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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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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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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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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Postgame notes: “I wouldn't say it's any worse”
Postgame notes: “I wouldn't say it's any worse”
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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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TSN.ca:
Carpenter, Cardinals knock off Lincecum and Giants — The Sports Network — St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - St. Louis starter Chris Carpenter turned in seven-plus innings and Pedro Feliz knocked in a pair of runs, as the Cardinals beat the struggling Tim Lincecum and San Francisco, 5-1, to put the brakes on a five-game skid.
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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.”
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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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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Associated Press:
Red Sox beat Blue Jays on Jed Lowrie's homer — BOSTON - Jed Lowrie homered to lead off the 11th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox [team stats] to a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night. — The victory came after an embarrassing, season-worst 16-2 loss to the Blue Jays on Friday.
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Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Scutaro has pain in his throwing shoulder
Scutaro has pain in his throwing shoulder
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Jon Krawczynski / Associated Press:
Angels' Bourjos does it all in win over Twins — MINNEAPOLIS—Peter Bourjos hit his first major league home run and added a triple and four RBIs to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. — The speedy center fielder also threw out Jason Kubel …
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Associated Press:
Ramirez helps Cubs beat Braves 5-4 — CHICAGO—Aramis Ramirez had three hits and two RBIs, Tom Gorzelanny pitched seven strong innings and the Chicago Cubs held on to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Saturday. — The win didn't come without another scare for the Cubs.
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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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