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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Clemens to Be Indicted for Perjury in Doping Testimony — Federal authorities have decided to indict Roger Clemens on charges of making false statements to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, according to two people briefed on the matter. — An announcement is expected shortly.
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MLB:
Roger Clemens indicted … WASHINGTON — Former major league pitcher Roger Clemens is under indictment, accused of lying to Congress about using steroids. — Clemens faces charges of obstruction of Congress, making false statements and perjury. The New York Times first reported the indictment.
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ESPN, SBNation.com and It's About The Money
External / ESPN:
Sox go for sweep tonight … Little has come easily for the Boston Red Sox in 2010, except when they've played the Los Angeles Angels. — The Red Sox seek to complete a sweep of their 10-game season series with the Angels when the teams conclude a three-game set Thursday night at Fenway Park.
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Associated Press, Yahoo! Sports, Halos Heaven, Boston Globe and Boston Herald
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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Soreness in foot sidelines Dustin Pedroia — After playing back-to-back games on his still-healing left foot, second baseman Dustin Pedroia [stats] has been scratched from the Red Sox [team stats] lineup because of soreness. — After being checked out by Red Sox medical director Dr. Thomas Gill …
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Open for discussion: Beltre's future
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Red Sox Monster, Full Count and Over the Monster
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Cardinals Acquire Pedro Feliz — The Cardinals acquired Pedro Feliz and cash from the Astros for pitcher David Carpenter, according to Astros director of social media Alyson Footer (on Twitter). Feliz, 35, has a .221/.243/.311 line this season with four homers in 304 plate appearances.
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Viva El Birdos, The Crawfish Boxes, Baseball America and Yahoo! Sports
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TSN.ca:
Padres complete four game sweep of Cubs — The Sports Network — Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Will Venable drove in two runs and Mat Latos tossed seven solid innings, as the San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, to complete a rare four-game sweep at Wrigley Field.
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Gaslamp Ball
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Associated Press:
White Sox cool off Pavano, Twins with 11-0 rout — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Paul Konerko had five hits and four RBIs and Mark Buehrle pitched seven shutout innings to help the Chicago White Sox slow surging Minnesota with an 11-0 victory on Thursday night. — Buehrle (12-9) allowed five hits and struck out four.
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Yahoo! Sports
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TSN.ca:
Sanchez outduels Hamels as Giants top Phillies — The Sports Network — Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Jonathan Sanchez dazzled on the mound with eight-plus stellar innings to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in the finale of a three-game series.
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Phillies Nation
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates agree to terms with Mexican pitcher Heredia — The Pirates early this morning agreed to terms with 16-year-old pitching prospect Luis Heredia of Mexico on a $2.6 million bonus, the biggest payout in franchise history for an international amateur. — In Mexico, the team owning …
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Baseball America, Yahoo! Sports, MLB Rumors, Fanhouse MLB Blog, BBTF's Baseball Primer … and MLB Daily Dish
Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
Redskins, Stephen Strasburg, Nats and more — Ask Boswell — Washington Post Sports Columnist Tom Boswell was online to take all your questions about the Redskins, Stephen Strasburg, the Nats and more. — Tom's latest columns — El Segundo, CA: Tom, — There's usually more hype than substance in August in the NFL.
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The Nats Blog, FJB and William World News
Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Dodgers' Vicente Padilla heading to DL — LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers will place Vicente Padilla on the 15-day disabled list on Friday because of a bulging disk in the veteran right-hander's neck that has plagued him in his past two starts. — This will mark the second DL stint …
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Yahoo! Sports
Tim Britton / MLB.com:
Berkman placed on DL; Nunez called up — NEW YORK — With his sprained right ankle healing slower than anticipated and the Yankees short on the bench, Lance Berkman was placed on the disabled list on Thursday. — Infielder Eduardo Nunez was called up to fill Berkman's spot on the roster.
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Yankeeist and River Avenue Blues
Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Minor League Update: Games of August 18 — Matt Lollis, RHP, Padres (Low-A Fort Wayne): 7.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 8 K. — A 15th-round pick in 2009, Lollis is creating significant buzz in the Midwest League for both his pitching and his unique physical stature.
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redsminorleagues.com and Nationals Farm Authority
Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Livan Hernandez's unique season rolls on — The statistical cocktail brewed up by Livan Hernandez this year is becoming more and more remarkable all the time. Last night, he allowed nine hits and walked two and struck out one. Of course, then, he surrendered two earned runs in seven innings …
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Washington Post, The Goessling Game, The Nationals Enquirer and SB Nation DC
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
The Franchise Player — A few weeks ago, I was asked …
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Baseball Daily Digest, William World News, SB Nation DC and ESPN
George Von Benko / MLB.com:
JJ returns to form as Marlins best Bucs — PITTSBURGH — Marlins right-hander Josh Johnson and Pirates right-hander Ross Ohlendorf hooked up in a pitchers' duel on Wednesday night at PNC Park. The Marlins prevailed 3-2. — Johnson bounced back from his worst outing of the season …
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FishStripes
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