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11:50 PM ET, August 1, 2011

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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 …
Discussion: Boston Herald and Associated Press
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.
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.
Peter Applebome / New York Times:
A Lou Gehrig Treasure Trove  —  If part of the romance of baseball has often been romance, along comes one from another era.  —  This one features Lou Gehrig, a young woman three years his junior he called “Red,” a domineering mother and a surprise ending 80 years later.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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 …
Associated Press:
Cabrera's two 2-run homers lift Tribe by Red Sox  —  BOSTON (AP) — Asdrubal Cabrera 's second two-run homer of the game, originally ruled a single off the short wall in right field and overturned by replay review, broke an eighth-inning tie and lifted the Cleveland Indians to a 9-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.
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.
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 …
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue and Fish Stripes
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.
Discussion: HardballTalk
 
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