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Adrian Gonzalez, Franklin Morales carry Red Sox past Twins, 6-4 — BOSTON — Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer, Franklin Morales turned in another solid substitute start and the Boston Red Sox [team stats] averted a four-game sweep with a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
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Edward Creech / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox Acquire Danny Valencia From The Twins — The Red Sox have acquired third baseman Danny Valencia from the Twins for minor league outfielder Jeremias Pineda, both teams have announced. Valencia will report to Triple-A Pawtucket while Pineda will report to the Gulf Coast League Twins.
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Yahoo! Sports and Over the Monster
Dan Shaughnessy / The Boston Globe:
Nothing new is going on with the Red Sox — Red Sox owners got back from the Olympics on Saturday. — As part of the ongoing effort to assist our former business partners (alas, the New York Times Co. no longer owns 17 percent of the fabled franchise), here's what the Sox bosses missed …
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MLB Daily Dish and Dan Shaughnessy Watch
Nick Cafardo / The Boston Globe:
MLB players who could be put on waivers — Joe Blanton was traded to the Dodgers after Los Angeles claimed him on waivers. Blanton will join outfielder Shane Victorino, who was sent from the Phillies to Los Angeles on Tuesday. — During this time of the season, when players …
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Getting Blanked, HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Howard comes through in ninth as Phillies edge D-backs — PHILADELPHIA — Slumping slugger Ryan Howard singled home the winning run in the ninth to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 5-4 comeback victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. — Howard batted with the bases loaded …
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Halladay, Kratz Lead Phils Over Diamondbacks 3-0 — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Roy Halladay gave up three hits over seven innings and Erik Kratz homered and drove in a pair, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.
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The Good Phight, Phillies Nation and Associated Press
Paul Hagen / MLB.com:
Lee ‘not going anywhere’ according to Amaro
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The Good Phight, Getting Blanked, MLB Rumors, HardballTalk and CBSSports.com Sports News …
Associated Press:
Ibanez homers and drives in three; Yankees beat Mariners — NEW YORK — Raul Ibanez homered and drove in three runs as Freddy Garcia and the New York Yankees wrapped up a long and losing homestand with a win, beating the Seattle Mariners 6-2 Sunday. — Garcia got his 150th career victory …
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Yahoo! Sports and Pinstripe Alley
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Associated Press:
Jones the difference in Houston farewell; Braves top Astros — ATLANTA — Chipper Jones had two hits and scored the go-ahead run on a sixth-inning wild pitch in his final game against Houston, and the Braves beat the Astros 6-1 Sunday to finish an 8-2 homestand.
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The Crawfish Boxes
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Associated Press:
Cabrera's HR Caps 5-Run Rally in 10th for Tigers — DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer to cap a stunning five-run rally by Detroit with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Tigers a 10-8 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.
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Yahoo! Sports and Associated Press
David Kohl / Globe and Mail:
Reds win 5th straight in heated contest with Pirates — Scott Rolen tripled and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Cincinnati Reds won their fifth straight game, 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night. — The Reds have won 15 of 16 and opened a 5 1 / 2-game lead over Pittsburgh in the NL Central.
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Yahoo! Sports, Red Reporter, Redleg Nation and ESPN
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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Pirates seeing what they had hoped for in Ludwick
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Bucs Dugout, Red Reporter, Yahoo! Sports and Pirates Prospects
Marc Topkin / The Heater Feed:
Rays lose 1-0 in 10 innings to Orioles — The Rays dropped a 1-0 10-inning game to the Orioles and lost the series in the process. — The game was scoreless through nine innings, primarily the result of a pitching duel between starters David Price and Miguel Gonzalez.
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DRaysBay
Associated Press:
Kershaw, Dodgers Beat Cubs 3-1 With Kemp's HR — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw pitched three-hit ball over seven innings, Matt Kemp homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Saturday night to keep Chris Volstad winless in his last 21 starts.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Associated Press
Globe and Mail:
Costly throwing error by A's gives Jays extra innings win — Costly throwing error by A's gives Jays extra innings win — David Cooper hit a tying homer in the ninth inning and Edwin Encarnacion scored on catcher George Kottaras' throwing error in the 11th, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays over the Oakland Athletics 3-1 Saturday.
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Bluebird Banter, TSN.ca and Associated Press
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