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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Red Sox add Martinez to ranks of wounded — Broken thumb is Boston's third significant injury in three days — SAN FRANCISCO — Catcher Victor Martinez completed an unwanted trifecta Sunday, becoming the third significant Boston player to leave a game with an injury in as many days.
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Lester's gem leads reeling Red Sox past Giants 5-1 — SAN FRANCISCO—Victor Martinez made it three key injuries in three days for the Red Sox. — Boy, it's no wonder Boston wanted to race out of the Bay Area and back to Beantown. — Jon Lester pitched a five-hitter …
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Body parts hurting, but team's spirit not broken — SAN FRANCISCO — They left their X-rays in San Francisco. They brought their hearts back to Boston. — For three bone-cracking nights and days the Red Sox were sittin' by the dock of Sick Bay. They lost Dustin Pedroia (broken foot) …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Martinez fractures left thumb
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Fox Sports:
Valentine, Marlins no longer negotiating — Fox Sports — Bobby Valentine produced drama without ever getting named Marlins manager. — Valentine no longer is a candidate to replace Fredi Gonzalez, according to a major-league source.The news, first reported by SI.com …
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Marlins mangling manager moves — 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. — Fredi Gonzalez must be laughing his butt off. — The Marlins fired Gonzalez as manager last Wednesday with the idea of hiring Bobby Valentine.
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Marlins no longer considering Bobby V. … Former Mets and Rangers skipper Bobby Valentine is no longer being considered for the Marlins' managerial vacancy, according to a Major League Baseball source. — Valentine had been viewed as the top candidate for the job since Fredi Gonzalez was fired last week …
Evan Drellich / MLB.com:
Dodgers stunned by Yankees' comeback — LOS ANGELES — Robinson Cano deposited George Sherrill's second pitch of the night into the left-center-field stands for a go-ahead two-run home run in the 10th inning on Sunday as the Yankees scored six runs over the last two frames to steal the rubber game of the series, 8-6.
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Associated Press:
Yanks burn Broxton in 9th, drop Dodgers in 10th — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just when the Los Angeles Dodgers thought their lead was safe in the hands of one of the game's best closers, the mighty Yankees snatched away a win. — Robinson Cano hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning …
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Updating the various injuries — I landed at Logan at 7 a.m. today and flipped on the radio when I got in the car. There were so many injury updates for the Sox that the average fan must be wondering whether they have enough players to field a team. — Here's the latest:
Kyle Maistri / MLB.com:
Mets muscle way to rubber-match victory — Niese, bullpen combine to shut down Twins in series finale — NEW YORK — With one out in the bottom of the fifth inning, Ike Davis launched a ball over the bullpen and onto the “Shea Bridge” pedestrian walkway in right field, and just like that …
Steve Treder / Hardball Times:
Interleague play: AL makes it six straight — The 2010 episode of interleague play is now complete. While the National League managed to tighten to margin somewhat in this final week, it wasn't enough, as the American League prevailed overall by a tally of 134 wins to 118.
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Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Boesch homers, powers Tigers past Braves 10-4 — ATLANTA—Rookie Brennan Boesch homered and drove in three runs as the Detroit Tigers chased Tommy Hanson early and beat the Atlanta Braves 10-4 Sunday. — Boesch hit an RBI single during a five-run fourth inning that finished Hanson (7-5).
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Jonah Keri / DRaysBay:
10 Things the Rays Should Do to Compete for the World Series — More photos » Kevin C. Cox - Getty Images — 7 days ago: ATLANTA - JUNE 20: David DeJesus #9 of the Kansas City Royals makes a catch as he slides into foul territory in left field against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on June 20, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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