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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Detroit deals Maroth to St. Louis — FOXSports.com, Updated 25 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — Seeking to bolster their rotation, the Cardinals have acquired left-handed pitcher Mike Maroth from the Tigers, FOXSports.com has learned. — The trade is the Tigers' second in three days …
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Associated Press:
Cardinals acquire lefty pitcher Maroth from Tigers — ATLANTA — The Detroit Tigers traded lefty Mike Maroth to the pitching-desperate St. Louis Cardinals on Friday in a deal between last year's World Series opponents. — The trade came with St. Louis struggling at 32-37 and the Tigers tied for the AL Central lead.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals get lefty Mike Maroth — For the second time this week, the Cardinals moved to acquire a major-league starting pitcher who had just shaken loose from another club's rotation. The Cardinals traded for Detroit lefthander Mike Maroth in a deal finalized today, major-league sources confirmed to the Post-Dispatch.
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
O's place Tejada on DL, ending streak … PHOENIX // The Orioles placed Miguel Tejada on the 15-day disabled list today with a non-displaced fracture in his left wrist, ending the shortstop's consecutive games streak at 1,152. — It was the fifth-longest streak all time, behind only Cal Ripken Jr. …
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Joe Hamrahi / Baseball Digest Daily:
Dukes Goes Down — Photo: Bill Richardson, Baseball Digest Daily — Uh oh... The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have optioned outfielder Elijah Dukes to the minor leagues and placed him on the temporary inactive list. The Rays also selected veteran outfielder Dustan Mohr from Durham (AAA) …
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Carter Gaddis / TBO.com:
Rays' Baldelli Out Awhile — ST. PETERSBURG - An MRI on Thursday revealed no tear in Devil Rays CF Rocco Baldelli's injured left hamstring, but he still is expected to be sidelined for perhaps another month after re-injuring himself Monday during a rehabilitation game for Triple-A Durham.
Christian Red / NY Daily News:
Wilpon says Willie's fine — Sings skipper's praises — Six straight series losses. A 4-14 record in June. Slumping bats and recent starting pitching struggles. — If this was the Bronx, someone would be on a "big hook," Joe Torre's job would be in jeopardy and there would be …
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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Sox' weekend could be a blast — Having to deal with Round 2 of the media-hyped Cubs-White Sox crosstown rivalry isn't a high priority for the Sox, who are chin-deep in quicksand with likely just a few more deep breaths left. — That was made evident when starting pitcher Mark Buehrle …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Rogers' return leaves Tigers with options — LIKE THIS STORY? — Left-hander Kenny Rogers rejoins the Tigers' rotation Friday night. Lefty Nate Robertson is expected to return next week after pitching six no-hit innings Thursday at Double A. — While other contenders scramble …
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Torres' delay might push him beyond break — SEATTLE — Salomon Torres' return to the Pirates' bullpen will take longer than expected, perhaps beyond the All-Star break. — Torres, placed on the 15-day disabled list June 9 because of a severely inflamed ligament in his right elbow …
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Sean McAdam / Providence Journal:
Latest injury no blow to Sox — SAN DIEGO — In compiling baseball's best record through the first 11 weeks of the 2007 season, the Red Sox have been the beneficiaries of extraordinarily good fortune when it comes to injuries. — Until now, the five pitchers who made up the starting rotation …
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Jim Ingraham / zwire.com:
What's poking Pronk? — Views and reviews on what we've seen from the Indians thus far ... The longer Travis Hafner's slump continues, the more likely it seems that it's something other than a lack of the proper mechanical adjustments at the plate that is the problem. — Hafner's beyond that.
Baseball America:
White Sox Oust Shaffer As Scouting Director — Industry and organization sources have confirmed a Chicago Tribune story that the White Sox have fired Duane Shaffer, their senior director of amateur scouting. General manager Kenny Williams' decision ends a 35-year affiliation between Shaffer and the White Sox.
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Associated Press:
AP asks court for alleged steroid users' names — NEW YORK — The Associated Press asked a federal judge to make public the names of baseball players a government agent said were implicated in drug use by former major league pitcher Jason Grimsley. — In an application filed Wednesday …
