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8:55 AM ET, July 5, 2009

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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Wang injury update  —  Chien-Ming Wang had an MRI at Columbia Presbyterian and was back at the park by the end of the game.  —  He is headed for the DL with what is being described as a strain with bursitis.  But everybody seems to think that he will be back within a month.
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Matt Gelb / New Jersey Online:
New York Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang ‘very worried’ about latest injury; replacement won't come from bullpen … NEW YORK — Thirty minutes after Jorge Posada noticed something was wrong with Chien-Ming Wang, the pitcher was on his way to Columbia University Medical Center for an MRI.
Erik Boland / E-Boland and the Bombers:   Calling Sergio Mitre?
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Jorge's single beats Jays in 12th
Discussion: Fox Sports
Rustin Dodd / MLB.com:
Bannister not sold on day-night split  —  Kansas City (34-46) vs. Chicago (42-39), 1:10 p.m. CT  —  KANSAS CITY — Those that know Brian Bannister know he is an analytical guy.  —  He studies stats.  He looks at trends.  Simply put, Bannister explores the game of baseball.
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Podsednik deserves trip to St. Louis  —  Chicago (42-39) at Kansas City (34-46), 1:10 p.m. CT  —  KANSAS CITY — Back at the start of the 2009 season, when Scott Podsednik was sitting at home in Texas, waiting for a call to begin work as a Major League baseball player once again …
Billy Witz / New York Times:
Cheers for Ramirez in San Diego, but Certainly Not From the Padres  —  SAN DIEGO — It might have been 50 games worth of pent-up frustration.  It might have been a sense of responsibility to his teammates.  It might have been a sign of newly found vulnerability.
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Bill Plaschke / Los Angeles Times:
Manny did the time, but what about the crime?
Associated Press:
MLB pays tribute to Lou Gehrig on 70th anniversary of speech  —  NEW YORK — Derek Jeter helped Major League Baseball commemorate the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's luckiest man speech Saturday, reading the famous line from the icon's stirring words during a video tribute before the New York Yankees …
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Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Gehrig, veterans honored this weekend
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Rangers Sign Luis Sardinas  —  Multiple sources confirmed that the Rangers have signed 16-year-old Luis Sardinas, a switch-hitting shortstop from Venezuela.  —  No terms of the deal are available, but the bonus is believed to be at least $1 million.  Sardinas, who is 6-foot, 150 pounds …
Associated Press:
Moyer's strong start helps Phillies baffle Mets  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jamie Moyer pitched neatly into the seventh inning, Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run double and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-1 on Saturday.  —  Moyer (7-6) allowed one run and five hits in 6⅓ innings to win his third straight start.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Phillies Nation
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Dunn reaches milestone with 300th homer  —  Slugger hits mammoth jack to upper deck in right field  —  WASHINGTON — Nationals outfielder Adam Dunn hit career home run No. 300 in a 5-3 victory over the Braves at Nationals Park on Saturday afternoon.  —  Dunn, 29, led off the seventh inning …
Associated Press:
Brewers pound Cubs, Harden 11-2  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie Casey McGehee had a career high four hits and five RBIs to help the Milwaukee Brewers pound Rich Harden and the Chicago Cubs 11-2 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak.  —  Mike Cameron and J.J. Hardy also went deep to back a solid effort by Braden Looper (7-4).
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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Toni Ginnetti / Chicago Sun Times:
Alfonso Soriano moved to sixth in Cubs' batting order
Associated Press:
Jones, Young spark Rangers in rout of Price, Rays  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Andruw Jones homered and drove in four runs, Michael Young added a three-run double and the Texas Rangers roughed up David Price to win their fourth in a row, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 12-4 Saturday night.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Canadian Press:
JAYS PUT RICHMOND ON DISABLED LIST WITH SHOULDER TENDINITIS  —  NEW YORK — The Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-hander Scott Richmond of North Vancouver, B.C., on the 15-day disabled list with a sore shoulder.  —  Richmond is 6-5 with a 3.69 earned-run average in 16 games, 13 starts, this season.
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