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Jay Cohen / Associated Press:
Cabrera, Willingham lift Marlins by Mets — NEW YORK (AP) — Miguel Cabrera and Josh Willingham were two of the last Florida Marlins to leave the field Saturday night. They might have been looking for more Mets relievers to feast on. — Cabrera hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning …
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Leaky pen provides no relief — Glavine denied as Mota, Heilman are battered — Tom Glavine gets a celebration in his honor before today's matinee. The Shea faithful might have been recognizing a 302-game winner by now if not for Guillermo Mota. — Mota served up a grand slam …
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New York Post
Vic Ziegel / NY Daily News:
Mets second to one — Struggles come to pass and so do Yankees — The Mets no longer have to look over their shoulders, and adjust their binoculars, to find the Yankees. The Mets lost last night, dropped the baton in the eighth inning, while the Yankees, playing in the big boys league …
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New York Post
Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Final analysis: Sox may have fatal flaw — Ultimately, in any sport, the challenge is to execute at the most critical moments. That is why Patriots [team stats] coach Bill Belichick is willing to give up yards, but not points. That is why third-down conversions and red-zone efficiency are at the core of any team's success.
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Peter's Red Sox Forever
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Gagne with a spoon: Sox bullpen implodes: Shocking setback to Orioles — BALTIMORE - The Red Sox [team stats] offense could not be blamed for being held scoreless for seven innings by Baltimore starter Erik Bedard, one of the best pitchers in the game. — So when it comes to figuring …
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Bad hammy could land Lo Duca on DL — Did the Mets err in letting Paul LoDuca back into the lineup last week, though he was nursing an injured right hamstring? GM Omar Minaya says no, but LoDuca reaggravated the injury last night and will be put on the disabled list today.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 116: Yankees at Indians — Here is the lineup: — YANKEES — Damon LF — Jeter SS — Abreu RF — Rodriguez 3B — Matsui DH — Cano 2B — Cabrera CF — Phillips 1B — Molina C — Mussina RHP (7-7, 4.66) — Pregame chatter: The Yankees are facing RHP Paul Byrd (10-4, 4.13). ...
Murray Chass / New York Times:
Baseball Brotherhood: It's Not Just an Expression — Justin Upton and Delmon Young began their baseball careers in similar fashion. Two years apart, they were the first players selected in the June amateur draft, Young by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2003 and Upton by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2005.
Steve Serby / New York Post:
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH... TOM GLAVINE — August 12, 2007 — The Post's Steve Serby sat down with the 41-year-old Mets lefty who last Sunday night won his 300th career game: — Q: Chipper Jones' opinion that steroid questions will haunt A-Rod? — A: To a degree, he's probably right.
John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Win streak takes a dive — Mariners lose in Chicago despite Ichiro's best efforts — CHICAGO — Elvis has left the building. — Ichiro almost did the same. — On Elvis Night at U.S. Cellular Field, Elvis lived and the Mariners' three-game winning streak died at the hands of the Chicago White Sox, 5-3.
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Associated Press:
D-backs' Webb extends scoreless streak — LIKE THIS STORY? — PHOENIX (AP) - Two home runs in a game were nothing new for Conor Jackson. That sacrifice bunt, though, was something else. — Jackson drove in four runs with his two-run shots in the first and eighth innings …
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Federal Baseball
Associated Press:
Ankiel hits two home runs in Cardinals win — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rick Ankiel has a simple message for St. Louis Cardinals fans. — "Don't hold me to days like this," he said. — Ankiel homered twice and drove in three runs, the latest power display by the former pitcher …
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
No Run Webb — Brandon Webb pitches a complete game shutout for the second start in a row as the Arizona Diamondbacks put another game between them and NL West, winning 1-0 over the Nationals. It's the fourth start in a row in which Webb allowed no runs, and with one shutout inning in his previous start …
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Associated Press
Rasha Madkour / Associated Press:
Astros' Lidge OK with this ball leaving orbit — HOUSTON — Houston Astros pitcher Brad Lidge didn't mind this baseball getting blasted into orbit, and he still has the sense of humor to laugh with those who joke that it's the second-longest shot of his career.
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The Crawfish Boxes