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Associated Press:
Byrd Drives in 4, Reds Top Pirates 7-1  —  PITTSBURGH — Marlon Byrd homered and drove in four runs, Todd Frazier belted his National League-leading ninth home run and the Cincinnati Reds handled the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 on Tuesday night.  —  Byrd hit a two-run shot in the third inning off Jeff Locke …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout and Yahoo Sports
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Reds notes: Injury has Mesoraco in Catch-22 situation
Discussion: HardballTalk
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Devin Mesoraco Likely To Require Hip Surgery
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals keep the rallies coming  —  Hours before his team found another way to win the improbable with contributions from the unexpected, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny described two different phases of the same club.  There is the team the Cardinals know they are, he said, and the team they dream of being.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Garcia throws 70 pitches in weather-challenged outing
Discussion: HardballTalk and Yahoo Sports
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Confirmed news on Rays' Alex Cobb: Partial tear in elbow, will try to pitch through it  —  Rays RHP Alex Cobb's season is very much in jeopardy.  —  The Tampa Bay Times has learned and confirmed that a new more detailed MRI revealed a partial tear in his elbow ligament.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks weighing their options at catcher, could pursue Jarrod Saltalamacchia  —  DENVER - The Diamondbacks' bats have been mostly quiet for several days now, although, in fairness, they haven't had a chance to make noise at Coors Field, where the weather remained uncooperativefor a second consecutive day.
Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:
Mets: Jeurys Familia relishes new role  —  NEW YORK - When Terry Collins told Jeurys Familia he would be taking over as the team's closer, Familia had a succinct message for his manager.  —  “Just give me the ball,” Familia recalled.  —  Thus far, giving the ball to Familia has turned out to be a successful strategy.
Discussion: Metsblog
Associated Press:
White Sox End 5-Game Slide With 5-2 Victory Over Tigers  —  CHICAGO — Jeff Samardzija pitched seven effective innings, and the Chicago White Sox snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.  —  Back at home after a strange road trip …
Des Moines Register:
Javier Baez, manager ejected during I-Cubs win  —  Javier Baez found himself the center of attention again during the Iowa Cubs' 4-0 win over Nashville on Tuesday.  —  According to on-site reports in Nashville the hard-hitting infielder and Iowa manager Marty Pevey were ejected following an overturned call.
Discussion: Chicago
Associated Press:
Perez Ends His Debut With Walkoff Homer, Angels Beat M's 5-4  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Carlos Perez capped his major league debut with a game-ending homer in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped their four-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
Discussion: Lookout Landing
ESPN:
Stephen Strasburg leaves after 3rd with apparent shoulder injury  —  11m - MLB STEPHEN STRASBURG WASHINGTON NATIONALS + more
Jeremy Gottlieb / Boston Globe:
It's Not Just the Pitching; Sox Stink With Runners in Scoring Position  —  The Red Sox are back in last place and, yeah, it's really easy to point directly at their subpar pitching as the biggest reason.  But their vaunted lineup has gone south as well during this current homestand …
Discussion: WEEI and Over the Monster
John Lott / National Post:
Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion casts doubt on MLB account of alleged physical clash between coach Brook Jacoby, umpire  —  TORONTO - Edwin Encarnacion says he was there in the Fenway Park tunnel when the fracas erupted, and saw everything: the loud, obscenity-laced …
Discussion: HardballTalk
Tom Haudricourt / JSOnline:
Mark Attanasio says rebuilding Brewers is not out of the picture  —  Milwaukee Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio said he was open to rebuilding his club if that's what it took to return to playoff mode.  He also declined to say how much longer Doug Melvin would be his general manager.
 
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