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Mike Cole / NESN.com:
Mike Lowell Activated, Starting at First Base as Kevin Youkilis Heads to DL — The dilemma surrounding Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell has been solved temporarily. Lowell will be activated prior to Tuesday's game against the Indians and will play first base and bat sixth for the Red Sox.
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Mike Petraglia / MLB.com:
Red Sox, Tribe benches clear in eighth — Two players hit by pitches, near misses on two others — BOSTON — Whenever a pitch hits a batter or even comes inside, there's an unspoken code of intention between the two teams. Usually, it's very clear and trouble is averted, especially when it's clearly unintentional.
Associated Press:
Both dugouts empty after pair of close pitches. — BOSTON—The benches emptied after Cleveland pitcher Jensen Lewis threw behind Boston's Adrian Beltre in the eighth inning of Tuesday night's game. — Lewis threw the first pitch of the bottom of the eighth behind Beltre.
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baseballmusings.com, Boston Globe, Projo Sox Blog and The Soxaholix
Associated Press:
Rays Surge Into First By Beating The Twins — Joe Maddon, the Tampa Bay Rays' manager, admitted checking the out-of-town scoreboard and liking what he saw. — Sean Rodriguez and B. J. Upton hit three-run homers and Tampa Bay beat the Minnesota Twins, 6-4, on Tuesday night …
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Waiver trade candidates
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Twinkie Town, Bless You Boys, ESPN and MLB Rumors
New York Post:
Forget 600, focus on East — The Yankees have fallen into the A-Rod trap. And they can't get out. — There's been so much attention given to the 600 home run chase, the Yankees have forgotten they're in a pennant race. The first-place Rays haven't. They are 10-1 over the last 11 games …
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Alex Rodriguez misses New York Yankees team photo, has team …
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Pinstripe Alley
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
Reynolds walks away after being hit in head — Slugger exits, then returns to dugout after clean bill of health — PHOENIX — Mark Reynolds got a black eye for his birthday Tuesday night, but appeared to have no other ill effects after he was hit in the head by a pitch …
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Nationals Journal, The Nationals Enquirer and NATS INSIDER
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MLB.com:
Indians recall LHP David Huff & CA Lou Marson from AAA Columbus — Place DH Travis Hafner & CA Carlos Santana on the 15-Day DL — CLEVELAND, OH-Today the Cleveland Indians announced they have placed DH TRAVIS HAFNER (right shoulder inflammation) & CA CARLOS SANTANA (left knee sprain) on the 15-day disabled list.
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
New York Mets' underperforming, injured outfielder Jason Bay reports he's ‘feeling a little better’ — ATLANTA - Jason Bay saw a team physician in New York Monday, and Tuesday told Mets trainer Ray Ramirez by telephone that he was “feeling a little better,” according to a team official.
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MetsBlog.com and The Daily Stache
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Doc back in Florida, where much has changed — MIAMI — The last time Roy Halladay took the mound at Sun Life Stadium, he etched his name in baseball history — and he literally walked away with the pitching rubber. — On May 29, Halladay tossed the 20th perfect game in MLB history.
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The Good Phight
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Tom D'Angelo / Fish Tank:
Chris Coghlan starting rehab, John Baker progressing
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Phillies Nation
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Frenchy's blast boosts Mets, burns Braves — Ex-Atlanta outfielder takes Wagner deep in ninth to snap tie — ATLANTA — Shortly after Monday's loss to the Braves, Jeff Francoeur cited his final at-bat of the evening — a single up the middle — as evidence that he was about to hit a hot streak.
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Talking Chop, New York Times and Amazin' Avenue
Ben Bolch / LA Times Sports Blog:
Torii Hunter agrees to give up center field for Angels — Acknowledging that “we need to do something different,” the Angels' Torii Hunter has agreed to let prospect Peter Bourjos take over in center field, with Hunter moving to right field for the opening game of a series against Baltimore.
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CBSSports.com Sports News …, baseballmusings.com and Yahoo! Sports
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Freese's injury is ‘season ending’ — ST. LOUIS — Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said Tuesday that third baseman David Freese's most recent injury is “season ending.” — Freese will have surgery to repair a torn tendon in right ankle, and it is not clear how long Freese will need to recover.
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BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Jim Callis / Baseball America:
White Sox Promote Sale To Majors — The White Sox will promote 2010 first-round pick Chris Sale to the majors on Wednesday. When he makes his debut roughly two months after he was drafted 13th overall, he'll have sped to the big leagues quicker than any draftee since 2003 Reds first-rounder Ryan Wagner.
Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Stephen Strasburg scheduled for Tuesday return at Nationals Park — After throwing 25 pitches in a bullpen session this afternoon, Stephen Strasburg is scheduled to make his return from right shoulder inflammation and the 15-day disabled list next Tuesday at Nationals Park.
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Fanhouse MLB Blog
The Smoking Gun:
Say It Ain'T So, Sergeant Joe — Army docs criticized DiMaggio's “defective attitude toward the service” … Despite having been aloof, irascible, and miserly, Joe DiMaggio remains one of history's most beloved athletes, the Yankee Clipper who played on nine World Series champions …
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SPORTSbyBROOKS, Can't Stop The Bleeding and Zell's Pinstripe Blog
