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5:10 AM ET, July 20, 2010

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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game 93: Red Sox at Athletics  —  The Sox start their West Coast swing tonight.  Here are the lineups:  —  RED SOX (52-40)  —  TBA  —  Pitching: RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (6-3, 4.56)  —  ATHLETICS (46-46)  —  TBA  —  Pitching: RHP Ben Sheets (4-8, 4.63)  —  Game time: 10:05 p.m.
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Daisuke Matsuzaka unpredictably masterful  —  Starter strikingly good in win  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Raise your hand if you saw that coming.  —  In the opener of a 10-game West Coast swing upon which the fate of Red Sox [team stats] …
Discussion: Red Sox Monster
Josh Dubow / Associated Press:   Matsuzaka leads Red Sox past Athletics 2-1
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Red Sox-A's game updates from Oakland-Alameda Coliseum
Discussion: Athletics Nation
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Pregame news from Oakland: Sox looking; Lowell gets a shot
Discussion: The Joy of Sox
Associated Press:
Rockies lose as Marlins walk off with two-run home run  —  MIAMI — Pinch-hitter Donnie Murphy hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning Monday night, and the Florida Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 9-8.  —  It was the fifth lead change in the game.
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TSN.ca:
Rios homers to power White Sox over Mariners  —  The Sports Network  —  Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Alex Rios clubbed a two-run homer and added a sacrifice fly, as the Chicago White Sox defeated Seattle, 6-1, in the opener of a three-game series at Safeco Field.
Discussion: Lookout Landing
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Hudson sharp for scouts as Sox snap skid
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Nippert day-to-day after liner to head  —  DETROIT — Rangers pitcher Dustin Nippert is day-to-day after being hit on the right side of his head by a line drive that forced him to come out of Monday's game against the Tigers.  He was taken to Henry Ford Hospital for a CAT scan that came back negative.
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Associated Press:
Cruz's 2-run homer ends marathon game in 14th
Brian Costello / New York Post:
Yankees Blog  —  With 12 days to go before the trade deadline, Brian Cashman is sticking to his plan even with Andy Pettitte on the shelf for 4-5 weeks.  —  That plan involves trying to bolster the Yankees' bench and possibly their bullpen, but it does not include the pursuit of a starting pitcher.
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Mitre starting for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tonight
Fox Sports:
Venters suspended for throwing at Prince Fielder  —  NEW YORK (AP)  —  Atlanta Braves pitcher Jonny Venters was suspended for four games and fined by Major League Baseball on Monday for throwing consecutive pitches at Milwaukee's Prince Fielder last weekend.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Associated Press:
Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox suspended one game, pitcher Jonny …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Fox Sports:
A-Rod's suddenly an afterthought  —  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.  —  Alex Rodriguez is two home runs shy of 600.  —  Does anyone care?  —  The Yankees do — A-Rod …
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Baldelli set to return to minors tonight  —  Rocco Baldelli is set to make his return to the field as a player tonight for Class A Charlotte, the first step in what could lead him back to the Rays later this season.  —  Baldelli, 28, has spent this season working as a special assistant coach …
Associated Press:
Cardinals blast Kendrick with homers, pound Phillies 8-4  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — No worries about offense on Matt Holliday's (FSY) day off.  The St. Louis Cardinals had plenty of it without their cleanup hitter.  —  Albert Pujols' (FSY) two-run home run in the fifth inning began a barrage …
Discussion: Phillies Nation and Yahoo! Sports
Andy Martino / Surfing The Mets:
MLB likely to speak to Phil Cuzzi, discipline possible  —  Phil Cuzzi missed a game-altering call Sunday, and that was just one of several strange ninth-inning moments for the home plate umpire in the 4-3 Mets win over San Francisco.  —  Afterward, Mets catcher Henry Blanco called for baseball …
Peter Gammons / MLB.com:
Power often the last thing to come  —  Bautista, Byrd, Bay, Ludwick, Cruz, Ibanez were all late bloomers  —  Some figure it out early.  When Jeff Bagwell was in his early years in Houston, Dave Magadan asked him how he could go from hitting four homers in New Britain in his second professional season …
MLB.com:
Mariners announce six international signings  —  Mariners sign players from Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela to first pro contracts  —  SEATTLE, Wash. — Seattle Mariners Vice President of International Operations Bob Engle today announced the signings of six international free agents.
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Inge out 4-6 weeks with fracture in left hand  —  DETROIT — The Tigers' losing streak is up to a season-high six games after Monday's loss to the Rangers, but Brandon Inge's broken bone in his left hand was the bigger loss Monday night.  —  They've had their struggles off and on this season …
 
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Playoff contenders continuing to scout the A's
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Richard Justice / Houston Chronicle:
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