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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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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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Associated Press:
Phils' Moyer wins 252nd career game, passes Bob Gibson — TORONTO (AP) — Chase Utley hit a two-run triple, Jamie Moyer won back-to-back starts for the first time in more than two months and the Philadelphia Phillies held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Sunday afternoon.
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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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Ronald Belisario arrested on suspicion of DUI
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Globe:
Updates: Sox-Braves — 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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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.
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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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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Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Middle of Yankees lineup at heart of sixth-inning outburst … The middle of the Yankees' lineup was built to be relentless, a string of run producers that offers opposing pitchers no breaks. We haven't seen it much, but in the sixth inning Saturday night against the Mets, the order worked exactly like it should.
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Buzz: Mets interested in Mark Teahan — In a post to Twitter, ESPN.com's Peter Gammons suggests the Mets, Red Sox and Giants are among teams who are interested in Royals infielder Mark Teahan. — The 27-year-old Teahan is hitting .282 with a .343 OBP, nine HR and 14 doubles in 72 games for the Royals.
Chris Gabel / Reno Gazette-Journal:
Q&A: Estes ‘not retired,’ still wants to play in bigs — Shawn Estes won 19 games for the San Francisco Giants in 1997, as well as 15 for the Giants in 2000 and 15 for the Colorado Rockies in 2004. But after a nine-year major-league career, it was reported last week that the 36-year-old left-hander had retired.
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