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Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Add on Cano to Yank woe — Hurt as Fish earn a split — A day that started with a great win ended badly at night for the Yankees. Robinson Cano strained his left hamstring running out his sixth-inning double and had to come out of the nightcap of yesterday's split doubleheader against the Marlins at the Stadium.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Jose in fourth gear for Mets — Reyes' HR, 3 singles clip Jays — TORONTO - Who cares how many walks Jose Reyes gets? His on-base percentage will be just fine if he keeps producing four-hit games. — Reyes opened the Mets' first inning with a homer for the third time this season …
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Reyes Delivers 2nd Straight 4-Hit Game to Power Mets — TORONTO, June 25 — At this rate, José Reyes may consider having all his fan mail forwarded to first base. Every time his teammates look up, he is standing there. — "He's amazing," Steve Trachsel said. — "Unbelievable," Carlos Beltrán said.
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Mets king of New York (and beyond) — And so here it comes again, another clash of the titans between Boston and New York. Only this time, the team rolling into Fenway Park will not be the Yankees but the M-E-T-S, Mets, Mets, Mets. — "Certainly," said a conservative Pat Gillick …
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David Lennon / Newsday:Mets on the loose — Three HRs put them 11 1/2 up; rookie hazing leaves 'em in stitches
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
McClatchy 'extremely disappointed' in Pirates' play — But expresses confidence in Littlefield, Tracy — LOS ANGELES — The Pirates' frustration is boiling to the top. — "I'm extremely disappointed," owner Kevin McClatchy said shortly after the team's 11th loss in a row, 7-4, to Los Angeles yesterday at Dodger Stadium.
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Players seek changes after 11th consecutive loss — Wells gives up five runs as Dodgers beat Pirates, 7-4 — LOS ANGELES — It is time, perhaps, for a change. — That was the overwhelming sentiment in the players' portion of the clubhouse on the occasion of the Pirates' 11th consecutive loss …
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Bernie Miklasz / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards have time to address their major weaknesses — After getting slapped around by the big boys during a revolting 0-6 road trip, the Cardinals can take comfort in knowing that they're nearly finished with interleague play for 2006. — After six home games against Cleveland and Kansas City …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals cruise to victory in finale — Clayton breaks game open with three-run double — BALTIMORE — The Nationals finally received some timely hitting and solid pitching at the same time as they pounded the Orioles, 9-5, in front of 27,680 fans at Camden Yards on Sunday afternoon.
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ESPN:
Minor league manager loses his cool — and then some — Minor league manager Joe Mikulik had a major league meltdown. — To say Mikulik — skipper for the Asheville (N.C.) Tourists — lost his cool Sunday in a Class A South Atlantic League baseball game against the Lexington (Ky.) Legends would be a gross understatement.
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
The mystery man — Texas can't solve Kim, who delivers second straight dominant outing — Not so long ago, Byung-Hyun Kim was something of a mystery to his own team. — Now, comfortable and happy in a Rockies uniform, he's evolving into a central character in a solid starting rotation.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Barely 20 Years Old, but Coming of Age Fast — Phil Hughes had no big plans to celebrate the end of his teenage years Friday. He had finished a workday at Waterfront Park in Trenton, and the next day he would be 20 years old. Twenty years old and still a Yankee.
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Fox Sports:
Lowly Cubs need to make sweeping changes — Of late, times have been tough for the Chicago Cubs. — Right now, only the lowly Royals and Pirates have worse records, and the Cubs also have the worst run differential in the National League. They recently stumbled through an 0-6 homestand …
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Associated Press:
Royals 6, Brewers 0 — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mark Redman has turned his season around. — The left-hander pitched seven sharp innings to win his fifth straight start and the Kansas City Royals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-0 Sunday for their sixth victory in seven games.
NY Daily News:
Duaner OK, gets day off — TORONTO - Duaner Sanchez's neck remained sore from the pinched nerve that forced him to leave Friday's game, but the reliever had full range of motion and was upbeat upon rejoining the Mets. Sanchez went unused at his request yesterday, with Aaron Heilman pitching …
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Uggla's return date in doubt — NEW YORK — Rookie second baseman Dan Uggla remains hopeful that he'll return this week, but there's a chance he might not play until after the All-Star break. — Uggla, who leads the Marlins with 13 home runs, hasn't been able to run without pain since …
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