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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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ESPN:
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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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
Sports Illustrated:
Mets closer Rodriguez charged with assault — NEW YORK (AP) -Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was charged with third-degree assault late Wednesday night after scuffling with his father-in-law at Citi Field, police said. — Rodriguez was arrested and being held at the ballpark early Thursday, police said.
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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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James Hall / MLB.com:
Cecil's next start pushed back to Saturday
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TSN.ca:
Marcum, Blue Jays take another shot at solving Red Sox
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
A three-dimensional win for Red Sox
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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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TSN.ca:
Burrell's homer lifts Giants over Cubs — The Sports Network — San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Pat Burrell hit the tie-breaking solo homer off Jason Berg leading off the bottom of the eighth inning, lifting San Francisco to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs.
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McCovey Chronicles
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
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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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Bronx Baseball Daily and River Avenue Blues
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.
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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.
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HardballTalk
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.
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. …
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