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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Left elbow injury forces Sizemore to DL — Gimenez recalled; Martinez day-to-day with bruised knee — CLEVELAND — Grady Sizemore's inflamed left elbow has forced him to the disabled list, and Victor Martinez's bruised left knee has forced him to the bench.
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Inflamed elbow sends Indians' Sizemore to DL … CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians have placed All-Star outfielder Grady Sizemore on the 15-day disabled list with left elbow inflammation and called up utilityman Chris Gimenez from Triple-A Columbus. — The Indians announced the moves on Sunday …
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Blue Jays still believe in Snider — Ricciardi has no regrets over handling of rookie outfielder — TORONTO — The Blue Jays don't have any regrets about how they have handled rookie Travis Snider this season. After making Toronto's Opening Day roster, the young outfielder is back in the Minor Leagues …
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John Schlegel / MLB.com:
Texas wins NCAA record 25-inning game — Reliever Wood pitches 12 1/3 innings of no-hit ball in victory — The Texas Longhorns and Boston College Eagles took a long road to history Saturday night, playing an NCAA record 25 innings before Texas took a 3-2 victory in a regional tournament game in Austin.
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
During streak, Yanks' fielding perfectly good — CLEVELAND - Back in spring training, Brian Cashman said one of the reasons he wanted to bring in strikeout artists such as CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett was that the Yankees were “a bad defensive team,” so the less opponents put the ball in play, the better.
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Bill Plaschke / Los Angeles Times:
In a state of suspended disbelief over Manny Ramirez — From the top (owner Frank McCourt) down, the Dodgers have treated their star left fielder with kid gloves during his drug suspension. The team's fans deserve better. — The actions have been goofy. The approach has been casual.
Associated Press:
Moyer, 46, wins 250th career game in Phillies victory vs. Nats — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jamie Moyer went six strong innings to win his 250th career game, and the Philadelphia Phillies won their third straight, 4-2 over the bumbling Washington Nationals on Sunday.
Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
Tigers' Jackson gets best of O's, Berken — Right-hander allows just two hits in eight innings in 3-0 win — Orioles starter Jason Berken continued the strong run of rookie outings Sunday afternoon, but, unfortunately for him, it simply wasn't the best pitching performance of the day.
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Bob McManaman / Arizona Republic:
MLB superstars hard to find these days — Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? — Indeed. — Just like the Simon and Garfunkel song rang so true a generation ago, a nation once did turn its lonely eyes to the Yankees slugger - and toward a slew of multiple, colorful other major league superstars from various eras, too.
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Associated Press:
Hampton beats Pirates for the eighth straight time — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Hampton continued his mastery over the Pittsburgh Pirates, allowing only one run in seven innings in Houston's 2-1 win on Sunday afternoon. — Hampton became only the second pitcher to win eight in a row against the Pirates since 1954.
Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Wright doesn't get his licks (except one) — Let's make this easy and get the bat-licking out of the way. — Did you see it? SNY, in its telecast Saturday of the Mets' 7-3 loss to the Marlins at Citi Field, showed David Wright - preparing to pinch hit for Brian Stokes in the ninth inning …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
The managerial ranks — La Russa, Francona at the top of the order — In March 2008, with the help of scouts, front office people, players, and coaches, this reporter rated the managers 1-30. Here's a revised list, with previous rank in parentheses. — 1. Tony La Russa, Cardinals …
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Votto heads to DL with ‘personal issue’ — Recent dizziness only part of problem; Reds cite ‘stress’ — MILWAUKEE — The reason was more surprising and mysterious than expected but one thing was certain on Saturday: The Reds will be without the services of best hitter Joey Votto for at least two weeks, maybe more.
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Dempster rebounds as Cubs beat Dodgers 7-0 — CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Dempster bounced back from his worst start of the season, pitching seven sharp innings for the Chicago Cubs in a 7-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. — Milton Bradley had three hits and Reed Johnson homered for the Cubs …
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