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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Snyder delivers a victory — Sox top Nationals behind spot starter — With surfer-boy looks and sunglasses perched on his head, Kyle Snyder looked, for a second, like a supersized Bronson Arroyo, come back to save a Red Sox pitching staff that recently has succumbed to the disabled list.
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The Nationals Enquirer
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nationals Revert to Form — Armas Struggles Against Father's Ex-Team: Red Sox 6, Nationals 3 — BOSTON, June 19 — Tony Armas Jr. could have relished this moment, pitching Monday night at Fenway Park, where his father once roamed the outfield and slugged home runs, enough that he led …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Soriano gains in All-Star voting — Slugger ranks third among NL outfielders in latest results — BOSTON — Nationals slugger Alfonso Soriano has gained significant ground in the All-Star voting for National League outfielders. — Last week, Soriano was in fourth place, passing Cardinals center fielder Jim Edmonds.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Barrett starts suspension — CLEVELAND — Michael Barrett's defense for punching White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski was found lacking by Major League Baseball, which refused Monday to reduce his 10-game suspension. — Barrett began serving the suspension immediately, and will be eligible to return June 30 …
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Exile in Wrigleyville
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Ed Eagle / MLB.com:
Notes: Tracy voices his concerns — Skipper wants to diffuse mentality of losing on club — PITTSBURGH — This much is certain 70 games through Jim Tracy's first season as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates: He's determined to do whatever he possibly can to change an atmosphere of losing …
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Where have you gone …
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Rookie starters help turn around Marlins' season — Off the field, they couldn't be more different. — Ricky Nolasco is a computer nerd who attends chapel every week, decorates his locker with rosaries and spends his off-seasons camping in the desert. — Scott Olsen is an extrovert …
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FishStripes
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Andrew Bare / MLB.com:
Cubs feast on Tribe, wash away slide — Blanco homers, drives in four as Chicago halts six-game skid — CLEVELAND — In Greek mythology, Zeus was the Rain God, though he obviously performed many other functions. Most well-known of those functions was King of the Gods. He was the most powerful of the Olympians.
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Goat Riders of the Apocalypse
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Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Notes: Dotel close to joining Yankees — Reliever heading to Trenton to finish rehab assignment — PHILADELPHIA — Octavio Dotel walked into the Yankees' clubhouse on Monday at Citizens Bank Park, but the right-hander was not there to join his teammates in the bullpen.
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Off the Facade
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Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
This one really hurts — WASHINGTON — Once Chien-Ming Wang released …
This one really hurts — WASHINGTON — Once Chien-Ming Wang released …
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Left in the dark — There is a hilarious commercial playing on the radio these days. It is for Major League Baseball's online video-streaming service, and the announcer states with all the zeal of a snake-oil salesman: "Sign up for MLB.TV and never miss a game again!" — Bill Reed is the punch line.
USA Today:
Beltre having hard time living up to lofty expectations — As the Dominican Republic advanced to the World Baseball Classic semifinals in March, one particularly potent batter stood out in a fearsome lineup that included Albert Pujols, David Ortiz and Miguel Tejada: — Third baseman Adrian Beltre.
Mike Scarr / MLB.com:
Angels barely escape no-hitter — Figgins breaks up bid by Giants' Cain in eighth inning — SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Cain fairly defined the state of the Angels offense with his outing Monday night. — The Giants rookie had tossed 127 pitches, 7 2/3 innings' worth, and not one was put into play safely.
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6-4-2
Mike Scarr / MLB.com:
Notes: Baffled by the error of their ways — Angels unsure why defense has faltered; Erstad still hurting — SAN FRANCISCO — The Angels have gone from first to worst in more ways than one this season. — After winning the American League West for the past two years, the club currently is bringing up the rear in the division.
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6-4-2
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Mailbag: Will the Nationals deal Soriano? — Reporter Bill Ladson answers Nationals fans' questions … Why would we trade such a great player like Alfonso Soriano for prospects, who we won't even know will do well? I understand bringing up Ryan Zimmerman, but he can be considered one of those once in a lifetime players.