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Howard Fendrich / sny.stats.com:
Span exits in 3rd but Nationals beat Mets 4-2 — WASHINGTON (AP) Nationals center fielder Denard Span left in the third inning after making a diving, tumbling catch, and NL East champion Washington went on to a 4-2 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.
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Game recap: Nationals 4 — Mets 2 — Result: The Mets grabbed an early lead, but a four-run fifth led to a 4-2 loss in their series opener with the Nationals. — Need to Know: Bartolo Colon shut the Nationals out through four innings, but ran into trouble in the fifth …
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Amazin' Avenue
Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Mets extend GM Alderson through '17 season
Mets extend GM Alderson through '17 season
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Faith and Fear in Flushing and Federal Baseball
Evan Grant / Texas Rangers Blog:
After conversation with Jon Daniels, Michael Young bows out of Texas Rangers managerial search — Former Texas Rangers inflieder Michael Young speaks to media during training camp for Dirk Nowitzki's 2014 Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game at Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas Friday June 20, 2014.
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Canadian Press:
Martinez earns win as Rangers beat Astros — ARLINGTON, Texas — Nick Martinez pitched 6 2-3 scoreless innings and Robinson Chirinos homered to lead the Texas Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. — The Rangers won their third straight and 10th of their last 11 games.
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Lone Star Ball
Calvin Watkins / ESPN:
After 13 years in minors, Ranger gets MLB hit
After 13 years in minors, Ranger gets MLB hit
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Associated Press:
Angels Beat A's to Drop Oakland Into Wild-Card Tie — OAKLAND, Calif. — Gordon Beckham homered and the Los Angeles Angels dropped the Oakland Athletics into a tie for the top AL wild card with a 2-0 win Tuesday night. — A's starter Sonny Gray whiffed Mike Trout three times among …
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Athletics Nation, Canadian Press and Associated Press
Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Benches empty after Bumgarner hits Puig — LOS ANGELES — Benches emptied in the first inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers-San Francisco Giants game Tuesday night after Madison Bumgarner hit Yasiel Puig with a pitch in the left ankle. — Puig lay in the dirt for a few seconds before he got …
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
The First Slay of Pompey — Dalton Pompey hits his first major league home run for the Blue Jays in the bottom of the fifth against Felix Hernandez and the Mariners. The solo shot ties the game at two. He came into the the game just 3 for 19 with no extra base hits during his cup of coffee.
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Bluebird Banter
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Hitters' penchant for swinging at first pitch of an at-bat among possible causes — 9/13/14: Brewers manager Ron Roenicke talks about his team's 5-1 loss to the Reds and assesses the struggling offense — PITTSBURGH — Before the reporter could finish a question about the Brewers' recent …
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Brew Crew Ball and Al's Ramblings
Associated Press:
O's hold off Jeter, Yanks as Cruz belts 40th — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Nelson Cruz lifts Orioles with 40th homer; Derek Jeter fans to end it — NEW YORK — Nelson Cruz hit his major league-leading 40th home run and the Baltimore …
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ESPN, Camden Chat and Canadian Press
Canadian Press:
Gibson pitches seven strong as Twins top Diamondbacks — MINNEAPOLIS — Kyle Gibson matched a career high with eight strikeouts, Chris Parmelee hit a two-run single after entering the game for an injured Joe Mauer, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 on Tuesday night.
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Twinkie Town
Associated Press:
Pirates edge Braves to clinch at least an NL wild-card berth — ATLANTA — Gerrit Cole retired the final 17 hitters he faced, and the surging Pittsburgh Pirates clinched a spot in the playoffs with a 3-2 win over the free-falling Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.
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Canadian Press:
Cueto, Reds push Brewers to brink of playoff elimination — CINCINNATI, Ohio — Johnny Cueto kept his hopes of a 20-win season in play, and Todd Frazier and Devin Mesoraco hit back-to-back homers on Tuesday night, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory that pushed the Milwaukee Brewers …
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Red Reporter
Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Wally Backman could join Terry Collins' Mets coaching staff full-time in 2015: source — Backman, the team's Triple-A manager, could be Collins' third base coach if the team moves Tim Teufel off of third and into the role of hitting coach. ‘There was some talk about it,’ a source said.
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New York Times, Amazin' Avenue and New Jersey Online
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Tim Teufel could take over as Mets hitting coach: source
Tim Teufel could take over as Mets hitting coach: source
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