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Red Sox pitchers in interleague road games: 21 plate appearances 4 of 13 (.308) 5 sacrifices 1 RBI 1 walk 3 strikeouts So they've come to the plate 21 times in seven games and done something positive 10 times. Not...



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Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips was arrested and charged with reckless driving in Park Hills Friday night, police said. - [Read more]

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The Mets (42-31) will look for a series win today against the Twins (40-33) at Citi Field. Game time is 7:10 pm. Rod Barajas, who has been sidelined with a sore back, will make his return to the lineup. However, the scoreboard at Citi Field says Alex Cora is in the lineup and batting eighth and not [...] - [Read more]

As of June 22, David Wright trailed Phillies 3B Placido Polanco by 130,538 to start his fifth straight All-Star Game. Wright is hitting .298 with 13 home runs and leads the National League in RBI with 59, and trails only Miguel Cabrera for the Major League lead, who has 61 on the year. In contrast, Polanco is [...] - [Read more]

This morning at Citi Field, Angel Pagan took batting practice, and Jerry Manuel told reporters he will be ready for tomorrows series finale against the Twins. In addition, Manuel said Francisco Rodriguez’s back is fine an should be available today. - [Read more]

During the month of June, Jose Reyes is hitting .345 (29 for 84) with five home runs and nine RBI and seven stolen bases in 21 games this month, during which the Mets record is 16-5. On May 19, Reyes was hitting .210, but he’s raised his average to .288 on the year, hitting .371 over [...] - [Read more]

If you're a Sox fan headed to the game today — or if you're in the area — swing by The Connecticut Yankee (100 Connecticut Street) after the game for the Rock and Sox benefit. The Fenway West blog is...



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The Pittsburgh Pirates will attempt to end a 15-game road losing skid tonight, as they continue a three-game set with the Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum. - [Read more]

Two teams trying to remain in striking distance of their respective divisions clash in the middle contest of a three-game series tonight, as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim tangle with the Colorado Rockies at Angel Stadium. - [Read more]

Chris posted this brilliant video last night:

It's safe to say that not many people predicted that Cubs hurler Carlos Silva and the White Sox's Freddy Garcia would have combined for 16 wins before the end of June. - [Read more]

MetsToday – Buried deep within his recap of last night’s game, Joe Janish wonders if Francisco Rodriguez is having ankle problems. Brooklyn Met Fan – Mike Pelfrey’s performance in last night’s game has allayed the fears of BMF. OnTheBlack – Despite the naysayers, Kerel Cooper says David Wright IS clutch. NY Daily News – Just days after he [...] - [Read more]

Alex Rodriguez and Mariano Rivera wasted little time turning the table on their former manager. - [Read more]

The Cincinnati Reds enter game two of the weekend in first place as they host the Ohio-rival Cleveland Indians tonight at Great American Ball Park. - [Read more]

“I think we’re playing as good as anyone…I think our confidence is as high as anyone’s. It shows that we can play with anybody.” Mike Pelfrey, after last night’s game …at this point, yeah i agree…each day i expect this team to win right now, and i haven’t really felt that way since the beginning [...] - [Read more]

According to the Daily News, Johan Santana’s hasn’t fully recovered from last year’s operation to clean up bone chips in his elbow. …i’m not surprised at all by this…his velocity just isn’t where it was, and there are times, especially lately, when he’s lacked command of his change-up, floating it in the middle of the strike [...] - [Read more]

I fell asleep last night shortly after Neil Walker's home run, when the Pirates were only down 5-4. I woke up this morning and checked the box score.

Damn.

It's been that kind of year.

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To see photos from last night’s game, be sure to check out my photo blog, MetsPhotos.com here. I’ll be at this afternoon’s game photographing and live blogging via Twitter. To follow me on Twitter, click here. - [Read more]