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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
CC makes early exit in Yankee loss — MIAMI - What's worse: losing four of six to the Nationals and Marlins or losing your ace to an arm injury? — Unfortunately for the Yankees, they don't have to choose. — The Bombers dropped their second straight series to a weak NL East squad …
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Miller Park hopes to be ready for Twins — Minnesota (35-36) at Milwaukee (37-32), 7:05 p.m. CT — DETROIT — The Brewers will return home on Tuesday to a stadium that was anything but dormant while they were away. — Miller Park sustained significant flooding after a band …
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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.
MLB.com:
Yanks protest game over lineup snafu — Confusion arises in eighth from Marlins' double-switch — MIAMI — For now, the Marlins are claiming a 6-5 victory over the Yankees on Sunday afternoon at Land Shark Stadium. Whether the score is upheld ultimately will be determined by Major League Baseball.
Rick Morrissey / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs fans' love for Mark DeRosa a little out of whack — The only question left is where to erect the Mark DeRosa statue. — The sculpture of Ernie Banks, fingers curled around a bat, is hogging the west side of Wrigley Field. So that site is out. Harry Caray, microphone in hand, owns the southeast corner of the park.
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Tim Britton / MLB.com:
Wright producing despite strikeouts — Slugger has amazing .460 batting average on balls in play — NEW YORK — David Wright is having an odd season. — Wright is the National League's leading hitter with a .344 average entering Sunday's finale with the Rays at Citi Field.
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Matt Gelb / New Jersey Online:New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel worried about fatigue setting …
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Ben Bolch / Los Angeles Times:
Matt Kemp has potential to be a great center fielder — The Angels' Torri Hunter says the Dodgers center fielder is good now but will be great later. — Matt Kemp has the ability to become a Gold Glove-caliber center fielder. — That opinion doesn't come from Kemp, Manager Joe Torre or anyone else in the Dodgers organization.
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
LA's Milton sharp in final rehab tuneup — Left-hander to return to rotation on Friday or Saturday — ANAHEIM — Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti is not with the Major League club this weekend, having gone on a scouting mission to watch the team's Minor League prospects around the country.
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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.
Ben Collins / Boston Globe:
Matsuzaka moved to DL — Daisuke Matsuzaka has been placed on the 15-day disabled list, Red Sox manager Terry Francona said Sunday, and he hinted it could take months for the struggling righthander to recover. — “It's not going to be a two-week DL thing,” said Francona.
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John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Green Day for Red Sox — Walkoff HR beats old team — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio — Nick Green's exploits have made him a revelation in Boston. But they've seen this all before in Atlanta, right down to the walkoff home run.
Toni Ginnetti / Chicago Sun Times:
Randy Wells gets first win, Cubs beat Indians 6-2 — The sight of Randy Wells getting soaked with beer and shaving cream Sunday after his first major-league victory was a long time coming for the Cubs. — But as they completed a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 6-2 victory …
