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Chris Snow / Boston Globe:
Great eighth (six runs) lifts Sox — ATLANTA — With just one Rudy Seanez pitch, delivered at 86 miles per hour with next-to-no movement, except for the arc it traced on its way out of the ballpark, this looked like a 2-4 road swing through Minnesota and Atlanta.
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
The timing was right for Seanez — Despite off night, reliever gets win — ATLANTA — Game-winning pitcher Rudy Seanez? — The same Seanez whose first pitch last night was belted into the left-field seats for a three-run home run by Jeff Francoeur, one swing erasing the one-run lead Curt Schilling had nursed through six innings?
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Got Pap?
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
With Rivera Resting, Ninth Becomes Wang's to Lose — WASHINGTON, June 18 — In the left-field bullpen at R.F.K. Stadium late Sunday afternoon, the greatest closer in Yankees history began to stretch. It was the ninth inning, and the Yankees had a one-run lead. Mariano Rivera wanted the call.
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Bruised Roberts facing stay on disabled list — ANAHEIM - The Padres will put left fielder Dave Roberts on the disabled list and probably recall outfielder Ben Johnson from Triple-A Portland before facing the Rangers in Texas tomorrow. — Manager Bruce Bochy said Roberts will be out from 2-6 weeks …
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Warning path isn't quite enough — Unpadded concrete danger to outfielders — ANAHEIM - Why is there exposed concrete at the base of the outfield walls at Angel Stadium, such as where Dave Roberts slammed his right knee yesterday? — Angels officials were trying to answer that question …
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Ducksnorts
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Minor-league changes needed, Maddon says — PHILADELPHIA - With the indefinite suspension of Triple-A outfielder Elijah Dukes the latest issue, manager Joe Maddon said the Devil Rays have to make changes in their minor-league system to prevent continued disciplinary problems with their top prospects.
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Damian Cristodero / St. Petersburg Times:Upton arrested, accused of DWI
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Baseball Musings
Hal McCoy / Dayton Daily News:
Aurilia OK; Bailey to start in Class AA — CINCINNATI | In his 10-plus years in the major leagues, Rich Aurilia has dove back into bases many times, although he says, "I don't know why the White Sox tried to pick me off second base. I ain't going anywhere."
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Oh, his aching back: Rusch to DL — Baker blames spasms for hurler's woes — The Cubs solved their roster dilemma on Sunday by placing Glendon Rusch on the 15-day disabled list with back spasms. — Though there had been no mention before Sunday of Rusch's ailment, and he had no history of back spasms …
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Chicago hopeless — CHICAGO - Slowly and deliberately, Mark Prior strode toward a major-league pitching mound for the first time in nine months Sunday. Thirty steps he took, each short, like this was going to be an event to savor in small bites. — In another hopeless season for the Chicago Cubs …
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Kevin Pearson / pe.com:
Effort on Play Questioned — The Press-Enterprise — OAKLAND - Lost somewhere in the middle of the Dodgers' 17-inning marathon with the A's on Saturday night was a veteran showing up a rookie. — In the eighth inning of the game that ended with Jae Seo walking in the winning run …
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Lone Star Ball
Joe Sheehan / Baseball Prospectus:
Prospectus Today — End of an ERA — Last Thursday morning, I did my regular radio session with Louie Belina on KZNE in College Station, Tex. Louie's show is BP's longest-running media hit, dating back to...well, I think I was still living in Huntington Beach, so at least 2001.
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Mike's Mets
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Tools to build a fine future — Powerful Place to get to work — ATLANTA — No official announcement has been made, but the Red Sox have signed their top draft choice, outfielder Jason Place. If he isn't already in Fort Myers, Fla., ready to embark on his professional career in rookie ball …
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The Joy of Sox
NY Daily News:
New Eli in town quite a catch — The first thing he noticed was the noise. — "Guys are real loud here," Eli Marrero, the newest Met, said yesterday afternoon, after the best team in the National League won another game in bizarre fashion. — And he was right: Even on a day when the stands …
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Sean Brennan / NY Daily News:
Imperfect 10 good enough — He was the first pitcher to 10 wins, beating Detroit's Kenny Rogers to the feat by about an hour. But after rebounding from two straight rough outings to pick up the win in the Mets' 9-4 victory over the Orioles yesterday, Tom Glavine says he has a ways …
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