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2:15 PM ET, June 25, 2011

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External / ESPN:
Yanks-Rockies matinee, CC on mound … CC Sabathia thrives in interleague play.  That hasn't been the case against the Colorado Rockies, and the New York Yankees have had their own problems against them.  —  Sabathia looks to become the majors' first 10-game winner by ending the Yankees' four …
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
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Ian O'Connor / ESPN:
Yankees can't count on A.J. Burnett  —  Now 30-30 as a Yank, righty's A-plus talent has continually produced C-plus results  —  NEW YORK — A.J. Burnett was wearing camouflage pants and a dark T-shirt exposing his tatted-up arms as he stood in the home clubhouse, looking …
Associated Press:   Giambi, Rockies Beat Yankees in New York
Nick Friedell / ESPN:
Sources: Davey Johnson to lead Nats  —  CHICAGO — The Washington Nationals will name Davey Johnson as their new manager, according to a source familiar with the situation.  —  Johnson, 68, will manage the team for the rest of the season and next season, subject to league approval.
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Dan Steinberg / Washington Post:
Jim Riggleman unloads on Thomas Boswell
Sports Illustrated:
Why Jim Riggleman finally walked away as Nationals manager
Tim Kurkjian / ESPN:
Jim Riggleman's last stand
Associated Press:
Pirates Beat Red Sox 3-1 for 3rd Straight Win  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — David Ortiz walked to the plate representing the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the thousands of Boston Red Sox fans who crammed PNC Park on Friday night waited for Big Papi to send the ball over the right-field wall and into the Allegheny River.
Discussion: Boston Herald and Boston Globe
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Will Graves / Associated Press:
Pirates beat Red Sox 3-1 for 3rd straight win
Discussion: Boston Globe and Yahoo! Sports
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Francona wrestling with a tough decision
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game 75: Red Sox at Pirates
Associated Press:
Shields' 3 Straight Complete Game Beats Astros 5-1  —  HOUSTON (AP) — James Shields became the first pitcher in Tampa Bay franchise history to throw three straight complete games and Evan Longoria homered and drove in three runs to lead the Rays to a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
James Shields pitches sixth complete game as Tampa Bay Rays defeat Houston Astros 5-1
Discussion: HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Shin-Soo Choo has broken thumb  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Cleveland right fielder Shin-Soo Choo is headed for the disabled list after breaking his left thumb when he was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning of a 4-3 loss to San Francisco on Friday night.  —  Choo appeared to get hit just above …
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Associated Press:
Giants rally to beat Carrasco, Indians
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
First-round pick Wong on the way  —  ST. LOUIS  • The Cardinals' first-round pick Kolten Wong was expected to be in St. Louis on Saturday as he and his representative near a finalized deal with the club that took him 22nd overall earlier this month, a club source confirmed.
Discussion: MLB Rumors
David Waldstein / New York Times:
Dr. Wakefield and Dr. Dickey, Dentists, Not Pitchers  —  DALLAS — For many players in baseball, the maddening act of trying to hit the knuckleballs thrown by R. A. Dickey and Tim Wakefield is like having teeth pulled.  And for many patients in the Dallas area, facing Dickey and Wakefield literally means a tooth extraction.
Discussion: joy of sox
Associated Press:
Marlins Lose Home Game on Road  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Jack McKeon's second stint as manager of the Florida Marlins, which began June 20, already has set a franchise record.  —  Not in a good way.  —  With the club's 5-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Friday night, the Marlins have lost 21 games in June …
Associated Press:
Fielder's clutch double in 7th lifts Brewers over Twins  —  MILWAUKEE — Prince Fielder doubled in the go-ahead runs with two outs in seventh inning to raise his NL-leading RBI total to 65 and rally the Milwaukee Brewers over the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Friday night.
Discussion: Twinkie Town
Associated Press:
Blue Jays Beat Cardinals 5-4  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jose Bautista's major league-leading 23rd home run in the top of the ninth inning helped the Toronto Blue Jays snap a four-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.  —  Bautista's one-out drive off …
Jim Riggleman / Yahoo! Sports:
McCourt may be willing to sell part of Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES - Up against a payroll deadline and the potential seizure of his team, Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has had recent conversations with Major League Baseball officials about salvaging his ownership of the franchise, sources said Friday night.
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Francisco's RBI single in ninth leads Phillies over Athletics  —  PHILADELPHIA — Pinch-hitter Ben Francisco's RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 1-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.  —  In a game in which rookie …
Discussion: The Good Phight and Yahoo! Sports
ESPN.com:
Phillies to get word on Oswalt after back exam  —  Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Roy Oswalt will be further examined Friday, a day after leaving a start with back trouble in the second inning.  —  Though Oswalt said after the game Thursday he wouldn't have an MRI until Monday …
Discussion: MLB, ESPN and Yahoo! Sports
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Paul Hagen / Philly.com:
Phillies can't gloss over Oswalt issues anymore
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish and USA Today
 
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