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Red Sox Rally to 4-3 Win Over Marlins  —  BOSTON — Xander Bogaerts drove in three runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning, bolstering his chances for a spot in the All-Star Game and leading the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and Over the Monster
Associated Press:
Lawrie Homers Off Betances in 10th, A's Beat Yankees 4-3  —  NEW YORK — Brett Lawrie hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning against All-Star reliever Dellin Betances, sending the Oakland Athletics to a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.
Associated Press:
Royals Beat Rays 5-1 to Finish Off Doubleheader Sweep  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Alcides Escobar hit a bases-loaded double, Alex Gordon matched a career high with four RBIs and the Kansas City Royals cruised to a 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday and a sweep of their day-night doubleheader.
Danny Abriano / Metsblog:
Mets activate Mejia, demote Verrett to Triple-A  —  Prior to Tuesday's game, the Mets activated RHP Jenrry Mejia from the restricted list.  To make room on the roster, the team optioned RHP Logan Verrett to Triple-A Las Vegas (July 7).  —  In order to make room for Mejia on the 40-man roster …
Discussion: ESPN, Yahoo Sports and Amazin' Avenue
Andrew Joseph / Arizona Republic:
Touki Toussaint hits 98 mph in start with Rome Braves  —  When the Diamondbacks traded pitcher Touki Toussaint to the Braves for Phil Gosselin, not many were fans of the decision to essentially sell the team's 2014 first-round pick.  —  Much of the baseball world couldn't even grasp the move.
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
VIDEO: MLB Declares Cuban Pitcher Vladimir Gutierrez A Free Agent  —  The bidding can soon begin for Vladimir Gutierrez, with Major League Baseball declaring the young Cuban righthander a free agent today.  —  Gutierrez, 19, left the Cuban national team while in Puerto Rico for the Caribbean Series in February.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies Designate Kevin Correia For Assignment  —  The Phillies have designated righty Kevin Correia for assignment, the club announced.  Fellow right-hander Severino Gonzalez has been recalled and will take a start on Thursday, per the release.  —  Correia, 34, spent time this spring …
Discussion: The Good Phight
Baseball America:
Midseason Top 50 Prospects  —  Here is our Midseason Top 50 Prospects list.  By our rules, no players in the majors as of July 6th, no players who have exhausted their rookie status, and no player currently in the minors on a major league rehab assignment (like Brandon Belt) qualify for the list.
Associated Press:
Castellanos Has 4 RBIs, Tigers Win 12-5  —  SEATTLE — Nick Castellanos hit a home run and drove in four runs to lead a 19-hit outburst from the Detroit Tigers in a 12-5 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday.  —  Castellanos had a season-high four hits and matched a season best with four RBIs.
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays rainout brings Matt Andriese up for spot start  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Heavy Monday storms which included tornado warnings and caused an evacuation of Kauffman Stadium forced the Rays and Royals into double duty today.  —  The teams will play a day-night doubleheader (2:10 and 8:10 p.m.) …
Discussion: DRaysBay and HardballTalk
David Murphy / Philly.com:
Perhaps the Phillies just got bad and have stayed bad  —  ANDY MacPHAIL said something interesting a couple of days after his introductory news conference.  Interesting, not because of its merits, but because of its eerie similarity to the company line we've heard from the current front office over the last few years.
Associated Press:
Niese Gets 1st Win Since May 9, Mets Top Skidding Giants 3-0  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Jonathon Niese pitched eight sharp innings for his first win in nearly two months, and the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 Monday night to hand the slumping World Series champions their seventh straight defeat.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
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Metsblog:
Niese dominant, Mets rally late, win 3-0 in SF opener
Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago:
Chris Sale strikes out six in complete-game victory over Jays, Buehrle  —  You'd be hard-pressed to find a more popular former White Sox than Mark Buehrle.  —  There is no current Sox star admired, appreciated and embraced more than Chris Sale, who at 26 is becoming the face of the franchise.
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Associated Press:
Rollins Rallies Dodgers Past His Old Phillies Team, 10-7  —  LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Rollins hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning against his former team, rallying the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers past the last-place Philadelphia Phillies 10-7 Monday night.
 
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