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Greg Auman / St. Petersburg Times:
Philadelphia Phillies prospect Tyson Gillies faces cocaine charge — CLEARWATER — Tyson Gillies, a top prospect in the Philadelphia Phillies' minor-league system, was arrested early Friday morning in Pinellas County on a felony charge of possession of cocaine.
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Jay Grace / Philly.com:
Phillies prospect arrested in cocaine bust
Andy McCullough / New Jersey Online:
Mets manager Jerry Manuel does not expect outfielder Jason Bay to return this season — PITTSBURGH - The reports the manager says he sees do not offer much hope. Jerry Manuel indicated on Friday he does not expect to see outfielder Jason Bay return to the playing field this year.
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel doesn't expect Jason Bay back this year
New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel doesn't expect Jason Bay back this year
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Zuri Berry / Boston Globe:
Pedroia back on the disabled list — loading video... (please wait a moment) — Requires Adobe Flash Player — Updated at 5:07 p.m. — Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia confirmed that he was going back on the disabled list to a tune of 15 days after trying to return from a mid-season foot injury.
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Associated Press:
Ankiel's 2-out, ninth-inning triple rescues Braves — CHICAGO (AP) — Derrek Lee struggled in his first game with the Atlanta Braves and still had a good time. — This was exactly what the big first baseman expected when he joined the NL East leaders. — Rick Ankiel hit a bases-loaded triple off …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Blue Jays rout Red Sox, 16-2 — Game over: Blue Jays 16, Red Sox 2 — On the night Dustin Pedroia went back on the disabled list, the Red Sox responded by getting trounced by the Jays, who belted four homers, two by Lyle Overbay, who drove in seven runs to pace the Jays' vicious 20-hit attack against Red Sox pitching.
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Jon Krawczynski / Associated Press:
Duensing, Kubel lead Twins past Angels — MINNEAPOLIS—Brian Duensing struck out six in eight innings and Jason Kubel hit a three-run homer to get the Minnesota Twins rolling in a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. — Duensing (7-1) allowed one run on seven hits …
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Associated Press:
White Sox-Royals game postponed by rain — KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Brian Anderson was once a highly touted outfield prospect for the Chicago White Sox, who drafted him in the first round in 2003. — Now, he's trying to make it on the mound with Kansas City. — Anderson was an All-America outfielder …
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Cliff Corcoran / Pinstriped Bible:
Series Preview: Yankees vs. Mariners III — This is not a good team, it's not getting better, and no amount of offseason tinkering is going to make it a good team . . . the M's might as well stand pat this winter. They have nothing to gain by doing otherwise.
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TSN.ca:
Brewers upend streaking Padres in slugfest — The Sports Network — Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Casey McGehee went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and four RBI as the Milwaukee Brewers took down the San Diego Padres, 10-6, in the opener of a three-game set.
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Howie Rumberg / Associated Press:
Hernandez pitches Mariners past Yankees 6-0 — NEW YORK—Felix Hernandez nearly became the first pitcher in more than 25 years to throw four straight complete games against the New York Yankees, and Russell Branyan hit a pair of homers off A.J. Burnett and drove in four runs to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 6-0 victory Friday night.
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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Post Game: Mets 7, Pirates 2 — The Mets defeated the Pirates by the score of 7-2 tonight at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. — For a full recap and box score, check out SNY.tv here. — The Least You Should Know: — Mike Pelfrey started for the Mets tonight, and while he appeared to struggle early …
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Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Halladay's seven shutout innings leads Phils — PHILADELPHIA—Roy Halladay pitched seven shutout innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 1-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night. — The Phillies (69-52), who have won 13 of 17 games, are 2 1/2 games behind the Braves in the NL East.
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Baseball America:
Prospect Hot Sheet: Aug. 20 — Why He's Here: 1-0, 0.00, 1 GS, 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 HBP, 1 BB, 15 SO, 1.0 G/F — The Scoop: Among Eastern League pitchers, only Harrisburg's Tommy Milone (50) has more strikeouts than does Warren (44) since the latter joined the league on July 16. But Warren is gaining fast.
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