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Indians' Choo says DUI arrest affecting his play — CLEVELAND — Shin-Soo Choo believes he is thinking too much and trying too hard to make a good impression since he was charged with drunken driving. — Choo — Choo was back in the Cleveland Indians' lineup Sunday against Texas after getting a game off.
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Crawford, Gonzalez homer to lead Red Sox over A's — BOSTON—Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer to reach 50 RBIs for the season and Carl Crawford had a three-run shot, powering John Lackey and the Boston Red Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
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Over the Monster, Yahoo! Sports, Athletics Nation, Boston Globe and Boston Herald
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Dice-K no gem, but he has Lackey beat — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email — The quick and easy reaction to the loss of Daisuke Matsuzaka [stats] to elbow surgery is to call his 41⁄2 seasons with the Red Sox [team stats] a colossal waste of time and money.
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Boston Globe, Over the Monster and Athletics Nation
Associated Press:
Wilson homer in 11th lifts Brewers past Marlins — MIAMI (AP) — Josh Wilson homered with two out in the 11th inning Sunday, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Florida Marlins by a run for the third day in a row, 6-5. — The Brewers won despite blowing a 5-0 lead.
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Manny Navarro / MiamiHerald.com:
Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez likely heading to the DL on Monday
Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez likely heading to the DL on Monday
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HardballTalk and Call to the Pen
Associated Press:
Billingsley lasts five innings, homers as Dodgers beat Reds — CINCINNATI, Ohio — Dodgers pitcher Chad Billingsley drove in a career-high three runs with a homer, a double and a bases-loaded walk, and Los Angeles beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-6 on Sunday to extend its domination of the series.
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Pujols cranks another walk-off HR — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols held the followthrough on his swing for a couple extra seconds, the bat extended like a lightning rod, then high-stepped it to home plate. — The St. Louis Cardinals may be accustomed to his winning hits, but the All-Star slugger still gets pretty excited.
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baseballmusings.com, USA Today, Bleed Cubbie Blue and Viva El Birdos
David Murphy / Philly.com:
Everything you need to know about what we don't know about the Phillies debt — I'm sure most of you had the same reaction after reading about the Phillies' current noncompliance with Major League Baseball's debt service rule on Friday. I know this because I had the same reaction:
Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Mills to keep close eye on 2011 Draft — SAN DIEGO — It's unknown whether Brad Mills will be around long enough to reap any benefits that may come from this year's First-Year Player Draft, but the second-year skipper plans to pay attention to what the Astros do on Monday, when they pick No. 11 overall in the first round.
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The Crawfish Boxes
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees' Phil Hughes off to Tampa, still trying to return from disabled list, has sights set on July — ANAHEIM - Phil Hughes is headed to Tampa Monday, where he'll take the next steps toward his return from the disabled list. — Hughes threw a live batting practice session Saturday …
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HardballTalk
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Pregame notes: Hughes takes the next step
Pregame notes: Hughes takes the next step
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It's About The Money and Sliding Into Home
Associated Press:
Miguel Olivo powers Mariners past Rays — SEATTLE - Miguel Olivo hit a tiebreaking three-run homer off Joel Peralta in the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 9-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. — Ichiro Suzuki and Greg Halman each drove in two runs for Seattle …
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Associated Press:
Mark Teixeira has message for Angels fans: 2 HRs — ANAHEIM, Calif. - Mark Teixeira homered twice against his former team, Nick Swisher also went deep and the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Sunday to win the three-game series. — Bartolo Colon (3-3) …
Associated Press:
Vogelsong, Torres Lead Giants Over Rockies 2-1 — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryan Vogelsong pitched eight fantastic innings and Andres Torres singled home the tiebreaking run, leading the San Francisco Giants over the Colorado Rockies 2-1 Sunday in a series highlighted by dominant pitching.
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Austin Laymance / MLB.com:
Berkman sits after getting cortisone shot in wrist — ST. LOUIS — Lance Berkman did not start for the Cardinals on Sunday after receiving a cortisone shot in his right wrist on Saturday. — The slugger has been dealing with a sprained right wrist since leaving a May 18 game against Houston after injuring it on a diving catch.
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Surging Tigers beat White Sox 7-3 — CHICAGO - Ryan Raburn hit a grand slam, Miguel Cabrera homered for the second straight day and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-3 on Sunday. — The Tigers captured the last two in the weekend series at Chicago to move within 2½ games …
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baseballmusings.com and Bless You Boys
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Phillies snap 4-game skid, beat Pirates 7-3 — PITTSBURGH - Roy Halladay pitched seven effective innings and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a season-high four-game losing streak, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 on Sunday to avoid a sweep. — Neil Walker hit a two-run homer in the first inning …
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Brian Duensing, Jason Repko lead Twins past Royals 6-0 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brian Duensing pitched eight sharp innings and Jason Repko snapped an 0-for-14 skid and drove in three runs, giving the Minnesota Twins a 6-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday and their first four-game sweep in almost four years.
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baseballmusings.com, Royals Review and Twinkie Town
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
If you want passion, start with this roster — With Ozzie Guillen in town recently, we started to think about other passionate baseball people. Who are they? Passion is something you see, hear, or feel. There's no number to measure it by. — So here is a look at 25 very passionate baseball people …
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MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Adam Lind leads Blue Jays over Orioles 7-4 — BALTIMORE — Adam Lind went 4 for 4 with two homers and three RBIs to back another winning effort by left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes, and the Toronto Blue Jays roughed up Jeremy Guthrie in a 7-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals place Slaten on DL, recall Stammen — PHOENIX — The Nationals placed left-hander Doug Slaten on the 15-day disabled list because of an elbow injury and recalled right-hander Craig Stammen from Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday. — While the velocity on his fastball never went down …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Riggleman: Nats not hitting Upton on purpose