Top News:
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Adrian Gonzalez returns to lineup — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Despite being characterized as “real doubtful” by manager Bobby Valentine yesterday, Red Sox [team stats] first baseman Adrian Gonzalez will return to the lineup this afternoon …
Discussion:
Boston Globe and Over the Monster
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Associated Press:
Sale Wins 8th Straight, White Sox Top Royals 2-1 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Sale won his eighth straight decision, Adam Dunn homered in his third straight game and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 Sunday. — Sale (11-2) is 8-0 with two no-decisions since a May 12 loss to the Royals.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com and ESPN
Associated Press:
Beckett rebounds from tough first, Red Sox rally past Rays — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Josh Beckett overcame early struggles to pitch six effective innings, Will Middlebrooks drove in a pair during a tiebreaking three-run fifth, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on Sunday.
Discussion:
Surviving Grady, HardballTalk, Yahoo! Sports and CBSSports.com
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Floyd scratched, Axelrod moves up in Sox's rotation — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chicago White Sox's starting pitching situation grew more curious Sunday morning as Gavin Floyd was scratched from Monday night's start at Boston because of right forearm soreness.
Discussion:
South Side Sox
TSN.ca:
Blue Jays, Indians set for rubber match of three-game set — The Sports Network — (Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays hope to win its first series since taking two of three at Miami in late June when they host the Cleveland Indians this afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game set from Rogers Centre.
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Canadian Press, Yahoo! Sports, Let's Go Tribe, Bluebird Banter and Batter's Box Interactive …
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Associated Press:
Villanueva Solid as Blue Jays Beat Indians 3-0 — TORONTO (AP) — Carlos Villanueva struck out a career-best eight in six scoreless innings, Jose Bautista had two hits and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0 Sunday afternoon. — Making his third start of the season …
Discussion:
Associated Press, baseballmusings.com, Bluebird Banter and boston.stats.com
George Henry / Associated Press:
Sheets ends 2-year absence with win over Mets — ATLANTA—Ben Sheets pitched six scoreless innings in his first game in two years and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 6-1 on Sunday for their season-high seventh straight victory. — Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer …
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports and Associated Press
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Brian Erni / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Braves 6 Mets 1 — The New York Mets (46-43) lost to the Atlanta Braves (49-39) today by a score of 6-1. … For a complete box score and game recap, check out SNY's In-Game Live. — Brian Erni: Let's begin with the disaster that was the sixth inning.
Discussion:
Talking Chop and Amazin' Avenue
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Phillies coast past Pomeranz, Rockies at Coors Field for series win — In order to beat Philadelphia Phillies ace Cole Hamels on Sunday afternoon, the Rockies required a mistake-free start from rookie lefty Drew Pomeranz and some big hits. — They got neither.
Discussion:
Purple Row and The Good Phight
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Associated Press:
Hamels Carries Phillies to Series Win Over Rockies — DENVER (AP) — Cole Hamels pitched eight innings of one-run ball, Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1 Sunday for their first series victory in nearly a month.
Discussion:
CBSSports.com Sports News … and CBSSports.com
Associated Press:
Sanchez single helps Giants beat Astros 3-2 in 12 — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Hector Sanchez's throwing error in the ninth inning prevented Tim Lincecum from getting a well-deserved win. — His walkoff single in the 12th moved the San Francisco Giants back into first place in the NL West.
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports, Associated Press, HardballTalk and Deadspin
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Associated Press:
Barney, Garza Lead Cubs Over Diamondbacks 3-1 — CHICAGO (AP) — Darwin Barney homered and Matt Garza threw seven shutout innings to lift the Chicago Cubs to a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 3-1 win Sunday. — Barney clubbed a Trevor Cahill pitch into the left-field bleachers …
Discussion:
Bleed Cubbie Blue and Associated Press
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Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Sources: 10 teams pursuing Cubs' Dempster
Discussion:
Baseball Nation, MLB Daily Dish, HardballTalk and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Dejan Kovacevic / Dejan Kovacevic's Blog:
Boras: Pirates could have offered Appel more — Could the Pirates have done more to sign Mark Appel? — And would it have been worth it? — We won't fully know the answer to the second question for a long time based on a lot of variables. But a phone call from Scott Boras …
Discussion:
Where Have You Gone …, baseballmusings.com and Bucs Dugout
Associated Press:
Angels hang on to beat Yankees and avoid sweep — NEW YORK — Kevin Jepsen got Alex Rodriguez to pop out with the bases loaded in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Angels took advantage of New York's baserunning follies to beat the Yankees 10-8 Sunday. — With seemingly no lead safe recently …
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com, Yahoo! Sports and Boston Herald
Fox Sports:
Upton scratched A's off his veto list — Late Friday night, I tweeted, “Justin Upton could have been perfect for the Athletics. The problem: They're on his no-trade list.” — Correction: The Athletics were on Upton's no-trade list. They no longer are, according to sources with knowledge of his contract.
Discussion:
Oakland Athletics
Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Hammel to have surgery, miss 3-4 weeks — Righty placed on 15-day DL; O's recall righty Johnson — BALTIMORE — Jason Hammel said Saturday the he was “leaning toward” surgery on his right knee. On Sunday, he was more certain. The O's right-hander will undergo a procedure …
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
