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Mark Zuckerman / NATS INSIDER:
Strasburg pulled with forearm strain — Stephen Strasburg winces after throwing his 56th pitch of the night. — Read the full story with reaction and quotes on CSNwashington.com. — PHILADELPHIA — Stephen Strasburg was pulled from tonight's game after wincing in pain upon throwing …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Strasburg to have MRI after early exit — GM says phenom has strained flexor tendon in forearm — PHILADELPHIA — Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg left Saturday's 8-1 victory over the Phillies with a strained flexor tendon in his right forearm. — General manger Mike Rizzo …
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Surprise! Howard activated from DL
Discussion:
Phillies Nation, Yahoo! Sports and The Good Phight
Associated Press:
Strasburg leaves start with apparent arm injury
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Associated Press and Yahoo! Sports
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Games of the Day — The Nationals try to play spoiler …
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Philly.com, The Good Phight, Phillies Nation and Federal Baseball
T.J. Simers / Los Angeles Times:
Vin Scully will announce future plans Sunday — ‘I know what I am going to do,’ says the Hall of Fame Dodgers broadcaster, but he gives no hints. — Vin Scully, shown in April 2009, hinted last season he might retire after the 2010 campaign. He is expected to give his definitive answer Sunday.
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Dodgers Blog, ESPN, True Blue LA, Mike Scioscia's tragic illness, HardballTalk, L.A. NOW and LA Observed
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Scully to return to Dodgers booth in 2011 — LOS ANGELES — Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully will return for a 62nd season at the microphone in 2011, the Dodgers announced on Sunday. — “I'm just honored and humbled to continue my association with the Dodgers, which has been a major part of my life …
Associated Press:
Piniella to retire after Sunday's game — CHICAGO — Cubs manager Lou Piniella says he is retiring after Sunday's game against the Atlanta Braves. — The Cubs quickly named third base coach Mike Quade manager for the rest of the season, starting with Monday's game at Washington.
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Yahoo! Sports, Lone Star Ball and NESN.com
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Associated Press:
Ramirez helps Cubs beat Braves 5-4
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Yahoo! Sports
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays might be willing to take chance on Manny Ramirez — In its simplest form, the question has an easy answer: Would the Rays be better with Manny Ramirez's bat in their lineup? — Have you been watching? ... Of course, it's not that simple.
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External / ESPN:
Manny Ramirez activated from DL — LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers activated Manny Ramirez from the 15-day disabled list in time for Saturday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds after the left fielder missed 33 games because a right-calf strain.
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MLB, Associated Press, True Blue LA, Yahoo! Sports and baseballmusings.com
Canadian Press:
Padres' Stairs sets record for most pinch-hit homers — Matt Stairs hit his 21st homer as a pinch-hitter Saturday, the most in the history of Major League Baseball. — The Fredericton native connected on a two-run shot in the eighth inning of the San Diego Padres' 6-5 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers …
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Associated Press:
Braun homers, Brewers 'pen holds off Padres — MILWAUKEE—Ryan Braun hit his first homer in nearly a month and Chris Dickerson drove in two runs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over the San Diego Padres 6-5 Saturday night. — San Diego's Matt Stairs set a big league record …
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Yahoo! Sports
Joe Lapointe / New York Times:
Rookie Provides a Lift After a Day of Anxiety — The Yankees rookie Eduardo Nunez will probably never match Alex Rodriguez's success. But for one game, at least, Nunez replaced Rodriguez at third base and was the star. — With Rodriguez placed on the 15-day disabled list with a lingering calf injury …
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MLB Rumors, BronxBanterBlog.com and Bats
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
A-Rod to the DL, Nova called up
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MLB.com, Pinstripe Alley, Fanhouse MLB Blog and HardballTalk
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Alex Rodriguez placed on 15-day DL
Discussion:
NESN.com and It's About The Money
Associated Press:
Carpenter outduels Lincecum as Cardinals cut down Giants — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chris Carpenter (FSY) outdueled Tim Lincecum (FSY), newcomer Pedro Feliz (FSY) drove in two runs and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the San Francisco Giants 5-1 Saturday night.
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Viva El Birdos and Associated Press
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Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Dodgers Claim Barajas On Waivers — 10:37am: The Dodgers have claimed Rod Barajas on waivers, according to Andy Martino of the New York Daily News (via Twitter). The Mets will receive cash considerations in return, according to the Dodgers (via Twitter). — Barajas, who turns 35-years-old …
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports, Mike Scioscia's tragic illness and 24 Hours From Suicide
Associated Press:
Sean Rodriguez homer paces Rays' 5-4 victory — OAKLAND, Calif.—Sean Rodriguez kept reminding himself to wait on the fastball. When he got one, he took advantage. — Rodriguez hit a go-ahead, two-run home run off Craig Breslow in the eighth and the Tampa Bay Rays remained a game behind …
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DRaysBay and Yahoo! Sports
Fox Sports:
More than Clemens' stats are being exposed — Mark Kriegel is the national columnist for FOXSports.com. He is the author of two New York Times best sellers, Namath: A Biography and Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich, which Sports Illustrated called “the best sports biography of the year.”
