Happy Fourth of July, everyone!
Recaps:
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[DBacks.com] Kennedy bitten by long ball in finale - Ian Kennedy is usually one of our more dependable starters, but Sunday just wasn't his best outing.
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[FS Arizona] Kennedy struggles in D-backs' loss to A's - Justin Upton: "Ian has been terrific for us. This is going to happen. They just got to him."
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[AZ Central] D-Backs, Kennedy struggle as Jackson, Sizemore power A's - Kennedy wants to put the outing behind him. "It's frustrating, because you try to stay consistent and you have an outing like this, it makes you more hungry. I just want to pitch five days from now."
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[San Jose Mercury News] Oakland A's beat Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 - At least one of the starters yesterday is certain to be going to the All-Star Game, and Gio Gonzalez certainly did his best to show why.
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[DBacks.com] Braun may return to face Hudson, D-backs - The Brewers have been pretty up and down this season, but they're still sitting tied for first place in the NL Central. Also, Braun won't be back today- he's not in the starting lineup for Milwaukee.
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[FS Arizona] Today on FOX Sports Arizona: D-backs at Brewers - Daniel Hudson is working on the longest win streak of his career, but he'll have to take on the Brewers and their 29-11 home record.
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[LA Times] Brewers begin set with D'Backs at Miller Park - The Brewers are slumping a bit, too, though- they just lost five of six on their visits to the Yankees and Twins.
DBacks News:
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[Venom Strikes] Stop Wishing for Jerrod Parker - As much as we'd like to see some help in the rotation, keeping Parker in the minors is probably a much better move, long-term, for the team.
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[AZ Central] Justin Upton would like to participate in Home Run Derby - J-Up and Gibby are both for it, so it's just a question to see who Prince Fielder picks- maybe they can discuss it during the game today.
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[South Bend Tribune] Sniffing the Big Leagues - For a week and a half, Ramon Castro was called up to fill a roster spot in Reno. For a guy who's been in single-A, and who's playing in a crowded spot in the team's depth chart, it was a pretty exciting time.
Around Baseball:
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[FanGraphs] The Convoluted All-Star Selection Process - It is, at times, a bizarre system that leads to confusing results.
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[Beyond the Box Score] All Innings Are Not Created Equal: How Run-Scoring Varies By Inning - I'm not too surprised to see scoring tail off late in the game, but the second inning?
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[HardballTalk] Ron Washington blasts umpire: "Angel is just bad. That’s all there is to it." - I think pretty much everyone agrees with that. But I'm sure Washington will be getting punished by MLB for his comments.
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[Big League Stew] Rangers pay record $5 million bonus to 16-year-old Nomar Mazara - This game is kind of insane sometimes.