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12:45 PM ET, June 3, 2012

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Jon Star / MLB.com:
Lawrie at Toronto mall during shooting spree  —  Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie was among the large group of patrons who frantically exited Toronto's Eaton Centre following a fatal shooting at the mall on Saturday.  —  Lawrie, who was in the mall after the Blue Jays' 7-4 defeat …
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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.
Carroll Rogers / Boston Herald:
Braves lose to Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals  —  WASHINGTON — A crowd of more than 41,000 came out in D.C. to watch their National treasure pitch Saturday afternoon, and Stephen Strasburg answered with his best work in four career starts against the Braves.
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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.
Discussion: Purple Row and True Blue LA
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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
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 …
Discussion: Bless You Boys and Yahoo! Sports
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.
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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Trout leads Angels' comeback over Rangers
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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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Pirates Pound Wolf, Beat Brewers 8-2
Nick Cafardo / The Boston Globe:
As MLB trade deadline nears, buyers and sellers will be sorted out  —  After the chaos of the early part of the season, the Red Sox appear to be in an interesting spot, and one of strength in that they're a potential contender and could be both sellers and buyers by the trading deadline.
Discussion: Boston Globe
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).
Discussion: ESPN
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Tom Pedulla / Newsday:
Santana needs new equipment after Hall call  —  One day after the St. Louis Cardinals searched in vain for answers as Johan Santana fired the first no-hitter in Mets history, the ace was left to do some searching of his own.  —  With so much being set aside for the National Baseball Hall …
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
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.
Discussion: Athletics Nation
 
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