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Canadian Press:
Blue Jays activate right-hander McGowan off 60-day DL — TORONTO — Dustin McGowan's long road back to the major leagues is complete. — The Toronto Blue Jays activated the right-hander off the 60-day disabled list prior to Monday's home game against the Boston Red Sox.
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Globe and Mail:
Yankees sweep away Blue Jays
Yankees sweep away Blue Jays
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Despite Jered Weaver's struggles, his arm seems fine — Ace right-hander has had some tough outings recently. 'Sometimes you're going to be out of sorts,' Manager Mike Scioscia says. — Angels starting pitcher Jered Weaver delivers during the fourth inning of Sundays game against the Texas Rangers.
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Fox Sports:
Angels rotation could be key to success — BOSTON — Know what I'm starting to think? That if the Angels win the AL West, they actually might sneak their way into the World Series. — The Angels feature three ace-caliber starting pitchers — Jered Weaver, Dan Haren and Ervin Santana.
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MLB Rumors
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Final: Rangers 11, Red Sox 4
Final: Rangers 11, Red Sox 4
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Surviving Grady, Yahoo! Sports, Over the Monster, Deadspin and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Tigers rout White Sox 18-2 to finish sweep — DETROIT (AP)—Miguel Cabrera(notes) homered and drove in four runs, and the Detroit Tigers finished a three-game sweep of Chicago in emphatic fashion, routing the White Sox 18-2 on Sunday night. — Max Scherzer(notes) (14-8) …
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boston.stats.com, South Side Sox, Bless You Boys and Yahoo! Sports
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals hope to keep Furcal — General manager John Mozeliak confirmed strong organizational interest in retaining pending free agent shortstop Rafael Furcal and indicated Sunday he plans to “explore” a pre-emptive move within the next month. — “When you look at our club since he came to our team …
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MLB Rumors, HardballTalk and Viva El Birdos
Jeff Schultz:
Forget division, Chipper says Braves can take Philly in playoffs — It would have been easy for the Braves to slip on their rose-colored Annie sunglasses Sunday and proclaim that they're going to shake the baseball world at its foundation, storm Philadelphia and miraculously come back to win the National League East title.
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HardballTalk and Talking Chop
Sam Mellinger / Kansas City Star:
Zack Greinke loves life on a winning team in Milwaukee — Sometimes, Zack Greinke goes to a park not far from his new home and stares out at Lake Michigan. This is his favorite part of this new place. Maybe he'll get a boat. He'd like that. — Everything here is new. Everything feels fresh.
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Royals Review
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies lose at San Diego to end road trip 3-6 — SAN DIEGO — When September arrives leaving a telescope necessary to see the division leaders, the focus shifts. — For the Rockies, this month is more about development than results. Improvement requires critical adjustments from key players.
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Purple Row
Associated Press:
Marlins beat Phillies in 14, 5-4 — MIAMI - Mike Cameron drove in the winning run with a two-out, bases-loaded walk in the 14th inning Sunday, and the Florida Marlins benefited from an overturned ruling after a video review to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4.
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Fish Stripes
Associated Press:
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kirk Gibson 's club trailed by one run when slugger Justin Upton got tossed for arguing. — Gibson sensed some frustration in the dugout. So, the no-nonsense Arizona manager provided a quick, mid-game message: “Keep our composure and we're going to win the game.”
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AZ Snake Pit
Associated Press:
DeJesus, Sweeney lead A's past Mariners 8-3 — OAKLAND, Calif.—David DeJesus and Ryan Sweeney each drove in two runs, Hideki Matsui doubled three times and the Oakland Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners with an 8-3 victory Sunday.
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boston.stats.com and Athletics Nation
George Henry / Associated Press:
Prado, Costanza help Braves edge Dodgers — ATLANTA—Martin Prado needed eight pitches to get a read on Blake Hawksworth. — When Prado saw a changeup to his liking, he hit it hard. — “I was just going to put the ball in play,” he said. “I was thinking any pitch I can drive, hit it solid.
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Talking Chop and boston.stats.com
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly wants more offense for 2012
Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly wants more offense for 2012
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Dodgers Blog, Los Angeles Times, True Blue LA and Talking Chop