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David O'Brien / Boston Herald:
Braves snap Yankees' winning streak — NEW YORK — On a night when the retiring third baseman had an error that cost a run and the veteran pitcher labored through five innings, it was youth that served a 4-3 win for the Braves against the sizzling Yankees. — Rookie shortstop Andrelton Simmons drove …
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Baseball Prospectus
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Zach Berman / New York Times:
Braves Rally Last, Ending Yankees Winning Streak at 10
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Pinstripe Alley
Associated Press:
Pena's HR backs Price as Rays down Nationals — Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. — R — H — TB — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Joel Peralta tossed for having pine tar on glove; Rays top Nationals — RECOMMEND
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Federal Baseball and Baseball Prospectus
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Associated Press:
Pena's 2-run HR lifts Rays to 5-4 win against Nats
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DRaysBay and Yahoo! Sports
Mike Fiammetta / MLB.com:
Peralta ejected for having pine tar on glove
Peralta ejected for having pine tar on glove
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MetsBlog.com and baseballmusings.com
Roger Schlueter / MLB.com:
MLB Notebook: Blue Jays flexing muscle — In 2010, the Blue Jays — led by Jose Bautista and his Major League-leading 54 home runs — compiled a total of 257 homers to tie the 1996 Orioles for the third-most in history. — That Toronto club, which fell seven home runs shy of matching …
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Bluebird Banter
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Tom Haudricourt / Boston Herald:
Brewers fall to homer-happy Blue Jays — MILWAUKEE — From a young starting pitcher making his major-league debut to one of the top closers in the league, the Milwaukee Brewers had no luck keeping the Toronto Blue Jays in the ballpark. — Not satisfied with hitting four home runs off Tyler Thornburg …
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Brew Crew Ball
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Ross returns as Podsednik heads to DL — BOSTON — The game of musical chairs that has been Boston's outfield this season continued on Tuesday, when Cody Ross was activated and Scott Podsednik was placed on the 15-day disabled list. — Ross, who was a key contributor for the Red Sox earlier in the season …
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Boston Globe, MLB Daily Dish and Over the Monster
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Alex Prewitt / Boston Globe:
Red Sox shoot down report of ‘toxic’ clubhouse
Red Sox shoot down report of ‘toxic’ clubhouse
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Over the Monster, Fish Stripes, Surviving Grady, Getting Blanked and Baseball Nation
Michael Vega / Boston Globe:
Cody Ross back in the lineup; Scott Podsednik to DL
Cody Ross back in the lineup; Scott Podsednik to DL
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HardballTalk
Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Positive test costs Phils' Galvis 50 games — PHILADELPHIA — Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday that rookie second baseman Freddy Galvis, who has impressed both the organization and fans with his brilliant defense and on-field smarts, has been suspended 50 games for testing positive …
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Philliesflow.com
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Matthew Pouliot / HardballTalk:
Freddy Galvis gets 50-game PED suspension
Freddy Galvis gets 50-game PED suspension
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MLB Daily Dish, Phillies Nation, The Good Phight and Yahoo! Sports
Rob Neyer / Baseball Nation:
History Suggests Rockies' 4-Man Rotation Won't Last Long — Tuesday night in Philadelphia, a Grand Experiment began. — No, the Phillie Phanatic didn't spurn slapstick for political comedy. — Manager Jim Tracy's Colorado Rockies are switching to a four-man pitching rotation.
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Deadspin and Lone Star Ball
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Jeremy Guthrie bumped to Rockies bullpen; Colorado still wants trade
Jeremy Guthrie bumped to Rockies bullpen; Colorado still wants trade
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Baseball Prospectus, Purple Row and Steve Melewski
Associated Press:
Wood Outpitches Peavy, Cubs Edge White Sox 2-1 — CHICAGO (AP) — Travis Wood pitched six strong innings for his first win as a starter in more than a year, and the Chicago Cubs beat the White Sox 2-1 on Tuesday night even though Jake Peavy went the distance. — David DeJesus drove in two runs with a single in the third inning.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Associated Press
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Spencer Fordin / MLB.com:
Brett, Bernie to manage in Futures Game — You can't have a Futures Game without paying tribute to the past. Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that it will have two highly accomplished former players — Hall of Famer George Brett and former Yankees star Bernie Williams …
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Boston Globe
Ryan Divish / Mariners Insider:
Top prospects Danny Hultzen and Nick Franklin will be called up to Tacoma — The question has been asked repeatedly in recent weeks. — What more do Danny Hultzen and Nick Franklin have left to prove at the Double A level? — The answer: Nothing. — The Mariners two prized prospects …
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HardballTalk, U.S.S. Mariner and Lookout Landing
Associated Press:
McCarthy Outpitches Harang, A's Beat Dodgers 3-0 — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brandon McCarthy showed no signs of an ailing shoulder in seven impressive innings, winning his third straight start and sixth consecutive decision to lead the Oakland Athletics past the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 on Tuesday night.
Discussion:
Baseball Prospectus
Bob Raissman / NY Daily News:
Yankees broadcaster Suzyn Waldman stands by Roger Clemens after not guilty verdict in perjury trial — Announcer who famously brodcasted Rocket return defends Clemens — Perhaps the only one who defends Roger Clemens (c.) as vigorously as Rusty Hardin (r.) is Yankees announcer Suzyn Waldman.
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BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Associated Press:
Ichiro reaches milestone as M's outslug D-backs — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Ichiro Suzuki's big night powers Mariners past Diamondbacks … PHOENIX — Ichiro Suzuki wasted little time reaching another milestone after a rare day off.
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Lookout Landing
