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Steven Miller / MLB.com:
LaRoche out for season with torn labrum — WASHINGTON — Adam LaRoche resumed baseball activities this week after two weeks of completely shutting down. Still in pain from a labrum tear in his left shoulder, LaRoche learned on Tuesday he will be shut down for the season after surgery Thursday.
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Steven Miller / MLB.com:
Ankiel day to day with intercostal strain — WASHINGTON — Nationals manager Jim Riggleman filled out Tuesday's lineup card with Rick Ankiel in center field and Roger Bernadina receiving a precautionary day off. — But Bernadina replaced Ankiel, who exited in the second inning with a strained left intercostal (rib cage) muscle.
Steven Miller / MLB.com:
Gorzelanny makes first rehab start — WASHINGTON — A day after making a rehab start with Triple-A Syracuse, left-hander Tom Gorzelanny was back in the Nationals' clubhouse and felt fine. — Gorzelanny felt elbow soreness before landing on the 15-day disabled list and allowed four runs …
Steven Miller / MLB.com:
Stammen's exit leaves Nats with six-man 'pen — WASHINGTON — The Nationals optioned right-handed reliever Craig Stammen to Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday, creating room for Ryan Zimmerman and leaving manager Jim Riggleman with a six-man bullpen. — But Riggleman is not concerned with a lack of arms at his disposal.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Zimmerman activated, in Nats' lineup
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Federal Baseball and Yahoo! Sports
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Source: Red Sox plan to add Miller to rotation — A Major League source told the Globe tonight that the Red Sox are working on a plan to add Class AAA Pawtucket lefthander Andrew Miller to the rotation. — Miller has a clause in his minor-league contract that would allow …
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Full Count, Cursed To First, joy of sox and MLB Rumors
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Scott Lauber / Clubhouse Insider:
Agent: ‘Win-win situation thus far’ between Andrew Miller, Red Sox — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As the Red Sox open a three-game series here tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays (and as Carl Crawford returns to Tropicana Field for the first time as a visiting player), touted left-hander Andrew Miller …
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Boston Globe, The House That Dewey Built, Full Count and Projo Sox Blog
Arden Zwelling / MLB.com:
Cool, collected Crawford returns to St. Pete
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Over the Monster, DRaysBay, Boston Globe, Yahoo! Sports, Surviving Grady and Boston Herald
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Scott Kazmir has another bad minor league start, may be finished as an Angel — Struggling left-hander gives up six earned runs in 1 2/3 innings for Salt Lake, pushing his ERA with triple-A team to 17.02, and Angels may have to release him — and eat $14.5 million on his contract.
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MLB Rumors and Los Angeles Times
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Associated Press:
Hamels dominates as Phillies crush Marlins — PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels pitched seven dominant innings to become the NL's second nine-game winner, Domonic Brown hit two of Philadelphia's season-high five homers, and the Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 9-1 on Tuesday night.
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Phillies Nation, The Good Phight and Associated Press
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Associated Press:
Verlander Loses No-Hit Bid but Helps Tigers Into First — Justin Verlander nearly pitched another no-hitter, taking his latest bid into the eighth inning Tuesday night to lead the Detroit Tigers past the visiting Cleveland Indians, 4-0, and into first place in the American League Central.
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Boston Globe, Associated Press, Let's Go Tribe and Bless You Boys
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Associated Press:
RHP Phil Hughes throws in Yankees' camp game — TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees starter Phil Hughes took another step forward in his rehabilitation program for a shoulder injury, throwing 50 pitches Tuesday against minor leaguers in a camp game. — Hughes has been out since April 15 because of inflammation in his right shoulder.
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Dawn Klemish / MLB.com:
Hughes has solid outing against Minor Leaguers
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Pinstripe Alley, lenNY's Yankees and Sliding Into Home
Rob Macleod / Globe and Mail:
Blue Jays option Drabek to Triple-A — The Toronto Blue Jays have decided that a trip to Triple-A is the best option for rookie pitcher Kyle Drabek after all. — A couple of days after manager John Farrell insisted otherwise, the Blue Jays announced on Tuesday that their prized pitcher …
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MLB.com, The Good Phight, Batter's Box Interactive … and Baseball Nation
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Associated Press:
Ross has big night as Giants hold off Diamondbacks — PHOENIX — Cody Ross had a two-run double and scored on a double steal in the fifth inning to help San Francisco build a five-run lead, then the Giants held on for a 6-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night to stay atop the NL West.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com, AZ Snake Pit and McCovey Chronicles
Associated Press:
Ramirez, Castro rally Cubs past Brewers in 10th inning — CHICAGO — Starlin Castro looped a one-out single to right field in the 10th inning to score Tony Campana from third base, and the Chicago Cubs rallied past the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on Tuesday night.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Yahoo! Sports
Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Astros fire their pitching coach — The Astros have announced that they have fired pitching coach Brad Arnsberg. He is being replaced by an interim: Doug Brocail, who if you put a gun to my head I probably would have guessed was still pitching mopup duty for someone out west because I tend …
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School of Roch, The Crawfish Boxes, MLB Daily Dish and Yahoo! Sports
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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Arnsberg out, Brocail in as pitching coach
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MLB Rumors and Al's Ramblings
Mitch Williams / MLB.com:
Common sense should guide inside pitch — Some of the unwritten rules of baseball etiquette have changed since I broke into the Majors back in 1986. Nevertheless, I felt compelled to address the topic after watching what took place between the Indians and Yankees last weekend.
Bill Shaikin / Dodgers Blog:
Confirmed: McCourt meets Dodgers' Wednesday payroll — Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has met the team's Wednesday payroll, two people familiar with the Dodgers' finances said Tuesday. — McCourt is 5-for-5 in making payroll this season, even after Commissioner Bud Selig tabled …
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Lasorda's Lair, Los Angeles Times, HardballTalk and NoMaas.org
ESPN:
Reds 3 — Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Reds-Dodgers Preview … While Johnny Cueto has pitched consistently well for the Cincinnati Reds, the same can't be said for Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw of late.
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Redleg Nation and ESPN
