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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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New Jersey Online, ESPN 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, HardballTalk and NorthJersey.com
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
John Berman / ABCNEWS:
Yankee Derek Jeter Poised to Make History - So What? — As Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is poised to reach 3,000 career hits in Major League Baseball, ABC's John Berman considers the Jeter FAQ. And for another perspective, ABC's Rick Klein gives Berman a Bronx Cheer and answers those same FAQ's HERE.
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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:
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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Viva El Birdos, 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:
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
