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Mark Zuckerman / NATS INSIDER:
Strasburg pulled with forearm strain — Stephen Strasburg winces after throwing his 56th pitch of the night. — Read the full story with reaction and quotes on CSNwashington.com. — PHILADELPHIA — Stephen Strasburg was pulled from tonight's game after wincing in pain upon throwing …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Strasburg to have MRI after early exit — GM says phenom has strained flexor tendon in forearm — PHILADELPHIA — Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg left Saturday's 8-1 victory over the Phillies with a strained flexor tendon in his right forearm. — General manger Mike Rizzo …
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Surprise! Howard activated from DL
Surprise! Howard activated from DL
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Associated Press:
Strasburg leaves start with apparent arm injury
Strasburg leaves start with apparent arm injury
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Associated Press and Yahoo! Sports
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Games of the Day — The Nationals try to play spoiler …
Games of the Day — The Nationals try to play spoiler …
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Philly.com, The Good Phight, Phillies Nation and Federal Baseball
Associated Press:
Piniella to retire after Sunday's game — CHICAGO — Cubs manager Lou Piniella says he is retiring after Sunday's game against the Atlanta Braves. — The Cubs quickly named third base coach Mike Quade manager for the rest of the season, starting with Monday's game at Washington.
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Associated Press:
Ramirez helps Cubs beat Braves 5-4
Ramirez helps Cubs beat Braves 5-4
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays might be willing to take chance on Manny Ramirez — In its simplest form, the question has an easy answer: Would the Rays be better with Manny Ramirez's bat in their lineup? — Have you been watching? ... Of course, it's not that simple.
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External / ESPN:
Manny Ramirez activated from DL — LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers activated Manny Ramirez from the 15-day disabled list in time for Saturday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds after the left fielder missed 33 games because a right-calf strain.
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Canadian Press:
Padres' Stairs sets record for most pinch-hit homers — Matt Stairs hit his 21st homer as a pinch-hitter Saturday, the most in the history of Major League Baseball. — The Fredericton native connected on a two-run shot in the eighth inning of the San Diego Padres' 6-5 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers …
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Associated Press:
Braun homers, Brewers 'pen holds off Padres — MILWAUKEE—Ryan Braun hit his first homer in nearly a month and Chris Dickerson drove in two runs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over the San Diego Padres 6-5 Saturday night. — San Diego's Matt Stairs set a big league record …
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T.J. Simers / Los Angeles Times:
Vin Scully will announce future plans Sunday — ‘I know what I am going to do,’ says the Hall of Fame Dodgers broadcaster, but he gives no hints. — Vin Scully, shown in April 2009, hinted last season he might retire after the 2010 campaign. He is expected to give his definitive answer Sunday.
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Joe Lapointe / New York Times:
Rookie Provides a Lift After a Day of Anxiety — The Yankees rookie Eduardo Nunez will probably never match Alex Rodriguez's success. But for one game, at least, Nunez replaced Rodriguez at third base and was the star. — With Rodriguez placed on the 15-day disabled list with a lingering calf injury …
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
A-Rod to the DL, Nova called up
A-Rod to the DL, Nova called up
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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Alex Rodriguez placed on 15-day DL
Alex Rodriguez placed on 15-day DL
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Dave Skretta / Associated Press:
Yankees put A-Rod on DL with calf injury
Associated Press:
Carpenter outduels Lincecum as Cardinals cut down Giants — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chris Carpenter (FSY) outdueled Tim Lincecum (FSY), newcomer Pedro Feliz (FSY) drove in two runs and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the San Francisco Giants 5-1 Saturday night.
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Associated Press:
Sean Rodriguez homer paces Rays' 5-4 victory — OAKLAND, Calif.—Sean Rodriguez kept reminding himself to wait on the fastball. When he got one, he took advantage. — Rodriguez hit a go-ahead, two-run home run off Craig Breslow in the eighth and the Tampa Bay Rays remained a game behind …
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Fox Sports:
More than Clemens' stats are being exposed — Mark Kriegel is the national columnist for FOXSports.com. He is the author of two New York Times best sellers, Namath: A Biography and Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich, which Sports Illustrated called “the best sports biography of the year.”
TSN.ca:
Enright and Upton carry Diamondbacks past Rockies — The Sports Network — Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Barry Enright pitched into the seventh inning and Justin Upton finally got the best of Ubaldo Jimenez by hitting the go- ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning, as Arizona topped Colorado, 3-1, at Chase Field.
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