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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Tribe deals DeRosa to Cards for Perez — Indians to receive another player in addition to flamethrower — CLEVELAND — The Indians and Cardinals got a jumpstart on the summer trading season Saturday night, with both clubs addressing an immediate need. — The Tribe sent versatile veteran …
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Associated Press:
Twins 6, Cardinals 2 — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Francisco Liriano pitched seven strong innings, Justin Morneau hit a three-run home run and the Minnesota Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 on Sunday. — Joe Mauer singled his first two at bats for the Twins to hike his average to .400 …
Larry Stone / The Seattle Times:
Bulletin: Mike Morse traded for outfielder Ryan Langerhans — Jack Zduriencik just announced that the Mariners have acquired outfielder Ryan Langerhans from the Nationals for Mike Morse. Langerhans, a left-handed hitter, plays all three outfield positions as well as first base.
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Associated Press:
Washington Nationals activate Scott Olsen from DL; option Shairon Martis — BALTIMORE — The Washington Nationals activated pitcher Scott Olsen from the 15-day disabled list Sunday and optioned right-hander Shairon Martis to Triple-A Syracuse. — Olsen was 1-4 with a 7.24 ERA before being placed …
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Jon Heyman: The best and worst free agents emerge … Cubs manager Lou Piniella allegedly told Milton Bradley “you're not a player, you're a piece of s—” one day, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, then batted him third the next. Which only shows that 1) Piniella has a deep sense of guilt …
Jared Diamond / MLB.com:
Yankees gaining confidence in Wang — Yankees (42-32) at Mets (37-36), 8:05 p.m. ET — NEW YORK — Chien-Ming Wang still hasn't won a game for the Yankees this season. But he has done enough in his recent losses to prove to manager Joe Girardi that he deserves a little more job security.
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Globe:
FINAL: Braves 2, Sox 1 — BRAVES WIN, 2-1 — The Red Sox avoided a shutout on Jason Varitek's two-out, RBI single in the top of the inning, but Mike Gonzalez struck out Jacoby Ellsbury with the tying run at first to give the Braves a 2-1 win. — PERFECT EIGHTH FOR BARD (4:24 p.m., END 8, BRAVES LEAD 2-0)
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Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Manuel finally favors a trade — Jerry Manuel is not banging down Omar Minaya's door yet begging for help, but he sounds like he's getting closer. — In his strongest statement of the season, the Mets manager said if his team slips below .500 Minaya needs to make a trade for a big bat.
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Brooklyn Dodgers fan's dream comes true — McCourt flies 71-year-old to LA to join other bloggers for tour — LOS ANGELES — Joe Pierre was excited. — Now that he was 19 years old and had his own job, he could finally afford season tickets to see his beloved Dodgers play at Ebbets Field.
Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Ronald Belisario arrested early Saturday — Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 6. Belisario was arrested early Saturday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence. — Pitcher was arrested on suspicion of driving under …
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Ronald Belisario arrested on suspicion of DUI
Ronald Belisario arrested on suspicion of DUI
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Globe:
Penny has earned his keep — ATLANTA - Suddenly, Brad Penny looks like a heck of a lot more than just bait. In fact, he looks more like a very big fish. — “We didn't sign him to trade him,” Red Sox manager Terry Francona said yesterday of Penny, who will take the mound this afternoon …
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Associated Press:
Danks, Linebrink blank Cubs, Getz steals home — CHICAGO (AP) — John Danks pitched seven shutout innings, Chris Getz stole home against Carlos Zambrano and the Chicago White Sox got another run on a bases-loaded infield fly rule Sunday to beat the Cubs 6-0.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Injuries finally catch up with depleted Mets lineup — The only good news for the Mets Saturday night was that they weren't no-hit. — Alex Cora snapped an 0-for-21 career skid against A.J. Burnett with a single leading off the sixth inning, but that was the only hit off the Yankees' righthander and the two relievers who followed.
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Reyes Practices; Return Is Another Matter — Like the rest of his Mets teammates, Jose Reyes was dressed in full uniform two and a half hours before Saturday's game against the Yankees. He fielded grounders and took batting practice with them, even hitting a few balls into the left-field bleachers.
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Manny Ramirez homers in the minors — The suspended Dodgers standout hits his first home run since beginning a stint in the minor leagues last week. — Manny Ramirez belted his first home run of his week-long minor-league tour today. — Batting leadoff as the designated hitter for Class …
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