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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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Also See — Did you attend this game? If so, start chronicling your sports memories today with ESPN's Sports Passport. Enter the games you attend, upload your photos and share your memories! — I was there » — Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Matt Garza throws in the first inning …
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Michael Tunison / SBNation.com:
Matt Garza Throws First No-Hitter In Rays' History
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Changing of the guard in Yanks bullpen — Joe Girardi goes to David Robertson — not Joba Chamberlain — in the eighth inning … CLEVELAND — Two hours before the first pitch of Monday night's New York Yankees-Cleveland Indians game at Progressive Field, a direct question was put …
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Cano reaches 1,000-hit milestone — NEW YORK — Although Alex Rodriguez missed his chance at history Sunday afternoon, second baseman Robinson Cano certainly capitalized on his milestone moment. — With a ground-rule double in the bottom of the eighth inning, Cano recorded his 1,000th career hit …
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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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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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Bernardo Fallas / Houston Chronicle:
Oswalt indicates stance on trade has flexibility
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Coghlan goes on DL after celebration injury — Shaving-cream pie attack injures outfielder's left knee — SAN FRANCISCO — Excessive celebration after a dramatic walk-off win has proven costly for the Marlins. — During the elation in the aftermath of the Marlins' 5-4 win over the Braves …
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Associated Press:
Haren hit by liner in Angels debut — Dan Haren has left his first start for the Los Angeles Angels in the fifth inning after a line drive by Boston's Kevin Youkilis apparently hit him in the right forearm. — The Angels acquired Haren in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
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Dan Haren leaves Los Angeles Angels debut after liner to arm
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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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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 …
New York Post:
Mets on Twitter — The Mets didn't drop any bombshells yesterday. Howard Johnson is still the hitting coach, and Jerry Manuel remains the manager. — Johnson is confident the hitting will come around. — “I got a plan for these guys and we'll get “em back,” Johnson said.
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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 …
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
A trip to see Sox' ship — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Reading Red Sox dispatches from Oakland and Seattle was depressing. The estimable Amalie Benjamin and indefatigable Pete Abraham kept me up to date as the Sox stumbled out West, but I had to come out here to see for myself.
