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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Just say no — Lester throws no-hitter at Fenway Park — He put the ball in his cowboy boot. A temporary refuge, to be sure, but a measure of how Jon Lester chose to wear his fame on a magical, windswept Monday night in May. — The Red Sox lefthander threw a no-hitter …
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Lester completes no-hit feat — Southpaw becomes 18th Red Sox pitcher to seal the deal — BOSTON — If only all the spectators and teammates who reveled in Jon Lester's magical Monday night at Fenway Park could have seen the way it started. — There the left-hander was in the bullpen warming …
Jimmy Golen / Associated Press:Red Sox's Lester no-hits Royals
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Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:Jason Varitek catches spot in history books
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Support for Girardi, a Bit Less for Cashman — Not long ago, a humbling weekend for a stumbling Yankees team could have provoked the principal owner, George Steinbrenner, into criticizing the manager. Times have changed, but only to a point. — Hank Steinbrenner, who is co-chairman …
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George A. King III / New York Post:
IT'S BAT MAN TO YANKS' RESCUE — In A-god they trust. It is no surprise when you dial 242-211-5560 it is not a working number. Those digits represent the Yankees' run totals in the past 10 games, starting with the deuce scored in Sunday's embarrassing 11-2 Subway Series loss to the Mets.
Mike Lupica / NY Daily News:
Lupica: A-Rod goes it A-lone — This is a dream setting for Alex Rodriguez and a dream entrance, seven months after it seemed he had made the worst and tackiest exit any famous Yankee has ever made. He will come riding into Yankee Stadium Tuesday and be greeted as if he's riding Big Brown.
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Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Heavy heart for Mets' Pedro — PORT ST. LUCIE - Pedro Martinez may be on the fast track back into the Mets' starting rotation, but he is traveling that road with a heavy heart. — After facing minor leaguers in game competition Monday at Tradition Field, Martinez was equal parts enthusiasm and concern in an extended interview.
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Martinez could be back next week — Expected to throw bullpen session Wednesday or Thursday — ATLANTA — The reunion of Pedro Martinez and the Mets, not to be confused with the return of Martinez to active duty, is to happen this week while the team is here to play four games in three days against the Braves.
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Towers says changes likely after loss — Padres GM says team's dismal start reflects on everyone — SAN DIEGO — General manager Kevin Towers knows that he is culpable for helping to assemble a team that has underachieved this season, though that does not mean he is willing to sit still while the Padres keep losing.
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Peavy to be placed on disabled list — Righty to miss at least two starts with elbow soreness — SAN DIEGO — The pain in Jake Peavy's right elbow had gotten so bad this week that he winced even when he did things that did not involve throwing a baseball 95 mph.
Scott Miller / CBS SportsLine.com:With little power or speed, cellar-dwelling Padres don't have a prayer
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Surgery not a certainty, but Jones has tear in right knee — LOS ANGELES — Andruw Jones underwent an MRI on Monday that revealed a slight cartilage tear in his right knee, and the Dodgers will wait a few days to see if the center fielder will have to undergo surgery.
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Tony Jackson / Inside the Dodgers:
Dodgers 6, Reds 5 — We learned after the game that Andruw Jones had an MRI today, that the MRI showed fluid and torn cartilage in his right knee and that if it isn't better by Thursday or Friday, he'll have arthroscopic surgery that will sideline him, according to what Jones says the doctors told him, for four to five weeks.
Bart Hubbuch / New York Post:
GLAV GOES FACE-TO-FACE WITH EX-MATES — ATLANTA - The moment Tom Glavine says he has been dreading finally arrives here this afternoon. Glavine, who returned to the Braves in the offseason after five eventful years with the Mets that included his 300th victory, is scheduled to start …
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Fox headed to DL with ulnar neuritis — Righty frustrated but not concerned; Ascanio recalled from Iowa — HOUSTON — The Cubs placed right-handed reliever Chad Fox on the 15-day disabled list Monday because of ulnar neuritis, and recalled Jose Ascanio from Triple-A Iowa.
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Steve Treder / Hardball Times:
The 10 worst cleanup hitters since 1957 — So far in this series, we've examined leadoff hitters, second-slot hitters and No. 3 men. Now it's time to focus on the very worst No. 4 hitters of the past half-century (defined as starting at least one-half of their team's games in that lineup slot).
Jesse Baumgartner / MLB.com:
Clement optioned to Triple-A Tacoma — Catcher sent down after struggling in 15-game big league stint — SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners general manager Bill Bavasi announced after Sunday's game that catcher Jeff Clement has been optioned to Triple-A Tacoma after a largely unsuccessful 15 games …
