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9:15 PM ET, June 7, 2012

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Associated Press:
Dodgers complete 4-game sweep at Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA—Aaron Harang got his 100th career victory as Los Angeles overcame a two-run, sixth-inning deficit, and the Dodgers won 8-3 Thursday to complete their first four-game sweep at the Philadelphia Phillies in 66 years.
Discussion: True Blue LA and Yahoo! Sports
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MLB.com:
Galvis headed to DL after injuring back
Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Gordon's hit leads Dodgers over Phillies 6-5
Associated Press:
Cain Wins 6th Straight Start as Giants Beat Padres  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Cain struck out nine in seven innings to win his sixth straight start and Buster Posey, Angel Pagan and Gregor Blanco homered at Petco Park to lead the San Francisco Giants over the San Diego Padres 8-3 Thursday.
ESPN:
Rangers' Derek Holland on DL … OAKLAND, Calif. — The Texas Rangers placed left-handed starting pitcher Derek Holland on the 15-day disabled list with left shoulder fatigue and will move Alexi Ogando from the bullpen to the rotation to take Holland's spot.
Adam Rubin / ESPN:
First-rounder Cecchini agrees to terms  —  Gavin Cecchini, the Louisiana high school shortstop selected by the Mets in the first round, has agreed to terms with the organization, a source familiar with the negotiations told ESPNNewYork.com.  The deal is pending a physical.  Cecchini tweeted he was headed to New York.
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Yankees Sign Former Braves Arm Manolo Reyes For $600,000  —  Manolo Reyes has a 99-mph fastball and a $600,000 contract with the Yankees, though the Dominican righthander still has a few hurdles to clear before that deal is complete.  —  The Yankees recently agreed to sign the 22-year-old Reyes …
Associated Press:
Brewers Beat Cubs 4-3 in 10 Innings  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Norichika Aoki homered twice, including off Casey Coleman to lead off the 10th inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.  —  The former Japanese batting champion entered the game with one homer, an inside-the-park homer on April 20.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com and ESPN
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Associated Press:
Zack Greinke strikes out 12 to lead Brewers' shutout of Cubs
Joey Nowak / MLB.com:
Cards place Garcia on DL, bring back Salas  —  A day after being examined by physicians and two days after lasting just two innings in his latest start, Cardinals left-hander Jaime Garcia landed on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain Thursday.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and MLB Daily Dish
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
Drew understands Kendrick's frustration  —  PHOENIX — On the day he was to start an injury rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Reno, injured D-backs shortstop Stephen Drew responded to critical remarks Arizona managing general partner Ken Kendrick made about him earlier this week.
Mperri / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Mets 3 Nationals 1  —  The New York Mets (32-26) defeated the Washington Nationals (32-23) by the score of 3 to 1 today in Washington DC.  —  The Least You Should Know … To get a full boxscore of tonight's game, check out SNY.TV's In-Game Live.
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Nationals 5 Mets 3
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards, Wisdom agree; Matheny, Oquendo, Aldrete, Scanio drafted  —  Image  —  The first part of the process ended Wednesday with the completion of 40 rounds in Major League Baseball's first-year player draft.  The second part already has begun as the Cardinals have reached agreement …
Discussion: MLB Rumors and MLB Daily Dish
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Discussion: HardballTalk and MLB Daily Dish
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Red Sox to start Dice-K on Saturday over Bard  —  BOSTON — Daisuke Matsuzaka is scheduled to start Saturday for the Boston Red Sox against the Washington Nationals, one day short of a year since he underwent Tommy John reconstructive surgery on his right elbow.
Discussion: Boston Globe and Surviving Grady
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Associated Press:
Cabrera homers as Tigers hold off Indians  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Miguel Cabrera homers, helps Tigers' Casey Crosby earn first win … DETROIT — The inside of Casey Crosby's locker was drenched, and the Detroit left-hander's T-shirt …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Jaymes Langrehr / Disciples of Uecker:
First-rounder Victor Roache says he may sign Thursday  —  It's been interesting to see baseball's new draft rules play out over the past few days.  The new restrictions put the Pittsburgh Pirates in a bind, for example, after they took Stanford pitcher Mark Appel with the 8th overall pick.
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish and MLB Rumors
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Jeremy Warnemuende / MLB.com:
Brewers strike pleasing symmetry in Draft picks
Discussion: Bleacher Report
 
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