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Astros Edge Pirates 4-2 in 11 Innings — PITTSBURGH — Jason Castro led off the 11th inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a close play at the plate as the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Saturday night. — Castro doubled off the top of the center-field fence …
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Bucs Dugout
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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Thin bench haunts Astros in Friday's loss — PITTSBURGH — Had the Astros had their full complement of players on Friday, Jimmy Paredes wouldn't have even been in the game in the ninth inning. Paredes committed an error when he collided with second baseman Jake Elmore and caused him to drop the ball …
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MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Dropped Fly Ball Gives Pirates 5-4 Win Over Astros — PITTSBURGH — Jimmy Paredes dropped Russell Martin's bases-loaded fly ball when he collided with second baseman Jake Elmore with two outs in the ninth inning, the second missed catch by a Houston right fielder, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Astros 5-4 Friday night.
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The Crawfish Boxes, Bucs Dugout and CBSSports.com
Associated Press:
Milone's Long Skid Ends as A's Beat Royals — OAKLAND, Calif. — Brandon Moss hit a tiebreaking triple in the sixth inning to help Tommy Milone outduel Ervin Santana, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Saturday night. — The A's had just five hits and were held …
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Athletics Nation and Royals Review
Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Mets will consider signing 1B Daric Barton, IF they demote Ike Davis — Earlier this afternoon, the A's announced they had designated 1B Daric Barton for assignment. — According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Mets have not yet discussed the possibility of signing Barton.
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HardballTalk
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Struggling Ike Davis not in danger of being sent down
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Metsblog, ESPN, New Jersey Online and New York Times
Associated Press:
Gomes' Sac Fly in 10th Lifts Red Sox Over Twins — MINNEAPOLIS — Jonny Gomes hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to another comeback victory, 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. — The Red Sox have won three straight after losing 10 of their previous 14 games …
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Over the Monster, Boston Globe, Red Sox Monster and Twinkie Town
Associated Press:
Goldschmidt's 2 HRs Lead Marlins Over D-Backs 9-2 — MIAMI — Paul Goldschmidt homered twice, tied his career high with four hits and drove in four runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Miami Marlins 9-2 Friday night. — Eric Chavez homered and also had four hits …
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AZ Snake Pit and Fish Stripes
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Associated Press:
Joyce, Rays Rally Past Orioles in 9th for 10-6 Win — BALTIMORE — Matt Joyce hit a go-ahead two-run double in a six-run ninth-inning rally, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays to a 10-6 victory over the Orioles on Saturday, ending Baltimore's franchise-record streak of 109 straight wins when leading after seven innings.
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Camden Chat, Associated Press and CBSSports.com
Associated Press:
Braves' O'Flaherty has torn ligament in elbow — ATLANTA — Braves general manager Frank Wren says left-hander Eric O'Flaherty has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow. — The news comes only two days after another top setup reliever, left-hander Jonny Venters …
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Talking Chop
Associated Press:
Upton's Grand Slam Lifts Braves Past Dodgers 8-5 — ATLANTA — Justin Upton gave Atlanta the lead with a sixth-inning grand slam and the Braves finally unveiled their full-strength lineup, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Friday night. — Upton drove in five runs hitting behind Jason Heyward …
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CBSSports.com and Talking Chop
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Talking past, present and future with Sandberg — PHOENIX — Perhaps the most infamous trade in Phillies history occurred on Jan. 27, 1982. Dallas Green had just stepped down as Phils manager and taken over as general manager of the Cubs. In one of his first major moves …
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HardballTalk
Fox Sports:
More extensions, less free agency — One of the game's rising young stars recently told me he was concerned about the flurry of contract extensions in baseball. The player didn't want to be identified, but his thoughts intrigued me, in no small part because he is a candidate for an extension himself.
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Let's Go Tribe, MLB Rumors and HardballTalk
Todd Wills / ESPN:
Ron Washington defends Yu Darvish — ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington found himself having to defend the 130 pitches that he allowed ace Yu Darvish to throw during Thursday night's victory against Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers.
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Lone Star Ball
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
The San Francisco Giants own the Rockies like the Oregon Ducks own the CU Buffs. — After the two teams combined for 20 hits on a summer-like Thursday night at Coors Field, it was the Giants who stood tall with an 8-6 victory. — It was San Francisco's 10th consecutive victory over Colorado.
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Purple Row
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