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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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Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Washington, La Russa round out All-Star staffs — ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington, the skipper for the American League squad in the All-Star Game for the second consecutive season, announced Wednesday that Bob Melvin of the Oakland Athletics and Ned Yost …
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Greinke on leaving Royals... and maybe coming back
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HardballTalk, MLB.com, Baseball Prospectus, Baseball America and Brew Crew Ball
Dave Skretta / Associated Press:
Butler has go-ahead RBI as Royals beat Brewers 2-1
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Brew Crew Ball, baseballmusings.com and Yahoo! Sports
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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Fish Stripes
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Final: Red Sox 10, Marlins 2 — Game over: — The Sox score 10 runs, which is two less than they had scored in their previous five games to take two out of three here in South Florida. Felix Doubront pitched a very good game in improving his record to 7-3. He had a no-hitter until the sixth when Jose Reyes hit a home run.
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baseballmusings.com and Fish Stripes
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.
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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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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.
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Associated Press
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Amid trade rumors, Dempster talks with Epstein — CHICAGO — Ryan Dempster, the subject of trade talks, had a long chat with Theo Epstein, Cubs president of baseball operations, in the stands at Wrigley Field before Wednesday's game. — The topic? Dempster told MLB.com they were talking …
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MLB Rumors
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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 …
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Al's Ramblings
Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Phillies break out “fake tough” t-shirts — MINNEAPOLIS — Have fun. The Phillies have tried to beat that mantra into their brains during their recent struggles. But they showed they still know how to laugh a little bit on Tuesday when several teammates sported red t-shirts with the Liberty Bell and …
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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.
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baseballmusings.com
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Son Of Dominican Trainer Used False Age — A son of Enrique Soto, one of the most powerful trainers in the Dominican Republic over the last two decades, used a false age when he signed with the Mariners in 2007, according to multiple sources familiar with the case.
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HardballTalk, MLB Rumors and Baseball Nation
Matthew Pouliot / HardballTalk:
Aaron Miles opts for retirement — One of the ultimate underdogs, Aaron Miles put together a nine-year career in the big leagues after debuting at age 26. Now he's opted to calling it a day, according to his Triple-A team, retiring at age 35. — After receiving 12 at-bats with the White Sox …
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MLB Rumors and Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness
Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
White Sox agree to deal with top pick Hawkins — ST. LOUIS — Courtney Hawkins, who was taken with the 13th overall selection in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, has agreed to terms with the White Sox, as confirmed by two sources to MLB.com. — The 18-year-old from Carroll High School in Corpus Christi …
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MLB Rumors
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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