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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Sox sign Kielty — The Red Sox have signed outfielder Bobby Kielty to a minor league deal. He is expected to report to Pawtucket to join the PawSox on Wednesday. — Kielty was released by the Athletics on Aug. 1. He hit .200 in 13 games for Oakland this season and spent a significant amount …
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Eric Wilbur / Eric Wilbur's Sports Blog:Return engagement — Last week, in a trade deadline deal …
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Boston Sports Media Watch
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:Their only close call was a moose on the loose
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:Making tracks — Red Sox get out of scary Safeco with series win
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Peter's Red Sox Forever
Mitch Sherman / Omaha World-Herald:
Former Husker pitcher called up to New York Yankees — Joba Chamberlain has been summoned to the major leagues and is scheduled to pitch in relief of Roger Clemens Tuesday night as the New York Yankees visit the Toronto Blue Jays. — Chamberlain, a 21-year-old former Nebraska All-American …
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Tyler Kepner / Bats:
The Best Team in Baseball Since May 30 — Before the finale of the Yankees' last series in Toronto, on May 30, their record was 21-29. Since then, including a 5-4 victory here on Monday, the Yankees are 41-21, the best record in the majors in that span. — "We knew what we had to do …
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Fire Brand of the …
Associated Press:
Yankees beat Jays, run win streak to 4 — TORONTO (AP) — Jesse Litsch's first pitch of the second inning went behind Alex Rodriguez's legs, an apparent message. The Yankees responded with some hard play — and another win. — Robinson Cano hit a go-ahead, two-run double in a four-run sixth inning …
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Sports Illustrated:
Cubs' Alfonso Soriano out 2-to-4 weeks after injuring quad running the bases against the Mets — CHICAGO (AP) -Chicago Cubs star left fielder Alfonso Soriano strained his right quadriceps during Sunday's 8-3 loss to the New York Mets and will be sidelined 2-to-4 weeks.
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Small tear revealed in Soriano's quad — Star not expected back before Labor Day; Cubs stay confident — HOUSTON — An MRI revealed a one-centimeter tear in Alfonso Soriano's right quad, and he is not expected to return to the Cubs' lineup until Labor Day.
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MLB Trade Rumors
MLB.com:
Cubs place Alfonso Soriano on 15-day disabled list; Select infielder Eric Patterson from Iowa — Cubs designate infielder Brian Dopirak for assignment; Place pitcher Wade Miller on waivers for his unconditional release — HOUSTON — The Chicago Cubs today placed outfielder Alfonso Soriano …
Associated Press:
Four-run seventh helps Tigers dump slump — LIKE THIS STORY? — DETROIT (AP) - Ryan Raburn hit a tiebreaking single in a four-run seventh, and the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-4 Monday night and stop their longest losing steak of the season.
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Bless You Boys
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John Romano / St. Petersburg Times:
Grit your teeth and give Young his due … Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Delmon Young connects for an RBI double. — ST. PETERSBURG - He is not a particularly patient man, which makes him something of a revelation on a team that is forever talking of tomorrow. — He wants to hit - this next pitch.
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Chicago heat throws Luis for a loop — CHICAGO - Luis Castillo didn't make it to the final pitch of Tom Glavine's 300th win. After singling and scoring in the eighth, the combination of heat and humidity got to the second baseman and he needed to be helped from the dugout to the clubhouse.
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Mets Fever
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Is Glavine the Last 300 Game Winner? — I know everyone's attention is shifted to the left coast right now, but something special is happening in Chicago tonight. Barry Bonds assault on baseball's most hallowed mark is absolutely something to marvel at, but with Alex Rodriguez …
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Jon Krawczynski / Associated Press:
Byrd, Hafner help Tribe split with Twins — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cleveland's "Byrd Man" put the hard-charging Minnesota Twins on ice Monday night, giving the Indians' struggling offense a much needed breather. — Paul Byrd's first shutout in more than two years and Travis Hafner's homer helped …
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Let's Go, Tribe!
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Umpires reject MLB request for background checks — The Major League Baseball umpires union said Monday that it is refusing to cooperate with a request for background checks from commissioner Bud Selig's office, calling the initiative a "knee-jerk, misguided witch hunt" …
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Wells gets Bonds' signature on rare ball — Padres pitcher now has top three homer hitters' autographs — SAN DIEGO — Padres left-hander David Wells is a baseball collector of sorts and one of his prize possessions just grew a lot more valuable. — Wells has an old, grainy …
Baseball America:
Prospect Hot Sheet: Aug. 6 — It's easy to do a double-take when you see a 1990 birthdate. But let's not focus on how if he were in high school, Triunfel would be entering his junior year. Or how Roger Clemens already had 95 wins when Triunfel was born.
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Caffeinated Confines
D-Mac / Philadelphia Will Do:
Philly To Welcome Russians With, Uh, Vodka — Hey, guess who's in town later this week! The Russian national baseball team! And guess who they're playing! An adult men's [softball] baseball team from Philly! And... oh, just read the item from Inqlings.
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The Postmen
