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Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Halladay 7 scoreless vs. Blue Jays in 9-0 win — PHILADELPHIA—Roy Halladay pitched seven scoreless innings in his first start against his former team and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-0 Friday night in a road game at their own ballpark.
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Molina, Morrow are forming quite a tandem — PHILADELPHIA — One thing Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston tries to avoid is having any of his pitchers work with a personal catcher. For nearly the past month, though, Gaston has paired Brandon Morrow with catcher Jose Molina, taking advantage of their recent hot streak.
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TSN.ca:
BLUE JAYS' MORROW COMING INTO HIS OWN — Sports Network — Toronto, Canada (Sports Network) - Brandon Morrow appears to be doing his best Roy Halladay impression of late. Though you could argue that the Toronto Blue Jays right-hander is simply, finally, being himself.
Chicago Breaking Sports:
Cubs suspend Zambrano indefinitely after tirade — Derrek Lee (right) walks away after a heated dugout exchange with Carlos Zambrano. (Chris Sweda/Tribune) — The Cubs suspended pitcher Carlos Zambrano indefinitely Friday following his outburst in the dugout after the first inning …
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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Carlos Zambrano suspended indefinitely — UPDATE: According to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune, the Cubs have suspended Carlos Zambrano indefinitely for his actions during Friday's game. … According to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com, Hendry said, “We'll play with 24 before we tolerate that behavior.”
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 …
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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 …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game 75: Red Sox at Giants — Greetings from San Francisco and beautiful AT&T Park. Here are the linueps: — RED SOX (44-30) — Dustin Pedroia 2B — Kevin Youkilis 1B — Adrian Beltre 3B — Tim Wakefield RHP (2-5, 5.33) — GIANTS (39-32) — TBA — Jonathan Sanchez LHP (5-5, 2.90)
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Pat Graham / Associated Press:
Pedroia's 3rd HR lifts Red Sox over Rockies in 10
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McCovey Chronicles
Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Wright, Pelfrey lead Mets past Twins 5-2 — NEW YORK—David Wright homered and drove in two runs to back a solid start by Mike Pelfrey, and the New York Mets beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 Friday night in the opener of an intriguing interleague series between playoff contenders.
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Amazin' Avenue
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.
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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MLB.com:
Shortstop Escobar on the block? — ATLANTA — While the non-waiver Trade Deadline is over a month away, Major League clubs are already evaluating who might be available to strengthen their needs. One American League scout said Friday that his organization had gained the sense that the Braves might …
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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.
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