Top News:
Associated Press:
Buchholz, Red Sox cool off Rays with 6-1 win — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Youkilis (FSY) and David Ortiz (FSY) homered to back the strong pitching of Clay Buchholz (FSY) and lead the resurgent Boston Red Sox to a 6-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.
Discussion:
Boston Globe
RELATED:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Reds beat Pirates, share first with Cardinals — Reds beat Bucs — Drew Stubbs had 3 hits Monday night, and righthander Aaron Harang singled home a run and scored another during Cincinnati's 5-run 5th inning, leading the Reds to a 7-5 victory over visiting Pittsburgh.
Discussion:
Hardball Times
Rob Bradford / WEEI:
ELLSBURY HEADED BACK TO CENTER — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Following the Red Sox' 6-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, Jacoby Ellsbury confirmed what was learned by WEEI.com earlier Monday night — that he is slated to be manning center field on a regular basis for the Sox, even with the return of Mike Cameron from the 15-day disabled list.
Discussion:
Red Sox Monster
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game 46: Red Sox at Rays — The road trip continues with the first of three games in Tampa Bay. Here are the lineups for Game 1 of should be an interesting series: — RED SOX (24-21) — Ellsbury CF — Pedroia 2B — Martinez C — Youkilis 1B — Ortiz DH — Drew RF — Beltre 3B
Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Kazuo to join Rockies' Triple-A club — DENVER — The Rockies have reached a Minor League agreement with second baseman Kazuo Matsui, who will join Triple-A Colorado Springs provided he passes a physical on Tuesday, Major League sources said Monday. — The Rockies have yet to make an official announcement.
Discussion:
Purple Row
RELATED:
Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Rockies reach out to Matsui, would like to bring him back on minor-league deal — Interested in adding depth and creating more options, the Rockies are negotiating to bring back free agent second baseman Kazuo Matsui on a minor-league deal. Resolution is expected tomorrow.
Will Leitch / New York Magazine:
No Miracle Required — A surprisingly simple plan for healing the Mets. — Suffice to say Jeff Wilpon, chief operating officer of the Mets, will never be confused with George Steinbrenner. A former major-league hopeful—he briefly appeared at spring training with the Montreal Expos …
RELATED:
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Breaking Down The Texas Rangers Move Into Voluntary Bankruptcy — In what can only be called a surprise move, Tom Hicks and the other current owners of the Texas Rangers Baseball Club, and Rangers Baseball Express, the local investor group led by team president Nolan Ryan and Chuck Greenberg …
RELATED:
Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Mauer leads AL in early All-Star voting — Longoria holds edge on A-Rod to prevent all-Yankees infield — One thing was evident when the first batch of American League voting results for the 81st All-Star Game were made public Monday: Winning yields votes.
Fox Sports:
Rosenthal: Imagining the Oswalt market — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — Fast forward to July ... Astros general manager Ed Wade walks into owner Drayton McLane's office …
Ken Fidlin / Toronto Sun:
Jays beat the odds and Angels — The odds weren't in Toronto's favour. — First of all, the Blue Jays were facing a left-handed pitcher, which is never a good thing since they're hitting under .200 as a team against southpaws. — Second, they weren't just facing any left-handed pitcher.
Keith Law / ESPN:
MLB mock draft 1.0 — Bryce Harper is solid at No. 1, but things will shift quickly after that — We're just two weeks from the 2010 Rule 4 MLB draft, close enough that the teams selecting in the top half of the first round are narrowing their preference lists to the point …
Discussion:
River Avenue Blues
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Maine dealing with rotator cuff tendinitis — Right-hander will begin rehab program, admits some pain — NEW YORK — Mets right-hander John Maine has been diagnosed with right rotator cuff tendinitis, according to a team release. He will begin a rehabilitation program and will resume throwing as tolerated.
