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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 17: Yankees at Red Sox (with roster moves and Joe Girardi audio) — Burnett vs. the Boston hitters. — RED SOX (10-6) — Ellsbury CF — Pedroia 2B — Ortiz DH — Youkilis 1B — Drew RF — Bay LF — Lowell 3B — Varitek C — Green SS — Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett (2-1, 3.79).
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Cjennings / Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Blog:
Berroa and Robertson to NY, Malec and Nunez to SWB — Reliever David Robertson and infielder Angel Berroa have been called to New York. Robertson will supplement the Yankees pitching staff at least until a starter is needed for Chien-Ming Wang, possibly longer.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Melancon is on the way, too — Further word from Scranton is that Mark Melancon is on the way to Boston. — That can't be good news for Brian Bruney.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Wang placed on disabled list — Righty has weakness in adductor muscles of both hips — BOSTON — The Yankees placed Chien-Ming Wang on the 15-day disabled list on Friday after the struggling right-hander was diagnosed with weakness in the adductor muscles of both hips.
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Mike Axisa / River Avenue Blues:
Wang, Ransom hit the DL — We've got a couple of roster moves late tonight via the postgame. Chien-Ming Wang has been placed on the DL following an appointment with the team's rehab specialist in Tampa, and has been replaced on the roster with David Robertson.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:The latest on the injuries — Brian Bruney was sent back to NY to get his elbow checked.
Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:
Figgy back, Lamb on board, too — As exclusively reported in the Daily News on Saturday, Nelson Figueroa has decided to re-sign with the organization after testing free agency by refusing a minor-league assignment earlier in the week. Apparently, sometimes the best opportunity …
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John Harper / NY Daily News:
Harper: Teix strikes out in rivalry debut — BOSTON - In his first taste of The Rivalry, Mark Teixeira had his chance to put a memorable imprint on all things Yankees-Red Sox and officially become the player Red Sox Nation loves to hate most. — Well, until Alex Rodriguez comes back anyway.
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Stephen Ellsesser / MLB.com:
Miller to have season-ending surgery — Right-hander's finger injury could be career-threatening — CLEVELAND — Indians right-hander Adam Miller is headed for season-ending surgery on the middle finger of his pitching hand, Tribe head athletic trainer Lonnie Soloff said Friday.
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Lynn Henning / Detroit News:
Eddie Bonine demoted to make room for Joel Zumaya — Kansas City, Mo. — Eddie Bonine was optioned to Triple-A Toledo following Friday night's 6-1 Tigers loss to the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. — Bonine, a right-hander, was sent down to make room for Joel Zumaya …
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Joefrisaro / The Fish Pond:
Hanley hot but hindered? — After going 2-for-5 on Friday night, Hanley Ramirez extended his hitting streak to six straight games. He's raised his batting average from .245 to .279 over that stretch. — But is all well? — Maybe not. While Ramirez is getting his timing down at the plate …
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Angel Stadium / MLB.com:
A letter to Angels fans from Arte Moreno — Angels deeply appreciate outpouring of support — One of the most valued aspects of a professional sports franchise is the support an organization receives from the local community. Throughout the ups and downs of a season, that relationship remains a very important one.
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Mets security confiscates K cards — Johan Santana's 10 strikeouts Friday nearly got three graduate students from Syosset kicked out of Citi Field for posting K cards on the leftfield facade. — Santana was up to six by the middle of the third inning when Keith Heller …
Associated Press:
McCann on DL with eye infection — CINCINNATI (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have placed catcher Brian McCann on the 15-day disabled list with a left eye infection. — The move announced Saturday was retroactive to Thursday. The Braves also recalled catcher Clint Sammons from Triple-A Gwinnett.
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