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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Three Dodgers selected to play in All-Star game — Jonathan Broxton, Chad Billingsley and Orlando Hudson are heading to St. Louis for the Midsummer Classic on July 14. Matt Kemp is among five candidates who could be chosen by Internet vote. — Reporting from San Diego …
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Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Wakefield among six Red Sox All-Stars — Six Red Sox were named this afternoon to the 2009 American League All-Star team, including 17-year veteran Tim Wakefield for the first time. — Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira beat out Kevin Youkilis at first base as a starter, but Youkilis made the game as a reserve.
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Several Rox in line for All-Star nod — For the season's first two months, the Rockies were a modest team with much to be modest about. Those days are over. — They are now a legitimate threat to make the playoffs, loaded with a handful of players who are performing as well as anybody in the league.
Billy Witz / New York Times:Cheers for Ramirez in San Diego, but Certainly Not From the Padres
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MLB.com:
Jeter, Tex, Mo headed to All-Star Game — Captain, slugger voted as starters; closer tabbed by peers — NEW YORK — Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter received the most votes in the American League and first baseman Mark Teixeira edged Red Sox counterpart Kevin Youkilis to represent …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Teixeira won't be in Home Run Derby — Slugger participated in 2005, hitting just two homers in Detroit — NEW YORK — Mark Teixeira's 20 home runs in a Yankees uniform may have him tied for second in the American League, but the switch-hitting slugger won't be bringing his stroke to the State Farm Home Run Derby.
Eddie Schmid / MLB Rumors:
A's Acquire Scott Hairston — 10:08pm: Ken Rosenthal at FOX Sports reports that Hairston was not acquired to be flipped to another club and has been on the As' radar since he was traded from the Diamondbacks in 2007. Rosenthal notes that Hairston is cheap this season at $1.5MM …
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A's acquire OF Scott Hairston from San Diego — Deal sends RHP Ryan Webb, RHP Craig Italiano and a PTBNL to Padres — OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland A's acquired outfielder Scott Hairston from the San Diego Padres in exchange for minor league pitchers Ryan Webb and Craig Italiano plus …
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Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Fans face tough choice with Final Vote — Ten players vie for the 33rd spot on each league's roster — The 2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote is under way now until 4 p.m. ET on Thursday exclusively at MLB.com, and this eighth annual event forces you to choose from a tough field …
Associated Press:
Rangers 5, Rays 2 — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Scott Feldman allowed three hits in six innings, David Murphy had three hits and an RBI, and the Texas Rangers completed a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-2 victory Sunday night. — Feldman (7-2) gave up two runs …
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Mike Lipka / Associated Press:
Mariners-Red Sox Preview — (AP) — Regardless of Sunday's result, the Seattle Mariners probably won't complain about their performance on a challenging nine-game road trip. — A victory, though, would make it historic. — The Mariners have never swept a three-game series at Fenway Park …
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Jimenez's no-hitter bid unravels — His fastball consistently sizzles at 97 mph. His off-speed stuff leaves batters needing traction. Those who have faced him, and those who play alongside him, say the Rockies' Ubaldo Jimenez has the stuff to be a great pitcher. — But the 6-foot-4 right-hander is not there yet.
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Back on the field, Guerrero powers Halos past Orioles — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero hit a tying two-run homer in his first game back in right field, and the Los Angeles Angels took advantage of a wild Baltimore Orioles bullpen to rally for a 9-6 win Sunday.
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Lilly, Lee help Cubs prevail, gain ground on Brewers — CHICAGO (AP) — Ted Lilly pitched effectively into the seventh inning and Derrek Lee hit a two-run homer, leading the Chicago Cubs to an 8-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. — Jake Fox also had a two-run home run for the Cubs …
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Podsednik deserves trip to St. Louis — Chicago (42-39) at Kansas City (34-46), 1:10 p.m. CT — KANSAS CITY — Back at the start of the 2009 season, when Scott Podsednik was sitting at home in Texas, waiting for a call to begin work as a Major League baseball player once again …
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