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COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB — JADED JOSE REYES WOULD WELCOME A TRADE FROM THE ROCKIES — “I don't want to spend the rest of my career on a last-place team.” — The Denver Post — Jose Reyes #7 of the Colorado Rockies watches the flight of a sixth inning solo homerun against the New York Mets during …
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Mets beat Rockies by same 14-9 score for 2nd straight day — DENVER (AP) The New York Mets came to the right place to rev up their offense. — New York roughed up the Colorado Rockies by the exact same 14-9 score for the second straight day, with Juan Uribe homering to start an eight-run burst in the third inning Saturday night.
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Juan Uribe homer ignites eight-run third as Mets beat Rockies, 14-9 — METS 14, ROCKIES 9 — DENVER — Juan Uribe has won two World Series. The veteran third baseman does not care whether the Rockies are the cellar dwellers in the NL West; he knows the Mets have to keep winning …
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Astros' Mike Fiers denies illegal substance on glove during no-hitter — 1h - MLB MIKE FIERS CARL CRAWFORD HOUSTON ASTROS LOS ANGELES DODGERS + more — Tim Kurkjian reacts to the allegations that Mike Fiers used an illegal substance on his glove, and he explains why it's time for Major League Baseball …
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Kazmir pitches Astros over Greinke, Dodgers 3-1 — HOUSTON (AP) The Houston Astros knew mistakes would be at a minimum with Zack Greinke on the mound, and they took advantage of the three he made. — Scott Kazmir pitched six solid innings, Jose Altuve and Luis Valbuena homered …
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Marte's 2-out HR in bottom of 9th lifts Pirates over Giants — PITTSBURGH (AP) Starling Marte's confidence can be an unwieldy weapon. There is nothing the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder thinks he can't do on a baseball diamond. — That mindset potentially cost the Pirates a valuable run on Saturday against the San Francisco Giants.
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Adrian Beltre shows rarely seen part of self as he becomes all-time games played leader among Dominicans — 10 THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT RANGERS THIRD BASEMAN ADRIAN BELTRE: Adrian Beltre is a leader, a home-run hitter, and one of the best fielding third basemen in the big leagues.
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Nick Groke / On the Rox:
Coors Field is getting weird and Walt Weiss has a theory why — TOPICS — Coors Field is getting weird again. Or weirder. And Walt Weiss has a theory why. — The Mets in back-to-back games beat the Rockies with identical 14-9 scores. That's 46 runs in two days.
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Zach Links / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Interested In Drew Stubbs — The Giants have interest in Drew Stubbs, according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com (on Twitter). If the Giants were to sign Stubbs, it would have to be on a minor league deal, he adds. — Stubbs cleared waivers Sunday morning after being designated …
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David Wright set to return from DL — 2h - MLB DAVID WRIGHT JUAN URIBE NEW YORK METS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES + more
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Rockies Designate Rafael Betancourt For Assignment — Rockies skipper Walt Weiss says Rafael Betancourt has been designated for assignment, Thomas Harding of MLB.com tweets. The Rockies manager also wondered aloud if Betancourt could be picked up by another team in the next ten days.
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Perez Hits 3-Run HR, Royals End Boston's 4-Game Win Streak — BOSTON — Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer, Yordano Ventura pitched six effective innings and the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals beat the Red Sox 6-3 Saturday night, ending Boston's four-game winning streak.
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Cherington On Ramirez, Donaldson, Sandoval
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Blue Jays Cap Sweep of Angels With 12-5 Win — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Edwin Encarnacion went 4 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a thunderous three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday with a 12-5 victory that vaulted them back into first place in the AL East.
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