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Rangers rally for 2 runs in 9th, end losing streak to Angels — ARLINGTON, Texas — Adam Rosales got the pitch he was expecting from Los Angeles Angels closer Huston Street on Sunday. — The Texas utilityman hit that pitch over drawn-in left fielder Collin Cowgill for an RBI single …
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Gerry Fraley / Texas Rangers Blog:
Angels manager exasperated with Josh Hamilton, says he's not same player he was with Rangers
Angels manager exasperated with Josh Hamilton, says he's not same player he was with Rangers
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Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
Cubs prospect Kris Bryant leaves Iowa game with toe injury — Hold your breaths, Cub fans. — Iowa Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant, one of the most prized prospects in minor-league baseball, left Saturday night's 5-3 loss to Salt Lake at Principal Park early after suffering an injury to his left big toe.
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Jeter's presence turns up the noise at Tropicana — ST. PETERSBURG — Tropicana Field was as loud as it's been all season on Saturday, and the Rays weren't exactly happy about all the noise. — The roars from the 31,042 fans in the stands for the Rays' 3-2 loss to the Yankees …
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Toronto Sun:
SPORTS BLUE JAYS — Alex Anthopoulos, the much-maligned general manager of the Blue Jays, will return for his sixth season running the club, a bevy of major-league sources have confirmed. — Apparently, there is no temperature at all to remove Anthopoulos from his job — in fact …
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Tim Healey / MLB.com:
Wright gets treatment on ailing shoulder — NEW YORK — As the Mets showered, dressed and scurried out of the clubhouse, eager to enjoy a rare evening without work or travel, following a 2-1 loss to the Cubs on Sunday, their captain remained. — David Wright was busy receiving 45-60 minutes …
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Associated Press:
Upton's 2-Run HR Helps Braves Top Lester, A's 4-3 — ATLANTA — Justin Upton hit a two-run homer, Chris Johnson also went deep and the Atlanta Braves beat Jon Lester and the reeling Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Sunday night, ending Lester's seven-game winning streak.
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Caitlin Swieca / MLB.com:
Hip trouble forces Morton to DL; Bucs call up Morel — The Pirates placed right-handed pitcher Charlie Morton on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday with right hip inflammation. — The move, retroactive to Saturday, comes two days after Morton lasted only three innings while allowing five earned runs against Washington.
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards notes: Wacha feels ‘great’ after throwing off mound — • By Rick Hummel rhummel@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8196 — Michael Wacha won four postseason games last year as a rookie, including one in the World Series, but when he talks of plateaus now, he speaks in less gaudy terms.
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Daniel Popper / MLB.com:
Nationals win challenge: Taylor was HBP — WASHINGTON — Manager Matt Williams challenged a call in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Pirates on Sunday night at Nationals Park after right fielder Michael Taylor appeared to be hit in the left hand by an errant fastball from right-hander Edinson Volquez.
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Canadian Press:
Young pitches six shutout innings, Mariners top Tigers — DETROIT — Chris Young pitched six shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners beat Detroit 8-1 Sunday, winning the weekend series and moving back ahead of the Tigers in the race for the second AL wild-card spot.
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Associated Press:
Cuddyer Hits for Cycle as Rockies Sweep Reds — DENVER — Michael Cuddyer hit for the cycle, including a two-run double in Colorado's five-run eighth inning, and the Rockies rallied again to beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-5 to complete a doubleheader sweep Sunday night.
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Tom Timmermann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Carpenter gives Cards some insurace — Matt Carpenter gave Adam Wainwright and the Cardinals some badly needed breathing from with a two-run double in the sixth that put the Cardinals ahead 7-4. — With one out, Peter Bourjos singled and Tony Cruz walked.
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Richard Bergstrom / Rockies Zingers Colorado …:
Honoring Todd Helton — Today the Colorado Rockies will be honoring former first baseman Todd Helton with a mainly water-inspired doubleheader, concluding a weekend of festivities culminating in the retirement of his jersey number on August 17th, 2014. The man affectionately known to Rockies fans as …
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