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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 …
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True Blue LA, baseballmusings.com and Canadian Press
ESPN:
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.
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The Boston Globe, Over the Monster and CBSSports.com
Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Acquire Jake Peavy
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True Blue LA, MLB.com, Viva El Birdos, baseballmusings.com, Red Sox Monster, CSN Bay Area, Over the Monster and MLB Daily Dish
Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants, Red Sox Near Jake Peavy Deal
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McCovey Chronicles, MLB Daily Dish, Minor League Ball and HardballTalk
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 …
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Pinstripe Alley, Athletics Nation and baseballmusings.com
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Baseball Hall of Fame reduces maximum time on ballot — COOPERSTOWN — The Hall of Fame announced changes to its voting procedure on Saturday, including reducing the length of time a retired player can stay on the ballot to a maximum of 10 years. — The current length is 15 years.
Discussion:
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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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Faith and Fear in Flushing, ESPN and sny.stats.com
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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.
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Fish Stripes
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
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.
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sny.stats.com and Amazin' Avenue
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Yankees eyeing Willingham, other bats, in addition to rotation help — 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 …
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HardballTalk, MLB Trade Rumors and Pinstripe Alley
Canadian Press:
Royals rally from five-run deficit to beat Indians — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Billy Butler homered for the second straight game and the Kansas City Royals overcame a five-run deficit to beat Cleveland 7-5 Saturday night for their fifth straight win. — A day after his pinch-hit …
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Royals Review
Canadian Press:
Matzek goes seven innings as Rockies rout Pirates — DENVER — Nolan Arenado bounced back from a benching with three hits, including a home run, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1 on Saturday night. — Tyler Matzek pitched three-hit ball over seven scoreless innings.
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Purple Row
Associated Press:
Navarro Hits 1st Homer, Angels Beat Verlander 4-0 — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Efren Navarro hit his first major league homer off Justin Verlander, and Matt Shoemaker combined with two relievers on a four-hitter as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 4-0 Saturday night.
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Bless You Boys, Canadian Press and ESPN
