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Yaz: Ortiz is second-greatest Red Sox hitter  —  Aside from Ted Williams, David Ortiz is the best hitter in Boston Red Sox history, according to Carl Yastrzemski.  —  A Hall of Famer and one of the most revered players in Red Sox history, Yastrzemski recently told the Boston Globe that he believes Ortiz is a better hitter than he was.
Dan Shaughnessy / The Boston Globe:
For Yaz, Ortiz is the second greatest Red Sox  —  Yaz says David Ortiz is better than Yaz.  —  Ouch.  —  Ortiz hit a bunch of homers in Toronto last week.  Big Papi's first two clouts gave him 453 homers, pushing him ahead of Carl Yastrzemski for 35th place on the all-time list.
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
History suggests Brewers will make a deal  —  MILWAUKEE — Brewers general manager Doug Melvin has been downplaying the urgency to make a deal ahead of Thursday's 3 p.m. CT non-waiver Trade Deadline, but history says the likelihood of some sort of move is high.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
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All quiet on Brewers' trade front
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Associated Press:
Machado, Orioles Get Past Mariners 3-2 in 10  —  SEATTLE — Manny Machado lifted a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 Sunday.  —  Adam Jones opened the 10th with a double into the left-field corner off Yoervis Medina (4-2).
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Braves Score 6 Runs in 3rd, Beat Padres 8-3  —  ATLANTA — Chris Johnson and Ryan Doumit each drove in two runs during Atlanta's six-run third inning and the Braves beat Eric Stults the San Diego Padres 8-3 on Sunday.  —  The Braves trailed 1-0 before roughing up Stults (3-13).
Discussion: Talking Chop and Canadian Press
TSN.ca:
Peavy debuts as Giants look to avoid Dodger sweep on TSN  —  The Sports Network  —  San Francisco acquired veteran right-hander Jake Peavy on Saturday with one purpose in mind.  Beat the Los Angeles Dodgers.  He'll get a chance to continue a career's worth of dominance against them on Sunday …
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Hall's Class of '14 set to take place in history  —  Six inductees whittling down speeches in advance of anticipated ceremony  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The speeches are written and a crowd perhaps in excess of 40,000 is expected today for the induction ceremony of this memorable Baseball Hall …
Associated Press:
Peralta wins 12th as Brewers top Mets 5-2  —  MILWAUKEE — A night after the Milwaukee Brewers bullpen squandered a game in the ninth inning, the relief corps nailed down a win over the New York Mets.  —  Four relievers held the Mets scoreless over the final 3 1/3 innings, and the Brewers beat the Mets 5-2 on Saturday night.
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Peralta earns team-best 12th win as Brewers beats Mets
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
(USATSI)  —  The Yankees, perhaps as concerned about their offensive issues as their rotation, are looking at outfielder Josh Willingham and some other bats.  —  The Yankees may actually prefer Willingham to Marlon Byrd or Alex Rios, perhaps partly because of Willingham's reasonable $7 million salary …
Canadian Press:
Jones, Ozuna homer as Marlins complete sweep of Astros  —  HOUSTON — Garrett Jones and Marcell Ozuna homered to lead the Miami Marlins over the Houston Astros 4-2 Sunday and complete a three game sweep.  —  Jones' homer capped a three-run first for the Marlins, and Ozuna padded the lead with his solo shot in the sixth.
Discussion: Fish Stripes
Metsblog:
Game Recap: Mets 2 - Brewers 0  —  Result: The Mets blanked the Brewers, 2-0, on Sunday in Milwaukee on the back of another strong pitching performance by Jacob deGrom.  —  Need to Know: deGrom impressed again for the Mets as he shut out the Brewers over 6 1/3 innings Sunday afternoon.
Discussion: sny.stats.com and Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Howard Leads Phillies Over Diamondbacks 4-2  —  PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard homered in his second game since a three-game benching and scored the go-ahead run on an overturned call at the plate in the Philadelphia Phillies' 4-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
Discussion: The Good Phight and Canadian Press
 
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