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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Only Mother Nature can stop Beckett — Righty nets win No. 10 with six shutout frames against Braves — ATLANTA — Until Tuesday night, Josh Beckett had no experience in 2007 trying to wipe away the sour taste of a loss. Judging by the way the right-hander responded, it might be a while before he has to do so again.
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Twins' Santana four-hits Mets, wins 9-0 — NEW YORK (AP) — Handed a huge lead against a struggling team, Johan Santana simply threw strikes and let 'em hit it. — The two-time Cy Young Award winner rarely has it so easy. — Santana pitched a four-hitter — with only one strikeout …
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Joe Lapointe / New York Times:
Comedy of Errors Is No Laughing Matter for the Mets — Even a defending Cy Young award winner like Minnesota's Johan Santana needs a little help, and he received plenty of it from both teams last night at Shea Stadium. His Twins supported him with 13 hits and the Mets made four errors as Santana won a four-hit shutout, 9-0.
ESPN:
Sources: Cubs dump Barrett via trade to Padres — Cubs catcher Michael Barrett was traded to the Padres on Wednesday, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney. — It wasn't known immediately what the Cubs will receive in return for dealing their controversial catcher.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Cubs trade Barrett to Padres — FOXSports.com, Updated 7 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Cubs, frustrated by Michael Barrett's erratic, inattentive play, have traded the catcher to the Padres for catcher Rob Bowen and Class A outfielder Kyler Burke.
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Baseball Musings
Washington Post:
Orioles Interview Girardi — Scarcely 24 hours after the Baltimore Orioles fired Manager Sam Perlozzo, a contingent of front-office personnel led by incoming Chief Operating Officer Andy MacPhail interviewed former Florida Marlins manager Joe Girardi for the opening yesterday …
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Mike Burke / Cumberland Times-News:
Orioles fire Perlozzo — BALTIMORE - Sam Perlozzo was packing Monday morning for the Baltimore Orioles' upcoming West Coast roadtrip when a reporter called with some disturbing news. — "He said there were reports that I was going to be fired," Perlozzo said Monday afternoon, "and I said, 'I'm packing my suitcase for the road trip.'
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nationals Suffer An Early Knockout — Simontacchi Equals Dubious Club Mark: Tigers 15, Nationals 1 — In the detritus of the Washington Nationals' 15-1 lambasting at the hands of the Detroit Tigers last night, there were scarcely any subtleties to dissect.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals tab Watson to fill in for Fick — First baseman to go on bereavement list on Wednesday — WASHINGTON — Nationals first baseman Robert Fick was informed on Tuesday afternoon that his mother, Gloria, had passed away from lung cancer. About 30 minutes after hearing the news …
Mark Kiszla / Denver Post:
Rockies fans could use a pitcher (baseball, not beer) — They partied at Coors Field like it was 1995. — But it was a weird scene Tuesday night in a packed house, as thousands of patrons wearing Derek Jeter jerseys paid Big Apple prices to watch the Rockies beat their beloved Yankees 3-1.
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Purple Row
Associated Press:
Penny wins ninth as Dodgers rout Jays — TORONTO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are going to have to make do without Jason Schmidt for a while. Fortunately for them, Brad Penny is still going strong. — Penny became the second nine-game winner in the National League …
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Baseball Musings
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David Briggs / MLB.com:
Dellucci strains left hamstring — Indians outfielder headed to 15-day disabled list — CLEVELAND — Indians left fielder David Dellucci is headed to the disabled list after straining his left hamstring in Tuesday night's game against the Phillies. — How long Dellucci …
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Sammy comes up empty — Cubs slam door on Sosa's 600 show; bullpen does the job for Marshall — ARLINGTON, Texas — Slammin' Sammy spoke fondly and swung a big stick at the Cubs on Tuesday night. — What he hit with that stick was more reminiscent of Derrek Lee's swinging fist …
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Chicago Tribune
George King / New York Post:
BOSS QUIET ABOUT TORRE — On April 30 the Yankees were 9-14 and Joe Torre's job was in jeopardy. Would Don Mattingly take over? Or Joe Girardi? Some had Larry Bowa as the longshot candidate. — When play started on May 30 the Yankees were 141/2 games behind the Red Sox.
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River Ave. Blues
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Willis' injury dulls comeback victory — CHICAGO — The prospects of Dontrelle Willis making another start in the near future looked bleak Tuesday night when he left in the first inning with stiffness in his left forearm. — But as his teammates celebrated a 7-5 victory …
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