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It was apparent that Alex Presley was no longer in Pittsburgh’s plans, so the move from the contending Pirates to also-ran Minnesota may not be all that bad for the former Ole Miss standout. Presley, swapped for Justin Morneau in one of Saturday’s big moves, is scheduled to join the Twins today. Presley, who has had several stints in Pittsburgh this season, was playing in Triple-A and hitting .298 with five homers and 17 stolen bases. Twins GM Terry Ryan called Presley “a catalyst type.” He is a left-handed hitter with speed and a little pop who can play anywhere in the outfield. … Ex-Southern Miss star Brian Dozier hit his 15th home run, a leadoff blast, for the Twins on Saturday. … Ole Miss alum Lance Lynn got rocked (seven runs in four innings) by Pittsburgh in his big start for St. Louis on Saturday. The Bucs are now a game up on the Cards in the National League Central. … Itawamba Community College product Desmond Jennings had a ninth-inning RBI hit for Tampa Bay, but the Rays lost to Oakland 2-1 and lost ground in the American League East and wild card standings. They are 4.5 games back of first-place Boston and a game behind wild card leader Oakland. … Miami has activated UM product Chris Coghlan from the disabled list. The oft-injured outfielder was hitting .277 for the Marlins before his latest setback. … Meridian CC alum Corey Dickerson hit his third homer for Colorado on Saturday. … The Rockies, who are going nowhere this year, announced that Roy Oswalt, the former Holmes CC star from Weir, will make a rehab start on Tuesday and possibly rejoin the big league team after that. He is 0-4, 7.64 in 2013. … Toronto goes for the 3-game sweep of Kansas City today in the matchup of former Jackson Mets catchers-turned-managers John Gibbons and Ned Yost.