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Cardinals purchase contract of left-hander Lyons, place Salas on disabled list

The St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday purchased the contract of left-handed pitcher Tyler Lyons from Class Memphis and placed right-handed reliever Fernando Salas on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Tuesday, because of right shoulder inflammation. 3 hours ago

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Descalso's grand slam lifts Cardinals to win over Padres

Daniel Descalso hit his first career grand slam and had a career-high five RBIs, and Adam Wainwright won for the first time at Petco Park as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 10-2 Tuesday night.
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De La Rosa helps Rockies to 4-1 win over D-backs

Carlos Gonzalez homered and drove in two runs, Jorge De La Rosa pitched effectively into the sixth and the Colorado Rockies beat Arizona 4-1 on Wednesday to take two of three from the Diamondbacks.
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Recap: Colorado vs. Arizona

Wilin Rosario drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Colorado Rockies past the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-4, in the middle test of a three-game set at Coors Field.
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After Mattingly criticism, Dodgers top Brewers 9-2

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly criticized his team and benched All-Star right fielder Andre Ethier, then watched Los Angeles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-2 Wednesday.
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Recap: Milwaukee vs. Los Angeles

On the strength of a four-run fifth inning, the Brewers handed former ace Zack Greinke his first career loss at Miller Park by taking a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.
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Twins option Worley to minors

The Minnesota Twins optioned starting pitcher Vance Worley to Triple-A Rochester following a disappointing outing Wednesday, in which he allowed all eight runs over 3 2/3 innings in the Twins' 8-3 loss to the Braves.

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Rangers top A's 3-1 in Wolf's 1st big league start

David Murphy and Adrian Beltre homered in a three-run first inning, Ross Wolf was strong in his first major league start and the Texas Rangers avoided a sweep with a 3-1 victory against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.
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Recap: NY Mets vs. Cincinnati

Mike Leake held New York's floundering offense to just three hits over seven innings of work, and the Cincinnati Reds shut out the Mets, 4-0, on Tuesday to take the second test of a three-game set.
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Phillips' strange double lifts Reds over Mets 7-4

Brandon Phillips bounced a bizarre double over first base to snap a ninth-inning tie, and the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep of the struggling New York Mets with a 7-4 victory Wednesday.

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Recap: Texas vs. Oakland

Yoenis Cespedes homered for the game's only run and Dan Straily spun seven stellar innings of two-hit ball to lift the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers, 1-0, in the second installment of a three-game set at Rangers Ballpark.