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11:50 PM ET, August 11, 2010

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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Saltalamacchia on the way; Cash to DL  —  The Red Sox have called up catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia from Triple A Pawtucket.  Globe colleague Amalie Benjamin had the news first.  —  Catcher Kevin Cash is being placed on the disabled list with a hamstring injury.
Discussion: The Bottom Line and Yahoo! Sports
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Pieces come together for Red Sox  —  Fill-ins deliver in big way  —  TORONTO - On July 31, the Red Sox [team stats] stated their case that they were going to sink or swim with the players they had.  —  With the pages on the calendar flipping by, the Sox' hard-scrabble …
James Hall / MLB.com:
Cecil's next start pushed back to Saturday
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
A three-dimensional win for Red Sox
Mike Sielski / Wall Street Journal:
No Cameras for Francoeur's Milestone  —  PHILADELPHIA—Is Bob Costas going to bring his gravitas to Citi Field?  Will the MLB Network preempt its regular programming to cover this chase?  —  It was only last week that Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th home run, and already another New York ballplayer is pursuing a milestone.
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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Jeff Francoeur is selfish and deluded
Discussion: Tedquarters
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Giants Acquire Mike Fontenot  —  San Francisco is 2,100 miles away from Chicago, but Mike Fontenot didn't have to go far at all when the Giants acquired him today.  The Cubs are in San Francisco, so all Fontenot had to do was walk from the visitors clubhouse to the home clubhouse.
TSN.ca:
Braden goes the distance to help A's down Mariners  —  The Sports Network  —  Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Dallas Braden threw his fourth complete game of the season — and of his career — while Mark Ellis doubled three times and drove in as many runs in helping the Athletics salvage their three-game series with the Mariners, 5-1.
Discussion: Athletics Nation
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Jim Street / MLB.com:   Felix overpowers A's with career-high 13 K's
Associated Press:
Seattle's Hernandez Ks 13 in 2-0 win over Oakland
Discussion: boston.stats.com and Yahoo! Sports
TSN.ca:
Danks dominant as White Sox down Twins  —  The Sports Network  —  Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - John Danks stifled Minnesota over eight frames and Carlos Quentin highlighted Chicago's offense with a two-run homer, as the White Sox upended the Twins, 6-1, in a key American League Central matchup.
Discussion: South Side Sox
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Torre sticks with Gibbons over Kemp to start  —  Dodgers manager rides hot hand for second straight day  —  PHILADELPHIA — Former Dodgers second baseman Orlando Hudson will look at Joe Torre's lineup for the first two games against the Phillies and know exactly what center fielder Matt Kemp is going through.
Discussion: True Blue LA
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers decide to place Furcal on DL
Discussion: True Blue LA and Fanhouse MLB Blog
New York Times:
Baseball's Praised Diversity Is Stranded at First Base  —  About 40 percent of the players in Major League Baseball are black, Hispanic or Asian, and the sport is seen as a leading example of diversity, yet a curious disparity has emerged in a corner of the game.
Discussion: HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Bergesen pitches 2-hitter, Orioles beat Indians  —  CLEVELAND—Brad Bergesen pitched a two-hitter for his first win in nearly three months and the surging Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1 Wednesday night.  —  The Orioles won their fourth in a row and moved to 8-1 under new manager Buck Showalter.
Discussion: Camden Chat and boston.stats.com
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Post Game: Rockies 6 Mets 2  —  The Mets (56-57) lost to the Rockies (59-54) by the score of 6 to 2.  — Angel Pagan hit a two-run HR to start the game.  — Jon Niese pitched seven scoreless innings... again.  — Francisco Rodriguez watched from the bullpen as Manny Acosta …
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Infante's double, McCann's slam lifts Braves over Astros in 10  —  HOUSTON (AP) — After getting blown out in the first game and needing late rallies to win the other two, Braves manager Bobby Cox was pleased to escape Houston with a series victory.  —  Omar Infante (FSY) …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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Kristie Rieken / Associated Press:
Big ninth inning gives Braves 4-2 win over Astros
Jim Callis / Baseball America:
Yankees, Segedin Agree On $377,500  —  The Yankees and third-round pick Rob Segedin have agreed to terms on a $377,500 bonus.  Segedin, a Tulane third baseman who had extra leverage as a draft-eligible sophomore, exceeded MLB's guideline of $270,000 for the No. 112 slot.
Sports Illustrated:
The problems with defensive stats … Let's suppose that you're a normal baseball fan with normal interests and an understanding that smart writers and operators think fancy defensive statistics are important.  —  Curious, you visit Fangraphs.com and see that Carl Crawford, Tony Gwynn Jr. …
Discussion: THE BOOK
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Texas Rangers to skip Rich Harden's turn in rotation … ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington announced that right-hander Rich Harden will start Tuesday in Tampa Bay, meaning lefty C.J. Wilson will pitch Sunday against the Boston Red Sox.
Discussion: NESN.com
Aaron Fitt / Baseball America:
Yankees Sign Burawa For $300,000  —  The Yankees have signed 12th-round pick Daniel Burawa for a $300,000 bonus.  The sophomore-eligible righthander came out of nowhere to rack up 12 saves for St. John's this spring, thanks mostly to a 93-95 mph fastball with good armside run.
Discussion: River Avenue Blues
 
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
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Associated Press:
Take that: Cardinals sweep Reds, take over first
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
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Ben Goessling / The Goessling Game:
The outfield outlook for 2011  —  With Nyjer Morgan on the 15 …
NY Daily News:
Jose Reyes admits to concentration lapses at shortstop; Hisanori …
Discussion: ESPN
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
The Athletics' 2011 Offense
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
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Posada's shoulder is heart of the matter
Jim Callis / Baseball America:
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
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Associated Press:
Ethier leads Dodgers over Phillies
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Strasburg roughed up in return
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