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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Bravo for Beckett and Sox — Atlanta is blanked for righty's 10th win — ATLANTA—It was one of those just-between-slugger moments: David Ortiz huddling with Barry Bonds when the Giants visited Fenway Park last weekend. — "One of the things he told me," Ortiz said, "is that once you hit 50 home runs, forget about it.
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Surviving Grady
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Schilling sent for medical tests — Francona cites shoulder as issue following rough outing — ATLANTA — A day after not striking out a batter in a start for the first time in 14 years, Red Sox ace Curt Schilling was sent back to Boston on Tuesday for a medical examination.
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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The Baseball Desert
Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Glove story: Josh cuckoo for Coco's catch — ATLANTA - Josh Beckett [stats] is aware that he has been repeating himself, but the Red Sox [team stats] pitcher said center fielder Coco Crisp [stats]'s diving catch in the fifth inning of last night's 4-0 win against the Atlanta Braves might have been the finest ever made for him.
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.
Brian Lewis / New York Post:
MISERABLE METS MAULED — AMAZIN'S BLANKED BY JOHAN, TWINS — The Mets have had plenty of frustrating moments in this long, protracted slump, but they had never suffered through a humiliation as complete and thorough as last night's four-error, 9-0 loss to Minnesota that was more fiasco than defeat.
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Mets Geek
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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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 …
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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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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Daniels receives contract extension — New deal will take Rangers' general manager through 2009 — ARLINGTON — Showing faith in the future rather than disappointment in the present, Rangers owner Tom Hicks has given general manager Jon Daniels a one-year contract extension through the 2009 season.
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Lone Star Ball
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 …
Danny Knobler / Detroit Tigers Insider:
Miller to stay in the rotation — for now — WASHINGTON — OK, we've got the Tiger rotation through the weekend, and Andrew Miller is still in it. — Manager Jim Leyland announced that after Kenny Rogers debuts Friday in Atlanta, Justin Verlander will pitch Saturday and Miller in the ESPN Sunday night game.
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D-Town Baseball, Mack Avenue Tigers, Tiger Tales, Bless You Boys and The Detroit Tiger Weblog
Larry Santana / MLB.com:
Colon doesn't have best stuff — Righty allows 11 hits, seven runs in six innings vs. Astros — ANAHEIM — Reggie Willits anchored the Angels' offense with three hits and an RBI, but it did little to quell the hot bats of Houston in a 9-5 loss to their Interleague visitors at Angel Stadium on Tuesday.
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6-4-2
Andrew Bagnato / Associated Press:
Arizona rallies from six down, tops Rays — PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks finally solved the Tampa Bay Devil Rays — and they had to match their greatest comeback to do it. — Chris Young hit a game-ending, two-run homer, and the Diamondbacks rallied from a six-run deficit …
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The Griddle
