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Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Final Score: White Sox 5 Mets 4 — The Least You Should Know... David Wright scored the tying run (from second base) on a botched popup on the infield off the bat of Daniel Murphy with two outs in the top of the ninth inning. — LaTroy Hawkins allowed the winning run to score in the bottom …
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Jared Diamond / Wall Street Journal:
Why Wright Is Right Again
Why Wright Is Right Again
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Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Zack Wheeler, along with Matt Harvey, has ability to pump life into dreary Mets team
Zack Wheeler, along with Matt Harvey, has ability to pump life into dreary Mets team
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Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Mets rookie Zack Wheeler ready for encore in second start as he faces Chicago White Sox
Mets rookie Zack Wheeler ready for encore in second start as he faces Chicago White Sox
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Cubs Designate Carlos Marmol; Release Ian Stewart — The Cubs finally pulled the plug on longtime reliever Carlos Marmol today, announcing they've designated him for assigment. The team also announced the suspension of third baseman Ian Stewart was settled and upheld, and he was granted his unconditional release.
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Cubs designate Carlos Marmol — The Chicago Cubs designated beleaguered relief pitcher Carlos Marmol for assignment, likely ending Marmol's time with the only team he's played for since entering the big leagues in 2006. — “This is probably the best thing for both Carlos and the Cubs,” …
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Frustrated Stewart working out way with Cubs to leave team
Frustrated Stewart working out way with Cubs to leave team
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Rosemary Regina Sobol / Chicago Tribune:
Ex-Cub pitcher Kerry Wood discovers body in Belmont Harbor — Former Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood discovered a man's body floating in the water while out in Belmont Harbor, police said. — Wood was paddle boarding around 11:10 a.m. Monday when he saw the body, according to police.
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Former Cubs phenom Kerry Wood discovers dead body in Chicago's Belmont Harbor — The former flame-thrower who rocketed to fame with as the 1988 National League Rookie of the Year was out at about 11 a.m. when he came across the floating body and immediately called 911.
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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Fed-up Cashman: A-Rod should just shut up — NEW YORK — Livid over Alex Rodriguez's decision to tweet an update on his rehab process, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman had a message for the third baseman. — “You know what, when the Yankees want to announce something, [we will],” Cashman told ESPN New York.
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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.
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Fox Sports:
Sources: NL West pursuing Nolasco — Not surprisingly, the heaviest action on Marlins right-hander Ricky Nolasco is coming from the hotly contested NL West. — Four of the five teams in the West — the Giants, Dodgers, Padres and Rockies — have expressed interest in Nolasco, according to major-league sources.
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Red Sox demote struggling 3B Middlebrooks — The Boston Red Sox on Tuesday sent struggling Will Middlebrooks to Triple-A Pawtucket, a move that makes Jose Iglesias the team's everyday third baseman. — The Red Sox called up infielder Brandon Snyder in a corresponding move.
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Canadian Press:
LaRoche's homer paces Nationals over Diamondbacks — WASHINGTON — Adam LaRoche hit a three-run homer and Gio Gonzalez won for the first time since May 5 as the Nationals defeated the Diamondbacks 7-5 Tuesday night. — Jayson Werth added a double, RBI-single and two walks for Washington …
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Associated Press:
Ozuna, Dietrich Lead Marlins to 4-2 Win — MIAMI — Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs and Derek Dietrich homered to help the Miami Marlins to a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in interleague play. — A.J. Ramos (2-2) pitched two scoreless innings in relief and Steve Cishek worked …
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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.
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Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Mets trade Collin Cowgill to the Angels — The Mets have traded OF Collin Cowgill to the Angels in exchange for minor league OF Kyle Johnson. — Johnson, 23, was hitting .308, 16 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 30 RBI with 30 stolen bases with Single-A Burlington of the Midwest League.
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Trade deadline preview — An early look at potential buyers and sellers, players most likely to be traded — We want you to remember something important as we approach the 2013 edition of the baseball trading deadline, coming soon to a Rumor Central destination near you: — You never know.
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