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Associated Press:
Cole Hamels dominates as Phillies beat Padres — PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels tossed eight dominant innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres for the eighth straight time, 3-1 on Friday night. — Hamels (12-5) allowed one run and three hits, striking out 10.
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The Good Phight
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
What ‘available’ really means — Ubaldo Jimenez, Hunter Pence, James Shields are on the market, but to what extent? — ESPN.com — It's one of the most dangerous words in the English language this time of year: — Available. — If you're any baseball player on Planet Earth …
Discussion:
Talking Chop and Phillies Nation
New York Post:
BOX SCORE — “The players you talk to say he is the best setup man in the game,” Damon said of his former teammate and housemate with the Yankees. “He has opened some eyes.” — Scheduled to work in front of Joba Chamberlain and Soriano when the season opened, Robertson was pushed …
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HardballTalk, Bronx Baseball Daily, Full Count, It's About The Money, MLB Rumors and River Avenue Blues
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Associated Press:
Mark Teixeira, Swisher power Yankees over A's — NEW YORK — Mark Teixeira hit a grand slam and Nick Swisher had a three-run drive in a nine-run third inning and the New York Yankees ambushed the Oakland Athletics early for a 17-7 victory in the searing heat Friday night.
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports
Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Soriano, Chavez continue with rehab work
Discussion:
HardballTalk and CloserNews
Jon Paul Morosi / mlbbuzz:
Sources: Red Sox, Royals have discussed Francoeur — The Red Sox are among the teams interested in Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran. But some in the industry anticipate that Beltran will insist on his using his no-trade clause to remain in the National League.
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Boston Globe, NESN.com and Full Count
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Associated Press:
Red Sox extend Mariners' skid to 13 — BOSTON — Jacoby Ellsbury [stats] continued his July power surge with his seventh home run of the month and John Lackey picked up his third consecutive win as the Boston Red Sox [team stats] extended Seattle's losing streak to 13 with a 7-4 win over the tumbling Mariners on Friday night.
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports, Over the Monster and Boston Herald
Aaron Gleeman / HardballTalk:
After two years off and numerous setbacks, Brandon Webb needs another shoulder surgery — Brandon Webb hasn't pitched in the majors since Opening Day of 2009, undergoing shoulder surgery that August and experiencing multiple setbacks on the road to recovery.
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baseballmusings.com
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Associated Press:
Wright leads Mets past Marlins 7-6 — MIAMI — David Wright came off the disabled list swinging, and his two RBI doubles Friday helped the New York Mets beat the Florida Marlins 7-6. — The five-time All-Star was activated before the game after being sidelined for two months with a back injury.
Discussion:
Amazin' Avenue and Associated Press
Jeff Zrebiec / Orioles Insider:
Trade edition of news, notes and opinions — Earlier this week, Orioles President of Baseball Operations Andy MacPhail met with owner Peter Angelos to discuss potential moves with the trade deadline now nine days away. I'm told that there is nothing imminent at this point …
Discussion:
HardballTalk and Full Count
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Orioles Notes: Uehara, Guthrie, Johnson, Lee
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CloserNews
Associated Press:
Uggla's pinch-homer in 9th lifts Braves past Reds — CINCINNATI (AP) — Dan Uggla 's first career pinch-hit home run lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 6-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. — Uggla, who missed the last two starts with a strained left calf, batted with two outs …
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Associated Press, Yahoo! Sports and Talking Chop
Associated Press:
Nelson Cruz slugs Rangers to rout of Blue Jays — ARLINGTON, Texas — Nelson Cruz broke out of an extended slump with a career-high eight RBIs and Colby Lewis took a no-hitter into the sixth inning of his 10th victory as the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 on Friday night.
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Yahoo! Sports, TSN.ca and Canadian Press
Associated Press:
Wells hits grand slam, Santana solid as Angels beat Orioles — BALTIMORE — Ervin Santana took a one-hitter into the eighth inning, Vernon Wells hit a grand slam in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 on Friday night. — It was the Angels' first win …
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Pujols blasts 22nd homer to lift Cardinals over Pirates — PITTSBURGH — Albert Pujols went 4-for-5 and homered for the second straight game to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 Friday. — David Freese broke out of an extended slump with two hits …
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
Fox Sports:
Reds' deadline needs remain a mystery — Reds general manager Walt Jocketty had a clever line when John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer asked him if the team had targeted a specific area to improve. — “It depends on which day,” Jocketty said. — On Thursday night, I posed the same question …
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Cincinnati Reds
Louie Horvath / MLB.com:
Beltre exits game after straining left hamstring — ARLINGTON — Adrian Beltre strained his left hamstring in the fifth inning of the Rangers' game against the Blue Jays on Friday while running from first to third on Michael Young's one-out double. He will have an MRI tomorrow.
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports
Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
No emotional send-off for Carlos Beltran in likely Citi Field finale — NEW YORK - What was likely Carlos Beltran's final home at-bat as a Met came and went without so much as a whimper - a harmless ninth-inning pop-up that fit neatly with an otherwise invisible afternoon in Flushing.
Discussion:
MetsBlog.com
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David Waldstein / New York Times:
Should Beltran Stay? Go? Come Back?
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MetsBlog.com, Amazin' Avenue and St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ESPN:
LAPD arrests 2 in Bryan Stow beating … Two men suspected of beating San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow into a coma on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium have been arrested by Los Angeles police, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Discussion:
Baseball Nation
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Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
LAPD exonerates suspect in Bryan Stow beating, source says [Updated]
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HardballTalk, Baseball Nation and NESN.com
