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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 …
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Thanks to round-trip Cruz, Rangers sink Sox — Slugger belts first pitch he sees in 11th over left-field fence — ARLINGTON — Nelson Cruz was the one who was mobbed his teammates at home plate and showered with beer in the clubhouse. Josh Hamilton was the one who put him in that position …
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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.
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Stephen Hawkins / Associated Press:
Cruz homers in 11th, Rangers beat Red Sox 10-9 — ARLINGTON, Texas—Talk about more bang for the buck under the Texas Rangers' new ownership. — Nelson Cruz led off the 11th inning with a homer on the first pitch thrown by Tim Wakefield and AL West-leading Texas capped a 10-9 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Gammons On Papelbon, Ramirez, Overbay
Gammons On Papelbon, Ramirez, Overbay
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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Amanda Rykoff / The OCD Chick:
Rob Dibble Rant and Response Roundup — This is not a post about what a terrible, horrendous and insanely awful announcer Rob Dibble is. This is not a post about why former baseball players who have little to no acumen immediately get high profile positions doing color commentary and analysis …
Thunderbaseball / Mike Ashmore's Thunder Thoughts:
Alfredo Aceves Rehab Central — “Of course I'm happy. I didn't feel nothing in my back, that's the important thing. I feel like I could play again. I'm here to do my shoulder stuff and for (the media), and now I'm coming back to see the game.” — “I'm probably going to stay for six days; five-six days, here in Trenton.
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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Post Game: Mets 1, Phillies 0 — The Mets (58-57) defeated the Phillies (64-51) by the score of 1-0 tonight at Citi Field. — The Mets have won back-to-back games for the first time since June 23. — In addition, in four games and 36 innings this season at Citi Field …
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Jane Lee / MLB.com:
Ynoa to have surgery on pitching elbow — MINNEAPOLIS — The A's injury bug is seemingly doing its best to make its way from the Major League level all the way down to the Minors, where highly regarded pitching prospect Michael Ynoa will shut things down and undergo surgery Aug. 24.