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9:30 PM ET, August 16, 2009

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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 118: Yankees at Mariners  —  YANKEES (74-43)  —  Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (8-2, 3.85).  —  MARINERS (60-57)  —  Suzuki RF  —  Branyan 1B  —  Lopez 2B  —  Griffey DH  —  Gutierrez CF  —  Hannahan 3B  —  Johjima C  —  Langerhans LF  —  Wilson SS
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Jeter sets mark for shortstops in Yankee loss  —  SEATTLE - Derek Jeter has never been one to celebrate his personal accomplishments, always choosing to focus on the Yankees' success instead of his own.  —  The Yankees didn't have much success in Sunday's 10-3 loss to the Mariners …
Discussion: Bottom9 Baseball
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Milestone for Jeter in an Otherwise Lost Day for the Yankees  —  SEATTLE — Two of the first three hits Sunday belonged to Derek Jeter, and they were historic.  Jeter tied and broke the record for hits by a shortstop, held by the Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio, who had 2,673 at the position.
Discussion: bronxbanterblog.com
Roch Kubatko / MASNsports.com:
Fit to be tied (updated)  —  Luke Scott hit his second home run since the break with two outs in the fourth inning, and Chad Moeller's RBI double further reduced the Angels' lead to 6-4.  —  One inning later, we have a tie game.  —  Nick Markakis just reached the flag court in right after Adam Jones walked.
Discussion: NationalsPride.com
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
With Strasburg, It May Be the Years, More Than Money, That is the Focus
Chico Harlan / Nationals Journal:
A Few Pre-Game Notes
Discussion: MLB FanHouse
Associated Press:
Angels' Torii Hunter enjoys happy return from DL  —  BALTIMORE — After missing 32 games, Torii Hunter is ready to get back in the pennant race.  —  The Los Angeles Angels center fielder was activated from the 15-day disabled list late Saturday night and inserted in the starting lineup Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles.
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Bob Condotta / Seattle Times:
Jake Locker signs with Angels  —  The UW quarterback was drafted in the 10th round of this year's baseball draft  —  For now, Jake Locker plans only to be a Husky in the Backfield.  But should he ever want to be an Angel in the Outfield, the opportunity will be there for him.
Discussion: Baseball America and 6-4-2
Associated Press:
Angels use nine-run 13th inning to beat Orioles 17-8
Discussion: Camden Chat
MLB:
New York Mets third baseman David Wright out of hospital with post-concussion symptoms after beaning … NEW YORK — Mets third baseman David Wright was discharged Sunday from the hospital a day after suffering a concussion when he was struck in the head by a pitch from San Francisco Giants starter Matt Cain.
Discussion: NESN.com and Associated Press
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NY Daily News:
Bondy: Sitting Wright would be a heads-up move
Discussion: The Mets Police and Baseball Crank
Dave Skretta / Yahoo! Sports:   Mets All-Star Wright released from hospital
Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Wright hit in head, suffers concussion
Discussion: New York Times
Associated Press:
Zaun's pinch-hit grand slam lifts Rays past Jays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Gregg Zaun's (FSY) new teammates were well aware of his knack for hitting grand slams.  After all, he had a game-winner against the Rays last season.  —  He gave them another one to talk about Sunday.
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
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Yahoo! Sports:
Yankees DH Matsui out indefinitely  —  Buzz up!  —  SEATTLE (AP)—Hideki Matsui  —  has been held out of the New York Yankees lineup because of swelling in his balky knee and is out indefinitely.  —  Manager Joe Girardi said Sunday before New York tried for a four-game series sweep …
The State:
Tigers' Stoneburner signs with Yankees  —  Clemson has lost its third pitcher to the pros in as many days.  —  Redshirt sophomore Graham Stoneburner said Saturday he has agreed to terms with the New York Yankees and will sign a contract when results from his physical return.
Discussion: River Avenue Blues and MLB Rumors
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Getting restless for Reds to get younger  —  Insider  —  Full disclosure here: I thought Wladimir Balentien was hurt and the Reds were keeping his injury quiet.  Balentien is healthy but he wasn't in the lineup Saturday night - the third straight start he's missed.
Associated Press:
Rangers beat Red Sox to take wild-card lead  —  ARLINGTON, Texas - Ian Kinsler homered and drove in two runs, Dustin Nippert pitched six solid innings and the Texas Rangers passed Boston in the AL wild-card race, beating the Red Sox [team stats] 4-3 Sunday.  —  The Rangers took two of three …
Associated Press:
Marlins rout Rockies in Game 1 of doubleheader  —  MIAMI (AP) — Clint Barmes (FSY) and Brad Hawpe (FSY) each hit two-run homers as the Colorado Rockies beat the Florida Marlins 7-3 Sunday night for a split of a doubleheader.  —  The Marlins won the opener 10-3 behind homers from Hanley Ramirez …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
 
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