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Fox Sports:
Sources: Youkilis to be traded soon — Kevin Youkilis is going somewhere soon. — The Boston Red Sox continue to move toward a trade of Youkilis, speaking with multiple clubs, according to major-league sources. — The White Sox have engaged in heavy dialogue with Boston regarding Youkilis …
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Boston Globe, True Blue LA, Where Have You Gone … and Talking Chop
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Scott Lauber / Clubhouse Insider:
Source: Red Sox will trade Kevin Youkilis ‘sooner rather than later’ — More than a month remains before the July 31 trade deadline, but a major league source suggested this morning that the Red Sox will jettison embattled third baseman Kevin Youkilis “sooner rather than later.”
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Bucs Dugout, MLB Daily Dish, HardballTalk, Boston Herald, ESPN and Associated Press
Fox Sports:
Source: Sale of Padres is imminent — A deal for the San Diego Padres is imminent, and the franchise is the O'Malley group's “to lose,” according to a source with knowledge of the sale process. — Padres owner John Moores met on Friday with representatives from the two finalists …
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Gaslamp Ball, MLB Daily Dish, Lookout Landing and MLB Rumors
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John Harper / NY Daily News:
Frank Francisco backs up his tough talk about Yankees with hold-your-breath save for NY Mets — Are the Mets on to something special? Maybe, but Friday night they learned they have a closer who can take heat and throw some, too. — Frank Francisco shuts down the Yankees in the ninth for an edge-of-your-seats save.
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Newsday, New York Post and MetsBlog.com
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Associated Press:
Trout caps Angels' comeback with go-ahead homer — ANAHEIM, Calif.—Rookie sensation Mike Trout hit a go-ahead homer and scored from first base on a single as the Los Angeles Angels rallied from an early five-run deficit against Chad Billingsley to beat the Dodgers 8-5 Friday night in the opener of the season's second Freeway Series.
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Yahoo! Sports
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Jesse Sakstrup / Hardball Times:
Mike Trout and the AL MVP
Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com:
Hutchison won't need Tommy John surgery — MIAMI — Drew Hutchison will not require Tommy John surgery, but is currently in a no-throw situation for the next four-to-six weeks. — Toronto general manager Alex Anthopoulos made the announcement on Friday evening in Miami.
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MLB Daily Dish
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Associated Press:
Greinke, Brewers Beat White Sox 1-0 in 10 — CHICAGO (AP) — Zack Greinke pitched three-hit ball over nine innings, Rickie Weeks drove in the lone run with a single in the 10th and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Friday night. — The Brewers finally pulled …
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baseballmusings.com, South Side Sox, MLB Daily Dish, Brew Crew Ball and ESPN
David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
Hammel leads Orioles over Nationals 2-1 — BALTIMORE—Jason Hammel pitched eight innings of five-hit ball and had a career high-tying 10 strikeouts to lead the Baltimore Orioles past the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Friday night. — Coming off a one-hit shutout against Atlanta, Hammel …
Discussion:
Camden Chat and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Rockies Lose to Oswalt in 1st Start of the Season — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Even though Roy Oswalt was in a different uniform, the Colorado Rockies had the same meager result against the right-hander on Friday night. — Oswalt continued his dominance against the Rockies …
Discussion:
Purple Row and Associated Press
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Mike Bauman / MLB.com:
Oswalt ready to resume career on his terms
Oswalt ready to resume career on his terms
Discussion:
Purple Row, Yahoo! Sports and Lone Star Ball
Glenn Sattell / MLB.com:
Santana working to improve at the plate — HOUSTON — Carlos Santana continues to struggle at the plate from the cleanup position, but it hasn't gotten the Indians' catcher down. — “I don't stop working,” Santana said prior to Friday's game against the Astros at Minute Maid Park. “I work every day.”
Discussion:
Let's Go Tribe
Associated Press:
Giants Rally Past A's 5-4 in 9th, Rescue Lincecum — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Belt hit a tying two-run double and scored on Hector Sanchez's single during a four-run ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied past the Bay Area rival Oakland Athletics 5-4 on Friday night.
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Mike Stutes to have surgery Tuesday — Righthander Mike Stutes will have arthroscopic shoulder surgery Tuesday, a source said. Stutes, on the disabled list since late April, could miss the rest of the season. — The surgery will clean out fraying from Stutes' shoulder.
Discussion:
HardballTalk and Phillies Nation
