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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 117: Yankees at Angels — YANKEES (63-54) — Andy Pettitte (12-9, 4.34) vs. the Los Angeles hitters. — Joe Saunders (14-5, 3.03) vs. the New York hitters. — Notes: The Yankees start the day 7.5 games out of first in the division and four games behind in the wild card. ...
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Angels top Yanks on walk-off single — Rivera surrenders winning single to Figgins in ninth inning — ANAHEIM — The Yankees needed this win. They could not afford a sweep. — So imagine their feeling when Chone Figgins hit a walk-off single off Mariano Rivera to lift the Angels over the Yankees, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon.
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Brian McTaggart / Houston Chronicle:
With Lee out, Astros say Bonds isn't an option — Comments Recommend — CINCINNATI — Astros general manager Ed Wade said today the club isn't interested in signing slugger Barry Bonds as a replacement for left fielder Carlos Lee, who is likely out of the season with a broken finger.
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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Crawford sent to DL with finger injury — All-Star outfielder could require surgery; Baldelli activated — SEATTLE — Carl Crawford has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a subluxation of his right middle finger tendon, and his status for the remainder of the season is unknown.
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Marc Topkin / The Heater:
Crawford on DL, Baldelli back — LF Carl Crawford is on the 15-day DL with a right hand injury that he said could sideline him for 6-8 weeks and possibly require season-ending surgery, though the Rays say they don't yet know the severity of the injury or how long he is likely to be out.
Ben Klayman / Reuters:
U.S. baseball steps up security to fight fraud — MLB authenticator Tom Cunningham applies a hologram to game balls after the Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox American League MLB baseball game in Chicago August 8, 2008. At the end of the White Sox game, Cunningham assigns each game-used item …
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Michael Silverman / Clubhouse Insider:
Wakefield (shoulder) to DL; Youkilis (shoulder) a late scratch — CHICAGO — Tim Wakefield is going on the disabled list with a stiff, tight right shoulder. His next start was scheduled for the homestand opener on Tuesday. A replacement has yet to be named.
David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
Kinsler has 5 hits, Rangers rip O's 15-7 — BALTIMORE (AP)—With Ian Kinsler and Josh Hamilton leading the way, the Texas Rangers emphatically ended an uncharacteristic hitting drought. — Kinsler broke out of an extended slump with a career-high five hits, including a homer …
Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Price could be with Rays next month — Club officials say young lefty might get another promotion — SEATTLE — Now that top prospect David Price has been moved up to Triple-A Durham, there's just one more step to take. And don't think the Rays aren't mulling over the prospect of having …
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Alan Friedman / MLB.com:
Hoffpauir ties PCL record with four jacks — Connects in consecutive at-bats in I-Cubs' rout of Express — Micah Hoffpauir's attempts to shorten his swing produced a night of historic long balls. — Hoffpauir homered in his first four at-bats Saturday to tie the modern Pacific Coast League mark …
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Glavine returns to Braves rotation next week — Phoenix — Tom Glavine's return is a go. — The left-hander pitched five solid innings in an injury-rehab start for Class AA Mississippi on Saturday and is scheduled to start for the Braves on Thursday against Chicago.
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John Perrotto / Baseball Prospectus:
Every Given Sunday — Waiving Good-bye? — friendly — While most of the heavy-duty trading is over now that the deadline to make deals without securing waivers passed on July 31, there are still potential swaps to be made. A couple of relievers cleared waivers and changed teams this past week …
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John Erardi / Cincinnati.com:
Pirates passing Reds in pace of rebuilding — Deals net Pittsburgh bounty of talent — So, which team do you think will get to .500 first ? The Reds or the Pirates? — Cincinnati fans know all about Pittsburgh's baseball team, which has been struggling almost since the Reds beat …
