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Andrew Seligman / Associated Press:
Saltalamacchia leads Red Sox past Cubs, 4-3 — CHICAGO—Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered to back a strong start by Jon Lester, and the struggling Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Saturday. — Saltalamacchia, Scott Podsednik and Mike Aviles had two hits apiece for the Red Sox, who had dropped eight of 11.
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Red Sox place Josh Beckett on DL — CHICAGO (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have put ace Josh Beckett on the 15-day disabled list because of inflammation in his right shoulder. — Manager Bobby Valentine said before Saturday's game against the Chicago Cubs that the Red Sox are “going to take the conservative route.”
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Associated Press:
Rays shut out Marlins as Cobb dominates … ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Cobb pitched two-hit ball for seven innings, B.J. Upton homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 3-0 on Sunday. — Cobb (3-3), who had lost his previous three starts, struck out a career-high 10, walked one and hit a batter.
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Scott Cousins' triple pushes Marlins by Rays in 15th … ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scott Cousins hit a tiebreaking RBI triple in the 15th inning and the struggling Miami Marlins edged the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Saturday. — Former Ray Justin Ruggiano doubled with one out and raced home when Cousins …
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Fish Stripes, DRaysBay and Yahoo! Sports
Brian Erni / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Reds 3 Mets 1 — The New York Mets (35-32) lost to the Cincinnati Reds (38-27) today by a score of 3-1. … For a complete box score and game recap, check out SNY In-Game Live. — Brian Erni: What a weekend of wasted opportunities. After they left eight men on and took …
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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Sprained knee sends Norris to 15-day DL — Keuchel takes righty's place with debut on Sunday — ARLINGTON — As expected, the Astros placed right-hander Bud Norris on the 15-day disabled list Sunday afternoon with a sprained left knee. The move is retroactive to June 12.
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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Lee activated as Astros send down Wallace
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Baseball Nation and HardballTalk
Jim Callis / Baseball America:
McCullers, Astros Agree On $2.5 Million — The Astros and supplemental first-round pick Lance McCullers Jr. have agreed on a $2.5 million bonus, pending a physical on Monday. — The assigned value for McCullers' No. 41 selection was $1,258,700. McCullers exceeded that amount by $1,241,300 …
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Associated Press:
Yankees Sweep Nationals, Win 4-1 for 9th Straight — WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivan Nova pitched effectively into the eighth inning to win his fifth straight start, Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano hit solo homers, and the New York Yankees beat the on-the-rise Washington Nationals 4-1 Sunday …
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Angels' Santana almost perfect against D-backs — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ervin Santana took a perfect game into the seventh inning before finishing with a one-hitter, and Mark Trumbo hit a two-run homer in the Los Angeles Angels ' 2-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.
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Lance Pugmire / Los Angeles Times:
Joe Saunders says Angels are ‘almost like any other team now’
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Fister wins in return from DL, Tigers beat Rockies — DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Tigers came into this season counting on Doug Fister to be a strong complement to Justin Verlander at the top of their rotation. — They never imagined it would take Fister until mid-June to get his first victory of the season.
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Baseball Prospectus, Bless You Boys, HardballTalk and Associated Press
Nick Cafardo / The Boston Globe:
Who is the best young MLB talent? — The great debate: Bryce Harper or Mike Trout? — “Beatles or Stones?” responded Oakland general manager Billy Beane. “They're both great, aren't they?” — Beane was one of the 55 people I asked this question. He was one of the ones who couldn't give me an answer.
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Getting Blanked, Boston Globe and MLB Rumors
Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Nationals designate Brad Lidge for assignment — The Nationals have designated RHP Brad Lidge for assignment, according to Amanda Comak of the Washington Times. — Lidge, 35, struggled in 11 relief appearances for the Nationals this season, going 0-1 with a 9.64 ERA and allowing 11 walks and 12 hits in only 9 1/3 innings.
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Adam Rosenbloom / MLB.com:
Collins concerned with getting Bay healthy — NEW YORK — As Mets manager Terry Collins sat in for his pregame news conference on Sunday morning, you could sense that he was concerned about Jason Bay's future. — Collins has repeatedly said that Bay plays the game only one way — all out.
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