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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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Twinkie Town, Over the Monster and Yahoo! Sports
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Associated Press:
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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Boston Herald and Yahoo! Sports
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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HardballTalk, Getting Blanked and MLB Rumors
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John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Sox have to react and subtract — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio — At some point, what-you-see-is-what-you-get just isn't good enough. — The Red Sox [team stats] reached that point last September, but they still haven't done anything about it.
Discussion:
Over the Monster and Associated Press
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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AZ Snake Pit and Associated Press
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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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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
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Associated Press:
Encarnacion homers as Blue Jays beat A's for series split — OAKLAND, Calif. — Edwin Encarnacion hit a home run and drove in two runs, Yunel Escobar also drove in two runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 6-5 Sunday to salvage a series split.
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Athletics Nation and TSN.ca
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Associated Press:
Alberto Gonzalez, Mike Olt flubs in 10th inning cost Rangers … KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Errors by Alberto Gonzalez and Mike Olt in a three-pitch span allowed the tiebreaking run to score in the 10th inning, giving the Kansas City Royals a 7-6 victory over the slumping Texas Rangers on Sunday.
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Yahoo! Sports, ESPN and Associated Press
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
Associated Press:
Pierzynski homers in 5th straight to lift Chicago — U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — A.J. Pierzynski hits pinch-hit homer as White Sox shake Angels … CHICAGO — Pinch-hitter A.J. Pierzynski tied …
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Yahoo! Sports, ESPN and Associated Press
