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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.
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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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Paul Newberry / Associated Press:
Red Sox's Beckett joins 10-win club — ATLANTA (AP) — Josh Beckett's slump lasted all of one game. — Bouncing back from his first loss, Beckett pitched six scoreless innings and even contributed a run-scoring double in his 10th win, leading the Boston Red Sox past the Atlanta Braves 4-0 Tuesday night.
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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.
Joe Christensen / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Santana's pitch count won't change — Despite his ace's frustrations, manager Ron Gardenhire says Johan Santana will face the usual limits on the number of pitches he can throw in a game. — NEW YORK - Johan Santana will face the same pitch-count restrictions he always has faced when he returns …
Spencer Fordin / MLB.com:
Orioles move forward after dismissal — MacPhail reportedly being hired as chief operating officer — SAN DIEGO — One shoe dropped on Monday, leaving another one dangling in terms of Baltimore's organizational hierarchy. The Orioles dismissed Sam Perlozzo as their manager …
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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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Mark Zuckerman / Washington Times:
Tigers pounce on Nats' pitching — Jason Simontacchi has no illusions about himself. He knows what he is: a journeyman pitcher who had to battle through injuries and other obstacles just to make it to the major leagues. — But if there is one thing Simontacchi takes pride in, it is his ability to keep his team in ballgames.
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William World News
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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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 …
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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Kat O'Brien / Newsday:
Giambi meeting with Mitchell almost set — DENVER — Injured Yankees slugger Jason Giambi is nearing an agreement to speak to former Senator George Mitchell in his investigation of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. The parameters of such a discussion are being worked out …
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The Biz of Baseball
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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