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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' downward spiral hits five games with 13-3 loss to Rockies — Mounting injuries, patchwork lineup and on-field struggles appear to have pushed the Dodgers into crisis mode after crushing defeat in Colorado extends their season-worst losing streak to five.
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True Blue LA and Purple Row
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NBCSports.com:
Harang helps Dodgers snap 5-game skid — DENVER (AP) - Aaron Harang pitched six strong innings, Bobby Abreu homered for the first time this year and the Los Angeles Dodgers ended a season-worst five-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.
Associated Press:
Matusz, Orioles Beat Rays, Stop 6-Game Losing Skid — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brian Matusz gave up two hits in 7 1-3 innings and the Baltimore Orioles ended a six-game losing streak by holding off the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 Saturday. — Matusz (5-5) didn't give up a hit until the fifth inning.
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baseballmusings.com and Camden Chat
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Associated Press:
Miguel Cabrera hits two homers to power Tigers past Yanks … DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera hit two prodigious homers and Omir Santos' sacrifice fly in the ninth inning gave the Detroit Tigers a wild 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday night. — Detroit overcame a blown save by Jose Valverde …
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Yahoo! Sports and Bless You Boys
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Associated Press:
Angels beat Rangers 3-2 to trim AL West lead — ANAHEIM, Calif.—C.J. Wilson pitched six scoreless innings against his former teammates, Alberto Callaspo singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh and the surging Los Angeles Angels beat Texas 3-2 Saturday night to pull within 3 1/2 games of the AL West-leading Rangers.
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Yahoo! Sports
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Associated Press:
A's offense erupts to bury Royals, end nine-game skid … KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The struggling Oakland Athletics took advantage of some bumbling Kansas City defense to pile up their most offense in more than three weeks, helping them snap a nine-game losing streak with a 9-3 victory over the Royals on Saturday.
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Athletics Nation and baseballmusings.com
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Associated Press:
Votto, Reds Hand Astros 8th Straight Loss, 12-9 — HOUSTON (AP) — Drew Stubbs homered and drove in four runs, Brandon Phillips added three RBIs and the Cincinnati Reds outlasted Houston 12-9 Saturday night to hand the Astros their eighth straight defeat. — Joey Votto went 4 for 4 with a home run and a walk.
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Kristie Rieken / Associated Press:
Reds send Astros to 7th straight loss with 4-1 win
Reds send Astros to 7th straight loss with 4-1 win
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Red Reporter, The Crawfish Boxes and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Suzuki, Jaso Lead Mariners Past White Sox in 12 — CHICAGO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki homered twice, John Jaso hit a tiebreaking double in the 12th inning and the Seattle Mariners ended Chicago's nine-game winning streak by beating the White Sox 10-8 Saturday. — Jesus Montero led off the 10th with a double against Addison Reed (0-1).
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ESPN
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Rick Gano / Associated Press:
White Sox win 9th straight, beat Mariners
White Sox win 9th straight, beat Mariners
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ESPN, baseballmusings.com, Lookout Landing, South Side Sox, Associated Press and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Conrad ends slump with HR, Brewers top Pirates 5-1 — MILWAUKEE—Brooks Conrad ended his 0-for-27 slump to start the season, hitting a homer and driving in three runs to lead the injury-depleted Milwaukee Brewers past the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 Saturday night.
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Brew Crew Ball
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
MLB Declares Jorge Soler A Free Agent — Major League Baseball has declared 20-year-old Cuban outfielder Jorge Soler a free agent, however teams still cannot officially enter into an agreement with him, according to major league sources. — Soler's agent, Bart Hernandez …
Discussion:
MLB Rumors, Pinstripe Alley, Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness and Bucs Dugout
Associated Press:
Red Sox keep rising after Felix Doubront holds off Jays — TORONTO — Felix Doubront won for the fifth time in six starts, Nick Punto homered and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 Saturday. — Punto fell a triple shy of the cycle and drove in two runs to lead Boston to its 10th win in 14 games.
Discussion:
Boston Herald, ESPN and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Led by Strasburg, Nationals shut down Braves … WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg pitched four-hit ball for seven sharp innings and Jesus Flores homered, leading the Washington Nationals over the Atlanta Braves 2-0 on Saturday. — Strasburg (6-1) completed seven shutout innings for the first time in his major league career.
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Talking Chop and Associated Press
