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Michael Vega / Boston Globe:
Final: Red Sox 7, Tigers 4 — Game over: Red Sox 7, Tigers 4: For the sixth time this season, the Red Sox climbed back to the .500 mark, improving to 24-24 after scoring a 7-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a four-game series that will conclude this seven-game homestand.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game 48: Tigers at Red Sox — Good morning and happy Memorial Day to all you veterans out there. Thanks for your service. Here is a preview of the game: — RED SOX (23-24) — Nava LF — Pedroia 2B — Gonzalez RF — Ortiz DH — Youkilis 3B — Saltalamacchia C — Sweeney CF
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Rick Freeman / Associated Press:
Wigginton's 6 RBIs send Hamels, Phillies past Mets — NEW YORK—Ty Wigginton drove in a career-high six runs with a homer and a pair of two-out hits and Cole Hamels won his eighth straight decision as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 8-4 Monday.
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MLB.com:
Indians Announce Series of Roster Moves — The Cleveland Indians today announced the club has made the following roster moves: — Activated RHP Josh Tomlin from the 15-day Disabled List (right wrist tendonitis) — Recalled INF Lonnie Chisenhall from AAA Columbus
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Eovaldi will start in place of injured Lilly — LOS ANGELES — Ted Lilly will be disabled with a shoulder injury and replaced as the Dodgers' Tuesday night starting pitcher by Nathan Eovaldi, who will be promoted from Double-A Chattanooga. — It is not known if Lilly will need surgery …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Indians Designate Jairo Asencio For Assignment — The Indians announced that they designated right-hander Jairo Asencio for assignment. They placed Jack Hannahan on the disabled list, recalled Lonnie Chisenhall and activated Josh Tomlin in corresponding moves.
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Memorial Day Pole — With Memorial Day here, MLB is closing in on being one-third of the way through the season. This season provided a lot of fun and surprises so far. — The best offense belongs to either the Cardinals or the Rangers. While the Cardinals scored 1/2 run less than the Rangers …
Charles Odum / NBCSports.com:
Gonzalez dominates, Nats sweep Braves — ATLANTA (AP) - Bryce Harper hit his second homer in two days, Gio Gonzalez gave up only one hit in seven innings and the Nationals beat the struggling Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Sunday night to complete a three-game sweep.
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Associated Press:
Kuroda's gem helps Yanks to 5th straight win — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Hiroki Kuroda throws four-hitter as Yankees sweep Athletics — OAKLAND, Calif. — Hiroki Kuroda pitched eight scoreless innings and Andruw Jones hit a solo homer …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Martin misses series finale with stiff neck
Mike Still / MLB.com:
Halladay exits start due to shoulder soreness — Right-hander will meet with doctors, unsure about next start — ST. LOUIS — Roy Halladay's outing against the Cardinals on Sunday lasted just two innings as he exited as a precaution due to right shoulder soreness.
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Defense is a weakness for Tigers — I loved the Tigers, you loved the Tigers, we all loved the Tigers. — But the team has one major flaw, and rival scouts and executives were talking about it as far back as spring training. — Defense. — True, the Tigers have performed below …
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Associated Press:
Darvish, Beltre Lead Texas Past Toronto for Sweep — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adrian Beltre homered during a seven-run second inning, Yu Darvish posted his seventh victory and the Texas Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 12-6 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
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