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1:50 PM ET, June 25, 2013

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Jared Diamond / Wall Street Journal:
Why Wright Is Right Again  —  Mets third baseman David Wright enters this week's series at the Chicago White Sox enjoying his strongest offensive surge of the season.  —  After tying a franchise record with four extra-base hits Sunday, Wright raised his batting average to .309, going 24 for 54 (.444) over his past 13 games.
Discussion: Metsblog and Amazin' Avenue
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Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Zack Wheeler, along with Matt Harvey, has ability to pump life into dreary Mets team  —  It can be infectious.  On this road trip, Mets pitchers have already yielded three or fewer runs six times and, in the White Sox Tuesday and Wednesday, they will face a team even more offensively challenged than they are.
Marc Carig / Newsday:
Zack Wheeler has mastered the art of adapting to new situations  —  Zack Wheeler wanted to fit in, so he did what he had always done and followed the lead of his older brothers.  On his first day at a new high school in a new town, he slipped on a jersey and baggy jeans, the kind that his brothers used to wear.
Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Mets rookie Zack Wheeler ready for encore in second start as he faces Chicago White Sox
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Halladay feeling good after long tossing  —  SAN DIEGO — Phillies right-hander Roy Halladay has been tossing a baseball about 60 feet for a few days now, and he said he's feeling good so far.  —  “Tossing,” he said Monday at Petco Park.  “That's the key word.”  —  Throwing, he said, is something entirely different.
Discussion: HardballTalk
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Associated Press:
Padres rally from 3-run deficit in 9th to edge Phillies in 10 innings  —  SAN DIEGO — Kyle Blanks singled home the winning run in the 10th inning for his career-high fourth hit, and the San Diego Padres rallied from a three-run deficit in the ninth to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 Monday night.
Discussion: The Good Phight
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Frustrated Stewart working out way with Cubs to leave team  —  Third baseman Ian Stewart and the Cubs are on the verge of working out an arrangement for Stewart to leave the organization, two weeks after he expressed frustration with his situation via a couple revealing tweets, people familiar with the situation said.
Tom Haudricourt / JSOnline:
Repeated delays in return leave Corey Hart frustrated  —  Corey Hart says the timetable given to him  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Corey Hart doesn't want to hear about timetables anymore.  They just don't mean anything at this point.
Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com:
Reyes to return from disabled list Wednesday  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Jose Reyes is set to rejoin the Blue Jays in time for their series finale against Tampa Bay on Wednesday afternoon.  —  Toronto announced late Monday night that Reyes will be activated prior to Wednesday's game.
Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Inbox: Will club be sellers or buyers at Deadline?  —  Angels beat reporter Alden Gonzalez responds to fans' questions … Will the Angels be sellers or buyers at the Trade Deadline?  — Gustavo B., Santa Ana, Calif.  —  That's the prevailing question, even though we're more than five weeks away …
Discussion: Halos Heaven
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
As Angels tumble, Arte Moreno defends his turf
Discussion: HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Jason Parks / Baseball Prospectus:
Prospects Will Break Your Heart  —  The Mid-Season Top 50 Prospects  —  Before you dive into the list, a few explanations about the construction that might prove beneficial.  Prospects currently playing at the major-league level were not eligible for this list.
Andy McCullough / New Jersey Online:
Mark Teixeira's wrist still feeling sore, as Yankees search for solutions  —  mark-teixeira-yankees-injured- wrist.jpg  —  Mark Teixeira received a cortisone shot to quell inflammation in his right wrist on June 16.  There is still a 30-percent chance he'll require season-ending surgery.
Discussion: Pinstriped Bible and HardballTalk
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Wrist pain lingering for Teixeira, GM says
Reuters:
Triple Blast Helps Rays Blow Maple Leafs Away  —  (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays hit three home runs in a row to overcome baseball's most in-form team with a 4-1 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.  —  James Loney, Wil Myers and Sam Fuld all went deep in consecutive at-bats during …
Discussion: Hardball Times
Associated Press:
Michael Brantley's 4 RBIs help Indians top O's, stay hot  —  BALTIMORE — Michael Brantley homered and had four RBIs, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Monday night for their ninth win in 12 games.  —  Brantley put the Indians ahead with a two-run single in the sixth inning …
Discussion: Camden Chat and Canadian Press
 
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