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Headley and A-Rod Homer, Lead Sabathia, Yankees Over Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chase Headley and Alex Rodriguez homered, CC Sabathia found his form in his eighth start of the season, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday night.
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Cain Drives in 5, Young Tough as Royals Rout Yankees 12-1 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lorenzo Cain had a career-high five RBIs, Kendrys Morales drove in three more runs and the Kansas City Royals routed the New York Yankees 12-1 on Friday night. — The Royals scored six times in the sixth inning …
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Twins Take Advantage of Rare Rays' Error for 6-4 Win — MINNEAPOLIS — Brian Dozier homered, Eduardo Escobar had four hits and the Minnesota Twins took advantage of a rare Tampa Bay error to beat the Rays 6-4 on Saturday. — After Tim Beckham hit a two-run homer to tie it at 3 in the top of the seventh …
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Santana, Hughes Lead Twins to 3-2 Win Over Rays — MINNEAPOLIS — Danny Santana's triple keyed a late two-run rally, and Phil Hughes pitched seven strong innings Friday night to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. — Hughes (3-4) gave up two runs and five hits to win his third straight start.
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Jean-Jacques Taylor / ESPN:
Josh Hamilton says Angels denied him chance to speak to owner Arte Moreno — 1h - MLB JOSH HAMILTON LOS ANGELES ANGELS TEXAS RANGERS + more — The Baseball Tonight crew breaks down the Angels' decision to trade Josh Hamilton to the Rangers.
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Lester Helps Cubs to 6th Straight Win, Beats Cole, Pirates — CHICAGO — Jon Lester outpitched Gerrit Cole with seven gutsy innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Saturday for their sixth straight win. — Kris Bryant went 2 for 2 with two walks and scored twice …
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Cubs get wild win over Pirates
Cubs get wild win over Pirates
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB — GM JEFF BRIDICH: ROCKIES HAVE NO INTENTION TO TRADE TROY TULOWITZKI — The Denver Post — LOS ANGELES — Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich lambasted reports about a possible Troy Tulowitzki trade Friday, calling the recent talk a “media production.”
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Liz Clarke / Washington Post:
Redskins' undrafted quarterback prospect, Connor Halliday, retires on eve of rookie minicamp, according to source — After passing on the opportunity to take a quarterback in this year's draft, the Washington Redskins appeared to have their long-shot in Washington State's Connor Halliday.
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
AL Notes: McCullers, Norris, Indians — Newly promoted Astros pitcher Lance McCullers, Jr. throws in the upper 90s with an outstanding breaking ball, Vince Lara-Cinisomo writes in a scouting report for Baseball America. The biggest difference between this season and the previous three years …
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Cabrera Homers, Tigers Beat Cardinals 10-4 — ST. LOUIS — Miguel Cabrera ended a season-long slump in night games with a two-run homer and two singles and the Detroit Tigers also got homers from Yoenis Cespedes and J.D. Martinez in a 10-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.
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Harper Homers, Zimmermann Wins Again at Petco, 10-0 — SAN DIEGO — Bryce Harper hit his NL-leading 13th homer and Jordan Zimmermann and A.J. Cole combined on a seven-hitter to lead the Washington Nationals to a 10-0 victory against the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
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Tonight's Friday Night Baseball Lineups, presented by Jeep
Tonight's Friday Night Baseball Lineups, presented by Jeep
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Weaver Solid as Angels Beat Orioles 3-1 — BALTIMORE — Jered Weaver allowed one run and three hits while pitching into the eighth inning, leading the Los Angeles past the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 on Friday night. — Albert Pujols hit his sixth home run for Los Angeles, which has won seven of its past nine …
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