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Mets hold on, win 7th in a row behind deGrom — Jacob deGrom pitched seven shutout innings as the Mets survived the bullpen's shaky night and defeated the Marlins 5-4 Saturday at sold-out Citi Field for their seventh win in a row. — DeGrom (2-, .93) scattered six hits and struck out eight …
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Slugger homers for second straight night, stresses playing consistently for nine innings
Slugger homers for second straight night, stresses playing consistently for nine innings
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Pete Rose, baseball's Hit King, to join FOX, FS1 as baseball analyst — FOX Sports — Pete Rose plans to bring strong opinions to his new role as a FOX Sports and FOX Sports 1 baseball analyst. — Pete Rose watches “Inside the NBA,” the postgame show for NBA on TNT broadcasts.
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Naheed Rajwani / The Scoop Blog:
Ex-Ranger Josh Hamilton filed for divorce at time relapse went public, court records show — Josh Hamilton kisses his wife Katie after a press conference where he talked to the media about winning the American League MVP in Major League Baseball at the Ballpark in Arlington November 23, 2010.
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Reddick's 3-Run Homer Sends A's to 5-0 Victory Over Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Josh Reddick hit a three-run homer, Jesse Hahn and Jesse Chavez combined for a seven-hitter, and the Oakland Athletics rolled to a 5-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.
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Royals' Ventura ejected after hitting Lawrie with pitch (Yahoo Sports) — Yordano Ventura has been ejected from Kansas City's game against Oakland after hitting A's third baseman Brett Lawrie with what appeared to be a retaliatory pitch. Lawrie drew the ire of the Royals the previous night …
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Phillies Snap 6-Game Skid, Defeat Nationals 5-3 — WASHINGTON — Odubel Herrera had three hits and scored twice, Aaron Harang pitched six innings and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
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Greinke, Dodgers Beat Rockies 6-3 — LOS ANGELES — Zack Greinke won his 14th straight decision against an NL West rival, Adrian Gonzalez drove in three runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Colorado Rockies 6-3 Saturday night. — Greinke (2-0) allowed three runs and five hits in 6 2-3 innings …
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Chris Davis' 2-Run Homer Helps Orioles Defeat Red Sox 4-1 — BOSTON — Chris Davis hit a two-run homer, Chris Tillman rebounded from a rough start and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Saturday. — Adam Jones had three singles for the Orioles, who moved back over .500 at 6-5.
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Jimenez ejected
Jimenez ejected
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Tanaka Allows 2 Hits Over 7 Innings as Yanks Rout Rays 9-0 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Masahiro Tanaka allowed two hits over seven innings in his best start this season, Chris Young hit a grand slam and the New York Yankees routed the Tampa Bay Rays 9-0 Saturday night. — Tanaka (2-1) struck out eight and walked none.
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Marte Homers, Drives in 5 as Pirates Beat Brewers 6-2 — PITTSBURGH — Starling Marte homered for the second game in a row and drove in a career-high five runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the slumping Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 Saturday night. — The Brewers lost their fourth straight game …
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Donaldson's Homer in 10th Lifts Blue Jays Over Braves 6-5 — TORONTO — Josh Donaldson hit his third home run in two days, a leadoff shot in the 10th inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Atlanta Braves 6-5 Saturday. — Donaldson's drive into the second deck of the left-field stands was his third hit of the afternoon.
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Crawford, Heston Lead Giants to Win — SAN FRANCISCO — Chris Heston pitched into the eighth inning, Brandon Crawford hit a two-run homer and the San Francisco Giants snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
For some time after young A.J. Preller became the surprise GM hire of the cost-conscious, historically restrained San Diego Padres, many new co-workers didn't know what to make of him. All day (and night) long, Preller would pace around all the offices, and all throughout Petco Park …
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Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago:
Tigers tip White Sox on Iglesias walk-off single — DETROIT — Jose Iglesias singled in pinch runner Andrew Romine in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday to give the Detroit Tigers a 2-1 victory over the White Sox at Comerica Park. — Romine was running for Nick Castellanos …
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Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago:
Ventura brushes aside Sale-Martinez flap; White Sox ace set to face Tigers Saturday
Ventura brushes aside Sale-Martinez flap; White Sox ace set to face Tigers Saturday
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