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Michael Rosenberg / Sports Illustrated:
Harper playing too hard for own good? — The Nationals' Bryce Harper is one of the best young players in baseball, but he can't continue to play with reckless abandon. — SAN FRANCISCO — Bryce Harper returned to the Washington Nationals' lineup Monday night, in the best ballpark atmosphere in the world …
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The Strike Zone
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Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Vogelsong out four to six weeks with broken hand
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McCovey Chronicles
Jorge Ortiz / USA Today:
Ryan Vogelsong fractures hand as Giants blank Nationals
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McCovey Chronicles
Doug Padilla / ESPN:
Chris Sale to miss Wednesday start — CHICAGO — Left-hander Chris Sale will not make his scheduled start Wednesday against the Boston Red Sox because of a mild case of tendinitis in his left posterior shoulder, the Chicago White Sox announced Tuesday night.
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Associated Press, baseballmusings.com, South Side Sox and Over the Monster
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
No plans to dismantle White Sox — But Beckham playing shortstop in minor league rehab assignment is interesting development — Chicago White Sox GM Rick Hahn on the state of the team. — General manager Rick Hahn said it's too early to consider rebuilding the White Sox, although there was an interesting development Monday night.
Roger Mooney / TBO.com:
Rays notes: Maddon takes issue with Escobar gesture — TORONTO - Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon said during spring training that he anticipated a time when he would have to call SS Yunel Escobar into his office to discuss some on-field behavior. — That time has arrived.
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DRaysBay, HardballTalk, Baseball News Source and Minor League Ball
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Associated Press:
Johnson, Jennings Homer as Rays Beat Blue Jays — TORONTO — Kelly Johnson and Desmond Jennings homered, Alex Cobb won for the first time in three starts and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday night. — Cobb (5-2) allowed one run and three hits in 6 1-3 innings …
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Bluebird Banter
Associated Press:
Young and Howard Lift Phillies Over Marlins — MIAMI — Delmon Young homered and Ryan Howard added three hits and three RBIs to help carry the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night. — Tyler Cloyd (1-0) allowed two runs and eight hits in seven innings.
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The Good Phight
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Associated Press:
Orioles snap 6-game skid with 10th-inning win over Yankees — BALTIMORE — Nate McLouth homered leading off the bottom of the 10th inning, Chris Dickerson hit a pair of solo shots and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 3-2 Tuesday night to snap a six-game losing streak.
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Camden Chat, ESPN and MLB
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Associated Press:
Yankees Hit 4 HRs, Beat Orioles 6-4 in 10 Innings
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Camden Chat and ESPN
Associated Press:
Rosario Helps Rockies Beat D-Backs 5-4 in 10 — DENVER — Wilin Rosario drove in Carlos Gonzalez with a one-out single in the 10th inning to lift Colorado past the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Tuesday night after the Rockies squandered a late four-run lead. — Gonzalez hit a double …
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AZ Snake Pit
Associated Press:
Travis Snider's pinch-hit slam gets Pirates by Cubs — PITTSBURGH — Travis Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam during a five-run sixth and the Pittsburgh Pirates spoiled a strong return to the mound for Matt Garza with a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
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Bucs Dugout and ESPN
Associated Press:
Straily, Cespedes Push A's Past Rangers 1-0 — ARLINGTON, Texas — Rookie right-hander Dan Straily pitched seven scoreless innings and Yoenis Cespedes homered as the Oakland Athletics won their fifth straight game, 1-0 over the Texas Rangers and Yu Darvish on Tuesday night.
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Athletics Nation, ESPN and ESPN
MLB.com:
Hart takes BP as rehab progress inches along — MILWAUKEE — Corey Hart hit two more milestones Monday in his recovery from right knee surgery but will not be ready to come off the 60-day disabled list when his term expires on May 30, Brewers officials concede.
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Brew Crew Ball, True Blue LA, HardballTalk and CBSSports.com
Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Game 43: Reds vs. Mets at 7:10 PM — The Good: Rick Ankiel has a five-game hitting streak, during which he's hitting .368. He's 7-for-23 in seven games with the Mets. — The Bad: Mets starting pitchers are 3-8 with a 5.64 ERAin the month of May. Overall, they're 10-18 with a 4.45 ERA, 10th worst in the Major Leagues.
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Red Reporter
Michael Clair / Baseball Prospectus:
Dollar Sign on the Glistening Muscle: Scouting Ballplayers in 1980s Playgirl — Most of our writers didn't enter the world sporting an @baseballprospectus.com address; with a few exceptions, they started out somewhere else. In an effort to up your reading pleasure while tipping our caps …
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HardballTalk, Outsports and Old Time Family Baseball
