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Canadian Press:
Blue Jays' Morrow whiffs 17 Rays in one-hit victory — TORONTO — Brandon Morrow came a foot short of throwing just the second no-hitter in Toronto Blue Jays history. — Evan Longoria spoiled the right-hander's bid for the sixth no-no in the majors this season with a ground ball …
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James Hall / MLB.com:
Davis, Niemann to have shoulders examined — TORONTO — Prior to Sunday's contest against the Blue Jays, Rays righties Jeff Niemann and Wade Davis were sent to Florida to be examined by the team's medical staff. — Both starters had been experiencing posterior right-shoulder soreness over the past couple days.
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Arencibia leads Jays' homer derby past Rays — TORONTO — As the old baseball adage goes, hitting is contagious. For the Blue Jays, time and time again throughout this season, they have made it seem as though launching home runs can be contagious as well.
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Batter's Box Interactive …
Associated Press:
Eight (HRs) is enough for Jays — TORONTO - A group of fans wearing blue wigs decided against K signs for each home strikeout at Rogers Centre, opting for HR placards for each Toronto drive instead. — It got plenty of work yesterday. — The Blue Jays became the first team to hit eight homers …
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Associated Press, Yahoo! Sports, Batter's Box Interactive …, Bluebird Banter and Boston Globe
TSN.ca:
Yankees host Red Sox in crucial AL East matchup on TSN2 — The Sports Network — (Sports Network) - Josh Beckett will try to build off one his best starts of the season and keep Boston in the playoff hunt, as the Red Sox resume a crucial four-game set with the New York Yankees tonight in the Bronx.
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Boston Globe and MLB Rumors
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Ian Begley / ESPN:
Boos, not hits, keep comin' for Berkman — Struggling newcomer finally makes good contact — and nails A-Rod in batting practice … NEW YORK — Here is Lance Berkman's Saturday in a nutshell: a walk, a strikeout, two groundouts and a batting-practice knockout.
ESPN:
New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez hit on shin during batting …
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Subway Squawkers, Zell's Pinstripe Blog and Yahoo! Sports
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Yanks: Javier Vazquez has ‘dead arm’
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Zell's Pinstripe Blog, Sliding Into Home and River Avenue Blues
Dallas Morning News:
Q&A with Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg: ‘We want to sign Cliff Lee’ — Some questions and answers with prospective Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg. You can ask your questions in a chat 2 p.m. Monday at SportsDayDFW.com. — How much have you batted around how you will lock up the on-field personnel …
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MLB Rumors
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Jesse Spector / NY Daily News:
Greatest living baseball player? Alex Rodriguez is in the mix — Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th home run on Wednesday, Stan Musial is on the cover of Sports Illustrated and baseball welcomed its newest class of Hall of Famers just a couple of weeks ago, making this a natural time for the age-old debate …
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Yankees Daily
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Dodgers Designate Garret Anderson For Assignment — The Dodgers have designated Garret Anderson for assignment according to the team's official Twitter feed. The move frees up a roster spot for Jay Gibbons, who had his contract purchased from the team's Triple-A affiliate.
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Yahoo! Sports and Orange County Register
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates fire coaches Kerrigan, Varsho — The Pirates this morning fired pitching coach Joe Kerrigan and bench coach Gary Varsho, moves initiated by manager John Russell and approved by general manager Neal Huntington. — “I made the call,” Russell said. — Kerrigan will be replaced …
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Where Have You Gone … and Bucs Dugout
Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Post Game: Mets 1, Phillies 0 — The Mets shutout the Phillies by the score of 1-0 tonight at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. — The Mets shutout the Phillies for the fourth time this season, and pulled back to .500 at 55-55 on the year. — For a full recap and box score, check out SNY.tv here.
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Phillies Nation, Amazin' Avenue, The Good Phight and Yahoo! Sports
Joe Capozzi / Fish Tank:
Florida Marlins: Chris Coghlan will have surgery Wednesday, likely out until 2011 — Left-fielder Chris Coghlan just told us he will have surgery Wednesday in Miami to repair the torn meniscus in his left knee. The recovery time is four to eight weeks. — Coghlan isn't ruling out a return this year but he knows it's a long shot.
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Yahoo! Sports
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Fisher, not Chapman added to Cincy 'pen — CHICAGO — Speculation was rampant that Saturday would be the day left-handed flamethrower Aroldis Chapman would start his big league career, and fan anticipation could be felt all the way from Cincinnati. — An opening was created …
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