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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Final: Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0 (11 innings) — Game over: Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0 — Rookie Brett Lawrie crushed a Wheeler pitch into the stands in center with two outs to end it. Knew that was coming eventually. — Back later with a report on Beckett. The Sox are now 2.5 games out and have dropped four of five.
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Associated Press:
Red Sox RHP Beckett Leaves With Sprained Ankle — TORONTO (AP) — Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett left in the fourth inning of Monday's game against the Blue Jays with a sprained right ankle. — Manager Terry Francona and trainer Mike Reinold came to the mound after Beckett threw a ball to Toronto third baseman Brett Lawrie.
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Associated Press:
Sandoval homers twice, Bumgarner whiffs 13 in Giants beat Padres — SAN DIEGO — Pablo Sandoval homered twice, lefty Madison Bumgarner struck out a career-high 13 in 8 1-3 innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the last-place San Diego Padres 7-2 on Monday to remain seven games behind …
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Kuiperfan / Joe Posnanski:
In Praise Of Wins (Sort Of) — Every now and again here, you might have noticed, I will throw a few body blows at the bloated concept of “pitcher wins.” But — and I don't know if I've ever made this clear — I would not want pitcher wins to go away. For one thing, they are fun to argue about.
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NY Daily News:
Joe Girardi sticking with six Yankees starters for now; A.J. Burnett, Phil Hughes get another start — Ah, the joy of six. The Yankees just can't get enough of it. — The Bombers once again have canceled plans to move one of their six starting pitchers to the bullpen; they will continue to go with a six-man rotation indefinitely.
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles notes: Reynolds commits two more errors at third base — Most recent struggles help make case for full-time move to first base next season — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Mark Reynolds is making the Orioles' pending decision this offseason on whether he'll play first or third base in 2012 an easy one.
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Associated Press:
Tampa Bay's Shields Throws 11th Complete Game — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — James Shields pitched a four-hitter for his major league-best 11th complete game and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 5-1 on Monday. — Shields (14-10) struck out six and walked two.
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Associated Press:
Tigers top Indians, 4-2, extend lead — CLEVELAND - Doug Fister struck out a career-high 13, Victor Martinez hit a three-run homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2 on Monday to extended their AL Central lead to 7½ games. — Fister (7-13) improved to 4-1 …
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Associated Press:
Yankees win 5th straight behind Jesus Montero, Robinson Cano — NEW YORK - Jesus Montero broke a fifth-inning tie with his first major league home run, then hit a two-run drive in the seventh to help the New York Yankees outlast the Baltimore Orioles 11-10 Monday for their fifth straight win.
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers lose to Nationals, await Stephen Strasburg — Pitching phenom, who electrified Washington fans last year before suffering an elbow injury, is scheduled to start Tuesday. — Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg delivers a pitch while playing for Class-A Potomac last month.
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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Barmes hopes to remain with Astros — PITTSBURGH — Astros shortstop Clint Barmes is facing free agency this offseason for the first time in his career. While he's open to exploring his options, he's had a good experience in Houston and would like to return to the Astros.
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Jim Souhan / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Shake-up needed to save Twins from complacent ways — Bill Smith needs to hire someone to make tough decisions for him; might I suggest Wayne Krivsky? — ANAHEIM, CALIF. - Joe Mauer's illness this weekend prompted one of his teammates to play a prank, so when he walked to his locker Sunday, he found a handful of surgical masks.
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