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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Exclusive: Red Sox stars blast manager Bobby Valentine in heated July meeting with ownership — Boston Red Sox players blasted manager Bobby Valentine to owners John Henry and Larry Lucchino during a heated meeting called after a text message was sent by a group of frustrated players to the team …
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Players critical of Bobby Valentine — A group of Red Sox players were highly critical of manager Bobby Valentine, some even stating they no longer wanted to play for him, at a meeting with team ownership on July 26, according to a report by Yahoo! Sports. — Irked by Valentine's decision …
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Associated Press:
Reynolds Hits 2 HRs as Orioles Beat Red Sox 7-1 — BALTIMORE (AP) — Mark Reynolds homered twice and drove in four runs, Omar Quintanilla also went deep, and the Baltimore Orioles beat Josh Beckett and the Boston Red Sox 7-1 Tuesday night. — Wei-Yin Chen (11-7) gave up one run …
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Brian Erni / Metsblog:
Final Score: Reds 3 Mets 0 — The New York Mets (55-61) lost to the Cincinnati Reds (70-46) tonight by a score of 3-0. — The Least You Should Know: … The Mets have now been shut out seven times this season. — For a full recap and box score, check out SNY's In-Game Live.
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Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Tuesday's pitching preview: Young vs. Latos — Chris Young (3-6, 4.87 ERA) will start for the Mets tonight. — Young was ineffective in his last start against the Marlins when he allowed seven runs in only 4 1/3 innings. Overall, left-handed hitters have hit .299 with six home runs and a .522 slugging percentage against Young.
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Associated Press:
Tim Hudson, Braves shut out Padres, 6-0 — ATLANTA — Tim Hudson combined with three relievers for a five-hit shutout, Martin Prado hit a three-run homer, and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 6-0 on Tuesday night. — Hudson (12-4) allowed two hits and one walk in 6 2-3 innings and won his sixth straight decision.
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Chad Billingsley quiets Pirates as Dodgers win in rout … PITTSBURGH — Chad Billingsley pitched eight dominant innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers matched their highest-scoring game of the season, routing the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0 Tuesday night. — The Dodgers have won five of six, pushing them to the top of the NL West.
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Mariners Sign Brazilian Lefthander Luiz Gohara — The Mariners have signed Brazilian lefthander Luiz Gohara, the No. 7 international prospect for July 2. — Gohara, who turned 16 on July 31, is 6-foot-3, 220 pounds and some teams felt he was the top pitching prospect available in this year's international signing class.
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Andy McCullough / New Jersey Online:
For Mets, re-signing R.A. Dickey likely to be expensive — NEW YORK — The dust has settled, the camera crews have packed up, and R.A. Dickey's hype-riddled summer is almost over. His time in the national spotlight has faded. He is now merely one of the finest pitchers in the National League …
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Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Mets acquire Kelly Shoppach from Red Sox — The Mets announced they have claimed C Kelly Shoppach off waivers from the Red Sox for a player to be named later. — 4:20 pm: Today at Great American Ballpark, Terry Collins told reporters he intends to use Shoppach primarily against left-handed pitching.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
ROOKIE ROSENTHAL RETURNING TO CARDINALS BULLPEN — ST. LOUIS • Rookie Trevor Rosenthal, the hard-throwing righty who vaulted from Class AA to the majors last month, is being recalled this afternoon to add some fresh power to the big-league bullpen. — Rosenthal, 22 …
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Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Desmond's rehab keeps chugging along — SAN FRANCISCO — Ian Desmond is ramping up his rehab once again. — Desmond, on the disabled list since July 22 with a torn left oblique, went through his first full pregame workout with the Nationals on Monday at AT&T Park.
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Zack Meisel / Associated Press:
Strained hamstring sends Saito to disabled list — Takashi Saito has a 6.14 ERA in 10 appearances for the D-backs this season. — The D-backs placed reliever Takashi Saito on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring on Tuesday. Arizona recalled southpaw Mike Zagurski from Triple-A Reno to take Saito's roster spot.
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