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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Yanks stick with Nova, go to six-man rotation — CHICAGO — The Yankees will seemingly, and at least temporarily, go with a six-man rotation. — Prior to Monday's series opener against the White Sox, the club opted to give Bartolo Colon an extra day of rest and slide Ivan Nova …
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Associated Press:
Sabathia stifles White Sox for MLB-best 16th win — CHICAGO (AP) — CC Sabathia pitched eight strong innings to earn his major league-best 16th win and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Monday for their fourth consecutive victory. — Sabathia allowed two runs and 10 hits …
John Nalbone / New Jersey Online:
Trenton Thunder ace Manny Banuelos is on the move ... to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre — TRENTON - After weeks of speculation leading up to today's 4 p.m. non-waiver trade deadline, Thunder ace left-hander Manny Banuelos is on the move. — To Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Fox Sports:
Yankees cast lot with their prospects — All I know is, Manny Banuelos, Dellin Betances and Co. had better be good. — New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, for the second straight season, refused to trade prospects for a starting pitcher who could provide more immediate help.
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Associated Press:
Stanton's Slam in 10th Lifts Marlins Over Mets 7-3 — NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Stanton hit a grand slam in the 10th inning and the Florida Marlins quickly recovered from Lucas Duda's tying homer with two outs in the ninth to beat the New York Mets 7-3 on Monday night.
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Sean McAdam / Comcast SportsNet:
Buchholz has stress fracture, likely out for year — To view this site, you need to have Flash Player 9.0.115 or later installed. Click here to get the latest Flash player. … CHICAGO — With the benefit of hindsight, it's easy to now understand why the Red Sox spent so much time and energy …
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Associated Press:
Ankiel Hits 2 Solo Homers in Nats' 5-3 Win — WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Ankiel hit two home runs, and Livan Hernandez allowed one run over six innings and drove in a run to lead the Washington Nationals to a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night. — Ankiel led off the bottom of the first with a homer to center field.
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Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Hisashi Iwakuma hires new agent — Hisashi Iwakuma, one of the top starting pitchers in Japan, has hired a new agent as a prelude to coming to Major League Baseball as a free agent in 2012. — Iwakuma, a star right-hander for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, is expected to rank among …
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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Game 109: Marlins vs. Mets at 7:10 PM — Tonight at Citi Field, the Mets open a three game series with the Marlins at 7:10 PM. — Here are tonight's starting lineups: — Mike Pelfrey (6-9, 4.55 ERA) will start for the Mets. Pelfrey is coming off a strong month of July …
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Associated Press:
Alcohol, drugs factored in fan's fatal fall — DENVER — A 27-year-old man who died when he fell from a stairway during a Colorado Rockies game had marijuana and alcohol in his system at the time. — An autopsy report released Monday says the amount of alcohol in Robert Seamans' system was twice the legal limit for driving.
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Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Dodgers put Rubby De La Rosa on DL — SAN DIEGO — One day after a lackluster performance in which he never seemed to find a rhythm and was lifted after having thrown a staggering 100 pitches through four innings, Los Angeles Dodgers rookie right-hander Rubby De La Rosa was placed on the 15 …
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Steven Miller / MLB.com:
Solo blast puts Uggla's hit streak at 23 games — WASHINGTON — Dan Uggla could hit safely in each of the Braves' remaining 42 games and still be unlikely to reach his career batting average, which was .263 entering this season. But manager Fredi Gonzalez believes the home runs and RBIs …
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