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Padres-Baltimore….Open 2-game series at Petco…Erik Johnson (0-5)-vs-Ubaldo Jiminez (3-7)….Johnson has given up 7-HRs-in-14-innings since coming from the White Sox in the James Shields trade…Orioles lead baseball (120HRs)…third in MLB (.271-Batting Average)….Padres have won 6-of-8 games..Orioles come in (45-30)-2nd best record in American League.

Padres…Off day yesterday.

Dodgers-W-Pirates (5-4)…LA avoids sweep-wipes out (4-0) deficit….AJ Ellis game winning RBI-single.
Dodgers-at-Milwaukee..Julio Urias (0-2) 4.04-ERA-vs-Chase Anderson (4-7)
Dodgers..Clayton Kershaw examined for back stiffness.
Dodgers-Reds…Trade rumor LA interested in OF-Jay Bruce…Reds want young minor league P-Jose DeLeon.

Angels-L-Astros (4-2….Mike Trout solo HR to give Halos early lead…Matt Shoemaker (6inn-0R)..bullpen gave up-..Halos lost 7-of-8
Halos-Houston…Tuesday nite matchupTim Lincecum (1-1)-vs-Lance McCullers (3-2)
Angels..3B-Yuniel Escobar-out with bruised bone in knee.

(Scoreboard)

A’s-W-Giants…Athletics get 5R-in-2nd inning off Jeff Samardzija…SF won (14-of-18)
Yankees-W-Texas..Mark Teixeira (3-5) HR..game stopped more than 3-hours-heavy rain in top of 9th inning.
Washington-W-Mets..Ben Revere 4H-3 Stolen Bases…Nats won just 2-of-9..Mets lost 9-of-15
Indians-W-Braves..Lonnie Chisenhall 3R-HR…Tribe won 10-games in row.
Cubs-W-Reds..Kris Bryant hits 3HRs-2-doubles in (11-8) win..Bryant (5-5-)-6RBI…..Cubs won just 2-of-8…Reds (29-47)
Tampa-W-Boston..Nick Franklin 5RBI…Rays snap 11-game losing streak…Red Sox lost 10-of-15
Royals-W-Cardinals..Kendry Morales (4-4) 2RBI
Arizona-L-Phillies…Diamondbacks (13-26) at home this year
Rockies-W-Blue Jays..Carlos Gonzalez 3R-HR…Rox score 6R-in-7th.

(Injuries)

Giants..Send P-Sergio Romo to Class A-rehab
Mets..Exam P-Steve Matz-has bone spur on elbow.
Phillies..2nd round draft pick Mat Imhof suffers career threatening eye injury-hit in face by Arm Care Rubber Band during exercises.
Orioes..Send P-Vance Worley-AAA-rehab
Twins..Send SS-Miguel Saino-AAA-rehab
Blue Jays..DL-P-Brett Cecil
Phillies..Activate P-Vince Velasquez from DL

(Roster)

Miami..Signs FA-P-Jeremy Guthrie-ex Orioles-Royals-Rockies
Pirates..Release P-Corey Luebke-refused report to AAA-Indianapolis.
Yankees..DFA-1B-Ike Davis.
A’s..DFA-P-Eric Surkamp
Tampa Bay….DFA-P-Ryan Webb
Braves..DFA-P-Alexi Ogando
Mets..Option OF-Mike Conforto to AAA-Las Vegas.
Cubs..Callup P-Joel Peralta from Iowa.
A’s…Claim P-Nick Tepesch on waviers from Dodgers.
Washington..Callup P-Lucas Giolito from AAA-had (3.17-ERA)

(MLB)

Mets…Mourn passing OF-Jim Hickman (79Y)…early day starting CF-with original Mets in 1960s.

Yankees..President Randy Levine rips NY beat writers for writing club needs to be a ‘seller’ now…”Writers nothing more to do that write nonense…we know what we are doing…You’re just creating noise.”

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NYKnicks…F-Carmelo Anthony meets with Kevin Durant-Oklahoma City-urging him to look at New York as a free agent.
NY Knicks..Expressing interest in both FA’s-Jamal Crawford-Clippers and Jokim Noah-Bulls.
Bulls..Beginning rebuild of team..shopping to trade F-Taj Gibson..Dealt G-Derrick Rose..Let F-Pao Gasol and C-Jokim Noah leave as free agents.
Lakers..Set up recruiting meeting with Miami Heat-FA-C-Hassan Whiteside.

Pat Summitt-legendary Tennesse Lady Vols coach-near death in hospice-complications Dementia.

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Cleveland…Reports QB-Robert Griffin III-underachieved during minicamps.

Jacksonville…LB-Dan Skuta-arrested bar fight.

Detroit…Former Lions CB-Stanley Wilson entered 4-different houses….was shot and wounded over weekend during breaking-entering incident…was naked when shot.

Chicago..Report longtime Bears NT-Williman Perry in senior care facility-ill with alcoholism-diabetes…is broke..failing health…has left family…weighs (430lbs)…Brother Michael Dean Perry has been named ‘legal guardian’…..Coach Mike Ditka says Perry has ‘lost will to live’.

NFL..says it will interview Peyton Manning and 5-other players named in Al Jazeera TV report that they received shipments of HGH from aging clinic in Indianapolis.

Tom Kelly…Longtime Voice USC football passes away-cancer-age 89…also did Chargers football during the Air Coyrell era.

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Hockey Hall of Fame…Names Eric Lindross-Flyers…Montreal-LA goalie Rogie Vachon….Russian star Sergei Makarov…..and longtime NHL coach Pat Quinn as newest members…..Lindros scored (865P-760G) in career before it ended with concussions….Vachon won 2-Stanley Cups with Montreal……Makarov won 2-Olympic Gold Medals and 8-world championships in Russia…Quinn coached the Flyers and Canucks to Stanley Cup finals

Vancouver..Buys out F-Chris Higgins.
Avalanche..Buys out D-Brad Stuart.
Minnesota..Buys out RW-Thomas Vanek
Sabres…Lose G-Andrey Makarov-signs with KHL-Spartak Moscow team.
Ottawa-Calgary…Trade…Senators send F-Alex Chiasson to Flames for D-Pat Sieloff.

Ducks..Re-sign G-Dustin Tokarski and F-Corey Trupp for AHL-San Diego Gulls.

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——————————-(General)———————————–

Wimbledon…..Top seed Novak Djokovic opens with straight set win…..Other first day winner was Venus Williams…..Ana Ivanovic upset in 1st round match.

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