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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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Yahoo! Sports:
Tigers place 2B Polanco on DL with separated shoulder — BOSTON (Ticker) - The Detroit Tigers paid a steep price for their latest victory. — Reliable second baseman Placido Polanco was placed on the disabled list on Wednesday, one day after he suffered a separated left shoulder in a 3-2 triumph over the Boston Red Sox.
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The Griddle
Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:Sox go up in flames — No disrespect to Worcester-raised actor …
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Boston Sports Media Watch
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:A case of the drops — Red Sox lose more ground when Tigers get ninth life
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The Feeding the Monster Blog
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 …
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 …
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Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Stairs' veteran presence a bonus — ARLINGTON — The Rangers' trade deadline addition of outfielder/designated hitter Matt Stairs didn't attract nearly the attention that adding outfielder Carlos Lee did, and that's a fair difference. — At 38 years old, Stairs is no longer the same home run threat he once was.
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Richard Durrett / Dallas Morning News:
Relief is hard to come by for Rangers — Rookie's meltdown illuminates a problem — ARLINGTON - Here's what the Rangers know about their bullpen: Akinori Otsuka is the closer. — What they don't know is who can handle the late-inning, pennant-contending pressure of holding a lead …
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Lone Star Ball
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.
Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Mets take El of a beating — Phillies romp again; Pedro results today — PHILADELPHIA - At least Orlando Hernandez lasted until the second inning before the Phillies got to six runs. — One game after Pedro Martinez was removed with a sore calf after being flogged for a half-dozen in the first inning …
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Close doesn't count — Padres one run short again against Giants — The Padres, empowered by sharp bullpens but also somewhat lucky, defied statistical norms when they won 75 percent of the games decided by one run in the first two seasons at Petco Park.
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Gaslamp Ball
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Inching back toward top-prospect status — A recent hitting streak may be the start to Brian Anderson's resurgence as one of the White Sox's top prospects. — Anderson said Tuesday he has consented to playing winter ball, which will satisfy the Sox's front-office staff seeking improvement from their rookie center fielder.
Jim Salisbury / Philadelphia Inquirer:
Boiling Manuel scalds Green — The next time Charlie Manuel gets in the face of a Phillies icon, he might want to tip off the team's marketing department. Think of the tickets that could be sold. The T-shirts! — Big Chuck vs. Big D. — What Manuel lacked in promotional flair …
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.
