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Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Votto, Swisher win tight Final Vote  —  The American and National Leagues have added a couple of booming bats to their bench Tuesday in Anaheim with the addition of Nick Swisher and Joey Votto, now that fans have spoken in the four-day All-Star Final Vote Sponsored by Sprint.  —  2010 All-Stars
Discussion: Bombers Beat and NESN.com
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Swisher in, Youkilis out  —  Nick Swisher of the Yankees won the Final Vote over Kevin Youkilis in what was the tightest margin in the nine-year history of the contest.  —  According to MLB, Swisher had 9.8 million votes to finish just ahead of Youkilis.  Paul Konerko of the White Sox …
Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Ultra-tight AL race rages on; Votto tops NL  —  Swisher barely ahead of Youkilis as Final Vote heads to finish  —  With fewer than seven hours remaining, Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher held the slimmest of leads over Kevin Youkilis of the rival Red Sox in a race that is shaping …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Zimmerman places second in Final Vote
Tim Booth / Associated Press:
Votto, Swisher win vote for final All-Star spots
Discussion: Red Reporter and Boston Globe
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees on brink of landing Cliff Lee  —  The Knicks didn't get LeBron James, but the Yankees were on the brink of obtaining Cliff Lee late last night for a package that would include top prospect Jesus Montero, the Post has learned.  —  Yankees GM Brian Cashman and Seattle GM Jack Zduriencik …
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Dan Mennella / MLB.com:
Mariners, Yanks intensify Lee trade talks  —  If Cliff Lee is changing teams, he may merely be moving from the home to the visitors' dugout at Safeco Field this weekend.  —  The Yankees, who are in Seattle for their final series of the first half, were on the verge of trading for the Mariners' Lee …
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
M's target big-time prospects for Lee
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
Larry Stone / Seattle Times:
Don't be surprised if Zduriencik does something surprising …
Discussion: HardballTalk
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
New York Mets catching prospect Josh Thole not bothered by trade …
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
Canadian Press:
CECIL, 5 HOMERS, CARRY JAYS TO CONSECUTIVE WINS OVER TWINS  —  TORONTO — Strong starting pitching, home runs aplenty, back-to-back wins and a series victory are all things the Toronto Blue Jays have been missing over the past 2 1-2 mostly putrid weeks.  —  So after blasting …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Jays To Sign Thon For $1.5MM, Cenas For $700K
Greg Rosenstein / MLB.com:
Stairs ties all-time mark for pinch-hit homers  —  WASHINGTON — Matt Stairs' home run in the Padres' 7-6 loss to the Nationals on Wednesday night tied the all-time record for career pinch-hit blasts.  —  Stairs' 20th pinch-hit home run matched Cliff Johnson, who played for seven Major League teams between 1972 and '85.
Discussion: NBCSports.com
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ESPN:
Multiple paths to a Dunn deal
Jim Street / MLB.com:
Run-in with Ichiro leaves teen ‘starstruck’  —  Girl has surprise encounter in outfielder's chase for foul ball  —  SEATTLE — A teenage fan sitting in a seat near the right-field foul line at Safeco Field had an interesting “meeting” with Ichiro Suzuki in the first inning Thursday night.
Associated Press:
Crawford homers twice, Rays beat Indians 5-2  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Carl Crawford hit a pair of two-run homers, Wade Davis stopped his six-game winless streak and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 on Thursday night.  —  Tampa Bay went ahead 2-1 on Crawford's two-run shot in the first inning.
Tim Booth / Associated Press:
Alex Rodriguez punched a two-run single into right field in the ninth inning to give the Yankees their first lead, and Mariano Rivera closed out New York's 3-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.  —  Mariano Rivera - Alex Rodriguez - New York Yankees - New York - Seattle Mariners
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Beth Harris / Associated Press:
Kershaw, Dodgers beat Cubs 3-2 in series opener  —  LOS ANGELES—Rafael Furcal hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning to lift Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs 3-2 in their series opener Thursday night.  —  Kershaw (9-4) struck out a season-high 12 …
Discussion: True Blue LA
Associated Press:
Orioles rally in 8th to beat Rangers 6-4  —  ARLINGTON, Texas—Craig Tatum drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning to force in the go-ahead run, Scott Moore and Felix Pie homered, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied from a four-run deficit for a 6-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.
Discussion: Camden Chat
Sam Donnellon / Philly.com:
No panic yet from Phillies, but should there be?  —  LAST NIGHT, on “Daily News Live,” on Comcast SportsNet, Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. twice mentioned a lack of “urgency” in the DNA of this year's club, saying the healthy regulars who still inhabit the first five spots of the team's lineup need to find some, and fast.
 
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