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Nats deal Livan Hernandez to D-Backs for prospects — WASHINGTON — Washington Nationals ace Livan Hernandez was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday for a pair of minor league pitchers. — Hernandez, 31, is 9-8 this season with a career-high 5.34 ERA in 24 starts.
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Notes: Asst. GM high on additions — Rizzo originally drafted Chico, Mock; no damage in Hill's elbow — WASHINGTON — Assistant general manger Mike Rizzo was pleased that the Nationals were able to acquire left-hander Matt Chico and right-hander Garrett Mock from the Diamondbacks for right-hander Livan Hernandez on Monday.
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Joseph White / Associated Press:Diamondbacks acquire Livan Hernandez
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JammingEcono / Banks of the Anacostia:Livan to the D'Backs — Thanks to some apparently premature reporting …
Linda Robertson / Miami Herald:
Owner, manager boil, but don't overheat — A bizarre clash of egos ended with a truce, but not before the Marlins almost lost the best young manager in baseball. — Heated words on a super-heated summer Sunday took owner Jeffrey Loria and manager Joe Girardi to the brink, but they found a way to calm down and shake hands.
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Kevin Baxter / Miami Herald:
Kensing could go on DL with wrist strain — Right-hander Logan Kensing could be placed on the disabled list as early as today after an MRI performed Monday found he had a right wrist-flexor strain. — Kensing left Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers with what originally was reported …
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Kevin Baxter / Miami Herald:Anger management — Joe Girardi's future as the Marlins …
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Beltrán No Longer Just a Shadow of Himself — The children sitting in a classroom at Harlem RBI headquarters yesterday afternoon knew the basics about their special guest, Carlos Beltrán. They all professed to like the Mets more than the Yankees, and they said that center field was their favorite position.
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StarTribune.com:
Detroit 9, Twins 3 — DETROIT - The Comerica Park scoreboard didn't explain half of the Twins' horror after Monday night's 9-3 defeat to the Detroit Tigers. — Francisco Liriano, Minnesota's rookie All-Star, is out indefinitely with what appears to be a left elbow injury.
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Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Liriano injured as Twins fall to Tigers — Lefty exits after four after elbow pain flares up — DETROIT — Losing game one of their series with the Tigers was a blow for the Twins. — But it's not even close to the type of blow that the Twins could receive in the coming days if the news …
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Associated Press:
Cardinals pummel Reds with longball, increase lead in NL Central — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — CINCINNATI — Maybe it was only one good night for the St. Louis Cardinals, who didn't want to read too much into their most lopsided victory of the season. — The scoreboard suggested otherwise.
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Stern isn't waving goodbye yet — Adam Stern fans, your hero lives to play in Pawtucket for another day. — The Canadian Babe Ruth, whose signature moment as a pro came when he gave a spectacular performance in a win over the US in the World Baseball Classic this spring …
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Piazza emotional on eve of return to New York — SAN DIEGO — His eyes were filled with tears when he departed Shea Stadium, and 10 months later, Mike Piazza fears the same emotion could overwhelm him again tonight in his return. — The standing ovations, the curtain calls, the video tribute.
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Murray Chass / New York Times:
Fans at Fenway Face Test of Faith — THE Boston Red Sox are a poor excuse for a good baseball team. For the second year in a row, they have squandered an advantage they had over the Yankees, this year even more grievously than last. Like last year, they will very likely pay for their profligacy.
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Jays keep Ortiz blue … TORONTO // Whether they really believe it or are just saying the right thing to not further damage the psyche of a veteran pitcher who has completely lost his way, the Orioles maintain that they have seen some progress in pitcher Russ Ortiz.
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Elizabeth Aguilar / MLB.com:
Nomar's recovery being recognized — Garciaparra a nominee for Comeback Player of the Year — Nomar Garciaparra doesn't consider himself a comeback player. To him, this season is just an extension of the last — another year he is grateful to be able to play. — But it's hard for anyone else to ignore his comeback.
Michael Gluskin / MLB.com:
Notes: Cairo to head to disabled list — Pavano to make rehab start Thursday; Dotel could debut soon — BALTIMORE — The Yankees will place Miguel Cairo on the 15-day disabled list after he strained his left hamstring running out a ground ball Saturday night.
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