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10:45 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 …
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
A case of the drops  —  Red Sox lose more ground when Tigers get ninth life
David Heuschkel / Hartford Courant:
Rotation Undecided For Friday, Or Is It?
Discussion: MLB.com
Jason Beck / MLB.com:   Bonderman faces Schilling in Game 2
Howard Kussoy / MLB.com:   Schilling faces Bonderman in Game 2
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
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 …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:   Astacio pitches gem to blank Braves
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
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  —  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 …
Discussion: Metsblog.com
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.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox drop the ball  —  Defensive lapse, baffled bats end Sox's win streak at 5  —  The White Sox braced themselves for a sixth-inning drop-off from Javier Vazquez.  —  But they didn't envision a defensive letdown or a failure to solve Runelvys Hernandez.
Discussion: Exile in Wrigleyville
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Associated Press:   Teahen drives in two with homer, helps Royals knock off ChiSox
Amanda Branam / MLB.com:
Young aims to even series vs. Giants  —  San Francisco (55-63) at San Diego (60-58) , 7:05 p.m. PT  —  After two consecutive games in which the Padres bats hummed along, they came to a halt on Monday night.  —  The Friars were shut out, 1-0, in the series opener with the Giants …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres catch a break: Greene's hand is not broken
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.
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 …
Larry Celona / New York Post:
LO DUCA TRIES SOME PHILLY  —  CHEESECAKE  —  ME '2,' SAYS BET-PARLOR TEEN  —  It looks like a whopping strike two for soon-to-be divorced Met Paul Lo Duca.  —  Just one week after a 19-year-old Long Island woman told The Post she's been having an affair with the Casanova catcher …
 
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