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Rangers Ride 10-Run 3rd Inning in 15-4 Rout of Yankees — NEW YORK — Shin-Soo Choo hit a go-ahead single and a three-run homer in a 10-run third inning that chased CC Sabathia from his shortest start in six years, and the Texas Rangers routed the reeling Yankees 15-4 Saturday to send New York to its ninth loss in 10 games.
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Fielder Hit 2 Homers, Rangers Top Yankees for 3rd Win in Row — NEW YORK — Prince Fielder launched two long homers, drove in four runs and helped the Texas Rangers hold off the New York Yankees 10-9 Friday night for their third straight win. — Quickly down 7-0 and still trailing 10-5 …
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Goldschmidt's Clutch HR, Ahmed's Hit Gives Arizona Win — PHOENIX — Paul Goldschmidt tied it with a two-out, two-run homer in the 10th inning and Nick Ahmed singled home the winning run in the 13th to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.
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Angels Pound Red Sox 12-5 — BOSTON — Chris Iannetta and Erick Aybar homered in the Angels' nine-run fifth inning, and Albert Pujols also hit a home run on Friday night to lead Los Angeles to a 12-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox. — Mike Trout had a pair of hits — both in the fifth inning …
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Marlins Lose to Orioles 8-5; Alvarez and Latos Go on DL — MIAMI — Even after Friday's game, the losses kept coming for the Miami Marlins. — First the Marlins stumbled to another defeat, leaving them 0-8 on their homestand and still winless after five games under new manager Dan Jennings.
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Morales Homers Twice, Drives in 5 Runs in Royals' Victory — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kendrys Morales hit two home runs and had five RBIs, Chris Young gave up six hits in six innings and the Kansas City Royals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 Friday night. — The Royals improved to 27-14 …
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Harper, Scherzer Carry Nationals to 2-1 Win Over Phillies — WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper hit another home run and Max Scherzer had another dominant outing to help the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Friday night for their sixth straight win.
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Cole Outduels Syndergaard, Pirates Top Mets 4-1 — PITTSBURGH — Gerrit Cole struck out 10 over 8 1-3 dominant innings to outduel New York Mets rookie Noah Syndergaard and lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-1 win Friday night. — Cole (6-2) gave up just six hits — all singles …
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles Agree To Deal With Ariel Miranda — The Orioles have agreed to a deal with Cuban lefty Ariel Miranda, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports tweets. It will be a minor-league contract, according to MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez (also on Twitter). The deal will is contingent upon a physical.
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David Just / Chicago:
White Sox notebook: Sox skipping Carlos Rodon's next start — The White Sox will skip Carlos Rodon's next turn in the rotation and let Hector Noesi start in his place Monday against the Blue Jays. — The change is not a permanent one, but manager Robin Ventura wouldn't say how many starts Noesi would make.
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DENVER — Brandon Belt homered into the third deck, Ryan Vogelsong threw six scoreless innings and also doubled and the San Francisco Giants held on to beat the Colorado Rockies 11-8 on Friday night. — Buster Posey singled and doubled to extend his hitting streak to 14 games as surging San Francisco won its seventh straight.
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Rays' Minor League Team Cancels ‘A-Rod Juice Box’ Promotion — NEW YORK — What began as “A-Rod Juice Box” promo night for a Tampa Bay Rays minor league team quickly became Apology Night. — The Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League on Friday night abruptly canceled the promotion …
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