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- Cubs activate Garza from DL; starts vs. Bucs
- Howard back in Phils' lineup after 2 games
- Giants' Vogelsong to DL with broken hand
- O's end 6-game skid, beat Yankees in 10th
- Sale to miss Wednesday start for White Sox
- Announcer: Sweets sunk Chapman Sunday
- Indians first baseman Swisher on paternity list
- Owner touts White Sox sale in succession plan
- Nationals put Mattheus on DL, recall 2 pitchers
- Canseco, 48, to be player-coach for one series
- Rays' Maddon OK with Escobar's celebration
- Leake gem powers Reds by punchless Mets
- Szymborski: Easy upgrades for contenders
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A Tribal Mentality
Buster Olney talks about how the Indians are collectively very good at grinding out at-bats.
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Chris Singleton and Mark Mulder discuss what they think the Mets should do with struggling Ike Davis.
JAYSON STARK
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Ortiz hits into DP to end inning WS 2 RS 1
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Ground ball thru legs of Ramirez scores Salty. Runners on corners, one out, Ortiz
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Andy Pettitte will play catch on Thursday to test his strained trapezius
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Rapid Reaction: Reds 4, Mets 0 http://t.co/IA6FesfiNq #NYM #Mets
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#Mets fans, what is best for Ike? http://t.co/zhH2eilKfk
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2d night in a row Thornton trying to let Boston back in game Leadoff walk to Salty, single by Ells. Lindstrom in
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my boy @JeremyAffeldt breaks it down right here http://t.co/jUqvZwLrt3 this is REAL.
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Rapid Reaction: Orioles 3, Yankees 2 (10) http://t.co/dazBklTT0T
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RT @karabellespn: SweetSpot video: @dschoenfield and I on which teams have the top 1-2 rotation tandems. http://t.co/SYYKnloK0r
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Hey, @karabellespn & @SultanofStat, what was your Ike Davis bet again?
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Nice work by Alex Wilson, who in 15 appearances has allowed 2 ER in 15 1/3 IP
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Jesse Crain whiffs Middlebrooks on high slider, Drew on change up as Sox leave em loaded in 7th Alex Wilson pitching
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Chat follow: Glory days for young starters http://t.co/shN9aW8jAW
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And the Tigers wrap up a 5-1 win over Cleveland... Verlander against Jimenez Wednesday.
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And here come the Indians... Down 5-1 in the bottom of the 9th, Bourn singles, Cabrera HBP, one out...
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Third straight single, this one by Nava, loads bases and finishes Jose (Don't you ever call me Luis again) Quintana. Jesse Crain pitching
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With FA-to-be Ellsbury's OBP at .303, it'll be really interesting to see if the Red Sox start thinking about mixing in other OFers.
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Napoli folos with another single.
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Quintana broke Ortiz's bat, but flared ball into CF
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