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Royals put 4 on AL starting roster; Josh Donaldson sets voting record — 21m - MLB JOSH DONALDSON BRYCE HARPER ALEX GORDON LORENZO CAIN ALCIDES ESCOBAR SALVADOR PEREZ ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS ATLANTA BRAVES BALTIMORE ORIOLES BOSTON RED SOX CHICAGO CUBS CHICAGO WHITE SOX CINCINNATI REDS CLEVELAND …
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Verlander Drops to 0-4 as Blue Jays Beat Tigers 10-5 — DETROIT — Justin Verlander remained winless in four starts since his return from the disabled list, allowing seven runs as his ERA ballooned to 6.75 ERA during the Detroit Tigers' 10-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.
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4 Royals Elected to Start All-Star Game; Reds' Frazier, Too — NEW YORK — Houston second baseman Jose Altuve passed Kansas City's Omar Infante in the final days of voting, leaving four Royals as starters for the All-Star Game. — Todd Frazier of the host Cincinnati Reds leapfrogged St …
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Mauer Has 2-Run HR Among 4 Hits as Twins Beat Royals 5-3
Mauer Has 2-Run HR Among 4 Hits as Twins Beat Royals 5-3
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Nick Cafardo / BostonGlobe.com:
Who should make the 2015 MLB All-Star teams?
Who should make the 2015 MLB All-Star teams?
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Mets Feast on Dodgers Pitching in 8-0 Victory to Take Series — LOS ANGELES — Steven Matz scattered two hits over six scoreless innings, Wilmer Flores went 4 for 5, and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-0 Sunday to take two out of three from the NL West leaders.
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Strained oblique sends Nats' Stephen Strasburg back to DL — 36m - MLB STEPHEN STRASBURG TAYLOR JORDAN WASHINGTON NATIONALS + more — Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg talks about leaving Saturday's game in the fourth inning with tightness in his side.
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Montgomery Solid Into 6th, Mariners Beat Athletics — OAKLAND, Calif. — Seattle rookie Mike Montgomery put together another fine start, pitching the Mariners past the Oakland Athletics 2-1 Sunday. — Coming off two straight shutouts, Montgomery (4-2) gave up one run and six hits in 5 2-3 innings.
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers notes: Hamilton may go back on disabled list — Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton , left, jokes with Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun on Friday. Hamilton may be headed back to the disabled list because of groin problems. Brad Loper AP — sstevenson@star-telegram.com — ARLINGTON
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates Claim Travis Ishikawa — The Pirates have claimed Travis Ishikawa from the Giants, MLBTR's Tim Dierkes tweets. The Bucs, in announcing the move, say that they will make a corresponding move to add Ishikawa to their 25-man roster once he joins the team. — The Giants designated Ishikawa for assignment on Friday.
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Schoop HR in Return From Disabled List, O's Beat White Sox — CHICAGO — Jonathan Schoop homered in his first at-bat since coming off the disabled list and Miguel Gonzalez threw six solid innings as the Baltimore Orioles routed the Chicago White Sox 9-1 on Sunday.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Parity? Mediocrity? Buy? Sell? White Sox epitomize MLB season of flux — CHICAGO - They epitomize this zany baseball season and why it's impossible to predict the trade market, where one day you plan on selling, and the next, you may be buying. — Go ahead, you try figuring out the Chicago White Sox.
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Brian Sandalow / Chicago:
Kyle Hendricks, Cubs beat Marlins to win series — A day after the Cubs' seven-run outburst, manager Joe Maddon seemed to lament that nights like those have been relatively rare. — “It was nice,” Maddon said. “We have not been able to do that in a while.” — Nor were they able to repeat that Sunday.
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Brewing a Streak — The Brewers won their eighth game in a row, sweeping three games from the Reds with a 6-1 victory. They played well on both sides of the ball, but the offense really came to life as the scored 53 runs in the eight games while the defense allowed 27.
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