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New York Yankees (29-18) at Tampa Bay Rays (24-23), 4:10 p.m. (ET)

Facing the Yankees today will surely be tough for Moore, considering New York has done exceptionally well against left-handed starters.

Rangers notes: Saunders interrupts streak of right-handed pitchers

Right-hander Josh Lindblom and left-hander Martin Perez are candidates with Ross Wolf to start for the Texas Rangers on Monday in the second game of a doubleheader at Arizona.

Fielder makes Leyland's clutch strategy pay off

"Leyland said he wouldn't have had Hunter bunt if Fielder, the left-handed slugger, would have had to face "a nasty left-hander.

Sale won't be only White Sox pitcher to get extra rest

Sale and fellow left-hander Jose Quintana became fatigued late in 2012 despite extended breaks.

Profar provides Rangers' only runs in a 9-2 blowout loss to Oakland

"Lindblom struck out Josh Donaldson for the second out of the fifth, which ended his night as Washington turned to left-hander Joseph Ortiz for the lefty-lefty matchup against Smith.

Blue Jays' Buehrle loses to Yankees again, 5-0

The impressive outing was big for New York, which placed left-hander Andy Pettitte on the disabled list before the game with a strained left trapezius muscle in his upper back.

Rangers place Alexi Ogando on disabled list

The Rangers preferred a right-hander over a left-hander -- such as Neal Cotts who has a 0.86 ERA at Round Rock -- for the weekend series because of the Tigers' lineup and the makeup of the bullpen...

Rangers lend Derek Holland a helping hand in 4-1 victory

Derek Holland was handing out praise to his teammates Wednesday night about as often as Milwaukee's right-handed-heavy lineup was collecting hits against the left-hander.

Capuano, Van Slyke lead Dodgers over Marlins 5-3

LeBlanc is 1-7 with a 4.33 ERA against the Dodgers, and the Marlins have lost all seven games the left-hander has started this year - including two no-decisions.

Mariners can't catch A's in 4-3 loss

One of Maurer's focuses during the down time was to figure out a way to better control left-handed hitters, who had a .358 batting average against him in his first six starts.

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Oakland Athletics (25-23) at Houston Astros (14-33), 8:10 p.m. (ET)

The left-hander held Kansas City to only one run over six innings on Saturday.

St. Louis Cardinals (30-16) at Los Angeles Dodgers (19-26) 10:10 p.m. (ET)

It was a timely hitting outburst in support of left-hander Tyler Lyons, who was making his big...

Top seed Serena, Sharapova could meet in French final

The southpaw Kvitova and Stosur could square off in the fourth round in two weeks.

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NL Notes: Amarista, Nationals, Morse, Krol: MLB Rumors

While Washington still has uncertainty in its lefty bullpen options, with Zach Duke scuffling...

Yankees vs. Phillies Official WS Thread (part II)

Stop with the damn shift on lefthanders with men on base!!!!!!

Briefly: Gmail for Android update leak, Chrome OS updates

According to the change log, a new launcher positioning mode will be added, along with a list...

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Reds send Sean Marshall back to DL with sore shoulder

The left-hander was effective in his setup role when the shoulder wasn't sore.

Updates on J.C. Romero, Bill Bray, as opt-out dates loom; Christian Garcia's...

Bill Bray, the left-handed reliever the Nationals believed could compete for a bullpen spot...

What if the Nationals had kept Michael Morse?

They were keeping respected a left-handed bat for the middle of the order, adding an elite...