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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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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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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.
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Associated Press
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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Associated Press:
Astros snap 4-game skid with win vs. Braves — ATLANTA — Justin Maxwell had a career-high four hits, including two homers, rookie Lucas Harrell won his first career start at Turner Field, and the Houston Astros snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.
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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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Associated Press:
Felix Hernandez blanks Yankees again as Mariners win 1-0 — NEW YORK - Felix Hernandez dominated the Yankees in their own ballpark again, pitching his third shutout of the season to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 1-0 win on a sunny, sticky Saturday afternoon.
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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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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Pirates seeing what they had hoped for in Ludwick
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Associated Press:
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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Paul Hagen / MLB.com:
Lee ‘not going anywhere’ according to Amaro
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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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Chen throws seven scoreless innings, Orioles beat Rays — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Wei-Yin Chen allowed five hits in seven innings, Chris Davis had two RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 on Saturday. — Chen (10-6) struck out four and walked one, improving to 4-1 in his past six road starts.
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Comcast SportsNet:
Giants, Nady agree to minor league contract — DENVER — The Giants and 11-year veteran Xavier Nady have agreed to a minor league contract, club officials confirmed. — Nady, 33, is taking batting practice with Triple-A Fresno on Saturday and could be on the Grizzlies' active roster as soon as Sunday …
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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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