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John Ourand / SportsBusiness Journal:
Red Sox lose RSN ratings lead — Local numbers show Cardinals, Twins, Phillies, Reds in front — The Boston Red Sox's six-year reign atop MLB's local television ratings is about to end, as the team's local numbers have plummeted from first to fifth this season.
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers appear to be losing interest in Boston Red Sox's Mike Lowell. — ANAHEIM — Mike Lowell is doing his part in trying to prove he could be a useful piece to another club, collecting four hits in a game Saturday night and batting .357 (5 for 14) …
Rob Bradford / WEEI:
RED SOX HEADING FOR TRADE DEADLINE NIGHTMARE — The Red Sox would seem to be in a bind. — We aren't talking about the fact the Sox find themselves eight games in back of the first-place Yankees, or five behind the Wild Card-leading Rays. No, this is about forming a strategy in this …
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Delcarmen, Ramirez on move? — ANAHEIM, Calif. — While the Red Sox are on the hunt for relievers, one major league source said Monday that the Sox have indicated some willingness to move either Manny Delcarmen or Ramon Ramirez in the right deal. — Delcarmen
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Daily Rumble: Welcome to the Roy Oswalt Show — Cliff Lee is gone. Dan Haren is off the board. So strike up the band, because this is now The Roy Oswalt Show. — There's only one “premium” arm left on the starting-pitching market, and it's attached to the right shoulder of the 32-year-old Astros ace.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Edwin Jackson-Adam Dunn Three-Team Rumor
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Sports Network / Toronto Sun:
Garza gets Rays' first no-hitter, blanks Tigers — St. Petersburg - Matt Garza tossed the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay history in a 5-0 win over Detroit in the opener of a four-game set at Tropicana Field. — Garza (11-5) walked one, struck out six and faced the minimum 27 hitters for the Rays …
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Haren trade shifts focus to Cubs' Lilly — The market for Cubs left-hander Ted Lilly just got a lot hotter with the trade Sunday of Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Dan Haren to the Los Angeles Angels. — Cubs officials downplayed the idea of any deals being close, but Lilly is scheduled …
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Sources: New York Mets have decided to keep coaching staff intact …
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Associated Press:
Bautista's 28th HR leads Blue Jays past Orioles — (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young) — TORONTO—Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 28th home run, Aaron Hill and Adam Lind also connected and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Baltimore 9-5 on Monday night for their 10th straight win over the Orioles.
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TSN.ca:
Jays' Anthopoulos considers options as trade deadline looms — It's late July, and the Toronto Blue Jays find themselves in what has become a familiar position: hovering around the .500 mark and a long way from division and wild-card playoff contention. — And that, coupled …
Colin Fly / Associated Press:
Edmonds hits pinch HR to rally Brewers past Reds — MILWAUKEE—Pinch-hitter Jim Edmonds homered with two outs in the eighth after just missing a go-ahead shot on the previous pitch and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Monday night.
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Carlos Zambrano apologizes for tirade … Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano apologized on Monday for his dugout tirade last month, professed his love for Chicago and thanked the team for helping him receive therapy for anger management issues. — The former Cubs ace has been on the restricted …
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Jay Cohen / Associated Press:
Danks leads White Sox past Mariners 6-1 — CHICAGO—John Danks pitched eight solid innings to win his fourth consecutive start, helping the Chicago White Sox beat Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners 6-1 on Monday night. — Juan Pierre and Alexei Ramirez each had three hits for the White Sox …
Associated Press:
Baseball Hall of Fame changes voting for veterans — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The baseball Hall of Fame has changed the way that managers, umpires, executives and long-retired players will be considered for election. — Candidates will be reviewed in three eras: Pre-Integration (1871-1946) …
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Yankees Trying To Trade Chan Ho Park — The Yankees are trying to trade Chan Ho Park, according to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark (via Twitter). The market for relievers is thin, but adding Park to it doesn't change much for teams in search of relief help. The 37-year-old has allowed seven homers …
Associated Press:
Granderson's 2-run HR helps Yanks top Indians 3-2 — CLEVELAND—Curtis Granderson hit a two-run shot and Alex Rodriguez missed out on his 600th homer in the New York Yankees' 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night. — Granderson connected with one out off Jake Westbrook (6-7) …
Sports Illustrated:
Angels' trade coup for Haren leaves D-backs with little assets in return … The Angels have won three straight AL West titles, and despite being six games behind the Rangers, aren't giving up on the idea of making it four in a row. — Striking out of the blue, Angels GM Tony Reagins completed …
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