Top News:
ESPN:
White Sox GM frustrated, talks roster turnover — CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox general manager Ken Williams said Monday that this week could determine whether the Sox “turn over the entire roster” and go young. — Williams said deals are in place to go young if he wants to blow up a team …
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South Side Sox, Bless You Boys, MLB Rumors and Yahoo! Sports
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Associated Press:
White Sox beat Tigers, pull within 3 1/2 in AL Central — CHICAGO — Mark Buehrle pitched six innings and Carlos Quentin hit a bases-loaded double Monday night as the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 to pull within 3 1-2 games of first in the AL Central.
Discussion:
South Side Sox
Fox Sports:
Beltran suitors can't offer arbitration
Discussion:
Talking Chop and Mets Merized Online
Associated Press:
Scutaro Misses Sign, Red Sox Lose to Royals in 14 — BOSTON (AP) — Marco Scutaro couldn't believe what he was seeing when Josh Reddick started sprinting home after Scutaro took a pitch inside. — The problem was: Scutaro knew right away what a gaffe he had made.
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Over the Monster, Boston Globe and The House That Dewey Built
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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Kevin Youkilis limps off again — Two innings after his heel hit first base awkwardly as he tried to beat out a hit, Kevin Youkilis [stats] left last night's game with what the Red Sox [team stats] called “right hamstring tightness.” — Youkilis isn't likely to play tonight, according to manager Terry Francona.
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Ethier's HR helps Dodgers beat Rockies 8-5 — LOS ANGELES — Andre Ethier hit a two-run homer to help Rubby De La Rosa win for the first time in six weeks and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Monday night. — Aaron Miles and recently acquired Juan Rivera …
Discussion:
Associated Press, True Blue LA and Purple Row
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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Hiroki Kuroda likes Yanks, Red Sox?
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MLB.com, Baseball Nation, HardballTalk, MLB Rumors and Full Count
Associated Press:
Seattle loses 16th in a row, 10-3 to Yankees — NEW YORK - Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira each homered and drove in three runs, Freddy Garcia stifled his former team and the New York Yankees handed the snakebit Seattle Mariners their 16th straight loss with a 10-3 victory Monday night.
Discussion:
Boston Herald and Lookout Landing
Associated Press:
Kipnis' first career hit in ninth pushes Indians over Angels — CLEVELAND — Jason Kipnis delivered his first career hit with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
Discussion:
Let's Go Tribe and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Yadier Molina's bat paces Cardinals' 10-5 win over Astros — ST. LOUIS - Slow-footed catcher Yadier Molina was a triple shy of the cycle for the second time in three games and Kyle McClellan ended an eight-game victory drought in the St. Louis Cardinals' 10-5 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night.
Discussion:
The Crawfish Boxes
Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Wilson has most close shaves for saves — Giants' finisher excels in situations with smallest margins for error — A save is like Shakespeare's rose. By any name, it is still a save. Easy, tough, soft, hard — they are all savored, high-fived, put into the win column.
Associated Press:
McDonald strikes out nine as Pirates top Braves — ATLANTA — James McDonald struck out a career-high nine in 5 1-3 scoreless innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Monday night to keep pace in the tight NL Central race. — The Pirates are tied with St. Louis …
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Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Kinsler has 4 of Rangers 27 hits in rout of Twins — ARLINGTON, Texas—Ian Kinsler homered and drove in four runs as part of the Texas Rangers' offensive barrage in a 20-6 rout of the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. — Kinsler had four of the Rangers' league-best 27 hits.
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Yahoo! Sports and Associated Press
Globe and Mail:
Jays hope to solve closer woes — So who closes? It has been a question hovering above the Blue Jays all season. — When Frank Francisco opened the season on the disabled list, Jon Rauch got the job and was doing OK. But soon after Francisco was back, he was the closer …
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Batter's Box Interactive …
Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Carlos Beltran wants NL, no DH — MIAMI — Carlos Beltran would not rule out accepting a trade to any of the five primary teams in pursuit of him, but the on-the-block Met expressed a strong preference to remain in the National League and in right field. — Beltran said he was uninterested …
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Washington Post, Talking Chop, Baseball Nation, Baseball Time in Arlington and NESN.com
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Carlos Beltran a likely trade chip, but Mets probably won't move any other players: source
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MetsBlog.com
