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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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Orioles place Tejada on DL, end streak at 1,152 — PHOENIX (AP) — Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a non-displaced fracture of his left wrist on Friday, ending his streak of consecutive games played at 1,152, the fifth-longest in big league history.
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MLB.com:
Orioles place Miguel Tejada on disabled list; Consecutive game streak ends at 1,152 games — Hernandez activated, Knott recalled; Castillo designated for assignment — The Orioles today announced that SS MIGUEL TEJADA has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a non-displaced fracture …
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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Andrew Seligman / Associated Press:
Zambrano has 12 Ks, leads Cubs by ChiSox — CHICAGO (AP) — Now, Carlos Zambrano is punching out the opposition. — Zambrano matched a career high with 12 strikeouts, leading the Chicago Cubs over the White Sox 5-1 Friday and sending their crosstown rivals to their 20th loss in 25 games.
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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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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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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 …
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.
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 …
