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Associated Press:
Sale Wins 8th Straight, White Sox Top Royals 2-1 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Sale won his eighth straight decision, Adam Dunn homered in his third straight game and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 Sunday. — Sale (11-2) is 8-0 with two no-decisions since a May 12 loss to the Royals.
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ESPN and baseballmusings.com
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Associated Press:
Beckett rebounds from tough first, Red Sox rally past Rays — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Josh Beckett overcame early struggles to pitch six effective innings, Will Middlebrooks drove in a pair during a tiebreaking three-run fifth, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on Sunday.
Discussion:
HardballTalk, Surviving Grady, Yahoo! Sports and CBSSports.com
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Adrian Gonzalez returns to lineup — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Despite being characterized as “real doubtful” by manager Bobby Valentine yesterday, Red Sox [team stats] first baseman Adrian Gonzalez will return to the lineup this afternoon …
Discussion:
Boston Globe and Over the Monster
Associated Press:
Villanueva Solid as Blue Jays Beat Indians 3-0 — TORONTO (AP) — Carlos Villanueva struck out a career-best eight in six scoreless innings, Jose Bautista had two hits and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0 Sunday afternoon. — Making his third start of the season …
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Associated Press, Bluebird Banter, baseballmusings.com and boston.stats.com
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TSN.ca:
Blue Jays, Indians set for rubber match of three-game set — The Sports Network — (Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays hope to win its first series since taking two of three at Miami in late June when they host the Cleveland Indians this afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game set from Rogers Centre.
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Let's Go Tribe, Batter's Box Interactive …, Canadian Press, Bluebird Banter and Yahoo! Sports
George Henry / Associated Press:
Sheets ends 2-year absence with win over Mets — ATLANTA—Ben Sheets pitched six scoreless innings in his first game in two years and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 6-1 on Sunday for their season-high seventh straight victory. — Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer …
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Yahoo! Sports and Associated Press
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Brian Erni / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Braves 6 Mets 1 — The New York Mets (46-43) lost to the Atlanta Braves (49-39) today by a score of 6-1. … For a complete box score and game recap, check out SNY's In-Game Live. — Brian Erni: Let's begin with the disaster that was the sixth inning.
Discussion:
Talking Chop and Amazin' Avenue
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Phillies coast past Pomeranz, Rockies at Coors Field for series win — In order to beat Philadelphia Phillies ace Cole Hamels on Sunday afternoon, the Rockies required a mistake-free start from rookie lefty Drew Pomeranz and some big hits. — They got neither.
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The Good Phight and Purple Row
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Associated Press:
Hamels Carries Phillies to Series Win Over Rockies — DENVER (AP) — Cole Hamels pitched eight innings of one-run ball, Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1 Sunday for their first series victory in nearly a month.
Discussion:
CBSSports.com Sports News … and CBSSports.com
Fox Sports:
Mariners aren't planning big moves — Seattle Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik told FOXSports.com that he plans to retain stars Felix Hernandez and Ichiro Suzuki beyond the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. — Zduriencik added that he expects Ichiro, who turns 39 in October, to return next year.
Discussion:
MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Rolen's bases-loaded single sends Reds to win over Cardinals — CINCINNATI, Ohio — Scott Rolen hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning Sunday night, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-2 victory and three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Angels hang on to beat Yankees and avoid sweep — NEW YORK — Kevin Jepsen got Alex Rodriguez to pop out with the bases loaded in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Angels took advantage of New York's baserunning follies to beat the Yankees 10-8 Sunday. — With seemingly no lead safe recently …
Discussion:
Associated Press, baseballmusings.com and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Barney, Garza Lead Cubs Over Diamondbacks 3-1 — CHICAGO (AP) — Darwin Barney homered and Matt Garza threw seven shutout innings to lift the Chicago Cubs to a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 3-1 win Sunday. — Barney clubbed a Trevor Cahill pitch into the left-field bleachers …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Associated Press
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Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Sources: 10 teams pursuing Cubs' Dempster
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HardballTalk, Bleed Cubbie Blue, MLB Daily Dish, Baseball Nation and Pinstripe Alley
Dejan Kovacevic / Dejan Kovacevic's Blog:
Boras: Pirates could have offered Appel more — Could the Pirates have done more to sign Mark Appel? — And would it have been worth it? — We won't fully know the answer to the second question for a long time based on a lot of variables. But a phone call from Scott Boras …
Discussion:
Where Have You Gone …, baseballmusings.com and Bucs Dugout
Associated Press:
Posey, Cain help Giants complete sweep of Astros — SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey had three hits and two RBIs to back Matt Cain, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. — Cain wasn't as dominant as he was when he pitched …
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CBSSports.com and McCovey Chronicles
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Associated Press:
Marlins can't touch Strasburg in 4-0 loss to Nats — MIAMI—It's hard to win when you are 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position. — The Miami Marlins proved that on Sunday, losing 4-0 to Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals. — “That's the reason why we lost,” Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said.
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Fish Stripes
