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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Robinson happy with team's mood — Guillen may be close to extended Spring Training — MILWAUKEE — After winning just 14 of their first 41 games, the Nationals are 9-4 in their last 13 games and slowly trying to creep back to the .500 level. — If they take at least two out of three …
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Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
The Power Trip Continues — Soriano Hits Solo Homer, Grand Slam as Nats Complete Sweep: Nationals 8, Brewers 4 — MILWAUKEE, June 4 — He stated much less with his two home runs than with the indifference that followed. Alfonso Soriano never sauntered or pumped a fist. Heck, he hardly even smiled.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Trade winds blow in Maddux's direction — ST. LOUIS — Greg Maddux has been around long enough to know that with the Cubs far from contention, his name is bound to surface in trade rumors. — The Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly are interested in adding Maddux to their rotation by July 31 …
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R.B. Fallstrom / Associated Press:
Pujols out indefinitely with muscle strain — ST. LOUIS (AP) — This is a much larger challenge for the St. Louis Cardinals: Albert Pujols will be out indefinitely with a strained muscle on his right side. — Pujols, last year's NL MVP and this season's major league leader in home runs and RBIs …
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The 26th Man
ESPN:
Former umpire Eric Gregg suffers massive stroke — Former major league umpire Eric Gregg, known for his wide strike zone and well-documented weight problems, suffered a massive stroke Sunday and was unconscious, his son Kevin told ESPN.com's Jayson Stark. Gregg was hospitalized at Lankenau Hospital in Philadelphia.
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The Catbird …
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Jim Salisbury / Kansas City Star:
Former umpire Gregg in critical condition after stroke — PHILADELPHIA - Eric Gregg, the popular former major-league umpire, was in critical condition in intensive care at Lankenau Hospital Sunday night after suffering a stroke at his Ardmore home Sunday morning. — "We need prayers," Gregg's son Kevin said Sunday night.
Joe Lapointe / New York Times:
Red Sox Are Coming, but Jeter May Miss Out — BALTIMORE, June 4 — There is no good time for a good team like the Yankees to lose a good player like Derek Jeter to a bruised right thumb, as they did Sunday when they fell, 11-4, to the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. But the timing was especially bad.
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Off the Facade
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Associated Press:
Orioles Avert Sweep — BALTIMORE (AP) — Javy Lopez hit two of Baltimore's four home runs, Rodrigo Lopez won his third straight start, and the Orioles beat the New York Yankees 11-4 Sunday to avert a three-game sweep. — Javy Lopez led off the second inning with a homer and hit a three-run drive in the fifth to make it 10-0.
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Bronx Banter
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Freel finishes off Astros — Reds complete first sweep in Houston since 1999 — HOUSTON — If the Reds manage to stay in contention late into the season, this was the kind of day that could be regarded as one of the key reasons. — In a game against the Astros that was tied four times …
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Laird, Teixeira spark Rangers — Catcher, first baseman combine for eight of Texas' 10 runs — CHICAGO — Gerald Laird, the Rangers' once and future starting catcher, is making a compelling case for getting the job right now. — Manager Buck Showalter knows that the numbers are getting harder …
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Clark Spencer / Miami Herald:
Marlins sweep across dance floor — Florida got its first sweep in Denver, and the good vibes had the young Marlins dancing in the clubhouse. — cspencer@MiamiHerald.com — DENVER - A few hours before the Marlins knocked off the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Sunday for their first sweep …
Marcus Hayes / Philly.com:
Franklin says he could help Phillies' rotation — LOS ANGELES - The Phillies need a veteran to bolster their ailing, stumbling starting rotation. Ryan Franklin figures they have one. — Him. — "It's got to be something going around in their heads," Franklin said. "I'm ready."
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A CITIZEN'S BLOG
Shelly Anderson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Sanchez to remain starter says Littlefield — With Joe Randa getting closer to a return from the disabled list, Pirates general manager David Littlefield yesterday reversed course and said Freddy Sanchez would remain the team's starting third baseman.
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Bucs Dugout
Emily Fredrix / Associated Press:
Bob Uecker Files Restraining Order — MILWAUKEE — Hall of Fame announcer Bob Uecker filed a restraining order against a woman he contends has been harassing him for years and last week confronted him at a hotel pool over his refusal to assist her charity work.
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Chad Finn's Touching …
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers barreled over by Phils — Martin homers after collision; bullpen takes another loss — LOS ANGELES — Russell Martin, who had to peel his face out of the dirt after Chase Utley barreled him over in the decisive eighth inning, said the play wasn't dirty.
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6-4-2
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Barmes not part of roster moves — Considering Rockies shortstop Clint Barmes entered Saturday night's game against Florida in a 13-for-104 slump, it would not have been a big surprise to find him apartment shopping in Colorado Springs today. — But instead of getting sent to the Triple-A Sky Sox …
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Purple Row
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