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11:45 AM ET, August 16, 2006

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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Bloop hit sends Red Sox to defeat  —  Pena unable to reach flare as Boston drops second straight  —  BOSTON — How could such an innocent looking flare off the bat of Craig Monroe cause so much havoc and heartbreak for the Red Sox?  —  It was just one of those plays that had Wily Mo Pena …
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Associated Press:
Costly victory  —  Polanco separates shoulder as Tigers edge Red Sox  —  BOSTON (AP) — Placido Polanco's injury forced Ivan Rodriguez to play an unfamiliar position and left the Detroit Tigers wondering how the loss of their steady second baseman will affect their playoff run.
David Heuschkel / Hartford Courant:
No Go For Wily Mo  —  Misplays Fly Ball In 9th, Watches Strike 3 To End It  —  BOSTON — A tough play?  Hardly.  —  A tough loss?  No doubt.  —  Wily Mo Pena dropped a fly ball in the ninth inning Tuesday night that allowed the go-ahead run to score, giving the Tigers a 3-2 victory …
Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Sox go up in flames  —  No disrespect to Worcester-raised actor …
David Heuschkel / Hartford Courant:
Rotation Undecided For Friday, Or Is It?
Discussion: MLB.com
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
A case of the drops  —  Red Sox lose more ground when Tigers get ninth life
Jason Beck / MLB.com:   Bonderman faces Schilling in Game 2
Howard Kussoy / MLB.com:   Schilling faces Bonderman in Game 2
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Nationals place Soriano on waivers  —  The Nationals placed left fielder Alfonso Soriano on waivers Tuesday, a routine step that nonetheless raises the question of whether the team is making one last attempt to trade Soriano before he becomes a free agent, FOXSports.com has learned.
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Steven Goff / Washington Post:
'Superb' Astacio Stymies Atlanta  —  Nationals' Starter Hurls Two-Hitter : Nationals 5, Braves 0  —  The Washington Nationals, losers of three straight and 7 of 10, glanced at the standings yesterday and saw that the only National League teams enduring poorer seasons, the Chicago Cubs …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:   Astacio pitches gem to blank Braves
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Schneider mum on outburst
Discussion: Washington Times
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yanks Lash Orioles' Bullpen, and Lead in the East Grows  —  Bobby Abreu sliding into third after his double was misplayed by Nick Markakis in the seventh.  Abreu scored to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead.  —  A cheer rumbled though the stands at Yankee Stadium just before the first pitch of the eighth inning last night.
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Matt Eagan / Hartford Courant:
Patiently Pulling Away  —  Yankees Lead East By 3  —  NEW YORK — From his seat in the first base dugout at Yankee Stadium, Joe Torre has no choice but to stare at the out-of-town scoreboard in left field.  —  And as Erik Bedard was cutting down the Yankees Tuesday night, Torre could see that the Red Sox were beating the Tigers.
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Notes: A-Rod won't elaborate on injuries
Discussion: The Sporting Brews
Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' long night turns into happy ending  —  Murton delivers tying, go-ahead hits; Cubs use 25 players  —  HOUSTON — Trying to save Juan Mateo's life, Dusty Baker almost cost the Cubs a win on Tuesday night.  Instead his decision not to expose Mateo to retaliation from a seemingly angry …
Discussion: GROTA
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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Marathon may prompt an early Miller arrival  —  HOUSTON — Tuesday night's 18-inning game against the Astros might have accelerated Wade Miller's return.  —  Manager Dusty Baker used all 25 players—including Wednesday's scheduled starter Rich Hill—meaning the Cubs might need to summon …
Discussion: MLB.com and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Notes: Zambrano ahead of peers
Mark Hale / New York Post:
METS CAN'T PHIL UP DESPITE REYES  —  THREE HOME RUNS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH  —  The second deck in right field was where the third one was hit.  Jose Reyes' trio of homers put him in Mets history.  —  The All-Star shortstop homered three times last night, matching the team's single-game record.
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Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Mets take El of a beating
Discussion: Metsblog.com
Mike Fish / ESPN:
Grimsley, D-Backs agree to donate salary to charity … Former major league pitcher Jason Grimsley, released after admitting to federal agents that he used illegal performance-enhancing drugs, has reached a settlement with the Arizona Diamondbacks that will pay him all of his remaining salary for the season, ESPN.com has learned.
Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Notes: Pitching staff trimmed to 12  —  Thompson optioned, Perez recalled in roster shuffle  —  ST. LOUIS — The old Earl Weaver pearl, that "10 pitchers are too many," has certainly gone out of fashion.  But even in the era of relief-pitcher specialization, there's no doubt that a 13-man pitching staff is too big.
Discussion: CardNilly
John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Mariners Notebook: Lowe's velocity grows  —  Pitcher's fastball hitting 100 on some radar guns  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — When rookie right-hander Mark Lowe pitched two innings of shutout relief Monday, two radar guns had him clocked at 100 mph.  One clocking registered at 101 mph.
Kevin Baxter / Miami Herald:
Olivo, Amezaga hit stride  —  When the Marlins signed catcher Miguel Olivo to a free agent contract last December they weren't sure what to expect.  —  But there is no doubt they weren't expecting what they've gotten.  —  Although there are six weeks still left in the season …
Sports Illustrated:
180 degrees  —  We love our instant analysis, don't we?  Once a trade goes down, we don't wait five minutes to declare a winner and loser.  And there's nothing better than feasting on a GM who has made an obviously lopsided deal.  (Just ask Wayne Krivsky about that.)  Sometimes, though, we all get it wrong.
Discussion: Hot Foot
ESPN:
Pirates' Sanchez defying the odds  —  Pittsburgh closer Mike Gonzalez made his contribution to team camaraderie in May when he bought a Ping-Pong table for the PNC Park home clubhouse.  To no one's surprise, the ultra-competitive Freddy Sanchez is now ranked No. 1 ahead of shortstop Jack Wilson …
 
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