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Jim Street / MLB.com:
Felix overpowers A's with career-high 13 K's — Seattle ace escapes jam in first, tosses eight shutout frames — SEATTLE — The game was three batters old and Felix Hernandez was in big trouble. Everywhere he looked, a runner was on base. — He talked to himself a couple of times …
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Associated Press:
Seattle's Hernandez Ks 13 in 2-0 win over Oakland — SEATTLE—Felix Hernandez scattered five hits over eight innings and struck out a career-high 13 to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 2-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. — David Aardsma took over in the ninth for Hernandez (8-9), who threw 110 pitches.
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Associated Press:
Cards brawl with Reds, take division lead — Yadier Molina jawed with Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips in the first inning Tuesday night, sparking a bench-clearing altercation, and the Cardinals followed their catcher's lead to an 8-4 victory that moved St. Louis back into first place in the NL Central.
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Andy McCullough / New Jersey Online:
Mets Jeff Francoeur, seeking playing time, open to trade — NEW YORK — Benched to make room for a 21-year-old rookie, marginalized as a platoon player, Mets outfielder Jeff Francoeur has told the club through his representatives that he is interested in being traded to a team that would play him more, both sides confirmed yesterday.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Pedroia shooting for Tuesday return — Breaking news here from Toronto. Dustin Pedroia is on track to rejoin the Red Sox one week from today. The Laser Show is back on. — Pedroia had a successful workout at the Rogers Centre this afternoon, running at nearly full speed.
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Fenway West
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Dustin Pedroia to play in rehab games
Dustin Pedroia to play in rehab games
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Over the Monster and Yahoo! Sports
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Dickerson took long road to Milwaukee — MILWAUKEE — Chris Dickerson's Monday began in Cincinnati, where he learned he'd been traded to the Brewers. It ended in Milwaukee, where he scrambled to prepare for what might have been a dramatic debut. — Instead, Dickerson was left standing …
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Hal McCoy / Dayton Daily News:
Phillips: “I hate the Cardinals, hate 'em”
Phillips: “I hate the Cardinals, hate 'em”
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ESPN and SPORTSbyBROOKS
Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
Mets' Beltran clears waivers — Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran cleared trade waivers on Monday, major-league sources told FOXSports.com. — The Mets are now technically able to trade Beltran, just as they were prior to the July 31 non-waiver deadline.
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MetsBlog.com, Amazin' Avenue and MLB Rumors
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David Waldstein / New York Times:
Could Beltran Be Mets' Center Fielder of Past?
Could Beltran Be Mets' Center Fielder of Past?
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Mets Today, MLB Rumors and MetsBlog.com
Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
Nationals rookie Stephen Strasburg gets a taste of reality — Stephen Strasburg's MRI exam came back negative: No signs of a curveball or change-up. — In the long run, all that matters presumably is that, in his return to the Nationals' rotation from the disabled list on Tuesday night …
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baseballmusings.com, NATS INSIDER, Nationals Journal and The Goessling Game
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
A three-dimensional win for Red Sox — TORONTO — It was only a few weeks ago that Mike Lowell, Jed Lowrie, and Jacoby Ellsbury appeared to have taken up permanent residence on the disabled list. — Lowell had been felled by a sore hip, although his being taken off the active roster …
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Over the Monster and Bluebird Banter
Associated Press:
Strasburg roughed up in return — Stephen Strasburg returned from his first trip to the disabled list and turned in the worst start of his sometimes-spectacular rookie season. — Washington's prized right-hander allowed a career-high six earned runs in a career-low 4 1-3 innings Tuesday night …
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FishStripes and Federal Baseball
Fox Sports:
Nationals reinstate Strasburg from DL — WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg is back from his first trip to the disabled list. — The Nationals have reinstated the rookie from the 15-day DL so he can start against the Florida Marlins on Tuesday night. — He last pitched July 21.
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Yahoo! Sports and USA Today
Kristie Rieken / Associated Press:
Big ninth inning gives Braves 4-2 win over Astros — HOUSTON—Brooks Conrad's two-run homer in the ninth inning powered the Atlanta Braves to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. — The Braves were trailing 2-1 after the Astros scored a pair of runs in the eighth inning off Atlanta errors …
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boston.stats.com and Yahoo! Sports
Jim Callis / Baseball America:
Rockies, Swanner Agree On $490,000 — The Rockies and 15th-round pick Will Swanner have agreed to terms on a $490,000 bonus. It's the second-highest known bonus after the 10th round to date, behind Reds 12th-rounder Kyle Waldrop's $500,000. MLB recommends a maximum bonus of $150,000 for all picks after the fifth round.
Discussion:
Inside the Colorado Rockies
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Let's face it, Grandy's no Johnny Damon — Yankees outfielder booed as Red Sox salvage series split, playoff hopes in the Bronx … Damon, that is. — In a moment fit for Johnny Damon no matter what side of the rivalry he was on, his Yankeereplacement, the underwhelming Curtis Granderson …
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TYU, Sliding Into Home, Associated Press and Red Sox Monster
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