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Pitcher safety against liners still issue for MLB

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Ben Zobrist (18) come sin to comfort Kansas City Royals' Eric Hosmer (35) as they watch medial personnel treat Rays starting pitcher Alex Cobb after Cobb was hit by a line drive by Hosmer during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 15, 2013, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Cobb was taken off the field on a stretcher.

Cleveland Indians reliever Vinnie Pestano has a recurring dream. A batter hits a line drive right back up the middle and it's screaming toward his head. 48 minutes ago

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Hamilton hits into 3 DPs as Angels lose to M's

Josh Hamilton has just about hit rock-bottom with the bat for the Los Angeles Angels.

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Padres have 7-game winning streak end

Jesus Guzman put the San Diego Padres in position to extend their winning streak and add yet another come-from-behind win. The good feeling did not last long.

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Morales lifts Mariners to 3-2 win over Angels

Kendrys Morales hit an RBI single in the 10th inning against his former team, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 victory against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.

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Jonny Gomes hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night, completing a doubleheader sweep.

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Zack Wheeler lived up the hype in his major league debut, pitching six scoreless innings to lead the New York Mets to a 6-1 victory over the first-place Atlanta Braves and a doubleheader sweep on Tuesday.

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Giants score twice in 8th to beat Padres

Juan Perez hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat San Diego 5-4 on Tuesday night, snapping the Padres' seven-game winning streak.
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Wainwright has rough 1st as Cards lose to Cubs 4-2

Adam Wainwright felt he let his teammates down Tuesday night.
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Eovaldi does well in season debut for Marlins

Nathan Eovaldi missed out on a win Tuesday night, yet considered his season debut a success all the same.

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Dominguez's slam leads Astros past Brewers 10-1

The Milwaukee Brewers were done in by their mistakes on Tuesday night.
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Rays absorb doubleheader sweep by Red Sox

Wil Myers went hitless in his big league debut in the opener of a doubleheader. He jumped on the second opportunity to get his first hit.