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George A. King III / New York Post:
Struggles vs. Red Sox continue; Ortiz shows up Yankees — The second part of Smoke & Mirrors shattered last night at Yankee Stadium and then David Ortiz dragged a shard of glass across the Yankees' throats. — During the first two months of the season, the Yankees hit the jackpot with Bartolo …
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NY Daily News, The Big Lead, joy of sox and Surviving Grady
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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Jeter would ‘love’ to reach 3K hits while at home — NEW YORK — Derek Jeter said he would “love” to reach 3,000 hits on the New York Yankees current 10-game homestand. Jeter is 14 hits shy of becoming the first Yankee to reach the mark. — “I would love to do it here,” …
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Boston Globe, Over the Monster, HardballTalk and baseballmusings.com
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Papelbon has one to savor — NEW YORK — Major League Baseball suspended Jonathan Papelbon for three games yesterday, punishment for bumping umpire Tony Randazzo after being ejected Saturday. — Papelbon immediately appealed, which allowed him to come out of the bullpen in left field several hours later …
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The Soxaholix
Thomas Boorstein / MLB.com:
Teixeira day to day with bruise on knee
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Boston Globe and Yahoo! Sports
Rick Telander / Chicago Sun Times:
Oney Guillen's raceball game vs. White Sox is just stupid — White Sox general manager Ken Williams (right) and manager Ozzie Guillen (middle) have another unnecessary controversy on their hands thanks to Oney Guillen's (left) Twitter account. — If there's a Chicago baseball radar …
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HardballTalk
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Associated Press:
Hanson pitches well to help Braves beat slumping Marlins — MIAMI — Tommy Hanson pitched six innings and the Atlanta Braves won with only two hits Tuesday night when they sent the Florida Marlins to their sixth consecutive loss, 1-0. — Florida's Brad Hand (-1) went six innings …
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Fish Stripes, Talking Chop, Yahoo! Sports and Associated Press
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Associated Press:
Cairo has grand slam in Reds win over Cubs — CINCINNATI, Ohio — Miguel Cairo hit a grand slam to help make Edinson Volquez's return to the majors a success and the Cincinnati Reds continued their dominance of the Chicago Cubs with an 8-2 win Tuesday night.
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Red Reporter and Associated Press
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Fred Mitchell / Chicago Tribune:
Agent: Ramirez won't give up no-trade clause — Although the Chicago Cubs may consider a youth movement if their struggles continue, the agent for Aramis Ramirez says the veteran third baseman isn't inclined to drop his no-trade clause. — Ramirez is in the final year of a five-year, $75 million contract.
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MetsBlog.com, Bleed Cubbie Blue, MLB Rumors and HardballTalk
Roy Oswalt / Yahoo! Sports:
Harper's arrogance is just what baseball needs — Baseball's greatest villain is an 18-year-old minor leaguer with a heinous mustache, an equally off-putting mullet and the scent of someone who emptied a bottle of Eau du Arrogance all over himself. — And you know what? He's exactly what the sport needs.
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Washington Post, ESPN, LA Times Sports Blog and Nats Enquirer
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ESPN.com:
Harper puckers up at pitcher after HR in minors
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Scouting the Sally, Hardball Times and Washington Post
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Red Sox closer Papelbon banned for 3 games — NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount in the aftermath of Saturday's ejection by plate umpire Tony Randazzo. — MLB announced it was banning Papelbon on Tuesday because of …
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Yahoo! Sports, Over the Monster, Fenway West and Associated Press
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Associated Press:
Westbrook Leads Cards to 7-4 Win Over Astros — HOUSTON (AP) — Jake Westbrook shook off early trouble on the mound and helped his cause with a three-run, tie-breaking double to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-4 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. — It was the NL-Central leading Cardinals' fourth straight win.
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Associated Press, Viva El Birdos and The Crawfish Boxes
Associated Press:
Indians' right-hander Carrasco dominant in win over Twins — CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco took a shutout into the ninth inning and the Cleveland Indians pushed across an unearned run to defeat the Minnesota Twins 1-0 Tuesday night. — Carrasco (5-3) gave up three hits …
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Twinkie Town, Let's Go Tribe and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Orioles use homers, pitching to beat skidding Athletics — BALTIMORE — J.J. Hardy, Luke Scott and Adam Jones hit solo homers, Chris Jakubauskas pitched five shutout innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat Oakland 4-0 Tuesday night to stretch the Athletics' losing streak to a season-high eight games.
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Camden Chat and Associated Press
Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
A pair of rookies help Dodgers beat Phillies — PHILADELPHIA—Rubby De La Rosa pitched five effective innings in his first career start and Dee Gordon had three hits in his first start, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 Tuesday night.
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TSN.ca and The Good Phight
Andrew Baggarly / Extra Baggs:
POSTGAME NOTES: Sanchez goes five-and-dive, Giants looking harder for catching help, etc. (12) — Day game tomorrow, which means a very brief postgame file tonight. — The game story has much to do with Jonathan Sanchez, who somehow managed to hold the Nationals to two runs …
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MLB Rumors
Brian Erni / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Mets 2 Brewers 1 — The New York Mets (29-31) defeated the Milwaukee Brewers (34-27) tonight by a score of 2-1. — For a complete box score and game recap, check out SNY.TV. — The Least You Should Know: — Chris Capuano (4-6) tossed six innings and allowed six hits …
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New York Post, sny.stats.com and Brew Crew Ball
