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Steven Miller / MLB.com:
No setbacks, but Desmond remains out — WASHINGTON — Ian Desmond remained out of the Nationals' lineup for the second consecutive game on Sunday, when he and manager Jim Riggleman originally said he would likely return. — But Desmond said he did not have any setbacks from the quad injury …
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Steven Miller / MLB.com:
Nix on a roll at plate — WASHINGTON — Manager Jim Riggleman wrote Laynce Nix's name into the Nationals' starting lineup for the 18th time this season, and 11th consecutive game Sunday against Florida. — Nix, who is 10-for-20 with two homers and six RBIs in the past five games …
Steven Miller / MLB.com:
Struggling with bat, Ramos gets breather — WASHINGTON — After a torrid start to the season at the plate, Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos cooled considerably, and gave way to Ivan Rodriguez behind the plate for Sunday's matchup with the Marlins. — Ramos hit .373 through the first 16 games, but is just 4-for-35 in his past 10 games.
New York Post:
Selfish Yankees are pretenders, not contenders — There has been a sense of selfishness around the Yankees for quite some, and it's not just Jorge Posada's frustration about his .165 average and the fact that manager Joe Girardi dropped him to ninth in the lineup last night.
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Yankees: Start to finished — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email — NEW YORK — Usually it takes a couple of months to figure out what needs to be fixed on a baseball team. — There's no need for the New York Yankees to wait that long this season.
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Associated Press:
Ramirez Homers, Buehrle and White Sox Beat A's — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Alexei Ramirez had three hits, including a home run off previously unbeaten Trevor Cahill, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Sunday. — Mark Buehrle (3-3) won for only the second time in 15 appearances at Oakland.
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Hudson outpitches Halladay, Braves nip Phillies — ATLANTA (AP) — Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking home run off Roy Halladay in the eighth inning to cap a productive afternoon, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 on Sunday to take two wins in the three-game series.
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Associated Press:
Marquis Helps Own Cause as Nats Beat Marlins — WASHINGTON (AP) — Jason Marquis pitched into the seventh inning to win his fifth game, drove in two runs and led the Washington Nationals over the Florida Marlins 8-4 on Sunday. — Ivan Rodriguez also had three RBIs for the Nationals …
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Latos ends personal 10-loss streak as Padres beat Rockies — DENVER — Mat Latos snapped a personal 10-game losing streak and Ryan Ludwick homered in the San Diego Padres' 8-2 win over the slumping Colorado Rockies on Sunday. — Latos (1-5) hadn't won since Sept. 7, 2010 …
Associated Press:
Turner Has 5 RBIs, Mets Beat Astros 7-4 — HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Turner homered and drove in a career-high five runs, and Jason Pridie hit a go-ahead single and stole home to help the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 7-4 Sunday. — He hit a tying, two-run double in the Mets' four-run fifth inning …
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Mariners rained out for second straight day — CLEVELAND - As homecomings go, Eric Wedge's return to Cleveland consisted of a walk-off defeat, a losing streak that reached six games and two rainouts. — Returning to Progressive Field for the first time since being fired as Indians' manager …
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