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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Can-do Jorge Cantu lifts Marlins in 11th — MIAMI GARDENS - The pursuit of Jorge Cantu was on and rightly so. He'd just driven Clay Condrey's 0-2 pitch off the left-field wall with the bases loaded in the 11th for the 3-2 Marlins' win over the Phillies on Sunday.
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Josh Johnson giving Marlins big starts — MIAMI GARDENS - Manager Fredi Gonzalez once again Sunday likened Josh Johnson's return from Tommy John surgery to the Brewers acquiring reigning American League Cy Young winner CC Sabathia. — “I don't know about that, but it's nice to know they think of me that way,” Johnson said.
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FishStripes
Steve Springer / Los Angeles Times:
Angels complete sweep of Red Sox — Casey Kotchman's double breaks a tie in the eighth and Francisco Rodriguez gets his 40th save. — Knuckleballs or fastballs. — Small ball or big blasts. — Soar ahead or come from behind. — Good teams or bad.
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
K-Rod becomes fastest to 40 saves — Closer reaches tally in just 98 games; Smoltz second with 108 — ANAHEIM — By striking out the side to preserve the Angels' 5-3 win over the Red Sox on Sunday, closer Francisco Rodriguez became the fastest pitcher to tally 40 saves in Major League history.
Wallace Matthews / Newsday:
Great, but was it clean? — Taken at face value, this should be a heartwarming story, a tale of twin redemptions for Andy Pettitte and Jason Giambi. One suffered through an offseason of embarrassment, the other muddled through an April of abasement. Both came through in a big …
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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Garza, Navarro squabble on Sunday — Pitcher, catcher have argument on mound, incident in dugout — ARLINGTON — Sunday's Rays loss featured a highly visible squabble between starting pitcher Matt Garza and catcher Dioner Navarro. — In the fourth inning things boiled over between …
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Joe Smith / St. Petersburg Times:Rays' Maddon miffed over plunking of Navarro
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
White Sox honor Baines with statue — Former Chicago great joins a select few in South Siders history — CHICAGO — He was known as a stoic competitor, one of the great clutch hitters in the history of the game. — His words often were few and far between, becoming …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Wood, DL about to meet for the 12th time — Marmol would be put on the spot as closer — HOUSTON - The blister on Kerry Wood's right index finger is likely to send him to the disabled list for the 12th time in his career. — “We're coming to the point where we're going to have to come …
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets minor league report: Murphy switching to second — Luis Castillo may be signed through 2011, but Daniel Murphy was astute when he asked to switch positions to second base. — Murphy, the Mets' 13th-round pick in 2006 out of Jacksonville University who was blocked at third base by David Wright …
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Wagner to have left shoulder examined — Veteran closer experiences discomfort during save on Sunday — CINCINNATI — The Mets' off-day Monday may become a day for the organization to cross its fingers and hold its breath. On the eve of the team's three-game series against the Phillies …
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Tim Marchman / New York Sun:
Is Richie Sexson Benefiting From the Name Game? — It's good to be famous: Once enough people know your name, it doesn't much matter what you've done, or what you're likely to do. Even in baseball, which comes as near to being a true meritocracy as any institution in America …
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers near deal for Giants' Durham — GM Melvin unavailable for comment; trade may set up platoon — SAN FRANCISCO — The Brewers and Giants were poised Sunday morning to complete a trade that would send second baseman Ray Durham to Milwaukee. — The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported …
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Buster Olney / ESPN:Brewers add a bat, deal for Giants 2B Durham
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Krysten Oliphant / MLB.com:
Astros place Oswalt on 15-day DL — Right-hander still recovering from hip abductor strain — HOUSTON — Roy Oswalt underwent an MRI on Saturday morning that confirmed the right-hander is still recovering from a left hip abductor strain he suffered on June 30.
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Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Rockies free Nix to play in Olympics — Infielder designated; must be in Minors to qualify for Games — DENVER — The country, or at least its baseball team, needs infielder Jayson Nix more than the Rockies. — The Rockies designated Nix for assignment Saturday after Team USA asked …
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