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Sean McAdam / Providence Journal:
Red Sox will help open the Mets' new Citi Field — NEW YORK — Last night the Red Sox began their final series in an historic soon-to-close New York ballpark. Next spring, they'll help open a new New York ballpark one borough over. — On the final weekend of exhibition play …
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Red Sox land Kotsay from Braves — Veteran adds depth to Boston's outfield with Drew on DL — ATLANTA — Mark Kotsay awoke on Wednesday morning and suddenly found himself in the thick of a pennant race. — The Braves have traded Kotsay to the Red Sox in exchange for Minor League outfielder Luis Sumoza.
Gordon Edes / Yahoo! Sports:
Red Sox acquire Kotsay from Braves — NEW YORK - The Boston Red Sox acquired outfielder Mark Kotsay from the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night pending a physical, according to a baseball source with knowledge of the deal. The Braves will receive a minor-league pitcher in return.
Buster Olney / ESPN:Red Sox finalize deal with Braves for Kotsay
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George A. King III / New York Post:
YANKEES RUN INTO A-WAD OF TROUBLE — ALEX, ANDY DON'T BRING ‘A’ GAME VS. SOX — If Alex Rodriguez had been in a Yankee Stadium seat last night, he would have booed the third baseman and cleanup hitter. — “Tonight I [stunk],” Rodriguez said. “Tonight put it on me.”
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New York Post:
ALEX PERSONIFIES TEAM'S FAILURES — THE crowd stood, cheering and chanting. “Let's Go A-Rod” morphing into “Let's Go Yankees.” It was the seventh inning. But it was more than the seventh inning. It felt like a whole season was on the line. — And like a flyball that will find …
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Holliday now in running to achieve 30-30 season — SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Holliday has great vision, but even he never saw 30-30 in his future. — With a month remaining in the season, the Rockies outfielder possesses a legitimate shot at becoming only the 32nd player in major-league history …
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Tough-to-kill Rockies keeping hopes alive — Colorado within six games of NL West lead — SAN FRANCISCO — The temptation is to focus on the future. — On potential trade pursuits of Pittsburgh's Ian Snell and the Marlins' slugging second baseman Dan Uggla.
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Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Most players, skippers in favor of replay — Those on the field agree use should be limited to home runs — HOUSTON — For most of the season, instant replay was accepted by most baseball people as an inevitable part of the sport's future, but few could have guessed it would be implemented this quickly.
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Mets blow 7-0 lead, fall to Philly in 13 — Pedro Martinez and the Mets built a 7-0 lead by the middle of the fourth inning, but it the Phillies made up the difference and more in an 8-7 win. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek / August 26, 2008) — PHILADELPHIA - Oh no. This is starting to feel a little too familiar.
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:postGame: Phillies 8 Mets 7
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Tom D'Angelo / Palm Beach Post:
Struggling reliever Pinto rehabbing in Jupiter — ATLANTA — Left-handed reliever Renyel Pinto has pitched in 122 games with the Marlins the past two seasons but he will spend the next week trying to help Class A Jupiter make it to the Florida State League playoffs.
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Mike Berardino / Sun-Sentinel:
Injury allows Pinto to regroup — ATLANTA - Struggling reliever Renyel Pinto was placed on the disabled list, retroactive to Sunday, with what the team is calling a strained left hamstring. — However, manager Fredi Gonzalez could not pinpoint the duration of the injury or offer any further details.
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Dejan Kovacevic / PBC Blog:
Union to file grievance regarding Alvarez; status of contract in dispute — The Major League Baseball Players Assocation today will file a grievance against the Pirates regarding the signing of first-round draft pick Pedro Alvarez, according to two sources.
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates fume after blowing late lead to Cubs — Hansen's three walks in row lowlight excruciating 14-9 loss — Say this for the Pirates: They are playing some seriously wretched baseball these days, the very pits of which was the 14-9 loss to the Chicago Cubs last night at PNC Park …
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Minaya's not going anywhere — PHILADELPHIA - Omar Minaya may not get a contract extension soon, but the Mets' second-half bounceback has ensured that the GM will remain with the organization long term, team insiders said. — Minaya is in the fourth season of five-year, $4 million deal.
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Sporting News:
New bat designed to take ‘ping’ out of baseball — LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey inventor says he has come up with a way to take that aluminum “ping” out of youth baseball and the broken bat out of the national pastime, while making the game a little safer with every swing.
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Lee wins No. 19 for Tribe's ninth straight — Francisco hits two of Cleveland's four homers, drives in four — DETROIT — Memo to the Baseball Writers' Association of America: Print the award ballots prematurely, and scribble Cliff Lee's name next to “American League Cy Young.”
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Michael Schwartz / MLB.com:
LA bats' woes lead to fifth straight loss — Offense can't convert on chances, spoils Lowe's eight innings — WASHINGTON — The Dodgers' run of offensive futility has gotten so bad, they're inventing new ways not to score runs. — And against the worst team in baseball no less.
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