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11:45 PM ET, June 25, 2010

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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.
Discussion: TSN.ca
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Molina, Morrow are forming quite a tandem
Discussion: MLB Rumors
TSN.ca:
BLUE JAYS' MORROW COMING INTO HIS OWN
Discussion: Phillies Nation and Canadian Press
James Hall / MLB.com:
Gaston shuffles things up with Lind, Hill
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 …
Discussion: ESPN
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Brewers Owner Doesn't Intend To Dismantle Team
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
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)
Discussion: Over the Monster
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Castro on his way as Reddick optioned
Pat Graham / Associated Press:
Pedroia's 3rd HR lifts Red Sox over Rockies in 10
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: 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.
Tim Reynolds / Associated Press:
Venable, Richard carry Padres past Marlins, 3-0  —  MIAMI—Will Venable's two-run home run in the seventh inning broke a scoreless tie, Clayton Richard gave up five hits in six efficient innings and the San Diego Padres spoiled Florida interim manager Edwin Rodriguez's home debut by beating the Marlins 3-0 on Friday night.
Joe Kay / Associated Press:
Stubbs drives in 4, Reds beat Indians 10-3  —  CINCINNATI—Drew Stubbs drove in four runs with a homer and a single Friday night, powering the Cincinnati Reds to a 10-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians, who have dropped six in a row.  —  The Reds wore green caps as part …
Associated Press:
Diamondbacks' Edwin Jackson no-hits Tampa Bay  —  The former Dodgers pitcher doesnÂ't give up a run despite walking eight Rays batters in a 1-0 victory for Arizona.  —  Diamondbacks starting pitcher Edwin Jackson, shown last month against Florida when he struck out a career-high 12 …
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish
Andy Gardiner / USA Today:
Matt Purke and TCU force decisive game against UCLA  —  OMAHA — Matt Purke is still perfect.  —  TCU's freshman pitching sensation kept the Horned Frogs' College World Series hopes alive Friday by leading them to a 6-2 victory over No. 6 seed UCLA to force a deciding third game Saturday …
Discussion: Baseball America
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.
Discussion: Mets Today
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Laurel Pfahler / ESPN:
Beltran: ‘Everything came out good’
Discussion: ESPN
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 …
Discussion: MLB Rumors
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
 
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