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Associated Press:
Cain and Gordon Homer as Royals Beat Blue Jays — TORONTO — Alex Gordon and Lorenzo Cain homered, Jason Vargas won for the first time in three starts and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Friday night. — Cain went 3 for 4 and matched a career high with four RBIs …
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Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Blue Jays promote Korecky, option Rasmussen — The Blue Jays selected the contract of right-hander Bobby Korecky on Friday and optioned left-hander Rob Rasmussen to Triple-A Buffalo. — Korecky has posted 3-1 record with a 0.29 ERA and five saves in 22 appearances for the Bisons this season, allowing just one run in 31 innings.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Jamie Ross / MLB.com:
Stroman late scratch from start with Buffalo — TORONTO — Blue Jays top prospect Marcus Stroman was scratched from his scheduled start with Triple-A Buffalo on Friday night. — The 23-year-old Stroman was set to take the hill in the Bisons' series opener against Syracuse, but he was removed prior to the game.
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Bluebird Banter
Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com:
Blue Jays have often struck gold in past Drafts — From Hallday and Stieb to Olerud and Barfield, Toronto has found many gems — Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft is just a few days away, which means another group of young talent will soon join the Blue Jays in the hopes of one day playing at Rogers Centre.
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Bluebird Banter
Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com:
Encarnacion ties Mantle for most AL homers hit in May — First baseman drills two vs. Royals to break Blue Jays mark for any month with 16 — TORONTO — Edwin Encarnacion's production during May has been so hot that his name is now being mentioned alongside some of the game's all-time greats.
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Royals Review
Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
NY Mets get big start from Zack Wheeler, Chris Young goes deep in win over Phillies — Wheeler went 6-1/3 innings, giving up just one run on four hits. He struck nine, three off his career high and one off his season high, but most notably, he did not walk a batter.
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Zack Wheeler beats Phillies, 4-1
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Danny Abriano / Metsblog:
Game Recap: Mets 4 - Phillies 1
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The Good Phight, sny.stats.com, Phillies Nation and Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Desmond Homers, Nationals Defeat Rangers 9-2 — WASHINGTON — Ian Desmond keyed a 15-hit attack with a three-run homer, Stephen Strasburg pitched six solid innings and the Washington Nationals defeated the Texas Rangers 9-2 on Friday night. — Jayson Werth and Denard Span had three hits each for Washington, which had lost 6 of 7.
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Lone Star Ball, Federal Baseball and CBSSports.com
Canadian Press:
Arcia powers Twins to victory over Yankees — NEW YORK — Ricky Nolasco pitched six solid innings for his first win in more than a month, Oswaldo Arcia homered and threw out a runner at home plate, and the Minnesota Twins flexed some muscle in beating the New York Yankees 6-1 Friday night.
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Pinstripe Alley and ESPN
Associated Press:
Giants put Matt Cain (hammy) on DL — ST. LOUIS — San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring, one day ahead of his scheduled start against the St. Louis Cardinals. — The move was made Friday, retroactive to May 22.
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McCovey Chronicles and MLB
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Michael Beschloss / New York Times:
How Sandy Koufax's Motel Helped Lead to Baseball's Big-Money Era — In 1962, the star Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax invested in a West Hollywood motor inn, which was renamed “Sandy Koufax's Tropicana Motel.” Down Santa Monica Boulevard from the famed Troubadour club, these …
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HardballTalk
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rougned Odor Changes Representation — Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor, who is in the midst of his first MLB stint at age 20, has switched agencies, reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (via Twitter). The Venezuelan has returned to Beverly Hills Sports Council after spending time under the representation of Relativity Baseball.
John Manuel / Baseball America:
Mock Draft 4.0: Separating Fact From Fiction — Mock Draft 1.0: Track Record Lands Rodon At Top Of First Mock — Mock Draft 2.0: Rodon Remains Atop Shifting Class — Less than a week before the draft, teams start getting a bit more tight-lipped about their plans and it's harder to separate the information and the obfuscation.
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Mariners Insider and True Blue LA
Keith Law / ESPN:
Updated top 25 MLB prospects — Keith Law updates his top prospects, with Byron Buxton still leading … As I have in past years, I'm pausing my draft coverage here around the two-month mark of the season for a quick update of the top 25 prospects already in professional baseball.
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Mike Scandura / MLB.com:
Drew plays full game at shortstop for Pawtucket — Veteran goes 0-for-4, handles three chances in field without issue — PAWTUCKET, R.I. — For nearly seven months, Stephen Drew was a player without a team. — Drew's status changed dramatically when the Red Sox called on their former shortstop …
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Over the Monster and HardballTalk
