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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 — Ben Cherington, who recently stepped down as GM of the Red Sox, spoke at Saberseminar in Boston on Saturday (joking that the forum was “a progressive event that even invites the unemployed") and was unusually candid about his work with the Sox …
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Taylor and Rendon Homer as Nationals Beat Brewers 6-1 — WASHINGTON — Nationals outfielder Michael Taylor said he's been focusing lately on making contact at the plate rather than crushing baseballs. — Lately, he's also been crushing baseballs. — Taylor hit a home run for the third straight game …
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Mets Beat Rockies by Same 14-9 Score for 2nd Straight Day — DENVER — The New York Mets 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.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt's August slump continues vs. Cincinnati Reds — CINCINNATI -Paul Goldschmidt had another quiet day at the plate on Friday night, going 0 for 4 with three strikeouts and a hit by pitch to drop his August batting average to an uncharacteristically low .208.
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Altherr, Ruf Homer in 9th to Lift Phillies to 4-2 Win — MIAMI — Aaron Altherr and Darin Ruf hit back-to-back solo home runs in the top of the ninth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. — The Phillies scored two runs in the top …
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Buxton's First Big League RBI Lifts Twins Past Orioles 3-2 — BALTIMORE — Byron Buxton picked up his first major league RBI with a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, and the Minnesota Twins extended their dominance of the Baltimore Orioles with a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
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Montero, Soler Homer in 8th to Lift Cubs Over Braves 9-7 — CHICAGO — Miguel Montero and Jorge Soler broke a tie with back-to-back solo homers to start the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs overcame homers from both sides of the plate by Nick Swisher in a 9-7, comeback win over the Atlanta Braves …
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Marte's 2-Out HR in Bottom of 9th Lifts Pirates Over Giants — PITTSBURGH — Starling Marte hit a solo home run off George Kontos with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. — Jung Ho Kang hit a pair …
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Anthony McCarron / New York Daily News:
Jorge Posada has No. 20 retired by Yankees on ‘one of the happiest days of my life’ — Calling it “one of the happiest days of my life,” Jorge Posada delivered an emotional speech Saturday afternoon as his No. 20 jersey was retired by the Yankees and he got a plaque in Monument Park.
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Gallardo Shuts Down Tigers, Rangers Hold Off Detroit 5-3 — DETROIT — Yovani Gallardo took a shutout into the seventh inning, and the Texas Rangers spoiled Randy Wolf's return to the major leagues with a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.
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Tigers Say Injured Fan Released From Hospital — DETROIT — A day after hitting a foul ball that injured a fan behind the Detroit dugout, Anthony Gose said there's nothing a spectator in that situation can do. — “Even if you're paying attention you can't react that fast.
