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A-Rod Breaks Gehrig's AL RBI Record; Yanks Sweep Royals, 4-2 — NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer to break Lou Gehrig's American League record for RBIs, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 Wednesday to finish a three-game sweep.
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Alex Rodriguez moves into third on all-time RBI list after 3-run HR — 3h - MLB ALEX RODRIGUEZ NEW YORK YANKEES + more — Alex Rodriguez hits a three-run home run to break Lou Gehrig's American League record for RBIs and move into sole possession of third place on MLB's all-time list.
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Cashner Pitches Padres to 5-4 Win Over Angels — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Justin Upton and Matt Kemp hit two-out RBI singles in the seventh inning and Will Middlebrooks had a two-run homer to help give run-starved Andrew Cashner all the support he would need as the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 on Wednesday night.
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays Cash on umpiring: “It's terrible ... It's embarrassing” — For the first time in his two months on the job, Rays manager Kevin Cash blasted the umpires, saying decisions made by Brian Gorman's crew and the replay squad in New York were “terrible” and “embarrassing.”
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Rays waste ninth-inning rally, lose in 10 to Mariners (w/video)
Rays waste ninth-inning rally, lose in 10 to Mariners (w/video)
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Davis Hits 2 Homers, Orioles Beat Astros 5-4 — BALTIMORE — Chris Davis hit two homers, including a go-ahead solo shot in the eighth inning, to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night. — Jimmy Paredes had two hits and stole home for the Orioles …
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Mets expect rehabbing Travis d'Arnaud to return next week — Travis d'Arnaud's comeback tour is underway. — The Mets catcher caught five innings Tuesday in an extended spring training game in Port St. Lucie and went 1-for-3 at the plate in his first game activity since breaking his right pinkie on April 19.
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
How alarming is Mets' current condition? Rating the issues
How alarming is Mets' current condition? Rating the issues
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Danny Abriano / Metsblog:
The Mets have insurance on David Wright's contract
The Mets have insurance on David Wright's contract
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
HEY, LA: WHY THE TRADE? — People keep asking: Why the heck did the Dodgers make the six-player trade in which the best player they landed was - ahem - infielder Alberto Callaspo? — Naturally, they had their reasons, according to major-league sources: — * Callaspo, a switch hitter …
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Cardinals Rally, Complete Sweep of Diamondbacks — ST. LOUIS — Jason Heyward atoned for a critical error with a game-tying homer leading off the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals scored the winning run on catcher Jordan Pachecho's throwing error, completing a three-game sweep with a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night.
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First-quarter awards: MVPs, Cy Youngs and rookies — 3h - MLB BRYCE HARPER MAX SCHERZER NELSON CRUZ DALLAS KEUCHEL JOC PEDERSON DEVON TRAVIS WASHINGTON NATIONALS SEATTLE MARINERS LOS ANGELES DODGERS TORONTO BLUE JAYS HOUSTON ASTROS + more — With one-fourth of the MLB season in the books …
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Jim Woods / The Columbus Dispatch:
Baseball player charged with rape during Columbus visit to play Clippers — A baseball player who was visiting Columbus while his team played the Columbus Clippers over the weekend is accused of raping a woman at a Downtown hotel. — Elmer S. Reyes, who plays for the Gwinnett Braves, is charged with rape and kidnapping.
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Matthew Cerrone / Metsblog:
Mets win, 7-0, as Syndergaard and Duda power offense — Noah Syndergaard tossed seven scoreless innings and hit his first big-league home run as the Mets defeated the Phillies, 7-0, to complete a three-game sweep at Citi Field on Wednesday afternoon >> Read more. — Need to know
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Nick Groke / On the Rox:
Nolan Arenado down list of National League 3Bs in all-star voting; Troy Tulowitzki third — TOPICS — Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, streaking through the second half of May at the plate, is the No. 5 vote-getter in the first round of National League All-Star team voting, released Wednesday by Major League Baseball.
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