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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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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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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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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
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Flores Slam, deGrom 3 for 3 as Mets Romp Over Brewers 14-1 — NEW YORK — Wilmer Flores and Jacob deGrom made Terry Collins' grand idea look like genius. — The Mets manager slotted New York's top home-run hitter ninth in the batting order for the first time in nearly a half-century …
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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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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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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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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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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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Scherzer Shuts Down Padres to Lead Nationals to 4-1 Win — SAN DIEGO — Max Scherzer pitched brilliantly for seven innings, striking out a season-high 11 and holding San Diego to four hits in leading the Washington Nationals to a 4-1 victory Saturday night. — The Nationals won for the 14th time in 18 games.
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