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Associated Press:
Dodgers Rally to Beat Angels 5-2 — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Angel Juan Rivera hit a three-run home run and Andre Ethier added his 500th career RBI in the eighth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers rally to beat the Angels 5-2 Tuesday night and end their 10-game road winning streak.
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ESPN and Associated Press
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Halos fortify 'pen with Pauley, option Calhoun — LOS ANGELES — In need of an extra reliever after their bullpen accounted for 11 innings over the last three games, the Angels went to 13 pitchers Tuesday by calling up right-hander David Pauley. — Outfielder Kole Calhoun was optioned …
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Halos Heaven
Beth Harris / Globe and Mail:
Dodgers sign Andre Ethier to 5-year deal through 2017
Dodgers sign Andre Ethier to 5-year deal through 2017
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True Blue LA
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
A-Rod ties Gehrig for slams lead with No. 23 — ATLANTA — There are times when Alex Rodriguez can be passive about events in his career, but not on Tuesday night, not when his 23rd career grand slam tied Lou Gehrig for the all-time lead in that category and helped send the Yankees to a 6-4 victory over the Braves at Turner Field.
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Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Braves blow lead on slam, lose to Yankees 6-4
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Talking Chop
Associated Press:
Harper Clubs Huge HR, Nationals Beat Blue Jays 4-2 — TORONTO (AP) — Bryce Harper homered off the restaurant in center field, Danny Espinosa added a two-run blast and the Washington Nationals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 Tuesday night, extending their winning streak to five games.
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Yahoo! Sports and MLB
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Robert Macleod / Globe and Mail:
Morrow injury puts pressure on Romero
Morrow injury puts pressure on Romero
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baseballmusings.com
Ian Mendes / canada.com:
Nationals beckon for spurned Expos' fans
Nationals beckon for spurned Expos' fans
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baseballmusings.com and Nats Enquirer
Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Utley begins rehab assignment — MINNEAPOLIS — Phillies second baseman Chase Utley began a rehab assignment Tuesday with Class A Clearwater. — “That's definitely good news,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. “Super.” — Position players have 20 days to rehab before they must …
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Phillies Nation
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Troy Renck / On the Rox:
Troy Tulowitzki will begin rehab assignment Wednesday in AAA
Troy Tulowitzki will begin rehab assignment Wednesday in AAA
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HardballTalk
Corey Seidman / csnphilly.com:
Utley to begin rehab assignment in Clearwater
Utley to begin rehab assignment in Clearwater
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Phillies Nation, MLB Daily Dish, The Good Phight and HardballTalk
Doug Padilla / ESPN:
Cubs fire Rudy Jaramillo … CHICAGO — The first of what could be some significant changes over the next seven weeks went down Tuesday when the Chicago Cubs fired hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo. — Minor league hitting coordinator James Rowson, 35, was named interim hitting coach.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, VFTB and baseballmusings.com
Dave Skretta / Associated Press:
Butler has go-ahead RBI as Royals beat Brewers 2-1 — KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Billy Butler drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning Tuesday night, and the Royals got a superb start from Luis Mendoza to spoil Zack Greinke's return to Kansas City with a 2-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
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baseballmusings.com, Yahoo! Sports and Brew Crew Ball
Fox Sports:
Source: Three bidders for Padres left — The sale of the San Diego Padres is gaining momentum. — Three bidders remain, and Padres owner John Moores expects to select a buyer between Wednesday and Friday of next week, according to a source close to the sales process.
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MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Roberts Returns to Help Orioles Beat Pirates 8-6 — BALTIMORE (AP) — Brian Roberts returned from a 13-month layoff to get three hits and an RBI, and the Baltimore Orioles homered three times in an 8-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. — Activated from the 60 …
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Camden Chat
Mperri / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Mets 11 Rays 2 — The New York Mets (33-29) defeated the Tampa Bay Rays (35-26) by the score of 11 to 2 tonight at Tropicana Field. — The Least You Should Know … To get a full boxscore of tonight's game, check out SNY.TV's In-Game Live.
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Yahoo! Sports and Amazin' Avenue
Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Norris exits early after spraining left knee — SAN FRANCISCO — Astros starting pitcher Bud Norris was removed from Tuesday's game against the Giants in the fourth inning with a left knee sprain. — Moments before being taken out of the game, Norris chased down a popup off in foul territory …
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The Crawfish Boxes
Associated Press:
Cubs Use Peralta's Errors to Beat Tigers 4-3 — CHICAGO (AP) — Darwin Barney had three RBIs and the Chicago Cubs used shortstop Jhonny Peralta's two throwing errors in the eighth inning to push across the winning run in a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
Discussion:
Bless You Boys
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Red Sox close to deal with Taiwanese shortstop — MIAMI — The Red Sox are close to a deal with one of the top international free agents, 16-year-old shortstop Tzu-Wei Lin of Taiwan. — The $2.05 million deal is not complete according to baseball sources.
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HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Pierzynski, Quintana Lead White Sox Over Cards 6-1 — ST. LOUIS (AP) — A.J. Pierzynski hit a two-run homer, rookie left-hander Jose Quintana allowed one run over 5 1-3 innings and the streaking Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 Tuesday night.
