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Headley, Teixeira Lift Yanks Over Rays 5-3 for 3-Game Sweep — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chase Headley and Mark Teixeira drove in two runs each, and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. — Headley had an RBI single off Matt Andriese (0-1) …
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays DFA Balfour despite $7-million salary — After veteran reliever Grant Balfour pitched poorly in Saturday's 9-0 loss to the Yankees, the Rays designated him for assignment, a procedural step to likely releasing him and eating the remainder of his $7-million salary.
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Pirates Sweep, Brewers Off to Worst Start in Team History — PITTSBURGH — Gerrit Cole pitched six effective innings, Pedro Alvarez homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates swept Milwaukee 5-2 Sunday, leaving the Brewers with their worst start in team history. — Milwaukee dropped its fifth straight game …
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Clark Spencer / Fish Bytes:
Is Mike Redmond on the hot seat? — NEW YORK — Reeling from a four-game sweep to the New York Mets that left the Marlins with the second-worst record in the majors at 3-10, manager Mike Redmond's job may be in jeopardy as the team heads to Philadelphia for a series with the Phillies that could dictate his fate.
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Nick Cafardo / BostonGlobe.com:
Will there be a Giant problem in San Francisco? — It's so tough to sustain it, isn't it? — That championship feeling. That championship team. — Nobody knows that better than the Red Sox and Giants, who have won it all recently, then fallen way back.
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Edward Creech / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox To Promote Carlos Rodon — The White Sox will promote left-hander Carlos Rodon, the third overall selection in last year's draft, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com. Rodon will join the team tomorrow and will initially pitch out of the bullpen, according to Rosenthal.
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Cincinnati.com:
Reds waste strong start by Leake — ST. LOUIS — Down a run in the ninth inning and a runner on second base, Bryan Price had the pitcher's spot up to bat. — On the bench were two usual starters, Billy Hamilton and Devin Mesoraco. Mesoraco had 25 home runs a year ago …
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Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago:
Tigers rout Quintana, White Sox — DETROIT - The White Sox showcased their “big three” in a series for the first time. Two thirds of it came as advertised. — Part three, though, was a resounding dud. Left-hander Jose Quintana, opposing red-hot kid right-hander Shane Greene …
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Nancy Lane / Boston Herald:
Scouts: Mookie Betts' potential greater than Xander Bogaerts' — Photo by: — Mookie Betts fields the ball off the wall on a triple by Washington Nationals first baseman Clint Robinson in the fifth inning. — By: — Michael Silverman — There's never a wrong time for a reality check …
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Metsblog:
Right hand fracture for Travis d'Arnaud; Plawecki on his way to NY — Catcher Travis d'Arnaud has a fractured right hand, and Kevin Plawecki is on his way to New York to replace him. — D'Arnaud was hit in the hand with a pitch in the seventh inning. He was removed from the game …
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Associated Press:
Feldman Bounces Back, Astros Defeat Angels — HOUSTON — Scott Feldman bounced back with six solid innings and the Houston Astros took advantage of a wild throw by catcher Drew Butera to beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 Sunday. — Feldman (1-2) allowed two runs and six hits.
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB — COLORADO ROCKIES SPORT NEW, TOUGHER CULTURE — The Denver Post — Right fielder Carlos Gonzalez, right, believes the Rockies organization, which includes manager Walt Weiss, “has been maybe too patient with players” in the past, perhaps including CarGo himself when he was playing hurt.
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Associated Press:
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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