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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.
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ESPN:
New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez hit on shin during batting practice Saturday; out of lineup vs. Boston Red Sox — NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez was scratched from the lineup about 90 minutes before the start of Saturday's Yankees-Red sox game after suffering “a contusion of the lower left leg” …
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Subway Squawkers, Zell's Pinstripe Blog and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Sabathia shuts down Red Sox — NEW YORK (AP) — CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees hardly envisioned this kind of start Saturday - the sight of Alex Rodriguez writhing on the ground, medical personnel running to his side. — Struck on the inside of his left ankle by a sharp grounder in batting practice …
Discussion:
Over the Monster
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, The Good Phight, Amazin' Avenue and Yahoo! Sports
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TSN.ca:
Young homers twice as D'Backs hold off Padres — Sports Network — Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Chris Young hit a pair of solo homers, including the game-winning blast in the bottom of the ninth, as the Diamondbacks snuck past the San Diego Padres, 6-5, on a night that Arizona retired Luis Gonzalez's jersey.
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Associated Press, Gaslamp Ball and AZ Snakepit
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John Marshall / Associated Press:
Hudson leads D-backs to 2-1 win over Padres
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AZ Snakepit
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 …
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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Associated Press
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TSN.ca:
Napoli's three RBI help Angels crush Tigers — Sports Network — Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Mike Napoli finished 2-for-5 with three RBI as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim trounced Detroit, 10-1, in the middle installment of a three-game set from Comerica Park.
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Bless You Boys
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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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Batter's Box Interactive …, Bluebird Banter, Boston Globe and Associated Press
Luke Adams / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox Agree To Deal With Carlos Delgado — The Red Sox and Carlos Delgado have reached an agreement on a minor league contract, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter). If Delgado is not on the big league roster by September 1st, he can opt out of the deal and become a free agent.
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Fox Sports, Boston Globe, MLB Daily Dish, Over the Monster, Yahoo! Sports, Mets Gazette, Clubhouse Insider and Full Count
Fox Sports:
Rangers want Washington back for 2011 — Ron Washington appreciates a vote of confidence as much as anybody. While it's nice to know the Texas Rangers want to keep him around as manager beyond 2010, his future is not weighing heavily on his mind at the moment.
Discussion:
MLB Daily Dish
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Yanks: Javier Vazquez has ‘dead arm’ — NEW YORK — The New York Yankees believe they know why starter Javier Vazquez had a mysterious drop in the velocity of his fastball Friday. — “He has a little dead arm,” pitching coach Dave Eiland told ESPNNewYork.com. “Nothing more than that.”
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River Avenue Blues
