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Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Mike Rizzo calls Cole Hamels ‘fake tough,’ calls for suspension after ‘classless, gutless’ act — View Photo Gallery: Bryce Harper provided an early spark by stealing home, but the Nationals fell to the Phillies on Sunday night, missing out on a chance for a series sweep.
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Aaron Gleeman / HardballTalk:
Cole Hamels suspended five games for intentionally hitting Bryce Harper — Cole Hamels admitting that he intentionally plunked Bryce Harper yesterday has earned the Phillies left-hander a five-game suspension from MLB, along with an undisclosed fine. — Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo …
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Associated Press:
Pence Homers Twice, Hamels Has Strong Start in Win — WASHINGTON (AP) — Cole Hamels gave up five hits over eight innings and Hunter Pence hit a pair of two-run home runs to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-3 win against the Washington Nationals on Sunday night.
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Associated Press:
DH Davis gets win, O's outlast Red Sox in 17 — BOSTON—Once the starting pitchers left, the game between the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox became a battle of the bullpens. And when both teams ran out of relievers, well, it was time to throw in someone else. — Anyone else on the roster, in fact.
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Eric Wilbur / Boston Globe:
Gonzalez the perfect face for these free-falling Sox — He is the face of a franchise with no soul. — It's the perfect role for Adrian Gonzalez. — You can take the man out of San Diego, but you apparently can't take the laissez-faire SoCal nonchalance out of the player who is quickly becoming …
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the joy of sox
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game 27: Red Sox at Royals — Here are the lineups: — RED SOX (11-16) — TBA — Pitching: LHP Felix Doubront (1-1, 5.19) — ROYALS (9-18) — Dyson CF — Gordon LF — Butler DH — Hosmer 1B — Francoeur RF — Moustakas 3B — Pena C — Getz 2B — Escobar SS
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Bell temporarily removed from closer role — Cishek front-runner to finish games, but unavailable until Tuesday — SAN DIEGO — Closing time will have a different ring to it for the Marlins the next few days. — Until Heath Bell gets back on track, the closer role will be going to other options.
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Fish Stripes
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Associated Press:
Indians Hammer Humber in 8-6 Win Over White Sox — CLEVELAND (AP) — Zach McAllister pitched six innings for his first major league win as the Cleveland Indians roughed up a far-from-perfect Philip Humber in an 8-6 win Monday over the Chicago White Sox in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
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South Side Sox and Let's Go Tribe
Fox Sports:
Werth breaks wrist, to see specialist — WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth broke his left wrist Sunday night trying to make a sliding catch against the Philadelphia Phillies. — “It's a clean break,” Washington manager Davey Johnson said after the Nationals' 9-3 loss.
Kyle Boddy / Hardball Times:
Ubaldo Jimenez: A quick mechanics review — In my earlier analysis of Ubaldo Jimenez's mechanics, I noted that his initial separation from the glove was extremely early, terminating momentum and reducing athleticism out of the glove with his pitching arm. However, people said that his velocity …
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Let's Go Tribe
Associated Press:
House where Ruth lived on market for $1.65M — SUDBURY, Mass. — The suburban Boston home where Babe Ruth lived after he had been sent to the New York Yankees is for sale, and the asking price is more than Ruth made in his entire playing career. — The estate known as Home Plate Farm in Sudbury …
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Yahoo! Sports
Mike Lupica / NY Daily News:
Andy Pettitte can't have it both ways when it comes to the truth in Roger Clemens trial — Longtime Yankee has changed his story about Roger Clemens — Andy Pettitte can't return to Yankees soon enough following testimony in Roger Clemens perjury trial. — The guy asking the questions …
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