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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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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Tribe deals DeRosa to Cards for Perez — Indians to receive another player in addition to flamethrower — CLEVELAND — Mark DeRosa was acquired by the Indians on New Year's Eve. And now he's gone before the Fourth of July. — It was a short-lived tenure with the Tribe for DeRosa …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Milton Bradley uncomfortable with his fit on Chicago Cubs — Before latest incident, he was looking for clubhouse camaraderie — Milton Bradley had one bright moment, a nice sliding catch of a Chris Getz line drive in the 5th. (Phil Velasquez, Chicago Tribune / June 26, 2009)
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Associated Press:
Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez bats leadoff, slams home run for Class A Inland Empire 66ers — LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — Manny Ramirez went about his baseball business Saturday night, going through pregame stretching, shagging balls in left field and taking batting practice.
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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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Jon Weisman / Dodger Thoughts:
Ronald Belisario arrested on suspicion of DUI — Dodger reliever Ronald Belisario has been booked on suspicion of driving under the influence, the California Highway Patrol has independently confirmed to Ben Bolch and Kevin Baxter of The Times. — ... (Belisario) was taken …
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Larry LaRue / Mariners Insider:
Adrian Beltre decides upon surgery: It's time — Gold Glove third baseman Adrian Beltre is in the lineup tonight against the Dodgers, but he won't play again until after undergoing surgery to remove bone chips from his left shoulder. — Just when hasn't been decided …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 74: Yankees at Mets — YANKEES (41-32) — Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (5-4, 4.24). — METS (37-35) — Cora SS — A Reyes 2B — Wright 3B — Church RF — Sheffield LF — Murphy 1B — Reed CF — Schneider C — Redding RHP — Pitching: RHP Tim Redding (1-2, 6.08).
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Associated Press:
Fielder on fire as Brewers rally in ninth to edge Giants — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prince Fielder hit a three-run homer in the sixth and then knocked in the winning run as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied with three runs in the ninth for a wild 7-6 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
Kameel Stanley / St. Petersburg Times:
Fan says Phillies pitcher assaulted him over steroids remark — ST. PETERSBURG - A New Port Richey man says he was assaulted by a Philadelphia Phillies player following Thursday's game against the Rays. — Robert Eaton, a 25-year-old father of two, said Phillies pitcher J.C. Romero grabbed …
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Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
Could Rockies closer Huston Street be fitted for a new set of pinstripes? … NEW YORK — The Yankees may want to keep an eye turned toward the Rockies, because of Colorado stumbles, right-handed reliever Huston Street may become available again. If that's so, don't be surprised to see the Yankees come knocking.
Tony Massarotti / Boston Globe:
Updates: Sox vs. Braves — FINAL: SOX 1, BRAVES 0 — Jonathan Papelbon gives up a two-out double to Garret Anderson, but gets Casey Kotchman to ground out to second to end the game. Tim Wakefield improves to 10-3 after allowing three hits over six shutout innings.
External / ESPN.com:
Phils pour it on vs. Jays behind Happ, Werth — TORONTO — J.A. Happ pitched a five-hit shutout, Jayson Werth homered twice and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-0 Saturday. — In the first complete game of his career, Happ (5-) struck out four and didn't walk a batter …
Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Two Pujols swings enough for Cards — Slugger goes deep twice to put St. Louis ahead for good — ST. LOUIS — Within the span of a few minutes, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire decided he'd seen enough of Albert Pujols and Cardinals manager Tony La Russa decided he'd seen enough of Todd Wellemeyer.
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