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11:15 PM ET, June 19, 2012

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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.
Discussion: 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 …
Mark Berman / The Roanoke Times:
Salem's winning streak ends with 14-8 loss to Mudcats
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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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 …
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.
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: 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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: 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 …
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.
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: Lookout Landing
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Associated Press:
Hill's Cycle Sends D-Backs Past Seattle 7-1
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
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 …
Discussion: South Side Sox
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