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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game 61: Red Sox at Marlins — Good afternoon from Marlins Park. Here is a preview of the game: — RED SOX (29-31) — Podsednik LF — Pedroia 2B — Gonzalez RF — Ortiz 1B — Saltalamacchia C — Youkilis 3B — Sweeney CF — Aviles SS — Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett (4-6, 4.04)
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Fish Stripes, Over the Monster and Surviving Grady
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Associated Press:
Beckett, Red Sox Lose to Marlins, 4-1 — MIAMI (AP) — Facing his former team for the first time, Josh Beckett started slowly and paid dearly. — Four of the first eight Miami Marlins to bat scored Monday night, and that was all they needed to beat Beckett and the Boston Red Sox, 4-1.
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Boston Globe
Associated Press:
Valentine says technology would help umpires … MIAMI — A day after being ejected, Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine was still steamed about umpiring, and said technology should be used to eliminate human error in calling balls and strikes. — “I want a ball called a ball and a strike called a strike.
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baseballmusings.com and ESPN
Associated Press:
Marlins beat Beckett and Red Sox, 4-1 — MIAMI — Balmy sea breeze is just what the Miami Marlins needed to snap their slump and beat Josh Beckett [stats]. — Some heat from Josh Johnson helped, too. — Desperate for a turnaround, the Marlins opened their retractable roof …
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Boston Herald, baseballmusings.com and CBSSports.com
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Cubs Win Bidding For Jorge Soler — 5:30pm: Heyman adds another caveat to Soler's deal (Twitter link). Soler will be allowed to opt out of the agreed-upon salaries and go to arbitration once he is eligible. That scenario would likely push the total value of the deal beyond $30MM.
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ESPN, VFTB, The Yankee Analysts and MLB Daily Dish
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Cubs could learn Cuban outfielder Jorge Soler's decision soon — David DeJesus gets hit by a Jared Burton pitch in the eighth inning Sunday. Hannah Foslien~Getty Images — MINNEAPOLIS — The Cubs might find out Monday just how successful the new regime's first year will be.
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Lone Star Ball, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Call to the Pen and MLB Rumors
Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Nova, Yankees blank Braves 3-0, return to 1st — ATLANTA—Ivan Nova combined with four relievers on a five-hitter and the New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Monday night to claim a share of first place in the AL East for the first time in seven weeks.
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Talking Chop and Yahoo! Sports
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Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Teheran, Braves fall to Blue Jays, 12-4
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Yahoo! Sports, MLB Daily Dish, Talking Chop and boston.stats.com
La Velle E. Neal III / Twins Insider:
Twins reach agreement with Buxton, other picks — The Twins have reached an agreement with first round pick Byron Buxton, pending a physical tomorrow in the Twin Cities. — Buxton, an prep outfielder from Georgia, arrived in Minneapolis on Monday and met with the Twins at Target Field.
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MLB Rumors, HardballTalk and MLB Daily Dish
Joe Jenkins / NY Daily News:
Warner Fusselle, voice of the Brooklyn Cyclones, dead at 68 — Kentucky native also worked with St. John's and Seton Hall — Since baseball returned to Brooklyn in 2001, Warner Fusselle has been behind the mike. — Warner Fusselle, the voice of the Brooklyn Cyclones and the former host of …
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Hill could miss at least a month — Red Sox lefthanded reliever Rich Hill has a strained flexor muscle, an injury that will not require surgery but will cause him at miss at least a month, according to manager Bobby Valentine. — Dr. James Andrew examined Hill today.
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Inbox: What does revenue boost get Texas? — Rangers beat reporter T.R. Sullivan answers fans' questions — With all of the discussion about the great pace the fans have set for record attendance, what does that likely translate into in terms of revenue stream?
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Lone Star Ball
