johnson, who earned his 16th save. The game was played before 25.171 in 2:57. Brian Matusz improved to 4-4 and Felix Doubront fell to 4-2.

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Associated Press:

Reds' Aroldis Chapman sued for $18M over Cuban conviction — MIAMI (AP) — A major league pitcher who defected from Cuba is being sued for $18 million by a Cuban-American man imprisoned on the communist island. — The lawsuit was filed recently in Miami federal court against Aroldis Chapman …

Scott Powers / ESPN:

White Sox put 3B Morel on DL, sign INF Hudson … CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox placed third baseman Brent Morel on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday and signed infielder Orlando Hudson to a one-year contract. — Morel sat out the White Sox's weekend series against the Chicago Cubs due to lumbar back strain.

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Gordon Edes / ESPN:

David Ortiz blasts naysayers — Red Sox slugger bristles at suggestions he's not leader in clubhouse … BALTIMORE — For David Ortiz, this may be one of the lasting scars from September's collapse, that the Boston Red Sox clubhouse was portrayed as a place where there were few, if any, leaders to be found.

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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:

Discussion: Should the Mets send Ike Davis to the minors? — In 40 games this season, Ike Davis is hitting .161 (22-for-137) with four doubles, five home runs, 15 RBI with ten walks and 41 strikeouts. — On Sunday, Terry Collins suggested Davis could be sent to the minor leagues, telling reporters “There is nothing etched in stone.

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Bernie Pleskoff / MLB.com:

How scouts use formulas to evaluate tools — Scouts are often asked what they look for when evaluating players? Actually, there's much more than meets the eye. — The recipe for predicting baseball player success includes a dash of conjecture mixed with a hefty portion of evaluative expertise, topped with a big helping of luck.

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Phil Rogers / Boston Herald:

Cubs lose 7th straight game — HOUSTON — Forget about a win. What does a team have to do to get a lead? — With Matt Garza turning in his worst start in the National League, it probably wouldn't have mattered if Tony Campana had scored after stealing second and third base in the first inning Monday night.

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Associated Press:
Astros Hand Cubs 7th Straight Loss With 8-4 Win

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MLB.com:

Groin tightness forces Braun to exit — MILWAUKEE — After grounding out to end the bottom of the 10th inning Monday against the Giants, Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun left the game with tightness in his right groin. — Nyjer Morgan replaced Braun in left field in the top of the 11th with the game tied at 3.