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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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Bluebird Banter and DRaysBay
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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
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Batter's Box Interactive …
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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Associated Press:
Ibanez leads Phillies to 6-5 win over Mets — PHILADELPHIA - Raul Ibanez sparked a five-run third inning with a three-run homer, and the Philadelphia Phillies pounded out a dozen hits to support Roy Halladay in a 6-5 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday.
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Yahoo! Sports and Associated Press
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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Post Game: Mets 1, Phillies 0
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The Good Phight, Phillies Nation, Amazin' Avenue and Yahoo! Sports
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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Tom Saladino / Associated Press:
Ross, Infante power Atlanta past San Francisco 6-3 — ATLANTA—Derek Lowe pitched into the sixth inning before leaving with an injury and David Ross hit a two-run homer, helping the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Sunday. — Lowe (11-9) was bothered by cramping in his right hamstring.
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Yahoo! Sports and Talking Chop
Associated Press:
O's notch fifth win in six games under Showalter — BALTIMORE (AP) — If the Baltimore Orioles had pitched this well earlier in the season, there would have been no need to hire Buck Showalter. — Jeremy Guthrie outdueled Mark Buehrle , and Baltimore beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 …
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Yahoo! Sports, Camden Chat and Associated Press
Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Ross Detwiler to disabled list, Craig Stammen to bullpen — The Nationals cleared the way for the addition of Jason Marquis and Stephen Strasburg to their starting rotation by sending Ross Detwiler to the 15-day disabled list and Craig Stammen to the bullpen.
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The Nats Blog and DC Pro Sports Report
Associated Press:
Thome powers Twins past Indians 5-4 — CLEVELAND - Jim Thome hit a two-run shot for career homer No. 578 and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Cleveland Indians 5-4 on Sunday. — Thome's drive against his former team during Minnesota's five-run fifth inning against David Huff (2-11) …
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Twinkie Town, Let's Go Tribe! and Associated Press
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 …
Discussion:
Where Have You Gone … and Bucs Dugout
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
Associated Press:
Stubbs stings Cubs again, keeps Reds on a roll — CHICAGO (AP) — Drew Stubbs ' swing was a mess. So was his mind. — Nothing that a little trip to Wrigley Field couldn't fix. — Stubbs hurt the Chicago Cubs once again, hitting a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and driving …
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