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Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Price promoted to Double-A — First overall pick in 2007 to join Montgomery Biscuits — ST. PETERSBURG — Following Saturday night's game, David Price got one step closer to the Major Leagues. — The Rays' No. 1 pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, Price was promoted from Class …
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Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Rays Promote Price to Double-A — MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli writes that the Tampa Bay Rays have promoted David Price to Double A Montgomery. Price, the #1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, is on the fast-track to the Major Leagues, and there has been speculation that he could join the big league club before season's end.
Neil Best / Newsday:
‘Mike and the Mad Dog’ radio show could be history — “Mike and the Mad Dog,” the most successful, influential show in sports talk radio history, could soon be history itself. — Barring a change of heart, the partnership between Mike Francesa and Christopher “Mad Dog” …
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels' Jered Weaver evens his record by beating Phillies — Vladimir Guerrero extends his hitting streak to 13 games when starting a second-inning rally in a 3-2 victory that completes a sweep at Philadelphia. — PHILADELPHIA — Not that he was going out on a limb, but Angels Manager Mike Scioscia called …
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Associated Press:
Angels complete 3-game sweep of Phillies — PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Jered Weaver picked up where his teammates left off, pitching another road gem for the Los Angeles Angels. — Weaver held Philadelphia in check into the sixth inning, Casey Kotchman homered and the Angels beat the Phillies 3-2 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
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Catalanotto's pinch-hit single leads Rangers over Nationals — Tiebreaking hit in eighth inning helps Texas beat Washington — WASHINGTON - Frank Catalanotto delivered a tiebreaking, pinch-hit single in the eighth inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 today.
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Time of the season: Young, Texas Rangers batter Nationals — egrant@dallasnews.com — WASHINGTON - Mateo Young turns 3 years old today. It seems his father is intent on giving him the same birthday gift he's gotten every year: — A smoking hot bat. — Just in time for his kid's birthday …
Bart Hubbuch / New York Post:
WILLIE'S STILL A STAR TO HURDLE — One way or another, Rockies manager Clint Hurdle wants Willie Randolph coaching in the All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium next month. — Hurdle even brought up the idea yesterday of Randolph - fired as manager of the Mets earlier this week …
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Mike Lupica / NY Daily News:Shooting from the Lip: What do Mets do now?
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Jimenez outpitches Pedro — A duel of Dominicans goes to the Rockies starter who grew up idolizing “my hero.” — The Denver Post — When he was a gangly kid growing up in the Dominican Republic, Ubaldo Jimenez propped himself in front of the TV whenever national treasure Pedro Martinez pitched.
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David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
The Jam Innings — The Cardinals and Red Sox are tied at three after eleven innings. Both teams got in and out of trouble in the first two extra frames. Nine men reached base in the first four half innings, and both the Cardinals and Red Sox left the bases loaded in the eleventh.
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Ng, White would get OK to talk to Seattle about GM job — The Seattle Mariners haven't asked for permission to talk to any Dodgers executive about the possibility of replacing Bill Bavasi, the general manager they fired last week. Should the Mariners wish to interview Kim Ng or Logan White …
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates place Dumatrait on DL for shoulder injury — The Pirates today placed starter Phil Dumatrait on the 15-day disabled list, because of rotator cuff tendinitis in his left shoulder, and promoted reliever T.J. Beam from Class AAA Indianapolis. — Dumatrait had been the rotation's best until …
Jon Krawczynski / Associated Press:
Twins defeat shaky Webb, extend run to 6 — MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—After a remarkable start to the season, Brandon Webb seems to have lost his magic. The Minnesota Twins may have found it. — Brian Buscher had two hits and two RBIs, helping the Twins complete a three-game sweep …
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Larry Stone / Mariners Blog:
Creative M's lineup — Jim Riggleman will trot out one of the more, uh, interesting lineups of the year to face tough Tim Hudson: — Ichiro RF — Willie Bloomquist 2B — Raul Ibanez LF — Jose Vidro 1B — Jeremy Reed CF — Yuniesky Betancourt SS — Jeff Clement C — Miguel Cairo 3B
Steve Serby / New York Post:
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH... MIKE MUSSINA — The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the Yankees righty who has 260 career wins and last week became the sixth pitcher in major league history to record 10 or more wins in 17 consecutive seasons. — Q: Thought you were washed up. — A: I was (smiles).
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