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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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Baseball Prospectus, Boston Herald, Pinstripe Alley, Over the Monster, Yahoo! Sports, 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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baseballmusings.com and Associated Press
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 …
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MLB Rumors and Sliding Into Home
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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
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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South Side Sox
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
Stark: Only two real options for starters
Stark: Only two real options for starters
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Postcards From Elysian Fields, Federal Baseball, Baseball Time in Arlington, ESPN and MLB Rumors
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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DRaysBay and Yahoo! Sports
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
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, Baseball Nation, Brew Crew Ball and Al's Ramblings
Associated Press:
Willingham hits 27th homer as Twins rout Indians — MINNEAPOLIS—Samuel Deduno pitched seven strong innings for his second major league win and Josh Willingham hit his 27th homer of the season, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 12-5 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night.
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Twinkie Town
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
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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Viva El Birdos, Bleed Cubbie Blue and Associated Press
