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Police: New York Mets' Francisco Rodriguez charged with assault on father-in-law … NEW YORK — Police say New York Mets reliever Francisco Rodriguez was charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, after an altercation with his father-in-law at Citi Field.
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Mets' Francisco Rodriguez arrested after allegedly punching father-in-law, charged with assault — Francisco Rodriguez is arrested after allegedly punching his father-in-law Wednesday night. After the tussle, an unidentified family member is taken from Citi Field (below) in an ambulance.
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Rodriguez to be charged with assault — Involved in altercation with father-in-law on Wednesday night — NEW YORK — Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was taken into custody late Wednesday night and will be charged with third-degree assault following an altercation with a family member, according to multiple published reports.
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Faith and Fear in Flushing
Wall Street Journal:
Francisco Rodriguez Arrested After Dispute Following Game — Police said Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was arrested at about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday at Citi Field after he allegedly assaulted his father in law after the Mets game. — Police said the father-in-law, who wasn't identified …
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My Summer Family
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.
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Chicago Sun Times:
CUBS IN BRIEF: In-season housecleaning seems likely to continue — SAN FRANCISCO — The Cubs' trade of Mike Fontenot to the San Francisco Giants a few hours before the teams played Wednesday night might not be the last of the in-season deals the Cubs make. — “It's hard to say if it'll …
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Kentucky Post:
200 treated for heat-related issues Wednesday — CINCINNATI - Around 200 fans were treated for heat problems Wednesday during the Cincinnati Reds/St. Louis Cardinals game at Great American Ball Park. — The game time temperature was 93 degrees, but it was much hotter in the concrete stands.
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Harper is “begging to play” — With less than a week remaining until the August 16 deadline, Tim Chambers, Bryce Harper's college coach, remains confident that Harper will sign with the Washington Nationals before midnight Monday and said it would be “silly” if both sides don't figure it out in time.
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Bernie Wilson / Associated Press:
Correia, Hairston Jr. lead Padres to 8-5 win — SAN DIEGO—Kevin Correia took a one-hit shutout into the seventh inning and Jerry Hairston Jr. hit a two-run home run to lead the San Diego Padres to an 8-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.
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Ducksnorts and Gaslamp Ball
Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
Rays have a shot and they better take it — DETROIT — Jeremy Hellickson carved up the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday. It was his second big-league start. He allowed three hits in seven shutout innings. He threw 86 pitches. — And he's 23 years old. — A pitcher like that is the reason …
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Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
Is Javier Vazquez's fastball gone for good? — ARLINGTON, Tex. — When asked following the Yankees' 7-6 win over the Rangers what pitch Michael Young smashed for a first-inning solo homer, starting pitcher Javier Vazquez said it was a fastball. But Pitch F/X, the computer system which records …
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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.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers decide to place Furcal on DL
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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 …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Saltalamacchia on the way; Cash to DL
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ESPN:
Notes, Stats, and Trends … ARLINGTON, Texas — Once Marcus Thames finally put the New York Yankees ahead, there was no way Mariano Rivera was going to have a repeat performance. — One loss in Texas was enough for the longtime Yankees closer. — Thames hit a long homer in the eighth inning …
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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.
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South Side Sox and Twinkie Town
