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Brian Erni / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Mets 5 Dodgers 3 — The New York Mets (43-40) defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers (37-51) tonight by a score of 5-3. — For a complete box score and game recap, check out SNY.TV. — The Least You Should Know: — Jon Niese (8-7) threw seven innings and allowed three runs …
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ESPN, New Jersey Online and Yahoo! Sports
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Sources: Mets SS Reyes likely headed to DL — LOS ANGELES — The New York Mets put the wheels in motion toward placing shortstop Jose Reyes on the disabled list late Wednesday. Team officials arranged for corner infielder/outfielder Nick Evans to fly to Los Angeles from Triple-A Buffalo, multiple team sources told ESPNNewYork.com.
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NY Daily News, MetsBlog.com, New York Post, NorthJersey.com and HardballTalk
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Heyman talks about Reyes, Beltran and K-Rod
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Mets Merized Online
Brian Costa / Wall Street Journal:
K-Rod Makes Accountants Nervous
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HardballTalk, NorthJersey.com, MetsBlog.com, New Jersey Online, MLB.com, Mets Merized Online, ESPN, Associated Press and NY Daily News
Associated Press:
Ellsbury, Youkilis HRs back Wakefield in 6-4 win — BOSTON (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury and Kevin Youkilis had three extra-base hits apiece, and Tim Wakefield scattered nine hits in seven innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.
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Boston Herald, Boston Globe and TSN.ca
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Pregame news: Lester to DL
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HardballTalk, Fenway West and Over the Monster
Joe McDonald / ESPN:
Red Sox put Lester on DL as MRI shows strain
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Boston Globe and joy of sox
Chris Jenkins / SignOnSanDiego.com:
Qualls being excoriated in San Francisco — SAN FRANCISCO — Before each plate appearance, San Francisco Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval steps out in front of the plate and does a ritualistic sort of tap dance with his bat and cleats. Drives opponents, especially pitchers, nuts.
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HardballTalk
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MLB.com:
Bucs decison-makers prep for Trade Deadline — PITTSBURGH — General manager Neal Huntington led a meeting on Wednesday in which manager Clint Hurdle and other key decision makers in the organization discussed the team's outlook approaching the July 31 Trade Deadline.
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MLB Rumors
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Karen Price / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Pirates begin discussions on trade deadline
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Bucs Dugout and MLB Rumors
Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants' Bruce Bochy criticizes the criticizers
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Bucs Dugout and HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Reds blow eight-run lead but beat Cardinals in 13th inning — ST. LOUIS — The Cincinnati Reds avoided a lot more than just your garden variety three-game sweep. — Bronson Arroyo and the bullpen squandered an eight-run, fifth-inning lead. The offence stalled, too …
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Red Reporter and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Stanton hits walkoff shot in 10th, Marlins beat Phillies — MIAMI — Mike Stanton hit a one-out solo homer in the 10th inning Wednesday night, and the Florida Marlins overcame an early four-run deficit to avert a series sweep by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6.
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Fish Stripes, The Good Phight and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Astros five-run inning beats Pirates, snaps five-game slide — PITTSBURGH — Hunter Pence had three hits, including an RBI single during a five-run sixth inning, and the Houston Astros snapped a five-game losing streak with an 8-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.
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Associated Press
Associated Press:
Ogando gets back on track with Rangers rout of Orioles — ARLINGTON, Texas — Alexi Ogando allowed four hits over seven innings in his last start before the all-star break as the Texas Rangers completed a three-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with an 13-5 victory on Wednesday night.
Associated Press:
Jurrjens Win 12th as Braves Beat Rockies, 9-1 — ATLANTA (AP) — Dan Uggla's batting average is still well below .200, but the second baseman is finding his power stroke for the surging Atlanta Braves. — Uggla hit his second homer in as many games, Jair Jurrjens earned his NL-leading 12th win …
Associated Press:
Jeter Within 3 Hits of 3,000 — CLEVELAND (AP) — He'll be back in Bronx, in his ballpark, the place where he's thrilled fans from almost the first day he donned Yankee blue. — Derek Jeter's headed home — to swing for history. — New York's captain picked up his 2,997th career hit Thursday night …
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Associated Press and Let's Go Tribe
Associated Press:
Nats get another one-run victory, beat Cubs again — WASHINGTON — Wilson Ramos decided a game of two-run homers with a suicide squeeze, driving in Michael Morse in the seventh inning to lift the Washington Nationals to a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
