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Associated Press:
Lester, Ortiz Carry Red Sox Over Orioles 5-0  —  BALTIMORE — Jon Lester allowed four hits over seven innings, David Ortiz went 4 for 4 with his 20th home run and the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore 5-0 Sunday to earn their first series win over the Orioles in two years.
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Nick Cafardo / The Boston Globe:
MLB trade deadline certain to create a frenzy
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Jake Peavy prepped for likely trade  —  CHICAGO — A clubhouse attendant walked into the Chicago White Sox's locker room with five suitcases and Jake Peavy in tow.  The veteran pitcher is preparing for what seems to be inevitable, a trade that would end his four-year tenure with the team.
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David Santiago / MiamiHerald.com:
Miami Marlins hitting coach Tino Martinez resigns over allegations of abusive behavior  —  Tino Martinez, the first-year hitting coach for the Marlins and an All-Star first baseman as a player, resigned on Sunday in the wake of allegations he abused players, both verbally and physically.
New York Post:
MLB bans in PED case likely to drop this week; A-Rod's could keep him out until 2015  —  The strong indications are Major League Baseball will announce all the suspensions in the Biogenesis case this week, including one that could cover the rest of this year and all of next season for Alex Rodriguez, The Post has learned.
Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Papelbon: Phillies need changes from top, down  —  DETROIT — Jonathan Papelbon had only a couple minutes to talk Sunday morning at Comerica Park, but he said plenty, expressing the need for changes in the organization if things do not improve on the field.  —  Papelbon signed a four-year …
Associated Press:
Heyward's Homer Helps Braves Sweep Cardinals, 5-2  —  ATLANTA — Jason Heyward homered and drove in two runs to help the Atlanta Braves beat St. Louis 5-2 on Sunday night, capping their first three-game sweep of the Cardinals at home in 10 years.  —  The Braves broke a 2-all tie with two runs …
Discussion: Talking Chop and TSN.ca
Associated Press:
Rasmus Has Winning Hit; Blue Jays Beat Astros 2-1  —  TORONTO — Colby Rasmus drove in Emilio Bonifacio with a game-winning single in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 2-1 on Sunday.  —  Rajai Davis stole a career-high four bases as the Blue Jays won …
David Murphy / Philly.com:
Rollins unlikely to waive no-trade clause  —  The mood in the clubhouse was one of acceptance: the Phillies are not going to win a title this year, and a 12-4 stinker to the Tigers underscored just how far away they are from contending.  Michael Young did not rule out the possibility of waiving …
Discussion: Phillies Nation
Associated Press:
Nats pitching coach taken to hospital  —  WASHINGTON — Nationals pitching coach Steve McCatty has been taken to a hospital because of an undisclosed ailment.  —  The Nationals said McCatty didn't go to the hospital by ambulance.  The team said his condition would be updated later Sunday …
Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Final Score: Nationals 14 Mets 1  —  The Least You Should Know:  —  Carlos Torres was ineffective for three innings, allowing eight runs on nine hits and raised his ERA from 0.94 to 3.13 for the season.  —  Gonzalez Germen, David Aardsma and Bobby Parnell combined to allow six runs in three innings of relief.
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
Doug Brown / Scene and Heard:
Texas Rangers pitcher sucker-punched in Cleveland, police say no big deal (updated)  —  Update: (4:56 pm) Here's a statement from Cleveland police spokesman Sammy Morris: … Update (9:32 am): If the story of the innocent baseball player sucker-punched on his way to an innocent dinner …
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
With No Living Inductees, Only Echoes Stir the Quiet at the Hall of Fame  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The Baseball Hall of Fame celebrates the sport's history at this time each year by inducting at least one new member with small-town pomp and fealty to decades of tradition.
Discussion: Hardball Times
Associated Press:
Wood Pitches, Hits Cubs to 2-1 Victory Over Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Travis Wood pitched a four-hitter over seven innings and had a home run among his two hits in helping the Chicago Cubs complete a three-game sweep in San Francisco for the first time in 20 years, beating the Giants 2-1 Sunday.
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Michael Wagaman / Associated Press:
Schierholtz's HR in 9th lifts Cubs over Giants 1-0
Discussion: HardballTalk
 
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