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Braves' Jones sidelined with slight injury to thigh — ATLANTA — Braves third baseman Chipper Jones wasn't going to play Sunday due to a small tear in his right quadriceps and may miss one or two more games. — Jones, leading the majors with a .420 batting average, injured the muscle …
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Chipper out with slight tear in leg muscle — Third baseman hopes he will be able to return soon — ATLANTA — Chipper Jones was held out of Sunday afternoon's lineup with a right quadriceps strain that he hopes won't force him to miss more than just a few games.
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Rain Delay
Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Howard lifts Phillies to sweep of Braves — ATLANTA (AP)—The Philadelphia Phillies' three-game sweep of Atlanta left the Braves fearing they could be on the verge of being left out of the NL East race. — Ryan Howard drove in two runs in the ninth inning with his third double …
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Cuban prospect defects to U.S. … MIAMI (AP) — One of Cuba's top baseball prospects has defected and settled in South Florida in hopes of playing in the major leagues. — Dayan Viciedo arrived in the United States at the end of May and is now living with friends and family, his agent, Jaime Torres, said Sunday.
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Cash: Hank's behind me — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman confirmed yesterday that Hank Steinbrenner has officially expressed an interest in retaining his services beyond 2008, when his current contract expires. There have been no official negotiations, but Cashman stressed that he isn't looking to leave the Bronx.
Andrew Seligman / Associated Press:
White Sox rip Twins, win sixth straight — CHICAGO (AP)—Ozzie Guillen took his shots, and now, his hitters are taking theirs. — Nick Swisher and Alexei Ramirez homered, and Joe Crede had another big day at the plate as the Chicago White Sox routed the Minnesota Twins again, 12-2 on Sunday for their sixth straight win.
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Baseball Musings
Alan Robinson / Associated Press:
Bay's double lifts Pirates over Arizona — PITTSBURGH (AP)—Doug Davis didn't look the way Arizona pitchers Brandon Webb and Dan Haren did the two previous days. Not surprisingly, the Diamondbacks didn't resemble the first-place team that finally appeared to be breaking out of a slide.
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Where have you gone …
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Ailing Young extends hitting streak to 22 games — egrant@dallasnews.com — ARLINGTON - Playing despite a broken left ring finger, shortstop Michael Young wasted no time extending his hitting streak to 22 games Saturday by lining a single to left in his first at-bat. — But how long Young can keep it up is uncertain.
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Baseball Time in Arlington
Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Q & A with Austin Jackson — Last week in Norwich, Conn., while reporting a feature on the Class AA Trenton reliever Mark Melancon, I caught up with outfielder Austin Jackson. — In January, Baseball America rated Jackson the second-best prospect in the Yankees' organization, behind only Joba Chamberlain.
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Pen writes story of Texas Rangers' frustrating loss to Rays — egrant@dallasnews.com — ARLINGTON - Maybe it's the result of all those innings they had to pitch early in the season. Maybe it's due to the encroaching summer heat. Maybe the constant shuffling of bodies has played a part.
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Rays' Gomes drops appeal of five-game suspension — ARLINGTON, Texas — OF/DH Jonny Gomes dropped his appeal and served the first game of his five-game suspension Saturday as the Rays began taking their punishment for last week's brawl, a process that will leave them short-handed …
Irv Moss / Denver Post:
Hawpe's slam sinks Brewers — Forget about a fire sale for the Rockies. — With Brad Hawpe back, the only heat being felt in the Rockies' dugout is coming from Hawpe's bat. — With one mighty swing in the first inning Saturday night at Coors Field, Hawpe crushed the first grand slam …
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Purple Row
