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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Loe's woes lead to Rangers' loss — egrant@dallasnews.com — ARLINGTON - In their current position, trailing the AL West like a spun-out stock car, the Rangers can afford precious few mistakes. — Kameron Loe made two of them Tuesday. — That is not a real workable formula.
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Notes: Young not worried about slump — All-Star shorstop embraces offensive struggles as challenge — ARLINGTON — Rangers shortstop Michael Young, during Monday's game, hit a line drive off Twins pitcher Carlos Silva's posterior and ended up getting thrown out at first base.
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Tavarez left Stadium feeling all right — NEW YORK - Julian Tavarez [stats] is not a left-handed pitcher, of course, but at this stage of the 2007 Red Sox [team stats] season, he might as well be. — Sox vs. Yankees: May 23, 2007: — Just ask the New York Yankees.
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Red Sox pound Mussina, Yankees 7-3 — NEW YORK (AP) — With one early swing, Manny Ramirez stopped the New York Yankees from gaining any momentum Tuesday night. — Ramirez hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Boston Red Sox jumped on Mike Mussina right away, knocking back the Yankees again with a 7-3 victory.
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John Nadel / Associated Press:
Another third baseman joins Dodgers — LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers added another third baseman Tuesday, purchasing the contract of switch-hitting Tony Abreu from Triple-A Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League. — The 22-year-old Abreu arrived at Dodger Stadium some three hours …
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers prospect Abreu set to join team — 22-year-old infielder hitting .347 for Triple-A Las Vegas — LOS ANGELES — One day after juggling the batting order, the Dodgers are about to juggle their roster by promoting infielder Tony Abreu from Triple-A Las Vegas.
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets Notebook: Delgado Doesn't Know How to Fix His Problem — Carlos Delgado's name was in the starting lineup Tuesday night for the 41st time this season. Not once in the previous 40, Delgado said, had he felt comfortable at the plate. — "It's been 45 days in a row," Delgado said.
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Dionisio Soldevila / Associated Press:
Pirates ready to spend more prospecting for Dominican talent — PANTOJA, Dominican Republic — The Pittsburgh Pirates are considering building a new training academy in the Dominican Republic in an effort to attract more of the country's top prospects. — The team's owners …
Associated Press:
Reds put Josh Hamilton on disabled list — CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds recalled third baseman Edwin Encarnacion from Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday and put ailing outfielder Josh Hamilton on the 15-day disabled list. — The 24-year-old Encarnacion took over third base last season …
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David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
Defiant Perlozzo defends his performance — BALTIMORE — Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo says he doesn't read the newspaper anymore, has stopped watching sports on TV and doesn't bother listening to the radio. — Yet he's heard enough to know that his performance has come under scrutiny following …
Tim Marchman / New York Sun:
More to Mets' Good Pitching Fortune Than Luck — One of the great mysteries of Omar Minaya's tenure as general manager of the Mets has been the ease with which he's found gold amid garbage. John Maine and Oliver Perez, who were acquired in exchange for essentially nothing and look capable …
Denny McLain / Britannica Blog:
Baseball, Partying, and Alcohol Abuse — I'm not sure how prevalent booze is in Major League clubhouses today, but in my "pre-Gatorade" day, it was everywhere. Our '68 team had a number of heavy drinkers and several who were serious problem drinkers. In fact, Norm Cash, my roommate Ray Oyler …
Associated Press:
Cubs promote LHP Marshall from Triple-A — SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs shook up their lineup and rotation Tuesday, putting Alfonso Soriano back in the leadoff spot and calling up Sean Marshall from Triple-A Iowa to replace Angel Guzman in the rotation.
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Braves cut struggling LHP Redman — ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves gave struggling pitcher Mark Redman his unconditional release on Tuesday and resumed the search for a fifth starter. — Former No. 1 pick Joey Devine was called up from Double-A Mississippi.
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Newsday:
Wallace Matthews — Rap on knuckler feels good — If the commissioner of baseball truly wants to get to the bottom of one of the great mysteries of his game, he can shelve the steroid investigation and start looking into how Tim Wakefield has managed to get away with his act for the past 15 years.
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Bill Simmons / ESPN:
Not every team deserves Oden or Durant — On Monday morning, I flew cross-country to watch the NBA draft lottery back home in Boston. Why? Because I still blame myself for screwing up the Duncan lottery. Instead of watching such a pivotal, franchise-defining moment with my father …
