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MLB.com:
Guillen seeking more consistency from Hanley — MIAMI — A look at Hanley Ramirez's averages at home and on the road reflect the inconsistencies the third baseman has gone through. — At Marlins Park, Ramirez is batting .309 with five home runs and 20 RBIs. On the road, he's hitting .195 with six home runs and 17 RBIs.
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Over the Monster and Fish Stripes
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MLB:
Matt Cain throws perfect game, strikes out 14 as Giants drub Astros — SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Cain pitched the 22nd perfect game in major league history and first for the Giants, striking out a career-high 14 and getting help from two spectacular catches to beat the Houston Astros 10-0 on Wednesday night.
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Faith and Fear in Flushing, The Crawfish Boxes, Yahoo! Sports, Associated Press and ESPN
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Cain, Giants join Dustin Johnson to hit golf balls — SAN FRANCISCO—As golfer Dustin Johnson crushed drives from home plate over the right-field wall and into San Francisco Bay, pitcher Matt Cain and manager Bruce Bochy glanced at each other before looking into the stands for approval from Giants general manager Brian Sabean.
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Dave Skretta / Associated Press:
Royals beat Brewers on bases-loaded walk in 11th — KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Mike Moustakas walked with the bases loaded in the 11th inning Wednesday night, giving the Kansas City Royals a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. — Billy Butler singled to lead off the inning against Kameron Loe …
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Brew Crew Ball
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Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Washington, La Russa round out All-Star staffs
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Greinke on leaving Royals... and maybe coming back
Greinke on leaving Royals... and maybe coming back
Discussion:
Brew Crew Ball, HardballTalk, MLB.com, Baseball Prospectus and Baseball America
ESPN:
Epstein admits to errors late in Red Sox tenure — While he was adamant that he was proud of his overall body of work with the team, former Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein acknowledged Wednesday that late in his tenure he veered from the philosophy of patience he helped to instill in order to try to win immediately.
Discussion:
BBTF's Baseball Primer …
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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Mets 9 Rays 1 — The Mets (34-29) defeated the Rays (35-27) tonight by the score of 9-1 in Tampa tonight. — The Least You Should Know: … The Elias Sports Bureau reports that Tom Glavine in 2006 is the only other Mets pitcher to be the first major league pitcher to reach 10 wins in a season.
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DRaysBay and Amazin' Avenue
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Associated Press:
Mets' Dickey Holds Rays to 1 Hit for 10th Win — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — R.A. Dickey allowed only an infield single during his second career one-hitter and broke the New York Mets' record for consecutive scoreless innings in a 9-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.
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ESPN
Associated Press:
Inge Had Go-Ahead Double, Lifts A's Past Rockies — DENVER (AP) — Brandon Inge hit a go-ahead two-run double during a three-run ninth inning, and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 10-8 Wednesday night. — Todd Helton hit a grand slam and Michael Cuddyer had two homers …
Discussion:
Athletics Nation
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies, Betancourt blow lead in ninth, lose seventh consecutive game
Rockies, Betancourt blow lead in ninth, lose seventh consecutive game
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Purple Row
Associated Press:
Phillips Leads Reds Past Indians 5-3 — CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Phillips helped the Cincinnati Reds get through their illness with another strong game against his former team, hitting a two-run homer and driving in three runs in a 5-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night.
Discussion:
Let's Go Tribe and Associated Press
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Associated Press:
Strasburg shuts down Blue Jays, improves to 8-1 — TORONTO (AP) — Stephen Strasburg won his fifth straight start, Tyler Moore hit the first two home runs of his career and the Washington Nationals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.
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Washington Post, Globe and Mail, Federal Baseball, Bluebird Banter, Yahoo! Sports, baseballmusings.com and Associated Press
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Associated Press:
Thome Powers Hamels, Phillies Past Twins 9-8 — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jim Thome drove in four runs against his former team, including a long homer to pad Philadelphia's lead, and the Phillies hung on for a 9-8 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.
Discussion:
Associated Press and Twinkie Town
Associated Press:
Aybar, Callaspo homer to lead Angels over Dodgers — LOS ANGELES—Erick Aybar led off the ninth inning with his first home run of the season, Alberto Callaspo also went deep and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Dodgers 2-1 Wednesday night in the rubber game of the season's first Freeway Series.
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports, True Blue LA and ESPN
Associated Press:
Lance Lynn Wins 10th, Cardinals Edge White Sox 1-0 — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lance Lynn struck out a career-high 12 to stay tied for the major league lead in wins and Carlos Beltran hit his NL-best 19th home run Wednesday night, sending the St. Louis Cardinals to a 1- victory over the White Sox …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Who should hit No. 3 for Cardinals?
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Ben Sheets Throws For Teams — Righty Ben Sheets threw for scouts today in Monroe, Louisiana, MLBTR has learned. Scouts from the Phillies, Braves, Yankees, and Angels were in attendance. — Sheets, 33, signed a one-year, $10MM deal with the Athletics in January 2010 despite missing …
Discussion:
Al's Ramblings
Associated Press:
Harrison, Gentry Lead Texas Past Diamondbacks 1-0 — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Craig Gentry hit a two-out RBI single in the eighth inning and Matt Harrison combined with two relievers on a six-hitter as the Texas Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 on Wednesday night.
Associated Press:
Arrieta, Orioles Beat Pirates 7-1 — BALTIMORE (AP) — Substitute starter Jake Arrieta struck out nine over seven steady innings, Wilson Betemit had a season-high three hits and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory.
Discussion:
Associated Press and Yahoo! Sports
