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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 51: Yankees at Indians (updates with news of setbacks for Molina, Nady) — YANKEES (29-21) — Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (2-1 3.97). — INDIANS (22-30) — Cabrera SS — Francisco CF — Martinez DH — Choo RF — Peralta 3B — DeRosa LF — Garko 1B — Carroll 2B
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Associated Press:
Yankees set new errorless record in win over Indians — CLEVELAND (AP) — Joba Chamberlain allowed two runs in a career-high eight innings and the New York Yankees set a record for consecutive games without making an error in a 5-2 victory against the Cleveland Indians on Monday.
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George A. King III / New York Post:
YANKEES' WANG READY TO START, IF ... CLEVELAND — If Andy Pettitte's lower-back problem prevents him from taking the ball Wednesday, the Yankees feel good about having a resurgent Chien-Ming Wang as a backup. — However, Wang replacing Phil Hughes in the rotation doesn't sound like an idea manager Joe Girardi is contemplating.
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Erik Boland / Newsday:Step back for Hughes, step forward for Wang
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John Schlegel / MLB.com:
Phillies beginning to pile up ASG votes — Ibanez joins Utley in starting slot; Pujols leading vote-getter — When Charlie Manuel fills out his National League lineup card for the All-Star Game next month, he might have more than one familiar name to write down.
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MLB.com:
Raul Ibañez, Hanley Ramirez join leaders in N.L. All-Star balloting — Hometown Favorite Albert Pujols Continues to Be Overall Leader with 1,240,395 Votes — Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Raul Ibañez and Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez have joined …
Associated Press:
Thome hits 550th homer as White Sox topple A's — CHICAGO (AP) — Jim Thome hit the 550th homer of his career in the eighth inning to put the White Sox ahead and Chicago went on to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Monday night. — A.J. Pierzynksi homered and Scott Podsednik scored two runs …
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Fred Mitchell / Chicago Tribune:
Agent Barry Axelrod says Jake Peavy has nothing against White Sox — Many White Sox and Cubs fans suffer a healthy dose of South Side-North Side paranoia. — The Sox's recent flirtation with Padres pitcher Jake Peavy tested that notion. The Cubs have been fawning over the 2007 NL Cy …
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves not pushing panic button — Pitching staff's work, NL East foes keeping race close — ATLANTA — Two months into the season, the Braves are still waiting for the arrival of pitching prospect Tommy Hanson and the solution to their outfield woes, which seemingly grow with every Jordan Schafer strikeout.
Jim Street / MLB.com:
Draft Preview: Selection highly important — Mariners hold second overall pick, badly need to bolster hitting — SEATTLE — To put the next First-Year Player Draft in perspective from the Mariners' standpoint, Tom McNamara, the organization's new scouting director, said …
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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
3 UP: MATSUI, MANAGERIAL STUPIDITY, PUTZ — Yes, I am at twitter at http://twitter.com/nyp_joelsherman — 1. In Sunday's Post, I wrote a column about the death of the traditional DH; the single-dimensional type who need not even have a fielding mitt ordered for him.
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NY Daily News:
Bondy: Horwitz is Mets' man in middle — Funny thing is, Jay Horwitz never thought he'd be doing anything like this. Didn't think he'd be escorting wayward Mets into Smithers rehab center during the turbulent '80s, or dismissing a hooker at his hotel door to shortcircuit a practical joke …
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Associated Press:
Ramirez, Hermida help Marlins surge past Brewers — MIAMI (AP) — Hanley Ramirez and Jeremy Hermida had RBI singles in Florida's five-run sixth inning and the Marlins rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 on Monday night. — Jorge Cantu had two RBIs for Florida. Ramirez finished with three hits.
Mel Antonen / USA Today:
Home run inflation at new Yankee Stadium pumps debate — The New York Yankees and Texas Rangers open a series tonight at the new Yankee Stadium as baseball's top home-run hitting teams. In the past, that prodigious power would conjure memories of all-time sluggers or stir speculation about performance-enhancing drugs.
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Associated Press:
Pirates rally with five runs in eighth to subdue Mets — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andy LaRoche had three RBIs and the Pittsburgh Pirates scored five runs in eighth inning to beat the New York Mets 8-5 on Monday night. — Adam LaRoche and Jack Wilson had three hits apiece for Pittsburgh …
Tony Massarotti / Boston Globe:
Taking stock of Sox while rounding a third — In a manner of speaking, the Red Sox today rest at the first intermission. Two months down, four months to go. And while the Red Sox will not play their 54th game until Thursday — which will put them precisely one-third of the way through their schedule …
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