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Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets' test is to Brave best — Early risers ready for old pros — For two weeks now, the Mets have had it all. From great starting pitching to super-productive hitting to strong play off the bench and out of the bullpen, they have been baseball's best team.
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Todd Zolecki / Philly.com:
Phils hope home will be sweeter this time — The Phillies left Citizens Bank Park last week in desperate need of finding their mojo, and maybe a few wins, too. — They opened the season 1-5 at home but rebounded with a 4-2 road trip. — "If we were 1-5 on that homestand …
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Associated Press:
Padres-Rockies Preview — The Colorado Rockies pounded the San Diego Padres just over a week ago in a three-game sweep at spacious Petco Park. Now the Rockies get another shot at them at Coors Field. — The Rockies continue their nine-game homestand Monday night when they meet the Padres in the opener of a three-game series.
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Owner, GM tell ChiSox to cut slip-and-slides, long hair — CHICAGO — Mark Buehrle was told to stop doing belly flops and slides on the tarp during rain delays. A.J. Pierzynski and Joe Crede were ordered to get a trim. — Are those fun-loving World Series winning White Sox cracking down?
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Boss' barb sends 2 to barber — Crede, Pierzynski to comply with order from Reinsdorf and get shaggy locks cut — Joe Crede is off to one of his best starts, but the White Sox third baseman and catcher A.J. Pierzynski are getting clipped. — Club Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf …
Tom D'Angelo / Palm Beach Post:
Marlins place two on disabled list — CINCINNATI — When Jeremy Hermida decided to test his sore right hip the past couple of days, he knew he would not be ready to play soon. So Hermida, the Marlins' touted rookie right fielder, on Monday was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Wednesday.
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R.B. Fallstrom / Associated Press:
Pujols puts on a show — His third HR lifts Cardinals in ninth — Albert Pujols gets a hug after blasting a walkoff homer in the ninth against the Reds. (AP Photo) — ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols hit three home runs, including a winning drive that erased a ninth-inning deficit and put …
Ray Richardson / TwinCities.com:
Kubel's fears realized with ticket to minors — Jason Kubel knew the news was coming, but that didn't make him feel better when he got it. — Twins general manager Terry Ryan told the reserve outfielder he was being sent to Class AAA Rochester. — Ryan broke the news to Kubel …
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Steve Henson / Los Angeles Times:
Kent Diagnosed With Concussion — A CT scan on Jeff Kent's head taken at Good Samaritan Hospital after he was hit by a pitch in the seventh inning was normal and the Dodger second baseman was diagnosed with a mild concussion and a bruise on the left side of his head.
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Griffey goes on DL with inflammation in knee — CINCINNATI — Ken Griffey Jr. went on the 15-day disabled list Monday night after a test found inflammation in a tendon behind his right knee. — The Cincinnati Reds center fielder missed his fifth straight game with the injury, getting a magnetic resonance imaging test instead.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Mailbag: What lies ahead for Nationals? — Beat reporter Bill Ladson answers Nats fans' questions … Do you believe that general manager Jim Bowden has destroyed team chemistry by giving up outfielders Terrmel Sledge and Brad Wilkinson for left fielder Alfonso Soriano?
Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Youk movement: Hustle keeps hope alive — Mark Loretta belted the game-winning home run in the Red Sox' 7-6 win yesterday against Seattle, but Kevin Youkilis set up the heroics by beating out an infield hit with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning at Fenway Park.
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New Mets song "Our Team. Our Time." to play at Shea during 2006 season — Song debuts tonight when Mets meet Braves; TJS Marketing Group and Breakthru Productions record new rallying cry playing off of 2006 Mets marketing slogan — FLUSHING, N.Y. — The New York Mets today announced …
Jeff Seidel / MLB.com:
Weaver's solid outing not enough — Bats quiet as Angels lose for third time in Baltimore — BALTIMORE — The problems began for the Angels early in Monday's game - and actually even before the game. — Juan Rivera felt some tightness in his rib cage during batting practice and got pulled from the lineup.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Drese's MRI reveals flexor tendon strain — Righty will avoid surgery, could return in four to six weeks — Nationals right-hander Ryan Drese had an MRI on his right elbow and it was revealed on Monday that he has a flexor tendon strain and surgery is not needed. Drese is expected to miss four to six weeks of action.
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Barry Bonds' Long, Sagged Limp Home — After seeing Barry Bonds play in person at Dodger Stadium over the weekend, we have a confession: We don't have the gumption to boo him anymore. It's not that we don't think he's a jerk anymore, or don't feel betrayed that he broke countless baseball records …
