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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Uggla struggling since dropping down to fifth in lineup — NEW YORK — The Marlins won their first three games with a new lineup that moved rookie center fielder Alejandro De Aza to second in the batting order and second baseman Dan Uggla fifth. — But Uggla, who had hit second all season …
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins settle for series win over Mets — Four homers allowed hurts Florida's chances of sweep — NEW YORK — Working out of a heavily used Marlins bullpen, Lee Gardner has done a tremendous job keeping the ball in the park. But Sunday was a rare occasion when he didn't.
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FishStripes
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Crushing blows — Orioles homer off bullpen to tie in 8th, beat Sox in 10th — BALTIMORE — Mayday. — In this case, that is not a distress signal, even though you could almost imagine dozens of red flares firing over Boston Harbor as the Red Sox landed at Logan Airport following their 6-3 …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Mets' catching situation getting dicey — With Castro listed as day-to-day, DiFelice is ready to step up — NEW YORK — What began as a problem has now become something of a catching crisis. And seemingly nobody is immune. — Not 24 hours after starting catcher Paul Lo Duca went …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Notes: Lo Duca unhappy with DL move — Mets catcher says his right hamstring feels fine a day later — NEW YORK — One day after the Mets placed him on the disabled list with a strained right hamstring, catcher Paul Lo Duca was still not pleased about the decision that will leave him sidelined for most of the rest of August.
Alex Gyr / MLB.com:
Jenks ties record on his terms — Closer wanted to have chance to do it at U.S. Cellular Field — CHICAGO — During the sixth inning of Sunday's 6-0 White Sox loss to the Mariners, Bobby Jenks decided that if he was going to make history, he was going to do it on his own terms.
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:They're bakin' at home but can't shake Seattle
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Steve Buckley / Boston Herald:
Gagne blown away: Sagging set-up man's failures raise own ire — BALTIMORE - When he took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning yesterday afternoon at Camden Yards, he was Eric Gagne, veteran, card-carrying, big league relief pitcher. — Later, after the game had ended …
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Notes: GM hopeful of inking top pick — Daniels working to get deal with Beavan done by Wednesday — ARLINGTON — The thaw may be breaking on the signing of first-round Draft picks, and that can only help the Rangers get a deal done with pitcher Blake Beavan before Wednesday's deadline.
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Lone Star Ball
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Starters' shuffle to bring Morales up next — The stars aligned, Tim Harikkala admitted, for him to go from Korea to Wisconsin to Colorado's fifth starter in three dizzying weeks. The calendar is aligned for Triple-A phenom Franklin Morales to make his big-league debut this week.
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Purple Row
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Notes: Cox marvels at Teixeira's 'D' — Braves first baseman started double play with diving grab — ATLANTA — Braves manager Bobby Cox isn't sure how Mark Teixeira reacted so quickly to the line drive that he turned into a double play in Saturday night's win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Encarnacion dismayed by La Russa — ST. LOUIS — Juan Encarnacion bears no ill will toward Rick Ankiel, who has pushed him aside, at least temporarily, as the Cardinals' regular right fielder. He does, however, have some issues with how the transition has been handled.
Max Utsler / MLB.com:
Notes: Burnett returns, League on DL — Out with sore shoulder, righty makes first start since June 28 — KANSAS CITY — The Blue Jays activated right-hander A. J. Burnett in time for his start Sunday night vs. the Royals. The team made room on the 25-man roster by placing relief pitcher Brandon League …
Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Tom has his Shea day — Mets & fans salute Glavine's 300th — Back when Tom Glavine was piling up victories and NL East titles for the Atlanta Braves, who could have ever predicted that there would be a Tom Glavine Day at Shea Stadium? — Yet there it was yesterday …
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
After Record, Bacsik Returns To the Bullpen — From the day he arrived to the hoopla that surrounded his surrendering of Barry Bonds's 756th home run to what could have been his last moments as a starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals, Mike Bacsik talked bad about only one person: Mike Bacsik.
