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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Ending slump serious business for Tex — Levity preceded Mark Teixeira's third homer, but he was dialed in for the at-bat … BOSTON — Something happened at Fenway Park on Saturday that players who participated in the game will be talking about for years, if not decades, to come.
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3 Tex HRs lift Yanks — BOSTON — Those three long balls Mark Teixeira sent over the Fenway Park fences delivered an emphatic message: His early season struggles are over. — Teixeira joined Lou Gehrig as the only Yankees to hit three home runs against the Boston Red Sox …
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Jenkins close to retirement — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — Phoenix - Former Brewers outfielder Geoff Jenkins visited the club this afternoon at Chase Field. Jenkins, who hasn't played since 2008, hasn't filed his retirement papers yet but admitted “the writing is on the wall.”
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Outfielder Jenkins admits retirement is near — PHOENIX — Even after putting out feelers to all 30 teams earlier this year and getting nothing more than Minor League offers, former Brewers All-Star and Phillies World Series champ Geoff Jenkins still is not ready to utter the word retirement.
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
A mayday call in second month? — I don't want to panic or overreact, but is it possible the Red Sox season is already over? Is it time for Danny Ainge to toss a white towel onto the Fenway lawn? — Was run prevention a giant sack of fool's gold? — Did Theo Epstein know this might …
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Associated Press:
Gerut hits for cycle as Brewers hammer D-backs — PHOENIX (AP) — Jody Gerut has made only four starts for the Milwaukee Brewers this season. After his offensive outburst Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks he has earned himself at least one more. — " It's going to be tough …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Scout's take: White's highs include finding Dibble, Manny — Five years ago Mickey White was raking fields at a baseball academy, looking for full-time work and applying for financial assistance just to pay his bills. — It was a long, hard year out of professional baseball for White.
Corey Brock / MLB.com:
MRI confirms Young's shoulder strain — Padres righty to be re-evaluated in two to three weeks — HOUSTON — On Friday afternoon, Padres pitcher Chris Young received the results of his second MRI exam of the week on his injured right shoulder. — San Diego manager Bud Black …
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Baker puts Stubbs' struggles in perspective — CINCINNATI — Reds center fielder Drew Stubbs snapped an 0-for-15 skid with a ninth-inning single Friday, but he was still batting only .174 with 30 strikeouts in 97 at-bats entering Saturday. Reds manager Dusty Baker was armed with printouts …
Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Los Angeles Angels' Maicer Izturis on 15-day DL because of shoulder injury — SEATTLE — The Los Angeles Angels put utility infielder Maicer Izturis on the 15-day disabled list Saturday because of inflammation in his right shoulder. — The team recalled Kevin Frandsen …
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Los Angeles Dodgers activate Manny Ramirez — LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers activated Manny Ramirez from the 15-day disabled list on Saturday after he missed 14 games because of a right calf strain. — The Dodgers were 6-8 while Ramirez was on the DL, and also lost the two other games in which he did not play.
