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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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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Jeter sets all-time shortstop hits mark — Veteran Yankee passes Aparicio with 2,674th knock at short — SEATTLE — For years, few have been as reliable as Derek Jeter has been at shortstop for the Yankees. And now, no one has been more productive. — With a three-hit performance …
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.
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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 …
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.
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Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:Nats Make Pitch to Strasburg, and It's Time to Swing a Deal
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:With Strasburg, It May Be the Years, More Than Money, That is the Focus
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.
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.
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Dave Skretta / Yahoo! Sports:Mets All-Star Wright released from hospital
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Jim Baumbach / Newsday:Mets' Wright hit in head, suffers concussion
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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.
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JSOnline:
Davis deal probably in place — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — Here's what I'm hearing is going on with the Brewers' negotiations with Tennessee outfielder Kentrail Davis, a supplemental first-round pick in the June draft. — I'm hearing the Brewers already have an agreement …
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 …
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
BoSox may release Smoltz on Monday — The Red Sox could release Cooperstown-bound righthander John Smoltz Monday. — The team appears to be leaning that way after having difficulty finding a trade partner. The roster bonuses in Smoltz's contract have complicated trade talks.
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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.
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.
