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Associated Press:
Orioles beat Red Sox 8-6 in 10 innings — BOSTON - Ronny Paulino ended a hitless night with an RBI single in the 10th inning to drive in the go-ahead run and the Baltimore Orioles hung on for an 8-6 win over the Boston Red Sox [team stats] on Tuesday night.
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Yahoo! Sports, Over the Monster and Boston Herald
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Joe McDonald / ESPN:
Red Sox send struggling righty Bard to Triple-A — BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox on Tuesday demoted struggling right-hander Daniel Bard to Triple-A Pawtucket to work things out, activating outfielder Darnell McDonald to take his roster spot. — It's still unclear how the Red Sox will fill his spot in the rotation.
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Boston Globe and Surviving Grady
Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Rangers getting big support in All-Star voting — Close races exist at positions in both leagues in first ballot update — NEW YORK — Josh Hamilton, the top overall vote-getter with 2,587,991, is one of five players from the American League-champion Rangers on pace to start the 83rd All-Star Game on July 10 in Kansas City.
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Red Hot Mama, Mariners Musings and Getting Blanked
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Kemp leads NL vote; Ethier fourth in OF tally — Last year's NL homers leader also named captain for Derby — PHILADELPHIA — Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp, who is currently on the 15-day disabled list, is the leading National League vote-getter in the first round of All-Star …
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Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Martin Hits Slam, Pettitte Dominant for Yanks — NEW YORK (AP) — Russell Martin hit a grand slam to help stop the Yankees' struggles with the bases loaded and Andy Pettitte was dominant again at home, leading New York to a 7-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
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Associated Press:
Indians Hit 3 RBI Triples in 4-2 Win Over Tigers — DETROIT (AP) — Ubaldo Jimenez pitched impressively into the seventh inning and the Cleveland Indians hit three run-scoring triples off rookie Drew Smyly in a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
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Associated Press and Let's Go Tribe
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Bill Simonson / MLive.com:
All under-producing Detroit Tigers should be on short leash, including Jim Leyland
All under-producing Detroit Tigers should be on short leash, including Jim Leyland
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HardballTalk and baseballmusings.com
TMZ.com:
Tommy Lasorda Hospitalized — Suffers Heart Attack — Suffers Heart Attack — EXCLUSIVE — Baseball legend Tommy Lasorda is currently in a New York hospital after suffering a heart attack Monday, TMZ has learned. — 84-year-old Lasorda — who ended his illustrious coaching career …
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Getting Blanked, Baseball Nation, Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness, True Blue LA and HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Uggla Homers Twice as Braves Beat Marlins 11-0 — MIAMI (AP) — Dan Uggla hit two homers in his first game at Marlins Park, including a tape-measure blow off the home-run sculpture, and Tim Hudson pitched a five-hitter for his 13th career shutout Tuesday night to help the Atlanta Braves beat Miami 11-0.
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Associated Press and Talking Chop
Associated Press:
Pirates Hit 3 Homers to Beat Reds 8-4 — CINCINNATI (AP) — Clint Barmes had three hits and drove in three runs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates extended their home-run tear by hitting three more for an 8-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. — Neil Walker hit a two-run homer …
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Brian Erni / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Nationals 7 Mets 6 — The New York Mets (31-25) were defeated by the Washington Nationals (31-22) tonight by a final score of 7-6. — For a complete box score and game recap, check out SNY.TV. — The Least You Should Know: — Elvin Ramirez surrendered a walk off single …
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Amazin' Avenue
Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
The Pirates' Game Theory Dilemma — In an age where most picks are revealed on Twitter by Jim Callis or Keith Law, the Astros managed to pull off a legitimate surprise and took shortstop Carlos Correa with the first overall pick in the 2012 draft. Correa offered the Astros premium potential …
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Bucs Dugout, THE BOOK, Where Have You Gone … and baseballmusings.com
Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Hector Noesi to start Wednesday's game on short rest for Mariners — You've probably seen this on my @gbakermariners Twitter feed already and on the post-game blog, but Hector Noesi will start Wednesday's game on short rest. Felix Hernandez is not ready to go in two days, despite the team saying his back feels better.
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Seattle Mariners blog, MLB Daily Dish, Baseball Nation and HardballTalk
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Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com:
Lineup changes put Lawrie at the top — CHICAGO — Blue Jays manager John Farrell unveiled a dramatically different lineup for Tuesday's series opener against the White Sox. — With cleanup hitter Edwin Encarnacion currently day to day with a right-hand injury, Farrell opted for wholesale changes to his batting order.
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Bluebird Banter
csnphilly.com:
Papelbon's words ring louder than bats in Phils loss — There was more fire in Jonathan Papelbon's words than in the Phillies' bats on Monday night. — Papelbon allowed a triple and an RBI single in the top of the ninth inning and took the loss as the Phillies were beaten, 4-3 …
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HardballTalk, Getting Blanked and Hardball Times
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Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Papelbon angry with call after loss to Dodgers
Papelbon angry with call after loss to Dodgers
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The Good Phight, True Blue LA and Phillies Nation