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Associated Press:
David Ortiz leads 3-HR attack, Boston tops Miami 7-5 — BOSTON - David Ortiz [stats] hit his 17th homer and Clay Buchholz won his fourth straight start as the Boston Red Sox [team stats] beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Tuesday night for their fifth win in six games.
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Yahoo! Sports and Boston Herald
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Alex Prewitt / Boston Globe:
Red Sox shoot down report of ‘toxic’ clubhouse — Pitcher Josh Beckett had a few words in response to reports calling the Red Sox clubhouse “toxic.” Two words, to be precise. — “Completely fabricated,” he said. — ESPN's Buster Olney created a stir Monday when he wrote that dissension …
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Surviving Grady, Over the Monster and MLB Rumors
Mark Berman / The Roanoke Times:
Salem's winning streak ends with 14-8 loss to Mudcats
Salem's winning streak ends with 14-8 loss to Mudcats
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Over the Monster
Associated Press:
Pena's 2-run HR lifts Rays to 5-4 win against Nats — WASHINGTON—Carlos Pena hit a two-run homer and David Price bounced back from his worst start of the season to pitch seven strong innings, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
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Yahoo! Sports
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Joe Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria suspends rehab after feeling discomfort
Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria suspends rehab after feeling discomfort
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Hit and Run, MLB Daily Dish, HardballTalk, SI Tracking Blog and Baseball Nation
Matthew Pouliot / HardballTalk:
Freddy Galvis gets 50-game PED suspension — Apparently, he's the new Manny Alexander. — Injured Phillies infielder Freddy Galvis was suspended 50 games Tuesday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. — Taking over as the Phillies' starting second baseman with Chase Utley out …
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Yahoo! Sports, The Good Phight and Phillies Nation
Associated Press:
Braves' defensive plays end Yanks' streak at 10 — NEW YORK (AP) — Chipper Jones atoned for a costly error by cutting down the potential tying run at the plate and the Atlanta Braves held on to end the Yankees' 10-game winning streak, beating New York 4-3 Tuesday night.
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ESPN
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Jesse Sanchez / MLB.com:
Cuban outfielder Puig defects — Workout for Major League scouts expected this week — The latest Cuban prospect expected to hit the market just might be the most coveted young outfielder to leave the island in the last 12 months. — Outfielder Yasel Puig, 21, has defected from Cuba …
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HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Hamels, Ruiz Lead Phils Over Rockies 7-2 — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cole Hamels threw eight sharp innings, John Mayberry Jr. and Carlos Ruiz hit two-run homers and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the slumping Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Tuesday night. — The last-place Phillies started a 10 …
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Associated Press and The Good Phight
Scott Powers / ESPN:
John Danks has torn muscle — CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox starting pitcher John Danks said Monday he was told by a team doctor he had a Grade 1 subscapularis muscle tear in his left shoulder and surgery would not be required. — Danks went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 20 …
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HardballTalk, Yahoo! Sports and Getting Blanked
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Phils' brain trust meets for three hours — The meeting started at 1 p.m. Tuesday and did not end until almost 4 o'clock. — It included Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., manager Charlie Manuel, and the entire coaching staff. — By the time it was over, the players were already …
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MLB Rumors
Michael Vega / Boston Globe:
Cody Ross back in the lineup; Scott Podsednik to DL — Cody Ross, who spent time on the 15-day disabled list with broken navicular bone in his left foot, was back in the lineup for Tuesday night's game against the Miami Marlins — Although the move has yet to be officially announced by the Red Sox …
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Yahoo! Sports and HardballTalk
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Jeremy Guthrie bumped to Rockies bullpen; Colorado still wants trade — PHILADELPHIA — The Rockies bucked tradition Tuesday, bumping Jeremy Guthrie to the bullpen to go with a four-man rotation that includes a strict 75-pitch limit for starters. — “I felt we had to do something non-conventional …
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Steve Melewski, Purple Row and On the Rox
ESPN:
Former Yanks P Taylor indicted on drug counts — Former New York Yankees pitching prospect Brien Taylor has been indicted on three counts of distributing crack cocaine. — Taylor, the No. 1 overall draft selection in 1991, was indicted Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in North Carolina.
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HardballTalk
John Marshall / Associated Press:
Mariners lose 7-1 to Diamondbacks — PHOENIX—Hector Noesi was superb his last outing, even if he ended up with a loss. — He never had much of a chance this time around. — Lacking the aggressive approach he had less than a week earlier, Noesi gave up the first three hits in Aaron Hill's cycle …
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Lookout Landing
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Associated Press:
White Sox Get Slugged 12-3 by Cubs — CHICAGO (AP) — The free-swinging Cubs launched a season-high five home runs Monday night — four against White Sox spot starter Zach Stewart — in a 12-3 victory in the opener of the crosstown, interleague series. — But White Sox manager Robin Ventura …
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South Side Sox
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