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Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Penny fires back — PHILADELPHIA - Brad Penny responded with a verbal brushback to Yankees manager Joe Girardi's assertion that Penny intentionally hit Alex Rodriguez with a pitch, saying Girardi should worry about doing his job and not about how Penny pitches. — “I don't give two f—
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 62: Mets at Yankees (now with updates, pre-game Girardi audio and Bruney blasting K-Rod) — Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (6-2, 4.22). — METS (31-28) — Castillo 2B — Cora SS — Beltran CF — Wright 3B — Sheffield DH — Tatis 1B — Church RF — Santos C — Martinez LF
Associated Press:
Nieve nixes Yankees as Mets rebound with 6-2 victory — NEW YORK (AP) — Injury fill-in Fernando Nieve earned his first major league victory in three years, Omir Santos drove in three runs and the New York Mets bounced back from a heartbreaking loss, beating the Yankees 6-2 Saturday.
Brian Costa / New Jersey Online:
War of words escalates between New York Mets' Francisco Rodriguez, Yankees' Brian Bruney … NEW YORK — The only thing missing was a group of teenagers standing around shouting, “Fight! Fight! Fight!” — Otherwise, the verbal sparring match between Yankees reliever Brian Bruney …
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:Given Fresh Slate, Mets Clean Up
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Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:Nothing much to say on talks — Bay not worried about lack of deal
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Tom Smith / TimesDaily.com:
Florence man tries to elude police, dies in crash — A Florence man trying to elude police crashed his vehicle and died early today in downtown Florence, authorities said. — Jon Willingham, 27, was pronounced dead at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital. The crash occurred just before 2 a.m …
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Howie Kendrick's demotion is not a message — Manager Mike Scioscia says it is not intended as a perform-or-else edict to other Angels. — Howie Kendrick's demotion to triple-A Salt Lake after Friday night's game did not come with a produce-or-else edict for the rest of the Angels, Manager Mike Scioscia insisted.
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Ben Goessling / The washington times Blogs:
Acta still the manager — It's uncertain for how long, but at least for now, Manny Acta is still the Washington Nationals' manager. — A FoxSports.com report said on Saturday afternoon the Nationals were planning to fire Acta and replace him with bench coach Jim Riggleman in the next several days …
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Associated Press:
Rockies win 10th straight game, beat Mariners 5-3 — DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have turned a few heads with their recent success. Don't count manager Jim Tracy among them. — “What's happening now, I saw back in February,” said Tracy, 12-4 since he took over for the fired Clint Hurdle on May 29.
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Berkman's 300th HR, Tejada's 2,000th hit highlight Astros win — PHOENIX (AP) — Lance Berkman hit his 300th homer moments after Miguel Tejada singled home a run with his 2,000th hit, and the Houston Astros defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 on Saturday night. — GAME REPORT: Astros 6, Diamondbacks 4
OurSports Central:
Atlanta Braves acquire Blue Crabs LHP Halama — Southern Maryland Blue Crabs manager Butch Hobson has announced that the contract of left-handed starting pitcher John Halama has been purchased by the Atlanta Braves. Halama, who was signed by the Cleveland Indians in 2008 after making eight starts …
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Light outage delays Dodgers-Rangers — Breaker malfunction in one bank stops game in sixth — ARLINGTON — The Rangers' game with the Dodgers was delayed after five innings because a bank of lights was out between home plate and first base at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
John Manuel / Baseball America:
Arguellez, Iglesias Sweepstakes Begins — Miami-based agent Jaime Torres confirmed a report in El Nuevo Herald (the Spanish-language version of the Miami Herald) that Cuban defectors Noel Arguelles and Jose Iglesias have cleared the unblocking process and have been declared free agents by Major League Baseball.
Associated Press:
Pujols packs punch as Cardinals edge Indians 3-1 — CLEVELAND (AP) — Albert Pujols hit two home runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1 on Saturday. — Pujols' 27th multihomer game and fourth this season helped Brad Thompson (1-2) get his first win since St. Louis' final game in 2008.
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Andruw Jones says he left because of Frank McCourt — The outfielder, now in Texas after one disappointing season in L.A., says Dodgers owner treated him with ‘disrespect’ and 'wasn't standing behind me.' — Reporting from Arlington, Texas — Sitting at his corner locker …
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