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Rany / Rany on the Royals:
Time Out. — “You love the Red Sox, but have they ever loved you back?” — The New York Yankees had a 10-game losing streak once. It was in 1913. — The Los Angeles Dodgers had a 10-game losing streak in 1992. That's their only double-digit losing streak since they moved into Dodger Stadium - in 1962, 50 years ago.
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Dave Skretta / Associated Press:
Blue Jays hand Royals 11th straight loss, 4-1 — KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer, Kelly Johnson also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the bumbling Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Monday night to complete a four-game sweep. — The Blue Jays improved to 6-1 on the road this season …
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Associated Press:
Uribe, Capuano lead Dodgers over Braves 7-2 — LOS ANGELES—Juan Uribe tied a career high with four hits and drove in three runs, and Chris Capuano pitched out of trouble for seven innings to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Knee discomfort keeps Chipper out of lineup — LOS ANGELES — As Chipper Jones gingerly made his way around the visitors' clubhouse at Dodger Stadium on Monday, he was displaying some of the left knee discomfort that has intensified over the past couple of days.
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Associated Press:
Peavy's 3-hitter leads White Sox past A's 4-0 — OAKLAND, Calif.—Jake Peavy pitched a three-hitter, Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko hit back-to-back homers and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Monday night for their fourth straight victory.
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South Side Sox, Athletics Nation, baseballmusings.com and Yahoo! Sports
Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Mets place Jason Bay on 15-day DL — The Mets have placed Jason Bay on the 15-Day DL with a nondisplaced fracture of a rib on the left side and recalled infielder Zach Lutz. — Last night, Terry Collins told reporters tonight that Bay injured his ribs during the second game of the team's doubleheader …
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Roch Kubatko / School of Roch:
Willis: “I don't have anything to lie about. I'm more embarrassed than anything” — It appears that we have a standoff between the Orioles and pitcher Dontrelle Willis. — Executive vice president Dan Duquette has no plans to release Willis. Willis has no plans to report to Triple-A Norfolk …
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Steve Melewski, MLB Rumors and Oriole Post
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Willis said to leave team w/o permission; Duquette still wants him for pen
Willis said to leave team w/o permission; Duquette still wants him for pen
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Associated Press:
Upton, Miley Lead Arizona to 9-5 Win Over Phillies — PHOENIX (AP) — Justin Upton burst out of a slow start to the season with two RBIs, including his first home run, and the Arizona Diamondbacks pounded the Philadelphia Phillies 9-5 on Monday night. — Left-hander Wade Miley …
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Associated Press:
Braun, Greinke Lead Brewers Past Astros 6-5 — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Braun broke out of his slump with a homer and three hits, Zack Greinke remained unbeaten at Miller Park the Milwaukee Brewers held off the Houston Astros 6-5 on Monday night. — Braun also singled in a run and doubled to end a 2-for-20 slide.
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Fox Sports:
Lincecum searching for Freak of old — NEW YORK — If I didn't know better, if the guy on the mound had been someone other than Tim Lincecum, I would have just dismissed him as another struggling major league starter. — Tim Lincecum doesn't labor. Tim Lincecum doesn't top out at 92 mph and sit at 89-90.
Paul Sullivan / Boston Herald:
Joe Mather's 2-run single in 9th lifts Cubs past Cardinals — CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are off to one of their worst starts in team history, which is pretty amazing considering how many horrendous teams they've trotted out since 1876. — But if past is prologue, perhaps the early-season trauma …
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Viva El Birdos and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Associated Press:
Jeter Gets 4 Hits for Yankees in 7-4 Win at Texas — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Derek Jeter had four hits to stretch his hitting streak to 13 games, Alex Rodriguez belted career home run No. 632 and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Monday night.
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Detroit Free Press:
Drew Sharp: Tigers' top offense lags expectations — The numbers are numbing. — It has been 13 straight games that opposing starters have pitched at least five innings against the Tigers, not exactly a ringing endorsement for a high-octane offense created to put relentless pressure on starting pitching …
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