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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Red Sox strike early to complete sweep of Rangers — BOSTON — Drew Pomeranz tied his career-high with 11 strikeouts in six innings Thursday, and Xander Bogaerts connected for his first homer of the season as the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 to complete a three-game sweep.
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Mike Shalin / UPI:
Hot-hitting Boston Red Sox use big inning to beat Texas Rangers
Hot-hitting Boston Red Sox use big inning to beat Texas Rangers
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Matt Boyd looking to bounce back vs. White Sox on Friday — HOUSTON - Matthew Boyd's next chance at a bounce back will come on Friday. — The Detroit Tigers left-hander is coming off back-to-back rough outings. Against the Orioles on May 16, he allowed seven runs in 2 1/3 innings.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers catcher James McCann leaves game with bloody left hand after hit by pitch — HOUSTON - The timing is not ideal. — Detroit Tigers catcher James McCann left tonight's game after getting hit by a pitch on the left hand. He walked off the field as blood dripped from his hand.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers to call up Buck Farmer to start Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader in Chicago — HOUSTON - The Detroit Tigers' worst-kept secret was revealed this afternoon at Minute Maid Park: Right-hander Buck Farmer will start the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the White Sox.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
With help from Francisco Rodriguez, Shane Greene is sizzling in Detroit Tigers' bullpen
With help from Francisco Rodriguez, Shane Greene is sizzling in Detroit Tigers' bullpen
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UPI:
Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker to miss San Diego Padres series for son's graduation — WASHINGTON — Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker is slated to miss the three-game weekend series with the San Diego Padres due to the high school graduation of his son, Darren, in California.
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Washington Times:
Nelson Cruz's 3-run HR off Jacob Turner lifts Mariners over Nationals — Nelson Cruz greeted reliever Jacob Turner with a go-ahead, three-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 Thursday to stop a five-game losing streak.
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Fox Sports:
Boston's Price set to make season debut Monday at White Sox — BOSTON (AP) Red Sox pitcher David Price is set to make his season debut for Boston on Monday at the Chicago White Sox. — The 31-year-old left-hander, starting the second season of a $217 million, seven-year contact, has been recovering from a strained pitching elbow.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox To Activate David Price
Red Sox To Activate David Price
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Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Yankees front office paints optimistic financial outlook despite decline in ticket sales — A New York Times report that paints a somewhat bleak financial outlook for the Yankees is not causing panic on 161st Street for members of the organization's front office, even though Stadium attendance …
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Billy Witz / New York Times:
Winning Yankees Aren't Faring Nearly as Well at the Ticket Office — The Yankees are, at the moment, a marketer's dream. With a spirited start to the season, they can boast of having one of baseball's best records, bask in the captivating presence of the Bunyanesque outfielder Aaron Judge …
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Chris Bahr / Fox Sports:
Young fan at Yankee Stadium injured after being hit in head by broken bat
Young fan at Yankee Stadium injured after being hit in head by broken bat
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Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
After watching Votto, more Reds hitters are choking up … CONNECT — CLEVELAND - Joey Votto has always choked up on the bat, at least as long as he's been a professional. — When he was 18 and in the Gulf Coast League, fresh off of being selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round …
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Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Mets as dreary as weather, fall to lowly Padres 4-3 — On a miserable May night in Queens, with a steady drizzle dropping and winds swirling, the Mets lost again to one of the worst teams in baseball. — After Jacob deGrom's start was pushed from Thursday to Friday due to concerns over the weather …
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Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Mets push Jacob deGrom's start back to Friday due to soggy forecast in Queens — The Mets have pushed back Jacob deGrom's start from Thursday to Friday because of concerns over the rainy weather. — If the Mets end up playing their game against the Padres Thursday night, righthander Rafael Montero will start in deGrom's place.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Another bad day for Bartolo Colon in Braves loss — A bad throw contributed to one run scored against Bartolo Colon. Some bad luck influenced another. — But misfortune had little to do with the three-run homer Adam Frazier smashed against the Braves right-hander.
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Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs and Giants tied at 1-1 after 3 innings — Chicago Tribune — Eddie Butler has been hit and miss on the mound this season and the right-hander made his third start when the Chicago Cubs faced the San Francisco Giants on Thursday afternoon at Wrigley Field. — After three innings, the game was tied at 1-1.
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John Harper / New York Daily News:
Mets have decided that solution to injury criticism is to silence Terry Collins — And after exhaustive study, thought and consideration, the Mets have decided the best way to improve their oft-criticized handling of injuries is to put a gag order on their manager.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
NL East Notes: Heisey, Mets, Phillies, Yelich, Chen
NL East Notes: Heisey, Mets, Phillies, Yelich, Chen
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Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:
Mets blow four-run lead in 6-5 loss to San Diego
Mets blow four-run lead in 6-5 loss to San Diego
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Fox Sports:
LEADING OFF: deGrom seeks dry weather, Senzatela 7th win — A look at what's happening all around the majors today: — WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY — Jacob deGrom is scheduled to start the New York Mets' series opener at Pittsburgh, a day after he was scratched from a home outing against San Diego …
Fox Sports:
Pirates OF Polanco activated from 10-day; Ortiz sent down — ATLANTA (AP) The Pittsburgh Pirates have activated outfielder Gregory Polanco from the 10-day disabled list. — The move was announced before Thursday's game against the Atlanta Braves. — Polanco was having a disappointing season …
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Chris Getz says biggest White Sox lesson from Royals' rebuild is patience — The Royals' Chris Getz leads off second base against the Tigers in the first inning Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, in Detroit. Getz is now the director of player development with the White Sox. — Chicago Tribune