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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Proctor cleans up elbow & lifestyle — Scott Proctor (r.) with manager Joe Torre in 2007. Proctor lives a tumultuous off-field life while in the Bronx, something he's remformed. — MIAMI - Scott Proctor never learned how to say no. — He never said no to his manager when he was asked …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Proctor Revisits Past With New Perspective — MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — There is no nameplate above the locker in the far corner of the Florida Marlins' clubhouse. Its tenant, Scott Proctor, is injured and out for the season. He is rarely here, but he dropped by this weekend to see his former team.
Associated Press:
Upton homers, drives in four for Rays in win over Mets — NEW YORK (AP) — B.J. Upton homered and matched a career high with four RBI, Carl Crawford drove in a pair of runs and the Tampa Bay Rays broke out of an offensive slumber with a 10-6 victory over the New York Mets on a soggy Sunday.
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Ben Collins / Boston Globe:
Matsuzaka moved to DL — Daisuke Matsuzaka has been placed on the 15-day DL, Red Sox manager Terry Francona said on Sunday, and he hinted it could take months for the struggling righty to recover. — “It's not going to be a two-week DL thing,” said Francona. “We have a lot of work ahead of us to get him back to being Daisuke.”
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Ben Collins / Boston Globe:
Sox take Matsuzaka out of rotation
Sox take Matsuzaka out of rotation
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Bush may be bumped from next start — Brewers to confer on rotation if righty doesn't pitch Thursday — DETROIT — The Brewers' starting pitcher for Thursday is “to be announced,” manager Ken Macha said, a strong indication that Dave Bush could be bumped from his scheduled start against the Twins to rest his fatigued right arm.
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Associated Press:
Nick Green's homer gives Red Sox 6-5 win over Braves — BOSTON — Nick Green homered just inside the right-field foul pole on the first pitch of the bottom of the ninth to give the Boston Red Sox [team stats] a 6-5 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. — Facing Jeff Bennett …
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Associated Press:
Randy Wells gets first win, Cubs beat Indians 6-2 — Randy Wells pitched into the seventh inning for his first major-league win, Geovany Soto homered and Jake Fox drove in three runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a routine 6-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians and their fourth straight win.
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Jeff Weaver outpitches Jered — In rare battle of brothers, Dodgers come out on top and end Angels' winning streak. — It was the baseball equivalent of a big brother putting his little brother in a headlock and giving him a noogie. — A serious beat-down it wasn't …
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
Lopez does not want to leave desert — With D-backs struggling, veteran knows he could be moved — SEATTLE — Felipe Lopez is well aware that with the D-backs' fading playoff hopes, he could find himself on another team before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. — That does not mean he is looking to leave.
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
O'Dowd puts Hawpe trade rumors to rest — Buyers or sellers? Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd said Saturday it's too early to tell. — As for all of those national rumors that the Rockies would trade right fielder Brad Hawpe for the right price, O'Dowd dismissed them with a shake of his head.
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Toni Ginnetti / Chicago Sun Times:
Guzman roster move brings up Hart — A stretch of 22 games plus back-to-back extra inning games has taken a toll on the Cubs bullpen, but it is a muscle injury to Angel Guzman prompting a roster move Sunday. — Guzman might have needed only a week to recuperate, but with rain outs costing …
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Associated Press:
Buehrle hurls seven scoreless, earns first ‘W’ in six starts — CINCINNATI (AP) — By now, National League hitters ought to know a little bit about Mark Buehrle. Judging by the Cincinnati Reds' swings, he's still mostly a mystery. — The left-hander pitched seven shutout innings …
Associated Press:
Orioles 6, Phillies 5 — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brian Roberts hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth off fill-in closer Ryan Madson, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 Saturday night. — Pinch-hitter Ryan Howard gave the Phillies a 5-3 lead with a three-run homer …
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Leyland takes exception to Boras' criticism — Skipper also says Ordonez could return to lineup Tuesday — DETROIT — While Tigers manager Jim Leyland took exception to agent Scott Boras' criticism on his move to sit Magglio Ordonez, he also put more of a definite time frame on how long Ordonez will be out of the lineup.
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