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Pirates Stop 4-Game Slide With 3-0 Win Over Cubs — CHICAGO — A.J. Burnett worked around five walks while pitching seven innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates stopped a four-game losing streak by cooling off the Chicago Cubs with a 3-0 victory on Sunday. — Burnett allowed three hits …
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Lester helps Cubs to 6th straight win, beats Cole, Pirates
Lester helps Cubs to 6th straight win, beats Cole, Pirates
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Ortiz, Sandoval Power Red Sox Past King Felix, Mariners 4-2 — SEATTLE — David Ortiz and Pablo Sandoval each homered as the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Saturday night. — Seattle ace Felix Hernandez (6-1) uncharacteristically struggled, losing for the first time since Sept. 23, 2014.
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Porcello outduels Felix as Sox top Mariners — 5/16/15: Blake Swihart sends a double to the left-center-field gap, plating Xander Boegarts with the go-ahead run in the 6th inning — SEATTLE — Rick Porcello pitched into the seventh inning and Blake Swihart's RBI double in the sixth plated …
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Syndergaard Earns 1st Big League Win, Mets Beat Brewers — NEW YORK — Prized Mets pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard earned his first major league win, the success tempered when he beaned Carlos Gomez with a 96 mph fastball, and New York beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 Sunday.
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Edward Creech / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins Fire Manager Mike Redmond — 5:05pm: Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald reports the Marlins are eyeing candidates with previous MLB managerial experience and names former Astros manager Bo Porter and Ron Roenicke, who was dismissed by the Brewers two weeks ago, as possibilities who fit the bill.
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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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Phillies Beat D-Backs 6-0 for 5-Game Winning Streak — PHILADELPHIA — Sean O'Sullivan won a big league game for the first time in more than four years, staying in after he was hit on the throat by a throw from his own catcher, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6- Sunday …
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Rockies Slug 3 HRs in De La Rosa's 7-1 Win Over Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — Jorge De La Rosa pitched two-hit ball over seven-plus scoreless innings before leaving with an injury and the Colorado Rockies blasted three home runs to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1 on Saturday night, handing Zack Greinke his first loss of the season.
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Globe and Mail:
Blue Jays drop fourth in a row after blowing lead to Astros — Chris Carter, Marwin Gonzalez and Evan Gattis homered and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 Saturday night for their fourth straight win. — This is the latest point in a season the AL West-leading Astros …
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Wright Shines in Debut as Orioles Blank Angels 3-0 — BALTIMORE — Mike Wright took a three-hitter into the eighth inning of his major league debut, and the Baltimore Orioles ended the Los Angeles Angels' five-game winning streak with a 3-0 victory Sunday. — Adam Jones scored on a wild pitch …
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Crawford Hits Grand Slam, Giants Pound Reds 11-2 — CINCINNATI — Brandon Crawford hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs Saturday night, and Hunter Pence scored three times in his return from a broken forearm, leading the San Francisco Giants to an 11-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
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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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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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