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Aaron Gleeman / HardballTalk:
Cody Ross out indefinitely with fractured bone in left foot — Cody Ross, who's been playing every day in the Red Sox's outfield because of injuries to Carl Crawford and Jacoby Ellsbury, is now joining them on the disabled list with a fractured bone in his left foot.
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Boston Globe, Baseball Nation and NESN.com
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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Broken foot for Sox' Cody Ross
Associated Press:
Hall of Famer Gwynn Joins Tull in Padres Bid — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn is joining with movie producer Thomas Tull in an attempt to buy the San Diego Padres. — Gwynn said Monday that it's too early to say what his role will be, beyond offering advice and insight …
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Cardinals Beat Padres 4-3, End 4-Game Slump — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler Greene hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth, trumping Jesus Guzman's two-run double in the top half, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 to snap a four-game losing streak Monday night.
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Texas ponders options as Feliz goes on DL — Sprained elbow ligament to shelve righty through All-Star break — SEATTLE — Rangers pitcher Neftali Feliz is expected to be sidelined at least through the All-Star break and perhaps longer after being diagnosed with a sprained ligament in his right elbow.
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Star-Telegram / Foul Territory:
Rangers place Neftali Feliz on DL with elbow inflammation
Rangers place Neftali Feliz on DL with elbow inflammation
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HardballTalk and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Drabek Gets 1st Road Win, Toronto Beats Tampa Bay — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Drabek overcame command issues to win for the first time on the road this season, Yunel Escobar hit a tiebreaking homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Monday night.
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Associated Press, Bluebird Banter and DRaysBay
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Joe Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
Tampa Bay Rays could lose another right-handed bat as Jeff Keppinger hobbled
Tampa Bay Rays could lose another right-handed bat as Jeff Keppinger hobbled
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Elbow surgery to end Luebke's season — San Diego lefty opts against rehab due to severity of injury — SAN DIEGO — Pitcher Cory Luebke told reporters Monday that he will have reconstructive surgery on his left elbow this week, ending his season. — Luebke, who last pitched on April 27 …
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Associated Press:
Mike Leake homers, pitches 8 strong innings to lead Reds … CINCINNATI — Right-hander Mike Leake hit his first career homer — part of three solo shots in a row by the Cincinnati Reds — and allowed only two hits over eight innings Monday night for a 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
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Associated Press:
Royals rip Kuroda, rout powerless Yankees — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Yanks' power outage continues as Royals cruise … NEW YORK — Felipe Paulino blanked New York for the second time in a month, and Mike Moustakas and Jeff Francoeur hit …
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Yahoo! Sports, Pinstripe Alley, ESPN and ESPN
Associated Press:
Stanton's Slam Lifts Marlins Past Rockies, 7-4 — MIAMI (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit a grand slam off Jamie Moyer in a five-run fourth inning, Mark Buehrle was dominant after a shaky first and the Miami Marlins stayed hot by beating the Colorado Rockies 7-4 on Monday night.
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Purple Row and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Astros Hand Cubs 7th Straight Loss With 8-4 Win — HOUSTON (AP) — Jason Castro and Chris Johnson each hit three-run homers and Bud Norris threw seven scoreless innings to give the Houston Astros an 8-4 victory over the slumping Chicago Cubs on Monday night.
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The Crawfish Boxes and Associated Press
Brian McTaggart / Tag's Lines:
Astros sign Armando Galarraga — Armando Galarraga, the pitcher who was denied a perfect game two years ago when umpire Jim Joyce missed a call at first base that would have been the final out, has signed a Minor League contract with the Astros, general manager Jeff Luhnow said Monday.
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HardballTalk, River Avenue Blues, The Crawfish Boxes and MLB Rumors
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Harper on Phillies: 'Hopefully they don't throw batteries' — PHILADELPHIA - Starter Cole Hamels hopes he hasn't created a monster, and beginning today at Citizens Bank Park, his Philadelphia Phillies might discover if they've spawned a rivalry with the Washington Nationals.
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MLB Rumors, The Good Phight and HardballTalk
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R.B. Fallstrom / Associated Press:
Berkman out at least 6-8 weeks with knee injury — ST. LOUIS—Lance Berkman of the St. Louis Cardinals will be sidelined at least six to eight weeks with an injured right knee. — The team said Monday that Berkman will have an arthroscopic procedure later this week in Vail, Colo.
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Yahoo! Sports
Alden Gonzalez / Gonzo and ‘The Show’:
Wells, Langerhans expected to head to DL — The Angels didn't just lose a frustrating extra-inning game to the Padres on Sunday. — They're also expecting to lose two of their outfielders to the disabled list, with Vernon Wells suffering a right thumb injury and Ryan Langerhans nursing a separated shoulder.
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Halos Heaven, MLB Daily Dish, Baseball Nation and HardballTalk
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Wells, Langerhans likely headed to DL
Wells, Langerhans likely headed to DL
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Hardball Times and 6-4-2
