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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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Jeff Goldberg / Hartford Courant:
Masterson Called Up — ANAHEIM, Calif. - — One hundred games into the season and the Red Sox are still searching for a hot hand in the bullpen to build a solid bridge to closer Jonathan Papelbon. — Manny Delcarmen failed again in that role Sunday, allowing a two-run double to Casey Kotchman …
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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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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
It's broomsville during a lost weekend in Orange County — Manny Ramirez couldn't come up with this Maicer Izturis drive in the sixth inning of Friday's game against the Angels. The Sox stumbled to three losses in Anaheim. (Reuters Photo) — ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Red Sox couldn't get out of Orange County fast enough.
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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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Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Madden: Sweep away idea wins are impressive — A win is a win and good teams find a way to get them, as Joe Girardi was saying Sunday in the aftermath of the Yankees' sweep-completing, 2-1 squeaker over the Oakland Triple A's. But much as the Yankee manager would like to believe his team …
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 …
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Rockies complete sweep of Pirates — Colorado crawls closer in NL West — Forgive Ian Stewart, the Rockies' upstart third baseman, for his impetuousness. He is, after all, just 23 years old. — “We are still in this thing and everything is going our way right now,” …
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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 …
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 Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Not in command — SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — If the Cardinals merely hoped recovering ace Chris Carpenter would begin his long-awaited minor-league rehab assignment without physical complications, Sunday night's four-inning start for Class AA Springfield could be called a success.
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Teagarden's home run gives Texas Rangers 1-0 win — egrant@dallasnews.com — MINNEAPOLIS - With almost a full month in the majors, Chris Davis is, relatively speaking, a grizzled veteran on this youthful Rangers team. — So, late Sunday afternoon, when he spied his friend …
Buster Olney / ESPN.com:
Brewers add a bat, deal for Giants 2B Durham … The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired second baseman Ray Durham from the Giants, continuing their push to make the playoffs for the first time since 1982. — San Francisco traded the veteran to the Brewers for two minor leaguers …
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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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