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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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Michael Tunison / SBNation.com:
Matt Garza Throws First No-Hitter In Rays' History
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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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Marlins left-fielder Chris Coghlan tears knee, may need surgery — SAN FRANCISCO — Chris Coghlan is the latest player to become seriously injured while celebrating. — The Florida Marlins left fielder is headed for the disabled list with a torn meniscus in his left knee and could need surgery.
Joe Capozzi / Fish Tank:
Texas Rangers asking about Chris Volstad, but Florida Marlins don't want to deal
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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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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
With Cliff Lee and Dan Haren off the market, it looks like Mets will stand pat at trade deadline — The conversations began immediately after Sunday's loss, the ninth of an 11-game road trip, as Omar Minaya sat at the desk in Jerry Manuel's Dodger Stadium office, and Manuel sat in a chair, speaking quietly.
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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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Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Dan Haren leaves Los Angeles Angels debut after liner to arm — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Dan Haren had to leave his first start with the Los Angeles Angels after his right forearm was struck by a Kevin Youkilis line drive. — After an examination by team doctor Craig Milhouse …
Mctaggart / Tag's Lines:
Location not an issue for Oswalt — When it comes to a preferred destination, Astros right-hander Roy Oswalt isn't being too picky, as long as he gets a chance to play for a contender. — Oswalt, who has been the center of trade speculation since he asked for a trade two months ago …
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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 …
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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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Evan Grant / Texas Rangers:
Rich Harden's dominant rehab outing could make for interesting decision by Rangers — RHP Rich Harden finally had the kind of rehab outing on Monday the Rangers have been waiting to see. Now, we'll have to wait and see if its enough to get him back in the rotation this weekend when the Rangers go to Los Angeles to face the Angels.
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Ramirez: I guess I'll stay with Cubs next season — Ramirez seems inclined to exercise his $14.6 million option for next season — HOUSTON — The Cubs don't know what their roster will look like by the end of the week, much less the end of the season. — But next year is already starting to come into focus.
ESPN:
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 …
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.
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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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.
