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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 18: Yankees at Red Sox — Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (2-0, 2.53). — Pettitte vs. the Boston hitters. — RED SOX (11-6) — Ellsbury CF — Pedroia 2B — Ortiz DH — Youkilis 1B — Drew RF — Bay LF — Lowell 3B — Varitek C — Green SS
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Projo Sox Blog:
Harper knew Ellsbury could do it — BOSTON _ Tommy Harper knows a thing or two about stealing a base. — He holds the Red Sox' single-season record for stolen bases with 54 in 1973 and he knows it won't stand much longer. That's because there's this very fast guy named Jacoby Ellsbury who plays center field for the Red Sox.
Associated Press:
Ellsbury steals home; Red Sox sweep Yankees, win 10th in a row — BOSTON (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury stole home and the Boston Red Sox ran off with a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees. — Boston's speedster surprised left-hander Andy Pettitte with his dash in a three-run fifth inning …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals, Pujols come under fire from Cubs' Harden — With his team having lost four straight games, Chicago Cubs righthander Rich Harden did what good, veteran big-league starters do. He stopped the losing streak, pitching six strong innings and striking out nine Sunday as the Cubs beat the Cardinals 10-3 at Busch Stadium.
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Associated Press:
Fukudome's big birthday helps Cubs end skid and beat rival — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kosuke Fukudome hit a three-run homer and drove in five on his 32nd birthday, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 10-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. — Fukudome went 3-for-4 to hike his average to .371 after hitting .257 last season.
David Lennon / On the Mets beat:
Fossum DFA'ed; Perez to bullpen? (UPDATED) — As the Mets continue to mull over what to do with Oliver Perez, they did make one move after today's 8-1 loss to the Nationals. They designated Casey Fossum for assignment. Fossum allowed three hits and one run over 2 2/3 innings in relief of Perez.
Dom Amore / Hartford Courant:
Yankees' Bruney To Miss A Month Or More — BOSTON - — The Yankees, who placed three players on the disabled list after Friday's loss, called in the reinforcements Saturday. — The worst news involves reliever Brian Bruney, who was sent back to New York Friday to have his sore elbow examined.
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays starter Andy Sonnanstine frankly assesses start as “embarrassing” — OAKLAND, Calif. — The word RHP Andy Sonnanstine used was “embarrassing.” — As much as he believes he isn't pitching that poorly, and as close as he thinks he is to winning, Sonnanstine was realistic enough …
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Rockies club Dodgers, 10-4 — Ryan Spilborghs is welcomed home by teammate Troy Tulowitzki after his two-run homer (Getty Images North America ) — The spirit of Dante Bichette and the Blake Street Bombers must have been hovering in the rarified air of Coors Field on Sunday afternoon.
Associated Press:
Indians avoid three-game sweep and beat Twins — CLEVELAND (AP) — Aaron Laffey and Tony Sipp used to talk about pitching for the Cleveland Indians when they were roommates at Triple-A Columbus this year. The scenario was Laffey would start and Sipp would close out a victory.
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Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
Play it again: Orioles 8, Rangers 5 — A Sunday win — With their 8-5 victory against the Texas Rangers, the Orioles have won on Sunday for the first time in three tries this season. The club was 4-21 last year in Sunday games. They won their first of the season and then dropped 15 straight.
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Associated Press:
Bruce hits a pair of two-run homers in Reds win — CINCINNATI (AP) — All Micah Owings needed was some run support. Jay Bruce provided more than enough. — Bruce homered twice and drove in four runs, helping Owings earn his first win in nearly a year by leading the Cincinnati Reds over the Atlanta Braves 8-2 on Sunday.
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Yankees lineup, Sox notes — First off, the Yankees have posted their lineup for tonight. — Yankees — 1. Brett Gardner, CF — 2. Derek Jeter, SS — 3. Mark Teixeira, 1B — 4. Nick Swisher, LF — 5. Robinson Cano, 2B — 6. Jorge Posada, C — 7. Hideki Matsui, DH
