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Mark Remme / MLB.com:
Youk's blast saves Sox from shame — Decisive eighth-inning homer negates blown 10-run lead — BOSTON — Remember that roller-coaster ride during your youth that seemed liked it twisted and turned so much you thought it would never end? Turns out the Red Sox decided to construct one of their own on Tuesday.
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Sports Illustrated:
Garcia to sign with Tigers … Freddy Garcia has agreed to a contract with the Tigers, SI.com has learned. Garcia had been a free agent, and has not pitched since June of 2007 with the Philadelphia Phillies, when shoulder problems limited him to just 11 starts.
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Sox get Byrd — Both the Red Sox and Indians have issued press releases announcing the deal ... here's an Associated Press story on the trade ... BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have acquired pitcher Paul Byrd in a trade with Cleveland. — The Red Sox will send either a player to be named or cash to the Indians.
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Mark Remme / MLB.com:
Ortiz blasts two in 10-run first inning — Slugger's pair of three-run homers pace early outburst — BOSTON — David Ortiz walked into Fenway Park on Tuesday not having homered at the old ballpark since a July 27 tilt against the New York Yankees. He dismissed that drought rather quickly off Rangers pitcher Scott Feldman.
Associated Press:Red Sox, with pitching concerns, acquire Byrd from Indians
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Offense Gets Save as Rivera Falters — MINNEAPOLIS — The comments from Hank Steinbrenner swirled around the Yankees during batting practice Tuesday, before a crucial game against the Minnesota Twins. It was not your standard motivational speech. — Steinbrenner, the Yankees' co-chairman …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Owings to Reds in Dunn deal — DENVER - Right-hander Micah Owings is one of the players to be named later in the deal that brought Adam Dunn to the Diamondbacks on Monday. — It's unclear if Owings has yet to be placed on waivers. He will have to clear waivers if he is to be traded before the end of the season.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Source: Owings to be dealt to Reds — Righty, along with another player, would complete Dunn trade — PITTSBURGH — The return on the trade that sent outfielder Adam Dunn from the Reds to the Diamondbacks may soon become clearer. — There were indications on Tuesday …
San Francisco Chronicle:
Lincecum Hurt by Line Drive — (08-12) 19:30 PDT HOUSTON - — Tim Lincecum is hurt. — Four words that no Giants fan wanted to read or hear. — The franchise is holding its collective breath because The Franchise limped off the mound in the fifth inning tonight, having gotten drilled …
Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Crawford to have surgery on hand — Two-time All-Star outfielder expected to be out 6-8 weeks — OAKLAND — Carl Crawford will have surgery on Thursday to repair the subluxation of his right middle finger tendon and is scheduled to be out 6-8 weeks. — “After going through …
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:Rays in pain: Longoria to join Crawford on the sideline
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Ben Bolch / Los Angeles Times:
Andruw Jones is put on the disabled list — The struggling outfielder is bothered by patellar tendinitis in his left knee, according to the Dodgers, who use the roster spot to activate Nomar Garciaparra. — Did the Dodgers place Andruw Jones on the disabled list because of a knee that bothered him or a swing that pained them?
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Source: Tigers put disgruntled Sheffield on waivers … One day after Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland said he was “flabbergasted” by Gary Sheffield's complaints about playing time, Sheffield was among several Tigers placed on waivers by the club Tuesday, according to a major league source.
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Michael David Smith / ProFootballTalk.com:
JOHNSON WANTS TO BE OCHO CINCO, LEGALLY — Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson was fined $5,000 for wearing “Ocho Cinco” on the back of his jersey before a game in 2006. — To avoid getting fined, Johnson hasn't done it since then. But Johnson now has a plan for how he can get away with having …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright's role up in air — Chris Carpenter (left) and Adam Wainwright — MIAMI — Even as Chris Carpenter made his way to St. Louis to meet with the team doctor about pain in his right arm, the Cardinals began to prepare in case the righthanded pitcher misses more than just Friday's start.
Steven Goldman / New York Sun:
Yankee Lineup Card Signals Dark Omens for Season — With the Yankees entering last night's action having gone 2-5 on their current road trip, including being swept by the Angels in Anaheim, it's difficult not to look for and find signs that the end is nigh.
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