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10:05 AM ET, August 3, 2010

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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Recap: Indians 6, Red Sox 5  —  Quite a bit Lacking  —  John Lackey was bothered by boos when he walked off the field after pitching great before his old hometown fans in Anaheim, Calif., during his last start.  Last night, he heard something worse: near silence, mixed in with light boos and weak claps …
Discussion: Boston Globe and Yahoo! Sports
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Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Cleveland Indians beat Red Sox, 6-5, tests ‘look good’ for catcher Carlos Santana's knee injury  —  BOSTON, Mass. — Catcher Carlos Santana, the flower of the Indians' farm system, was carted off the field at Fenway Park in the seventh inning Monday night following a collision at home plate that left him with an injury to his left leg.
Quinn Roberts / MLB.com:
Tribe's Santana injures left leg in collision  —  Catcher heading back to Cleveland to undergo MRI on Tuesday  —  BOSTON — Catcher Carlos Santana will undergo an MRI on his left knee in Cleveland on Tuesday after he was involved in a violent collision at home plate in the Indians' 6-5 victory …
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe!
Associated Press:
Indians' Santana hurt in violent collision
Discussion: Boston Globe and Yahoo! Sports
Nate Taylor / Boston Globe:
Indians beat the Red Sox 6-5
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Boston Herald:
Trevor Cahill tosses 3-hitter in A's win  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — The last time Trevor Cahill tossed a complete game, he had just committed to Dartmouth and was still a few credits short of his high school diploma.  —  These days, he'd have been the odd man out if he didn't finish the game.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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TSN.ca:
Cahill tosses shutout as A's top Royals  —  The Sports Network  —  Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Trevor Cahill threw the first shutout of his career as the Oakland Athletics took a 6-0 win over the Kansas City Royals in the first of a three-game set.  —  Cahill (11-4), who also recorded …
Discussion: Athletics Nation
Tom Saladino / Associated Press:
Hudson pitches 6 innings, Ankiel gets key hit  —  ATLANTA—Tim Hudson pitched six solid innings and Rick Ankiel drove in two runs with his first hit as a Brave, a two-out, two-run single in a three-run first inning that helped Atlanta to a 4-1 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night.
Discussion: Talking Chop
Associated Press:
Yanks fall to Blue Jays; A-Rod in 0-for-14 slump  —  NEW YORK (AP) — There was no burst of thousands of camera flashes and the crowd was eerily silent when Travis Snider pulled into second base with his second double of the fifth inning.  —  This was not the milestone Yankees fans came to see Monday night.
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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Blue Jays 8, Yankees 6: Rodriguez Stays at No. 599; Burnett Revisits His Struggles  —  The Yankees returned Monday from a weeklong road trip to play the first of three games against the Toronto Blue Jays.  And A. J. Burnett imploded in one of the ugliest innings thrown by a Yankees pitcher …
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
NY Daily News:
With Wild Card as a backup, pennant race between Yankees and Rays …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
In debut, Hellickson vaults Rays into first  —  Righty sent back to Triple-A after hurling seven strong innings  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Using Jeremy Hellickson on Monday night felt like uncorking a vintage bottle of wine, then being able to put it back in your wine cellar to season further.
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Associated Press:
Rays' Hellickson wins major-league debut
Fox Sports:
Dodgers get rid of ‘Mannywood’ sign  —  LOS ANGELES (AP)  —  “Mannywood” is no more at Dodger Stadium.  —  When the Los Angeles Dodgers opened a seven-game homestand Monday night with the San Diego Padres, the “Mannywood” sign that adorned the short fence in the left-field corner was absent …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
This situation at critical mass  —  It's impossible and unfair to measure another man's pain.  Some professional ballplayers play hurt, while others wait until they are 100 percent before they step on the field.  Jacoby Ellsbury broke five ribs back in April and he's the only person who knows the extent of his pain at this hour.
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Rangers poised for postseason push  —  With the team in bankruptcy, GM Jon Daniels gets creative before the trade deadline  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Even hours after the trade deadline had passed, general manager Jon Daniels sat in the visitors clubhouse at Angel Stadium clicking the semi-worn keys …
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Dallas Morning News:
Grant: Rangers' series loss shows trouble could be ahead
Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
For A-Rod, No. 600 is a million miles away  —  NEW YORK - You had to listen hard, really hard, but there was no mistaking the boos that sprinkled over Alex Rodriguez like a light mist in the ninth inning.  He had failed (again) to convert on a chance for career home run No. 600, and the crowd …
JSOnline:
Hart gets 3-year extension  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Corey Hart got his wish.  —  While his name was being bandied about on the trade rumor mill in recent weeks, Hart repeatedly said he wanted to stay with the Brewers and sign a contract extension rather than being dealt to another club.
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MLB:
Corey Hart gets 3-year extension
 
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Steve Melewski:
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Associated Press:
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Associated Press:
Prado goes on disabled list with fractured pinky
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Discussion: Atlanta Braves
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Cameron returns to disabled list
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Howard Megdal / ESPN:
I should be general manager of the Mets
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Steve Dilbeck / Dodgers Blog:
It's Matt Kemp as you've never heard him: Dodgers outfielder agrees …
Frankie Piliere / Fanhouse MLB Blog:
A-Rod Isn't Same Hitter, 600 or Not
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Waiver Trade Candidates: AL West
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Daniel Hudson, Adam LaRoche lead Arizona Diamondbacks past New York Mets
 

 
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