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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yankees find runs at a premium — Low offensive output in finale against Mets hurts Rasner — NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez sent a soaring drive toward the left-field wall, and for an instant, it seemed like the Yankees were about to say goodbye to a baseball and eight innings of Subway Series frustration.
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Andy Clayton / Blogging the Bombers:
Girardi unveils weirdest lineup of the year — This is Roger Rubin, your guest blogger, and I bring you greetings from Shea Stadium where the Yankees are trying to split the season series with the intercity rival Mets. The game began here with some concerns about a possible rain storm coming around 3 p.m., but hey, you never know.
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Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Game 81: Yankees at Mets — As expected, Ryan Church came off the DL this morning and is in the lineup for today's finale of the Subway Series at Shea Stadium. — Church had been sidelined since June 6 with post-concussion syndrome but made two minor-league rehab assignments this week and pronounced himself ready to go.
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Ben Bolch / Los Angeles Times:
Jered Weaver could do without the trivia part — But after he and reliever Jose Arredondo combined to keep the Dodgers hitless only to lose, the effort will go down in history. — This was a piece of trivia that Jered Weaver could do without. — The question: Who were the last Angels pitchers …
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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Eiland hands Farnsworth key to success — NEW YORK - Dave Eiland remembers the first time he saw the fatal flaw in Kyle Farnsworth's delivery last winter - a subtle bouncing of the hands when the Yankee reliever should've been taking the ball out of his glove. There it was, every batter, every pitch, over and over again on video.
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:Pettitte outpitches Santana as Yankees edge Mets
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Girardi: Kennedy has to earn his way back — Did you know that Ian Kennedy was activated off the disabled list on Wednesday? He was - and at the same time was optioned to Single-A Tampa. — Kennedy has to prove himself all over again in the eyes of Brian Cashman, Joe Girardi and Dave Eiland.
Alan Robinson / Associated Press:
Riggans, Sonnanstine lead Rays over Bucs — PITTSBURGH (AP)—Backup catcher Shawn Riggans homered and drove in two runs and the Tampa Bay Rays completed a remarkable first-half turnaround, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 Sunday behind Andy Sonnanstine's seven effective innings.
Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' Magglio Ordonez hurt, will miss first game of season — Tigers right fielder Magglio Ordonez left Saturday night's game against the Colorado Rockies because of a spasm in his right side and back. — Ordonez appeared to pull up as he went after Troy Tulowitzki's leadoff double off the right field wall in the top of the third.
Antonio Gonzalez / Associated Press:
Marlins rally in 9th, top Arizona 4-3 — MIAMI (AP)—If the Florida Marlins could play everyone like they do the Arizona Diamondbacks, they might find themselves atop the NL East. — Jorge Cantu hit a game-ending RBI single, Hanley Ramirez hit a tying home run and the Marlins came back to beat the Diamondbacks 4-3 on Sunday.
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Antonio Gonzalez / Associated Press:Webb wins 12th, helps Arizona end slide
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Santana keeps getting aced out — The boxscore line looks presentable. It usually does. Shoot, the way Johan Santana began Saturday's game, we thought we might get a run at Tom Seaver's and David Cone's team record of 19 strikeouts in a game. — Yet once again, if you stood on the Mets' side …
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Associated Press:
Arroyo, Dunn help Reds beat Indians 9-5 — CLEVELAND (AP)—Bronson Arroyo pitched worse and somehow got much better results. — The Cincinnati Reds' right-hander bounced back from the worst start of his career and Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer in a 9-5 win over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.
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Chris Duncan / Associated Press:
Loretta lifts Astros past Red Sox 3-2 — HOUSTON (AP)—Mark Loretta has gone from All-Star to nemesis for the Boston Red Sox. — Loretta had a pinch-hit, RBI single in the eighth inning off Hideki Okajima on Sunday to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Red Sox.
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Rockies finally rally, then let it slip away — Tigers overcome Colorado's amazing four-run ninth — DETROIT — Halfway home, the Rockies are a million miles from where they thought they'd be. — Saturday night, they suffered their most crushing loss of the season.
Thor Nystrom / MLB.com:
Mota lowers ERA during off-day — Successful scoring appeal helps reliever's statistics — MINNEAPOLIS — Guillermo Mota lowered his ERA by more than half a run on Thursday. What made the development especially interesting was that Milwaukee was enjoying an off-day.
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External / ESPN.com:Parra quiets Twins as Brewers end Minnesota's win streak
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