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Canadian Press:
Cabrera's bat carries Jays to win over Rangers — TORONTO — Melky Cabrera answered a Texas comeback with a solo homer in the seventh inning and singled home two more runs in the eighth to give the Toronto Blue Jays a wild 9-6 win over the Rangers on Sunday afternoon.
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Associated Press:
Stroman Sharp as Blue Jays Beat Rangers 4-1 — TORONTO — Marcus Stroman pitched seven shutout innings to snap a three-start winless streak, Dan Johnson had two RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 on Saturday. — Melky Cabrera had three hits as the Blue Jays won …
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CBSSports.com, Lone Star Ball and baseballmusings.com
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
(USATSI) — The Texas Rangers are conducting a sale …
(USATSI) — The Texas Rangers are conducting a sale …
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Pinstripe Alley, HardballTalk, Texas Rangers Blog, MLB Trade Rumors and Lone Star Ball
Canadian Press:
Hudson gets help from Giants' bats to put away Marlins — MIAMI — All-Star Tim Hudson pitched into the eighth inning and got the run support he needed as the San Francisco Giants beat the Miami Marlins 5-3 on Saturday night. — Hunter Pence drove in two runs and Pablo Sandoval had three hits …
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McCovey Chronicles
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CSN Bay Area:
Batting practice accident could send Belt to concussion DL — MIAMI - Brandon Belt's tough luck season continued Saturday night, when he was struck in the face by a thrown ball during batting practice. — Belt started in the Giants' 5-3 victory at Marlins Park but was removed in the bottom …
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Associated Press, HardballTalk and McCovey Chronicles
Nick Cafardo / The Boston Globe:
On Jon Lester, no easy solution for Red Sox — Jon Lester will win the popularity contest in his contract dance with the Red Sox, but will the Sox succumb to fan pressure or will they continue with their current business philosophy? — Polls show that Red Sox fans want Lester re-signed.
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HardballTalk and MLB Trade Rumors
Canadian Press:
Unusual scoring play leads D-Backs over Cubs for 3-game sweep — PHOENIX — Josh Collmenter threw seven sharp innings, Arizona scored on an unusual play in the sixth inning and the Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep of the Cubs with a 3-1 victory on Sunday.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and AZ Snake Pit
Alex Halsted / MLB.com:
Sore hand keeps Puig out of lineup Sunday — ST. LOUIS — Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig will miss Sunday night's series finale against the Cardinals with a sore left hand. Puig was removed in the eighth inning of Saturday's 4-2 loss to St. Louis after he was hit by a pitch in the third …
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Dodgers Digest and True Blue LA
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
KEY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ROCKIES DESERVE ANSWERS — Here are six pressing questions about the Rockies (there are a lot more, but there's only so much room in the Sunday paper): — 1. Will team owner Dick Monfort make major changes in the front office and appease disgruntled fans? Nope, I don't think so.
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Purple Row, baseballmusings.com and On the Rox
Associated Press:
Loney, Archer Lead Rays Past Twins, 5-3 — MINNEAPOLIS — James Loney had two hits and two RBIs and Chris Archer won consecutive decisions for the first time this season as the Tampa Bay Rays won their fifth straight with a 5-3 victory against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
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DRaysBay and Canadian Press
Associated Press:
O's double up A's behind A. Jones' 5 RBIs — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Adam Jones ties career high with 5 RBIs as O's top A's — OAKLAND, Calif. — Adam Jones matched his career high of five RBIs to back Wei-Yin Chen …
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Canadian Press, Camden Chat and Athletics Nation
Canadian Press:
Green, Pujols lead Angels rally in ninth to beat Mariners — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Grant Green hit a bases-loaded single off Fernando Rodney with two out in the ninth inning after Albert Pujols tied the score with an RBI double, and the Angels pulled out a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.
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Lookout Landing and CBSSports.com
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Inside the Phillies: Trading Lee would hardly guarantee a big return — ATLANTA - The last time the Phillies were pressured into trading Cliff Lee, they emerged with Phillippe Aumont, Tyson Gillies, and J.C. Ramirez. There is no such mandate to jettison Lee at this moment …
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MLB Trade Rumors
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Chris Toman / MLB.com:
Lewis takes exception with Rasmus' bunt — TORONTO — Colby Lewis thinks Colby Rasmus could use a lesson on proper baseball etiquette. — The Rangers' starter exchanged words with the Blue Jays' center fielder during the fifth inning of Texas' 4-1 loss, and Lewis voiced his displeasure …
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