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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Rockies allow five home runs in 9-7 loss to Cincinnati Reds — (David Zalubowski, The Associated Press) — To put it politely, keeping the ball inside the park has been problematic for Rockies pitchers during this traumatic season. — They served up five solo home runs to the Cincinnati Reds …
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Purple Row
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Troy Renck / On the Rox:
Rafael Betancourt trade market percolating for Rockies — A veteran Rockie walked into the clubhouse and asked quietly, “Who's going to be next?” — He was referring a trade one night after popular teammate Marco Scutaro was shipped to the rival Giants for Charlie Culberson …
Discussion:
MLB Rumors
Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Giants Acquire Marco Scutaro
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Minor League Ball, MLB Daily Dish, Purple Row, Baseball America, On the Rox, McCovey Chronicles and Baseball Prospectus
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
White Sox Acquire Francisco Liriano — The White Sox tried hard to land Zack Greinke before he went to the Angels, so they instead turned to a familiar foe to shore up the rotation. The team announced that they have acquired Francisco Liriano from the Twins for infielder Eduardo Escobar and left-hander Pedro Hernandez.
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
Stark: Only two real options for starters — Josh Johnson and James Shields are the top attractions as the deadline nears — Editor's note: Jayson Stark will be writing a Daily Rumble each day leading up to the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. — We'd like to thank Zack Greinke …
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Postcards From Elysian Fields, Baseball Time in Arlington, Federal Baseball, MLB Rumors and ESPN
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Josh Hamilton out of lineup — ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton is getting the day off and is not in the lineup for Saturday's game with the Chicago White Sox, one day after hearing boos from some of the sellout crowd at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington during the team's 9-5 loss on Friday.
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Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Pedro Ciriaco's triple in 9th lifts Red Sox over Yankees … NEW YORK — Curtis Granderson misplayed Pedro Ciriaco's ninth-inning flyball into a go-ahead triple, and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 8-6 Saturday night after Mark Teixeira had tied the score with a two-run homer off nemesis Vicente Padilla.
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Boston Herald, Pinstripe Alley, Yahoo! Sports, Over the Monster, ESPN and Associated Press
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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Carl Crawford medical drama takes another twist — NEW YORK — Carl Crawford's balky left elbow continues to be the topic of a Red Sox [team stats] medical soap opera that has more drama than an episode of “Grey's Anatomy.” — Crawford isn't in the lineup for Saturday's against Yankees ace CC Sabathia …
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Boston Globe, Associated Press and baseballmusings.com
TSN.ca:
Minor outpitches Blanton in Braves win over Phillies — The Sports Network — Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Mike Minor retired the final 13 batters he faced and the Braves made a pair of early runs hold up in a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. — Minor (6-7) tied a season-high …
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baseballmusings.com
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Associated Press:
Matt Moore stifles Angels in Rays' 3-0 win — ANAHEIM, Calif.—Matt Moore outpitched C.J. Wilson, scattering four hits over 6 1-3 innings, and Ben Zobrist homered to lead the Tampa Bay Rays past the Los Angeles Angels 3-0 Saturday night. — Moore (7-7) struck out six to increase his season total to 112 …
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Yahoo! Sports and DRaysBay
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Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Athletics To Acquire George Kottaras From Brewers — SUNDAY, 12:51am: The Brewers will receive right-handed reliever Fautino De Los Santos in the trade according to Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle. The 26-year-old pitched to a 7.25 ERA in 36 Triple-A innings this year and owns …
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San Francisco Chronicle, Brew Crew Ball, Baseball Nation and Al's Ramblings
Associated Press:
Streaking Athletics Cruise Past Orioles 6-1 — BALTIMORE (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes and Chris Carter hit two-run homers to back an effective pitching performance by Bartolo Colon, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 Saturday night for their ninth win in 10 games.
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Associated Press and Camden Chat
Associated Press:
Reyes Homers, Eovaldi Wins Marlins Debut vs. Pads — MIAMI (AP) — Jose Reyes hit a two-run homer and Nathan Eovaldi won his Miami debut, leading the Marlins to a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night. — Justin Ruggiano also went deep and Steve Cishek earned his fourth save …
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Fish Stripes and Associated Press
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Jose Reyes and Mark Buehrle don't regret signing with Marlins
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Fish Stripes
Associated Press:
Johnson's Bunt in 7th Pushes Cubs Past Cardinals — CHICAGO (AP) — Pinch hitter Reed Johnson drove in the go-ahead with a bunt single in the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs got past St. Louis 3-2 Saturday, ending the Cardinals' four-game winning streak. — The Cubs had lost five in a row to St. Louis.
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Associated Press
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Associated Press:
Astros Lose 4-3 to Pirates to Extend Record Slump — HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros are now officially in the worst slump in the club's 50-year history. — Rod Barajas hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past Houston 4-3 Saturday night …
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Bucs Dugout
