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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
“That's all they get” — The postgame was a little hectic today with the players all rushing to get out of town and enjoy their day off. Two things of note: — When CC Sabathia gave up the four runs in the third inning, he stalked into the dugout and told Jose Molina, “That's all they get.”
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Kemp's five RBIs power Dodgers to win — Slugger hits three-run homer; Billingsley gets 11th victory — ATLANTA — It was Manny Ramirez that brought out the ESPN cameras Sunday night, and almost as an afterthought, the nation got a look at the rest of the best team in baseball.
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Los Angeles Times:
Chad Billingsley, Matt Kemp spark Dodgers' romp — Center fielder has three-run homer and two-run single. Starter leaves after five innings because of a cramp. — Reporting from Atlanta — From the view behind the catcher's mask, Chad Billingsley looked like an All-Star again.
Jon Weisman / Dodger Thoughts:
Billingsley doesn't cramp Dodgers' style in 9-1 romp — Something not-so-funny happened to Chad Billingsley's plant leg with one out in the fifth inning of tonight's game in Atlanta. The Dodgers' righty, working on a two-hit shutout with no walks and seven strikeouts …
Boston Globe:
Sox fired two in steroids case — MLB started inquiry last fall after one Fenway guard named another as his steroids supplier; no players implicated — Left: Nicholas Alex Cyr was fired from his job as a security employee for the Boston Red Sox. Right: A photo of Jared Remy, posted on his girlfriend's Facebook page.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 105: Yankees at White Sox — YANKEES (62-42) — Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (10-7, 3.83). — WHITE SOX (54-51) — Podesdnik CF — Beckham 3B — Dye RF — Thome DH — Konerko 1B — Quentin LF — Getz 2B — Nix SS — Castro C — Pitching: LHP Mark Buehrle (11-4, 3.45).
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Power ball gives Halos series sweep — Morales launches two three-run blasts; Weaver strikes out 11 — MINNEAPOLIS — There was power pitching for a change to go with all the offensive thunder, and the combination had Angels manager Mike Scioscia beaming as he said his farewells on Sunday …
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Jered Weaver gives a strong effort — Angels right-hander strikes out a career-high 11 batters and beats Minnesota. — Reporting from Minneapolis — Almost lost amid a flurry of Angels hits and runs Sunday was a solid effort from Jered Weaver, who gave up four runs and four hits in 6 1/3 innings, with a career-high 11 strikeouts.
Polls / Brew Beat:
Hart to undergo appendectomy — Brewers center fielder Corey Hart was scheduled for an appendectomy on Sunday night at Scripps Hospital in San Diego and will likely miss the rest of August. — Hart played Saturday night after complaining of a stomach ache, then reported abdominal pain to the team's medical staff after the game.
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Mora: Trembley doesn't respect me — Out of lineup again, third baseman rips manager, says he's ready to leave Orioles after season; 'It's time for me to move on' — Out of the lineup for the third time in the past four games, Orioles third baseman Melvin Mora said before Sunday's game …
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Yankees Blog:
Yankees prospect Montero out for season — Yankee stud prospect Jesus Montero is done for the season due to a fractured middle finger on his left (glove) hand. Montero suffered the injury yesterday night catching for Trenton. Montero is expected to be out four to six weeks.
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Halladay ready to focus on pitching — Toronto (51-54) vs. New York (63-42), 7:07 p.m. ET — OAKLAND — Roy Halladay has not been very talkative since Friday's non-waiver Trade Deadline came and went. The Blue Jays' ace spent most of July discussing his uncertain future …
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Trsullivan / Postcards from Elysian Fields:
Neftali Feliz headed for Arlington — The Rangers are ready to call up uber-pitching prospect Neftali Feliz. He could be added to the roster as early as Sunday night. — Feliz is 4-6 with a 3.49 ERA in 25 games, including 13 starts, for Triple A Oklahoma City.
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Alan Schwarz / New York Times:
At World Series of Baseball Trivia, No Casual Fans — WASHINGTON — As he relaxed on a chair afterward, Michael Caragliano concluded that this was, in fact, his finest baseball moment. Even better than the afternoon in the schoolyard when he finally outlasted Mark Black flipping baseball cards in the fifth grade.
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