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Moss Hits 2nd HR in 19th, A's Outlast Angels 10-8 — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Moss and the Oakland Athletics played 6½ hours of baseball before walking off with one tiring win. — Moss hit his second home run of the night with two outs in the bottom of the 19th inning …
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Joel Hanrahan activated, 'understands what's going on here'; Andrew Bailey likely to retain job — Evan Drellich, MassLive.com By Evan Drellich, MassLive.com — TORONTO — The Red Sox have activated Joel Hanrahan from the 15-day disabled list, Red Sox manager John Farrell said Tuesday in an interview with MLB Network Radio.
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Matthew Cerrone / Metsblog:
Final Score: Marlins 4 Mets 3 — The Least You Should Know: — The Marlins were able to put together a few hits and a sac-fly against Shaun Marcum in the 15th inning to win the ballgame. At 12:43 a.m. — Mets scratched out a run in the 15th inning on a Lucas Duda double, passed ball and Ruben Tejada RBI infield single.
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Spencer Fordin / MLB.com:
Many factors go into Collins' thinking for lineup
Many factors go into Collins' thinking for lineup
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Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Bundy prescribed injection, six weeks' rest — Orioles hope platelet rich plasma treatment will speed healing process — SEATTLE — Orioles top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy saw renowned orthopedist Dr. James Andrews on Monday, and he received a platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection and was prescribed rest for six weeks.
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Roch Kubatko / School of Roch:
Orioles acquire Chris Snyder (updated)
Orioles acquire Chris Snyder (updated)
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Jason Mastrodonato / MLB.com:
Nieves' attitude resonates with pitching staff — Sox's first-year pitching coach provides calming, positive atmosphere — “He's one of the best, if not the best, coaches I've been around,” Clay Buchholz of Juan Nieves. (Brita Meng Outzen/Red Sox) — BOSTON — The man in the corner office has too much work to do.
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Josh Hamilton Is Swinging Himself Into Oblivion — Josh Hamilton is the most aggressive hack in baseball. This isn't news, of course, but to put his hacktastic ways in context, here is where Hamilton's swing rates rank among batters with 500+ PAs in the last year. — O-Swing%: 42.7% (150th of 151)
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Joe Sheehan / Sports Illustrated:
One year in, Bryce Harper and Mike Trout are just getting started — Bryce Harper (left) and Mike Trout both came to the majors to stay last April 28 and are already two of the game's best. — It was one year ago today that the two most compelling careers in baseball began.
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Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Stephen Strasburg ‘structurally perfect,’ not expected to miss a start after forearm tightness — Following a scare Monday night regarding “tightness” in Stephen Strasburg's forearm, Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo said Tuesday morning Strasburg's right arm is “structurally perfect” and the ace is not expected to miss a start.
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Sports Illustrated:
12-year NBA veteran Jason Collins comes out — I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay. — I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation.
Associated Press:
Prospect Nolan Arenado helps Rockies pound Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — Nolan Arenado hit his first major league home run, and Wilin Rosario and Dexter Fowler also homered, as the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-2 on Monday night. — Arenado, one of the Rockies' top prospects playing …
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