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External / Associated Press:
Lester, Red Sox cool off Yankees to avoid home sweep — BOSTON — Jon Lester's strong performance saved the Boston Red Sox from another embarrassing weekend. — After losing 10-3 and 14-3 to the New York Yankees, the Red Sox salvaged the finale of their three-game series …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Girardi Yankees' first ejection of 2010 — Manager tossed after McClelland calls third strike on Thames — BOSTON — Yankees manager Joe Girardi was ejected by home-plate umpire Tim McClelland after the top half of the fourth inning during Sunday's 9-3 loss at Fenway Park.
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Fack Youk
Tommy Craggs / Deadspin:
Today In Hilarious Baseball Stat-Geek Mockery: Dan Shaughnessy And Pudding
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Dan Shaughnessy Watch
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
At Fenway, seats are full but something is missing
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MLB Rumors
Greg Johns / Mariners blog:
Slumping Mariners fire hitting coach Cockrell — Looking for answers for the worst offensive team in the American League, the Seattle Mariners fired hitting coach Alan Cockrell on Sunday morning. — Alonzo Powell, the club's Triple A hitting coach, has been names as his replacement.
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Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:
Mariners end eight-game losing streak against Angels — Ervin Santana is roughed up for four runs with two outs in the fourth inning of an 8-1 loss in Seattle. — Reporting from Seattle — It was hard to say what hurt the Angels more in Sunday's 8-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners, the balls that were hit or the ones that weren't.
Associated Press:
Oakland's Braden is perfect against Rays — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Dallas Braden definitely owns the mound now. — Braden pitched the 19th perfect game in major league history on Sunday, shutting down the majors' hottest team and leading the Oakland Athletics to a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays .
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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Rodriguez speaks up: ‘Good for him’ … BOSTON — During the sixth inning of Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden's perfect game Sunday, New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was asked what he thought. — “No more about him, please,” Rodriguez said before scurrying off.
Associated Press:
Giants halt Mets' 9-game home winning streak — NEW YORK (AP) — After Brian Wilson watched Jason Bay 's shallow fly take a wild ride in the wind and end up falling in for a leadoff double in the ninth, he changed his approach. — He focused on strikeouts.
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Tim Britton / MLB.com:
Yanks-Tigers has look of a reunion — Even with Granderson sidelined, Damon a central figure — When the Yankees take the field at Comerica Park on Monday night, there will be an all-too-familiar face across the way. Johnny Damon, one of the heroes of last season's World Series championship team …
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HardballTalk
Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Will Fontenot Become Trade Bait For Cubs? — Second baseman Mike Fontenot may not fit in with the Cubs' long-term plans if Starlin Castro lives up to expectations, writes Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times. Castro has knocked Fontenot out of the starting lineup as he has taken …
Jim Armstrong / Denver Post:
Dodgers pin first loss of year on Rockies' Ubaldo Jimenez — LOS ANGELES — Jim Tracy was asked before today's game whether Ubaldo Jimenez could really be as humble as he seemed. — “Come on, he's not humble, is he?” Tracy said. “How many words did you get? Did you get to 10?”
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Associated Press:
Blackburn, Twins blank Orioles in Mauer's return — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A few adjustments have paid big dividends for Nick Blackburn . — Blackburn threw seven strong innings, Denard Span had his third three-hit game of the month and the Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-0 Sunday to earn a split of the four-game series.
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Twinkie Town
Associated Press:
Cubs fall to the Reds 5-3 — CINCINNATI — Joey Votto hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to help Mike Leake and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Sunday. — Votto connected on Ryan Dempster's first pitch after he was visited by manager Lou Piniella.
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TSN.ca:
ASTROS USE PADRES ERRORS TO AVOID SWEEP — The Sports Network — Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Hunter Pence went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and drove in the game-winning run in the 11th inning, as the Astros took advantage of a pair of late errors from the Padres to avoid a three-game sweep at Minute Maid Park.
Canadian Press:
LEWIS' THREE-RUN HOMER IN 9TH RALLIES JAYS PAST WHITE SOX — CHICAGO — Fred Lewis hit a three-run homer off Bobby Jenks and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 9-7 on Sunday. — Jenks (1-1) failed to retire any of the four batters he faced.
