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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 140: Rays at Yankees (updated with Robertson injury news) — YANKEES (89-50) — Pitching: RHP Chad Gaudin (1-0, 4.08). — RAYS (72-66) — Bartlett SS — Crawford LF — Longoria 3B — Zobrist CF — Burrell DH — Richard 1B — Zaun C — Gross RF — Iwamura 2B
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Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Swisher's walk-off give Yanks 90th win — Jeter remains three hits behind Gehrig with latest hitless game — NEW YORK — With 47 home victories, just one shy of their total from last season, the Yankees have already ensured that the inaugural season at the new Yankee Stadium has witnessed a fair share of thrilling moments.
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Robertson to visit Andrews for elbow test — Becoming trusted in bullpen, reliever shut down by Yankees — NEW YORK — Working into a position of prominence in the Yankees' bullpen has apparently come at a cost for David Robertson. The team announced Tuesday that it has shut Robertson …
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Rockies' Tulo still out, Stewart hurting — The wounded Colorado Rockies will sport a very different lineup when they host the Cincinnati Reds tonight at Coors Field. — Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, still hobbled because of back spasms, will not play tonight and there is no specific timetable for his return.
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John Shea / SFGate:
Bumgarner to start tonight for Lincecum — A quick update from The Chronicle sports desk as Bruce Bochy speaks to reporters: Bochy has confirmed that Bumgarner is starting in Lincecum's place tonight. Bochy said Lincecum should be better in a couple days and did not indicate there is an long-term problem with Lincecum.
Patrick Saunders / All Things Rockies:
Giants' Lincecum scratched; Rox depth tested — The Rockies aren't the only ones with injury issues. — The Giants, chasing the Rockies for the wild-card race, were supposed to have Cy Young candidate Tim Lincecum on the mound tonight. But he was a late scratch because of back spasms.
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Sports Illustrated:
Ortiz ties for most HRs by DH in Red Sox's rout … BOSTON(AP) Dustin Pedroia was yapping so much after his first regular-season two-homer game that he might have forgotten he's still way behind David Ortiz . — Pedroia had two of Boston's season-high six home runs on Tuesday night …
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New York Mets' Carlos Beltran activated, hits cleanup vs. Florida Marlins — NEW YORK — Carlos Beltran is back in the lineup for the New York Mets. — Sidelined since June 22 with a bone bruise on his right knee, the All-Star center fielder was activated from the disabled list Tuesday …
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Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Lidge pulled in ninth, but remains closer — Manuel confident in veteran, but turns to Madson for save — WASHINGTON — Phillies manager Charlie Manuel had been fighting this move for weeks, but closer Brad Lidge forced his hand in their 5-3 win over the Nationals on Tuesday. — Manuel had no choice.
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Andy Martino / Philly.com:Manuel fumes after Phillies fall again
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Shi Davidi / Globe and Mail:
McDonald unlikely hero for Jays — his has been a season of little action with few highlights for John McDonald, so Tuesday night was a rare chance for the popular infielder to bask in the spotlight. — McDonald's three-run homer just inside the foul pole in left field capped …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats designate Sosa for assignment — In another move, Olsen transferred to 60-day DL — WASHINGTON — The Nationals designated right-hander Jorge Sosa for assignment on Tuesday. The news comes after Washington promoted pitchers Ross Detwiler, Marco Estrada, Logan Kensing and Zack Segovia …
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Melanie Oudin / Yahoo! Sports:
Novitzky suspected of creating list of drug users — Buzz up! — Federal agent Jeff Novitzky has been widely criticized for what an appeals court ruled recently was an illegal search of the MLB testing records of approximately 100 players. But that probably wasn't his only transgression.
ESPN:
How to make the Yankees perfect — It might be too late. But I wonder if the Yankees should send Phil Hughes to their secret compound in Tampa and retrain him to throw six innings at a pop. Because lately the Yankees seem to have only three starters, and these days you need four in October.
Tips / Philebrity:
No, Really: Now Will You Believe Us When We Tell You How Heidi Hamels Is Ruining Everything Beautiful That Was Once Cole Hamels? — Words can barely do justice to this ad for The Residences At Two Liberty Place, in the current issue of PhillyMag. First off, is Heidi really pimpin' that baby bump for rent credits?
MLB.com:
Moore answers questions online — Royals GM hosts monthly Royals Relay chat — Dayton Moore: Thank you for joining me today, let's get started. — adamb1969: What are the chances of Joakim Soria being moved to the rotation next year? — Moore: We are continuously evaluating our players …
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Joe Posnanski / Sports Illustrated:
Pittsburgh's certainly not alone in baseball's era of futility … The talk, of course, revolves around the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have now clinched their 17th consecutive losing season, a record of beautiful futility. * But there might be something else going on in baseball.
Jack Curry / Bats:
Dwight Gooden to Work for Newark Bears — Dwight Gooden is returning to baseball, independent minor league baseball. The Newark Bears will name Gooden, the former Mets and Yankees pitcher, as their senior vice president in a news conference Thursday. — The Bears, who are seventh …
Associated Press:
Cubs tie record with 8 straight hits to open game … PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Chicago Cubs tied a major league record by beginning their game with the Pittsburgh Pirates with eight consecutive hits. — The Cubs took a 6-0 lead Tuesday night after the first five hitters all singled …
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New York Yankees' Ian Kennedy throws first simulated game — TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees pitcher Ian Kennedy felt good after his first game-type action since surgery in May to remove an aneurysm below his right biceps. — Kennedy threw 22 of 35 pitches for strikes over two innings in a simulated …
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