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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Donnelly's sore forearm needs relief  —  Brendan Donnelly has the old-time baseball thing going.  A sense of vengeance and, apparently, a distaste for interleague play.  —  When approached before the game for his take on his move to the disabled list , which came down yesterday, Donnelly would say only, "I don't do interleague play."
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Alex McPhillips / MLB.com:
Notes: Delcarmen back in big leagues  —  Donnelly hits DL with tight forearm; cross-country tour awaits  —  BOSTON — Right-hander Manny Delcarmen was back home in Boston on Sunday, nearly three weeks after his lone 2007 cup of coffee came to an abrupt end.
Discussion: Fenway Blogger and SOX & Dawgs
Jeff Goldberg / Hartford Courant:
Bonds Strikes, But Sox Sweep  —  BOSTON — Fifteen years and 571 home runs ago, Barry Bonds and Tim Wakefield were teammates in Pittsburgh.  —  The last game Bonds won in a Pirates uniform was Game 6 of the 1992 National League Championship Series, when Wakefield, a rookie, threw his second complete-game victory of the series.
Discussion: SOX & Dawgs
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Giant killers  —  Resurgent bats, Piñeiro's arm help Red Sox finish sweep  —  The situation was delicate.  Seventh inning, three-run lead, bases loaded and, though Barry Bonds had already been dispatched on a four-pitch unintentional (but careful) walk, Bengie Molina was at the plate.
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Matsuzaka is still safe at new home
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
His role is invaluable  —  Okajima sets up for closing time
Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Wang, A-Rod lead Yankees over Mets 8-2  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez hit his major league-leading 27th homer, Chien-Ming Wang came within one out of a complete game and the New York Yankees won the second Subway Series of the season Sunday night with an 8-2 victory over the stumbling Mets.
Discussion: Mets Today and MetsBlog.com
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Mark Hale / New York Post:
PAUL IN PAIN  —  LO DUCA DAY TO DAY AFTER INJURING TRICEP  —  On four different occasions this year, Paul Lo Duca said he's been hit where he was hit last night.  —  Lo Duca was hurting during the Mets' 8-2 loss to the Yankees last night, and he sounded down afterward, too.
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Notes: Carroll called up to Marlins  —  Outfielder makes his Major League debut in KC finale  —  KANSAS CITY — Golf protocol prevented Brett Carroll's mother, Laura, from blurting out a loud scream on Saturday.  —  Called up from Triple-A Albuquerque, the 24-year-old Carroll is making …
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Mike Berardino / Sun-Sentinel:
Carroll's big-league debut for Marlins rocky  —  · Brett Carroll called it a "humbling day," but he can't say he didn't have a memorable major league debut.  —  Not only did he strike out to end the game with the tying run in scoring position, he made two errors on one play in a three-run third inning for the Royals.
Aaron / AaronGleeman.com:
Presented Without Comment: The First 30 Starts  —  With Friday's loss to the Brewers, Scott Baker has now made 30 career major-league starts.  Here's how his performance compares to the numbers of a handful of prominent Twins pitchers through their first 30 big-league starts:
Randy Holtz / Rocky Mountain News:
Analyst has fond thoughts of Yankees  —  George Frazier, the Rockies' television analyst for FSN Rocky Mountain, won a World Series ring with the Minnesota Twins and pitched for five major league teams.  —  But the most compelling memories of his 10- year career in the majors came in the Bronx.
Discussion: Purple Row
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Notes: Pitching tells Mets' tale  —  With starters struggling, club encounters prolonged slide  —  NEW YORK — As if the theory that pitching determines a team's level of success needs reinforcement, there is this set of Mets' pitching numbers to ponder.  —  From May 23-June 8 …
Discussion: The LoHud Mets blog
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Notes: Robertson confident about return  —  Tigers southpaw working his way back from case of dead arm  —  PHILADELPHIA — Nate Robertson knows arm scares.  The Tigers lefty had Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery when he was still in college, and missed close to a year in the Minors with more elbow problems later.
Discussion: TigerBlog
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Bowie Finds a Home In Nationals' Rotation  —  Brian Schneider was ready to shower at the end of a nine-game trip Sunday afternoon, but he considered the list in his head — starting pitchers for the Washington Nationals who are flung about the country pitching in the minors …
Larry Santana / MLB.com:
Resilient Escobar takes down Dodgers  —  Righty shakes off first-inning homer to pick up eighth victory  —  LOS ANGELES — The first heater that left Kelvim Escobar's hand perfectly painted the inside corner of the plate, leaving leadoff hitter Rafael Furcal frozen with indecision.  No swing.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and 6-4-2
 
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