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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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Edward Creech / MLB Rumors:
White Sox Acquire Kevin Youkilis — The White Sox have acquired Kevin Youkilis and cash from the Red Sox in exchange for pitcher Zach Stewart and utility player Brent Lillibridge, both teams announced. Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com tweets the cash being exchanged is slightly more than $5.5MM.
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South Side Sox, Getting Blanked, Over the Monster and Old Time Family Baseball
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Youkilis deal expected soon — Veteran seems resigned to exit — Cleanup hitter Jarrod Saltalamacchia singles as part of a first-inning uprising. He scored the Red Sox' second run, courtesy of a Will Middlebrooks double. (Barry Chin/Globe Staff) — As reporters gathered around …
Associated Press:
BOSTON (AP) — Kevin Youkilis took off his batting helmet …
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Associated Press and Hit and Run
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' James Loney deals with trade rumors — again
Dodgers' James Loney deals with trade rumors — again
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Boston Globe, True Blue LA and MLB Rumors
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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Boston Globe, baseballmusings.com, Brew Crew Ball and Let's Go Tribe
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:
Trumbo, Bourjos leads Angels past Dodgers, claiming series — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mark Trumbo drove in Albert Pujols with the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning, and the Los Angeles Angels won their season series with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the third straight year with a 5-3 victory Sunday.
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Associated Press:
Verlander has complete game, Tigers beat Pirates — PITTSBURGH—Justin Verlander pitched a five-hitter Sunday, Quintin Berry hit a two-run shot for his first major league home run and the Detroit Tigers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2. — Berry also scored the go-ahead run on Delmon Young's single …
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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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Yahoo! Sports and Purple Row
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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HardballTalk, AZ Snake Pit and Getting Blanked
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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The Good Phight, Phillies Nation, DRaysBay and Yahoo! Sports
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:
Wieters homers in eighth, Orioles rally to beat Nationals — BALTIMORE — Matt Wieters hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to interrupt Baltimore's agonizing offensive struggle, and the Orioles rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 Sunday in a duel between neighbouring rivals.
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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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Antonio Gonzalez / Associated Press:
Norris' 3-run HR in 9th leads A's past Giants 4-2 — OAKLAND, Calif.—Derek Norris hit a three-run shot with two outs in the ninth inning for his first major league home run, and the Oakland Athletics walked off with a stunning 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.
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