Red Sox 11, Rangers 5 (write-thru) (Yahoo! Sports)

Red Sox 11, Rangers 5 (write-thru) ARLINGTON, Texas -- One night after being shut out, the Boston Red Sox not only struck quickly, they delivered their first blow against the Texas Rangers this season. Boston snapped a five-game losing streak against the defending American League...

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Red Sox 11, Rangers 5 (first lede) (Yahoo! Sports)

Red Sox 11, Rangers 5 (first lede) ARLINGTON, Texas -- One night after being shut out, the Boston Red Sox not only struck quickly, they delivered their first blow against the Texas Rangers this season. Boston snapped a five-game losing streak against the defending American League...

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Twins 5, Red Sox 2 (first lede) (Yahoo! Sports)

The Minnesota Twins scored three eighth-inning runs, snapping a tie with the Boston Red Sox to win 5-2 on Wednesday at Target Field. Joe Nathan pitched a scoreless inning for his ninth save in 12 opportunities as the Twins halted a six-game losing streak.

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Nova gets 11th W, Granderson’s 2 HRs lift Yankees (AP)

Having pitched his way back into the Yankees' starting rotation, rookie Ivan Nova showed off a veteran move: He won without his best stuff. Curtis Granderson helped him out by hitting a three-run homer off Garrett Richards before the rookie got his first major league out and New York snapped its three-game losing streak with a 9-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.

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Mariners beat Yankees, wake up from 17-loss nightmare (Yahoo! Sports)

Members of the 1988 Baltimore Orioles, whose 21-game losing streak is an AL record, can now rest easy. Their place in baseball history remains safe. The same goes for everyone from the 1899 Cleveland Spiders, who lost a major league … Continue reading →

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Mariners win, end 17-game skid with 9-2 victory (AP)

Dustin Ackley and the rest of the Seattle Mariners had the same thought as they piled up the hits Wednesday: Don't stop. By the time they were done, everyone was happy to talk about the No. 17. The Mariners snapped their 17-game losing streak with a 9-2 victory over the New York Yankees, boosted by a season-high 17-hit attack that featured strong performances by Ichiro Suzuki and Ackley.

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Matsui homers, A’s hold on to end skid against NYY (AP)

Another sweltering day at Yankee Stadium. Only this time, the Oakland Athletics finally sweated out a win against New York. Hideki Matsui homered against his former team, Rich Harden earned his second win of the season and Oakland snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Yankees with a 4-3 victory Saturday.

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Bartolo Colon’s start vs. Tampa tonight might be his biggest in pinstripes (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

By the end of New York Yankees veteran Bartolo Colon's start tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays, we are going to know if the personal two-game losing streak he has going into the second of a four-game set is just a short slump or possibly the premature beginning of the end of...

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The Juice: Brewers break out eight-run rally over Twins (Yahoo! Sports)

Nine innings, nine items to get you going. Ladies and gentleman of the Stew, take a sip of morning Juice. 1. Eight-run eruption: Facing a five-game losing streak, the Milwaukee Brewers broke out for four runs in the top of … Continue reading →

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