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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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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Greinke on leaving Royals... and maybe coming back
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Dave Skretta / Associated Press:
Butler has go-ahead RBI as Royals beat Brewers 2-1
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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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