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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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Schilling sent back to Boston for MRI — Associated Press, Updated 11 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — ATLANTA (AP) - After getting roughed up in two straight starts, Red Sox starter Curt Schilling was sent back to Boston on Tuesday to get an MRI exam on his right shoulder.
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Orioles interview Girardi — BALTIMORE - Joe Girardi was interviewed Tuesday by Baltimore Orioles executives, a day after the team fired manager Sam Perlozzo. — The interview took place in Chicago, a baseball official familiar with the talks said, speaking on condition of anonymity because no public statements were authorized.
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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.'
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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Ben Bolch / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Schmidt to have surgery on shoulder — Exploratory procedure leaves an uncertain return for right-hander, who signed a three-year, $47-million deal this off-season. — TORONTO — Jason Schmidt will undergo exploratory shoulder surgery Wednesday afternoon to determine whether …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Yanks, Rangers should get this deal done — FOXSports.com, Updated 38 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The following sentences will be written approximately 6,389,432 times before the July 31 non-waiver deadline: — The Yankees will not trade right-hander Phil Hughes, not even for Rangers first baseman Mark Teixeira.
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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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 …
Associated Press:
Unit has herniated disk; rotation return uncertain — PHOENIX — Randy Johnson has a herniated disk in his surgically repaired back, raising questions about when he'll return to the Arizona Diamondbacks' rotation. — The club revealed the diagnosis Tuesday, one day after Johnson visited with Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Andy Phillips returning to Yankees — Word is that Andy Phillips is being called up from Class AAA Scanton. He was hitting .301 with 11 homers and 36 in the International League. — I don't yet know who is off the roster but I suspect it will be Josh Phelps. More on this once I get back from the clubhouse.
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Note: MetsBlog and Franco Post — ...there is a blog post from another site making its way around the web, making very outrageous claims regarding Julio Franco and the Mets locker room... ...yes, the post's writer, Luke Halpert, a teenaged blogger, once helped out here at MetsBlog …
Todd Jacobson / Free Lance-Star:
'Nats notes — Displaying the most recent 12 entries. View posts on this page. — Some bad news before Tuesday's game against the Detroit Tigers. — Nats GM Jim Bowden said first baseman Robert Fick's mother has died, and the veteran has returned to Southern California to be with his family for the funeral.
Lauren Kobylarz / MLB.com:
Ledee comes through as a fill-in — Left fielder goes 2-for-3 with a homer against Twins — NEW YORK — Ricky Ledee knows what it's like to be thrown into a lineup. He's been there before, and he knows how to prepare for it. — Ledee knows that in his position, preparation isn't a one-time deal, it's an all-the-time deal.
Dave van Dyck / Chicago Tribune:
Buehrle doesn't want to be traded — With the White Sox struggling, trade rumors are floating around baseball, many of them involving free-agents-to-be Mark Buehrle and Jermaine Dye. — So does Buehrle, the longest-tenured Sox pitcher who has the staff's lowest earned-run average …
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