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8:40 PM ET, August 14, 2010

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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Ellsbury headed home for MRI  —  Outfielder reinjures his ribs, side in early mishap  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Just nine games into his attempt to salvage his lost 2010 season, Jacoby Ellsbury is headed for yet another MRI and hospital room today.  The outfielder, who has missed most of the season …
Discussion: HardballTalk
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Ellsbury being sent for exam  —  Jacoby Ellsbury is being sent back to Boston tomorrow to be examined.  —  He landed on the same spot where he fractured his ribs in April.  At the moment, it sounds like a possible return to the DL.  —  Also Jed Lowrie left the game with heat exhaustion.
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Thanks to round-trip Cruz, Rangers sink Sox
Discussion: Surviving Grady
Stephen Hawkins / Associated Press:
Cruz homers in 11th, Rangers beat Red Sox 10-9
Discussion: Boston Globe and Yahoo! Sports
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Torre to announce plans in September  —  Skipper won't let intentions be known until LA's fate determined  —  ATLANTA — Joe Torre said Saturday he'll announce his plans for next season when this year's Dodgers clinch a postseason berth or are eliminated from one.
Discussion: MLB Rumors
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Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Hudson, Braves top Dodgers, 1-0 on Conrad's HR
Discussion: Talking Chop
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Broxton demoted from closer role
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Uribe's RBI single in 11th lifts Giants past Padres  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Juan Uribe hit an RBI single in the 11th inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied for a rare win against San Diego, beating the Padres 3-2 Saturday.  —  The Giants won for just the second time in 10 meetings …
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
Fox Sports:
K-Rod can't go home after fight  —  NEW YORK (AP)  —  Brawling pitcher Francisco Rodriguez is out at home — and off to anger management, the New York Post reported Saturday.  —  A stone-faced K-Rod showed up at Citi Field on Saturday afternoon to make his first public statement since allegedly assaulting …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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David Waldstein / New York Times:
Mets' Rodriguez Agrees to Treatment for Anger
Discussion: MetsBlog.com and Fanhouse MLB Blog
Fox Sports:
Source: Jays give Romero record deal  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  The Blue Jays locked up one of their top starting pitchers Saturday, reaching agreement …
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Ellsbury back on disabled list  —  Jacoby Ellsbury is back on the 15-day disabled list.  He has swelling in the same area and a “faint line” around the same area as a previous fracture.  —  He had a CT scan and MRI today at Mass General.  —  UPDATE, 6:08 p.m.: Here's what Terry Francona had to say:
Associated Press:
Milton Bradley to have knee surgery  —  CLEVELAND — Seattle Mariners outfielder Milton Bradley will have arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Tuesday.  —  Bradley hasn't appeared in a game since July 26.  The surgery will be performed by Dr. Timothy Kremchek in Cincinnati.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Dan Martin / New York Post:
Castillo tells Mets: 'I can't be here any more'  —  Mets on Twitter  —  Luis Castillo finally admitted what Mets fans have been screaming almost since the day he arrived in Queens.  —  “I can't be here anymore,” the second baseman told The Post before last night's series opener against the Phillies at Citi Field.
Associated Press:
Colorado Rockies place Jeff Francis (shoulder) on disabled list  —  DENVER — The Colorado Rockies have placed left-hander Jeff Francis on the 15-day disabled list with left shoulder soreness Saturday and recalled infielder Eric Young Jr. from Triple-A Colorado Springs.
Jim Callis / Baseball America:
Yankees Ink Morton For $450,000  —  The Yankees have yet to sign a 2010 draftee to a seven-figure bonus, but they have handed out six deals in excess of MLB's slot guidelines.  New York's most recent above-slot bonus went to ninth-rounder Taylor Morton, who signed for $450,000 …
Discussion: River Avenue Blues
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Chipper eying rehab, not retirement  —  ATLANTA — Chipper Jones has overcome the initial shock he felt when he was informed that he had once again suffered a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.  Now the Braves' third baseman is ready to dedicate himself to the grueling rehab process …
Discussion: Talking Chop
TSN.ca:
Guthrie, Orioles continue winning ways in blanking of Rays  —  Sports Network  —  St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Jeremy Guthrie allowed two hits in six innings and Luke Scott went 3-for-3 with a home run, as Baltimore continued to shine in the Buck Showalter era with a thorough 5-0 win over Tampa Bay.
Discussion: DRaysBay
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Associated Press:
Guthrie throws 6 scoreless innings
Discussion: Camden Chat
 
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