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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Kevin Youkilis traded to White Sox — The Red Sox have traded infielder Kevin Youkilis to the Chicago White Sox, major league sources told the Globe. — The Red Sox received 25-year-old righthander Zach Stewart and utility player Brent Lillibridge. — The Red Sox also will be picking …
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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Kevin Youkilis changes Sox — Trade with Chicago ends emotional game — The nameplate above the corner locker at the far end of the Red Sox [team stats]' clubhouse was gone before the end of yesterday's game. — And now, so is Kevin Youkilis [stats]. — A trade that had become inevitable …
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Associated Press:
White Sox acquire Youkilis from Red Sox
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Edward Creech / MLB Rumors:
White Sox Acquire Kevin Youkilis
White Sox Acquire Kevin Youkilis
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' James Loney deals with trade rumors — again
Dodgers' James Loney deals with trade rumors — again
Discussion:
True Blue LA, Boston Globe and MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Middlebrooks shines again; Red Sox beat Braves 8-4
Middlebrooks shines again; Red Sox beat Braves 8-4
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Dave Van Dyck / Boston Herald:
Rumors heat up that White Sox are interested in Kevin Youkilis
Rumors heat up that White Sox are interested in Kevin Youkilis
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Greg Beacham / Associated Press:
Angels beat Dodgers to claim season Freeway Series — ANAHEIM, Calif.—Josh Lindblom had two outs with the bases empty and two strikes on Albert Pujols when everything fell apart. The slugger drew a walk after a 10-pitch at-bat, and the reliever soon gave up the tiebreaking run in another loss for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Associated Press:
Harrison gets 10th win in short start, Rangers down Rockies — ARLINGTON, Texas — Matt Harrison worked five scoreless innings for his 10th victory, Leonys Martin had a pair of extra-base hits for his first three RBIs in the majors and the Texas Rangers beat Colorado 4-2 Sunday night in their final interleague game.
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MLB.com:
Pirates promote Bryan Morris to Majors; Drew Sutton claimed off waivers — The Pittsburgh Pirates today recalled right-handed relief pitcher Bryan Morris from Triple-A Indianapolis and claimed infielder Drew Sutton off waivers from Tampa Bay. The announcement was made by Pirates Senior Vice President, General Manager Neal Huntington.
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FOXSportsArizona.com:
Sources: Bauer to make MLB debut Thursday — Trevor Bauer, the third pick in last year's draft, is 11-1 with a 2.23 ERA and 116 strikeouts at two levels in the minors this season. (Associated Press) — Jack Magruder has covered professional and college sports in Arizona since 1982 …
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Ben Estes / MLB.com:
Griffin gets call as McCarthy goes on DL — A.J. Griffin had given up five runs in 29 innings over his last four Triple-A starts. (MiLB.com) — OAKLAND — The A's officially announced before Sunday's game that they had called up right-hander A.J. Griffin from Triple-A Sacramento to start …
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MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Miley outpitches Garza as Diamondbacks sweep Cubs — PHOENIX — Wade Miley outpitched Matt Garza in eight strong innings, Justin Upton had three RBIs and the Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep with a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
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Associated Press:
Arizona Beats S Carolina 5-1 in CWS Finals Opener — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Konner Wade threw his third straight complete game, Robert Refsnyder homered for the second game in a row and Arizona beat two-time defending national champion South Carolina 5-1 in the opener of the College World Series finals Sunday night.
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Baseball America
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Yankees 6 Mets 5 — The Mets (39-34) lost to the Yankees (43-28) by the score of 6-5 tonight at Citi Field. — The Least You Should Know... For a full recap and box score, check out SNY's In-Game Live. — Matthew Cerrone: Well, that was disappointing.
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Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Cardinals beat Royals to complete three-game sweep — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Carlos Beltran had three RBIs, and Matt Holliday and Allen Craig each drove in two runs, powering the St. Louis Cardinals to an 11-8 victory Sunday and their first three-game sweep in Kansas City since 2009.
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Associated Press:
Pena, Price lead Rays over Phils in 1st game of DH — PHILADELPHIA—Carlos Pena hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, leading David Price and the Tampa Bay Rays over the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Sunday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. — Phillies starter Cole Hamels pitched three-hit ball for seven shutout innings.
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