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Yankees Ride Trio of 2-Out HRs to 20-6 Runaway Over Braves  —  ATLANTA — Jacoby Ellsbury hit a three-run homer, Chase Headley and Stephen Drew each added a two-run shot and the New York Yankees routed the Atlanta Braves 20-6 on Sunday to finish a three-game sweep.
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Fan Dies After Fall From Upper Deck at Atlanta Braves Game
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Santana Sharp at Home in Twins' Win  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Ervin Santana struck out 10 to earn his first home win, Eduardo Nunez and Miguel Sano homered, and the Minnesota Twins survived a ninth-inning rally to beat the Houston Astros 7-5 on Sunday.  —  Down 7-0 in the ninth …
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Astros' Fiers Follows No-No With Another Win, 4-1 Over Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Mike Fiers followed his no-hitter with another stellar start for Houston, pitching into the seventh inning with three hits allowed for the first-place Astros in a 4-1 victory Saturday over the Minnesota Twins.
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Werth Homers, Drives in 3 as Nationals Beat Marlins 7-4  —  WASHINGTON — Jayson Werth homered and drove in three runs, and Clint Robinson added a pinch-hit home run as the Nationals had 13 hits and rallied past the Marlins 7-4 on Sunday.  —  Michael Taylor added two singles and scored twice for Washington …
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Nationals Hit 3 Homers, Zimmermann Goes 7 in 5-1 Win
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Brad Johnson / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets Acquire Addison Reed From Diamondbacks  —  SUNDAY, 11:40am: The Mets have confirmed the trade via press release.  —  SATURDAY, 8:57pm: The Diamondbacks will receive 24-year-old pitcher Matt Koch and 23-year-old pitcher Miller Diaz, tweets Bob Nightengale of USA Today.
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Source: Mets acquire right-handed reliever Addison Reed from Arizona
Discussion: ESPN and AZ Snake Pit
ESPN:
Wilmer Flores, cult hero, just wanted to be a Met
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Lizzynielsen / Metsblog:
Mets end home skid, beat Red Sox 5-4  —  The Mets closed the coffin on the five-game home losing streak and avoided being swept by Boston in a 5-4 win over the Red Sox Sunday afternoon at Citi Field.  —  The game involved four lead changes, Kevin Long being ejected over objections …
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Guyer, Kiermaier Hit HRs Help Rays Beat Royals 3-2  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Brandon Guyer and Kevin Kiermaier homered, and the Tampa Bay bullpen held the Kansas City Royals to one hit over five innings Sunday in the Rays' 3-2 win.  —  Kiermaier's sixth-inning homer off Luke Hochevar (1-1) broke a 2-2 tie.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
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Braun, Peralta Lead Brewers Past Reds  —  MILWAUKEE — Ryan Braun homered and Wily Peralta pitched seven strong innings to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.  —  Peralta (5-8), who struggled mightily in his last two starts, held the Reds to one run and seven hits …
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
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Almonte Leads Indians to 9-2 Win Against Slumping Angels  —  CLEVELAND — Abraham Almonte hit his first career grand slam and Josh Tomlin worked into the eighth inning, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-2 win over the slumping Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Lynn's injured ankle overshadows shutout  —  SAN FRANCISCO  • When he was on the mound, safely perched on or near the pitching rubber, Cardinals starter Lance Lynn was in complete control of his balance, his fastball, and the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.  —  Everywhere else proved hazardous.
Discussion: NBCSports.com and HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Encarnacion Hits 3 HRs, 9 RBIs as Blue Jays Rout Tigers  —  TORONTO — Edwin Encarnacion hit three home runs and tied a Toronto record with nine RBIs as the high-scoring Blue Jays routed the Detroit Tigers 15-1 Saturday.  —  Encarnacion extended his hitting streak to 24 games …
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Ramirez Homers, Pirates Stay Hot in 4-3 Win Over Rockies  —  PITTSBURGH — A resurgent J.A. Happ worked into the sixth inning, Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Saturday night.  —  Happ and Ramirez, both acquired near …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
 
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