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12:15 AM ET, July 28, 2010

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Fox Sports:
Dunn has yet to receive offer from Nats  —  Fox Sports  —  If the Nationals truly want to keep first baseman Adam Dunn, they have yet to make that intention clear.  —  The Nats have not offered Dunn a contract extension in any form, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
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Aaron Gleeman / HardballTalk:
Adam Dunn “scolded” for visiting Bob Uecker during a game
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Adam Dunn Rumors: Tuesday
Jim Armstrong / All Things Rockies:
Street taken to hospital after fainting  —  Dan O'Dowd, Jim Tracy and Rockies players look on as pitcher Huston Street is wheeled off the field to an ambulance and transported to the hospital after getting hit by a line drive Tuesday at Coors Field.  (John Leyba, The Denver Post)
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Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Street diagnosed with abdominal contusion  —  Closer hit by liner during batting practice on Tuesday  —  DENVER — After some scary moments when he was hit in the lower right abdomen with a line drive during batting practice, Rockies closer Huston Street spent Tuesday night …
Discussion: LA Times Sports Blog
Joe Capozzi / Fish Tank:
Hanley Ramirez leading off for Florida Marlins, Logan Morrison second  —  Hanley Ramirez is leading off tonight for the first time since June 6.  Logan Morrison will bat second and play left field.  —  Wes Helms is starting at third base.  Not sure if this is a day off for Jorge Cantu or if he's aching or close to being traded.
Discussion: FishStripes
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David Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Pie gone awry: Marlins' Coghlan tears up knee in cream pie attack
Discussion: MLB Rumors and ESPN
Associated Press:
GM orders Strasburg scratched after warm-up  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Rookie sensation Stephen Strasburg has been scratched from his scheduled start for the Washington Nationals against the Atlanta Braves because he was having trouble getting loose in the bullpen.
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Jim Armstrong / All Things Rockies:
Dick Monfort: Rox would deal in “right situation'  —  Add Aaron Cook and Ryan Theriot to the list of players whose names are being bandied about as the industry counts down the days to Saturday's trading deadline.  —  The Rockies have made Cook available, according to the New York Post.
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Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Rockies trying to acquire Cantu, week could determine if buyers or sellers
Discussion: Denver Post and Purple Row
TSN.ca:
Phillies use timely homers to beat D-Backs; win 6th straight  —  The Sports Network  —  Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Ryan Howard finished 2-for-4 with a two- run homer, three RBI and two runs scored as Philadelphia rallied past Arizona, 9-5, in the opener of a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park.
Associated Press:
Bautista hits 2 homers as Blue Jays beat Orioles  —  (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)  —  TORONTO—Jose Bautista hit two home runs, giving him a major league-leading 30, Ricky Romero pitched 7 2-3 strong innings and Toronto beat Baltimore 8-2 on Tuesday night, the Blue Jays' 11th straight win over the Orioles.
Joel Sherman / NY Post: Hardball:
Joba loses setup role, but Yankees won't send him to minors  —  Joba Chamberlain has lost his exclusive eighth-inning job, but is in no jeopardy of being sent to the minors, sources told The Post.  —  Joe Girardi refused to say on Monday night that Chamberlain had lost his job …
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Changing of the guard in Yanks bullpen
Discussion: Bats and Pinstripe Alley
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Ellsbury shines in minor league play  —  ANAHEIM — Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona may have more to say on the subject at Angel Stadium later Tuesday, but the Gulf Coast League portion of Jacoby Ellsbury's rehab assignment may have come to an end.  —  Ellsbury played six innings …
Discussion: Associated Press and Boston Globe
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
A trip to see Sox' ship
Ben Walker / Associated Press:
Beltran wrecks Wainwright, Mets beat Cardinals 8-2  —  NEW YORK—Carlos Beltran gained a small measure of revenge against Adam Wainwright as the New York Mets suddenly broke loose Tuesday night, roughing up the St. Louis ace in an 8-2 romp over the Cardinals.
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Source: New York Yankees on no-trade list of Kansas City Royals' closer Joakim Soria  —  NEW YORK — If the Yankees are indeed interested in acquiring Kansas City Royals All-Star closer Joakim Soria, they will face one more hurdle — a no-trade clause.  —  The Yankees are one of the six teams …
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Daily Rumble: Werth believes he's staying put  —  It's tough to remember this sort of thing this time of year, so we'll remind you:  —  On the other end of every trade rumor, there's a human being — who just happens to play baseball for a living — whose entire life is floating in all the hot air we generate.
Jeff Schultz:
Braves had no choice but to cut losses with McLouth  —  This is what Nate McLouth looks like when he hits a home run.  It's an old picture.  (Hyosub Shin/AJC)  —  When I spoke to Braves general manager Frank Wren earlier today and asked about the struggling Nate McLouth, this is what he said …
TSN.ca:
Rays beat Tigers again to close in on Yankees in East  —  The Sports Network  —  St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - One night after Matt Garza pitched the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay franchise history, the Rays used a solid outing from starter James Shields and a timely RBI double …
Discussion: DRaysBay
Sports Illustrated:
A-Rod will try to hit HR No. 600 on 35th birthday  —  Still trying to hit his 600th home run, Alex Rodriguez has a chance to do it on his 35th birthday.  Whether he gets the milestone homer or not, the New York Yankees like their chances of winning with CC Sabathia on the mound.
Sean Forman / Baseball-Reference Blog:
Changes to Maris and Mantle's Batting Totals  —  Lyle Spatz, chair of the SABR Records Committee has allowed me to reprint this note that he wrote about the recently made changes to Maris and Mantle's 1961 season totals.  —  We'll have more to say on this in the future …
Discussion: ESPN, USA Today and Fanhouse MLB Blog
 
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Brewers To Wait And See For Now  —  The Brewers still appear …
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Jeff Sullivan / SBNation.com:
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Catcher Kendall's milestone draws praise
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Evan Grant / Texas Rangers:
Rich Harden's dominant rehab outing could make for interesting decision by Rangers
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
With Cliff Lee and Dan Haren off the market, it looks like Mets …
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Ramirez: I guess I'll stay with Cubs next season
New York Post:
Mets on Twitter  —  The Mets didn't drop any bombshells yesterday.
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
NY Daily News:
Harper: To energize club, Ollie's got to go
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