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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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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Finally, team hits its mark — NEW YORK — Finally .500. — We are one-quarter of the way through the season and The Best Team Ever has won as many games as it has lost. In the wake of last night's 7-5 win over the Yankees and a three-game sweep in the Bronx, the Red Sox return home tonight with the clear-vision record of 20-20.
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Howie Rumberg / Associated Press:
Red Sox sweep bumbling Yankees in Bronx — NEW YORK—Kevin Youkilis hit a tying three-run homer, David Ortiz had a go-ahead drive and the Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of the reeling New York Yankees with a 7-5 victory Sunday night to reach .500 for the first time this season.
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
A Day After a Prideful Outburst, Posada Apologizes — Before he could start his workday on Sunday, Jorge Posada took time to reflect on perhaps the worst day of his decorated career, and realized that he needed to apologize to Joe Girardi. In the manager's office at Yankee Stadium …
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Empyreal Environs
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Yankees: Start to finished
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baseballmusings.com and DRaysBay
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 …
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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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Athletics Nation, South Side Sox, baseballmusings.com and Associated Press
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Reds-Cardinals baseball's best rivalry — Step aside, Yankees-Red Sox and Giants-Dodgers. There is a new most-heated rivalry in baseball. The Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals are no longer just NL Central rivals: They are officially blood enemies.
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Brew Crew Ball, ESPN, Redleg Nation and Cincinnati Reds
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AaronGleeman.com:
Sellers — I started this blog in 2002. I was a 19-year-old home for the summer after my freshman year of college, Ron Gardenhire was in his first season as manager, and the Twins were headed to the playoffs for the first time since winning the World Series in 1991.
Associated Press:
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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Baseball Prospectus and Lookout Landing
Associated Press:
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:
Nady and Roberts homer as Diamondbacks beat Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — Ian Kennedy pitched six innings and Xavier Nady and Ryan Roberts hit consecutive homers to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 Sunday. — Kennedy (4-1) allowed a run and four hits …
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True Blue LA
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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Associated Press:
Davis Has Winning RBI for Texas in 5-4 Win Over LA — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chris Davis homered and later drove in the tiebreaking run with an eighth-inning single and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 Sunday, winning only their second series in the past month.
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Associated Press
Associated Press:
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 …
