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6:50 PM ET, June 25, 2010

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Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
Shooting the breeze with Brewers owner  —  MILWAUKEE  —  The Brewers are eight games under .500 and eight games back in the National League Central.  —  But their owner, Mark Attanasio, isn't about to concede.  —  Attanasio was upbeat and optimistic during a lengthy interview …
Discussion: ESPN
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Brewers Owner Doesn't Intend To Dismantle Team  —  Brewers owner Mark Attanasio told Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports that he doesn't intend to rebuild completely just because the Brewers aren't in contention.  The Brewers know that players like Corey Hart and Prince Fielder will appeal to other teams …
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
Jordan Schelling / MLB.com:
Gallardo perfect after five vs. Twins
Discussion: Twinkie Town and Yahoo! Sports
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
New York Mets not eager to trade Angel Pagan, view him as insurance policy for Carlos Beltran  —  The Seattle Mariners still had not made pitcher Cliff Lee available as of Thursday, and had given no indication they will in the near future, according to major league sources.
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Laurel Pfahler / ESPN:
Beltran: ‘Everything came out good’  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — New York Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran isn't ruling out the possibility of joining the team in Puerto Rico for a three-game set with the Marlins next week after what he called a successful step in his return from injury.
Discussion: ESPN
Fox Sports:
Dodgers should gamble on trading Kemp  —  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.  —  The Dodgers are in a box.  —  Their starting pitching is not good enough for the team to win the NL West, much less advance in the postseason.
David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
Tejada carries Orioles to 11-5 win over Marlins  —  BALTIMORE—Miguel Tejada had a season-high four hits, ended a long home run drought and drove in four runs to lead the Baltimore Orioles past the Florida Marlins 11-5 Thursday night.  —  Tejada singled in a run and scored in the third inning …
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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Close-knit Uptons to compete for first time  —  Parents of B.J., Justin cheer for both sons to do well in series  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The Upton brothers will compete against each other for the first time in any organized sport Friday night when the Rays host the D-backs at Tropicana Field.
Discussion: NESN.com
Ian O'Connor / ESPN:
Jeter will have his cake — and eat it, too  —  The Captain turns 36 years young Saturday, with no real signs of slowing down … Starting Saturday, Derek Jeter will need to tweak his own company line.  Over the past 12 months he has met inquiries about his baseball mortality with this question of his own:
Discussion: It's About The Money
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates frustrated with sweep by sizzling Texas  —  Tempers flare as Rangers prevail, 6-5, on Guerrero's walkoff single  —  ARLINGTON , Texas — Never bet against a streak, as they say.  —  The Pirates had chance after chance after chance to bury Texas, but the Rangers gained their only lead …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Castro on his way as Reddick optioned  —  To shore up their pitching staff after last night's slugfest, the Sox have recalled lefty Fabio Castro from Triple-A Pawtucket and optioned OF Josh Reddick back to the minors.  —  This from the release:
Alex Speier / WEEI:
ONCE AGAIN, LOWELL'S HIP THROWS A WRENCH  —  It was the hip all along.  —  Discomfort in Mike Lowell's surgically repaired right hip resulted in the corner infielder heading to the disabled list on Thursday.  The move represented the latest derailment by the joint to the four-time All-Star's 2010 season …
Discussion: HardballTalk
Sports Illustrated:
Dusty Baker not inspiring faith as Reds go toe-to-toe with Cardinals … Coming off a sweep of the A's in Oakland, the Reds look more and more like serious challengers to the Cardinals in the NL Central.  While it was their pitching that got the job done in Oakland — three quality starts …
Pat Graham / Associated Press:
Pedroia's 3rd HR lifts Red Sox over Rockies in 10  —  DENVER—Dustin Pedroia was hitting the ball all over the place.  Most of all out of the yard.  —  Pedroia went 5 for 5 with three home runs, including a tiebreaking shot off Huston Street in the 10th inning, to lift the Boston Red Sox …
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
 
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