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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Lack of runs hurts Wakefield — Sox lineup unable to get going off Tigers pitchers — DETROIT — If anyone has a right to bemoan his lack of luck this season, it's Tim Wakefield. All the knuckleballer seems to do is keep the Red Sox in games, and then have a loss to show for his effort.
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Notes: Mound meeting a Leyland no-no — Manager: Second closer-catcher discussion may have hurt team — DETROIT — A meeting on the mound did not lead to a meeting of the minds. — After Todd Jones' second loss in four days, manager Jim Leyland came to his defense, saying his closer has done a good job on the whole this season.
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Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Pujols out with strained right oblique — Cardinals slugger injured on play at first base — ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols was removed from the Cardinals' game on Saturday against the Cubs due to strained right oblique muscle. — With one out in the top of the second inning …
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R.B. Fallstrom / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Pujols injured in Cards' loss to Cubs — Chicago has been playing without its All-Star first baseman for more than a month. The Cardinals are concerned they might be without theirs for a while, too. — Aramis Ramirez hit a grand slam and St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols strained …
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Jeff Pearlman / Slate:Pee No Evil — Why are sportswriters pretending baseball's steroids era is over?
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Ed Eagle / MLB.com:
Pirates sink Padres rookie to even series — Duke settles down after shaky first inning, gets win — PITTSBURGH — Zach Duke knows a little something about bouncing back from rough starts. — In an outing that was somewhat emblematic of his rollercoaster sophomore season …
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Standings illustrate huge climb ahead — Sean Casey opened his morning newspaper yesterday and turned to a page he previously considered off limits. — "Yeah, I actually checked out the standings," he said with a big laugh. "I get the feeling that, hopefully, we're climbing up and wanted to see where we were.
Amanda Branam / MLB.com:
Notes: Starter, reliever to swap roles — Lefty Perez returns to rotation while Seo shifts to bullpen — LOS ANGELES — Dodgers manager Grady Little has decided to move Jae Seo from the starting rotation to the bullpen, and Seo's replacement is a very familiar face.
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Game Trax | Box Score | Play by Play | Depth Chart | Head-to-Head — PLAY BY PLAY — TOP OF 1ST — Hits: 2 — Errors: 0 — Cubs first. — Pierre grounded out, third baseman Rolen to first baseman Pujols. — Womack singled to left.
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TOP OF 1ST — Hits: 0 — Errors: 0 — Cubs first. — Pierre grounded out, second baseman Miles to first baseman Pujols. — Perez grounded out, second baseman Miles to first baseman Pujols. — Barrett grounded out, third baseman Rolen to first baseman Pujols. — BOTTOM OF 1ST
Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Notes: Guillen drills his troops — Thome likely out until Tuesday — CHICAGO — If the current members of the White Sox have not yet heard Ozzie Guillen's message for success, preached to the team in winning times or recent frustration, then they clearly aren't listening.
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Chris Haft / Mercury News:
Rookie catches on fast as Giants split — NEW YORK - Although Eliezer Alfonzo's surname was misspelled on the back of his jersey, he properly established his identity Saturday. — Fulfilling a pregame prediction, the rookie catcher drilled a go-ahead, two-run home run in a three-run sixth inning …
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Williamson heading to disabled list — Cubs reliever felt pain in right arm during ninth inning — ST. LOUIS — Chicago Cubs reliever Scott Williamson was expected to be placed on the disabled list because of pain in his right arm, which he felt during the ninth inning Saturday.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Arroyo steals the show in Houston — Ace's bat, six strong innings take down Astros — HOUSTON — Just about everything defied logic for the Reds on Saturday night. — In a 7-5 victory over the Astros, their pitcher was the biggest offensive force of the game.
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Plug pulled on 'Bonds on Bonds' — Editorial differences cited for calling off final episode — NEW YORK — "Bonds on Bonds," the short-lived inside look at the life of Giants slugger Barry Bonds, is kaput, Bonds said Saturday before the first game of a doubleheader against the Mets at Shea Stadium.
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Mike Scarr / MLB.com:
Weaver's stellar start continues vs. Tribe — Rookie, backed early, doesn't allow run until seventh inning — CLEVELAND — The last Angels rookie to pitch at Jacobs Field allowed the Indians to hit for the cycle in the first inning. — Jered Weaver simply stepped onto the mound and acted as if he owned the place.
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