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Associated Press:
Posey Leads Giants Past Dodgers 2-0 — SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey drove in a run, Tim Hudson allowed five hits over 6 1/3 innings and the San Francisco Giants won their fourth straight, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 on Tuesday night. — Joe Panik and Angel Pagan had two hits each for the Giants …
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True Blue LA and Yahoo Sports
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Zach Links / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers President Friedman On Olivera Signing
Dodgers President Friedman On Olivera Signing
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McCovey Chronicles and True Blue LA
Zach Links / MLB Trade Rumors:
Hector Olivera Discusses Signing With Dodgers
Hector Olivera Discusses Signing With Dodgers
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True Blue LA and Baseball Essential
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
San Diego's handling of Triple-A skipper Murphy highly unusual — FOX Sports — Are the Padres considering firing Bud Black and replacing him with Pat Murphy (right)? — Pat Murphy is the Padres' Triple-A manager. The Brewers want to hire him as a major-league coach.
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MLB Trade Rumors and HardballTalk
Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's might turn to Washington to help shore up defense — HOUSTON — The A's, leading the major leagues in errors by a large margin, are considering reuniting with longtime infield coach Ron Washington, The Chronicle has learned. — The A's have made 43 errors, and shortstop Marcus Semien …
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Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers Blog, HardballTalk, MLB Daily Dish and Sporting News Feed RSS
Blair Kerkhoff / Kansas City Star:
Royals minor-leaguer Rafael Furcal, former NL top rookie, announces retirement — Veteran shortstop Rafael Furcal announced his retirement on Tuesday. The Associated Press — bkerkhoff@kcstar.com — Veteran shortstop Rafael Furcal, who played seven games in the Royals' minor-league system this year …
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Associated Press:
Norris' 2-Run Double in 8th Lifts Padres Over Cubs 4-3 — SAN DIEGO — Derek Norris hit a two-run double with one out in the eighth and James Shields struck out 11 in seven innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-3 victory against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
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Gaslamp Ball
Jeff Sullivan / Fox Sports:
HOW THE REDS QUIETLY WON AT THE WINTER MEETINGS — The story of the week was all about the Dodgers, whose new front office pulled off a trading frenzy that dramatically reshaped the look of one of baseball's strongest rosters. Before the Dodgers took over, though, all the conversations …
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Beyond the Box Score
Associated Press:
Paredes' HR, 4 RBIs Power Orioles Past Mariners 9-4 — BALTIMORE — Jimmy Paredes homered and had a career-high four RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles overcame a home run by former teammate Nelson Cruz in a 9-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
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Lookout Landing and Camden Chat
Associated Press:
Carter, Rasmus Homer to Back Hernandez as Astros Beat A's — HOUSTON — Chris Carter and Colby Rasmus each hit two-run homers, Roberto Hernandez pitched six strong innings to help the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Tuesday night. — Carter hit his homer off the facade …
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The Crawfish Boxes
Associated Press:
Ventura, 2 Relievers Shut Out Reds, 3-0 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Yordano Ventura, Kelvin Herrera and Wade Davis combined on a four-hitter and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Tuesday night. — The Royals, who beat the New York Yankees 6-0 on Sunday …
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Royals Review and Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Twins Use Big 2nd Inning to Down Pirates 8-5 — PITTSBURGH — Brian Dozier got Minnesota started with a home run in the first inning and Trevor Plouffe hit a two-run shot in a six-run second as the Twins built an early 7-0 lead then held on for an 8-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
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baseballmusings.com and Twinkie Town
Associated Press:
Ortiz, Napoli Homer as Red Sox Top Rangers 4-3 — BOSTON — David Ortiz and Mike Napoli each homered and drove in two runs, Wade Miley pitched seven strong innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Tuesday night. — Boston got a scare when Leonys Martin led off the ninth …
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Over the Monster
Associated Press:
Pollock's HR Lifts Diamondbacks in 4-2 Win Over Marlins — MIAMI — A.J. Pollock had a pinch-hit, tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-2 win over the struggling Miami Marlins on Tuesday night. — Daniel Hudson (1-1) pitched two innings …
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Fish Stripes and AZ Snake Pit