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QUOTABLE
" Hopefully Jimmy still has something left."
GM Jim Hendry,
on 37-year-old
OF Jim Edmonds,
who signed with the Cubs
BY THE NUMBERS
1
Blown save by the Reds, who yesterday became the last team in the majors to suffer a blown save by losing a 6-0 lead in the ninth to the Marlins
PERSONNEL DEPT.
Cardinals: Reliever Tyler Johnson will miss the rest of the season following arthroscopic surgery to remove scar tissue in his left shoulder.
Mets: Pedro Martinez threw 55 pitches during a simulated game in Florida.
Pirates: C Ryan Doumit will be sidelined at least a month after breaking his left thumb on a passed ball Tuesday in a win over St. Louis.
Reds: SS Jeff Keppinger will be sidelined for 4 to 6 weeks with a broken left kneecap. Keppinger fouled a pitch off his knee during a 5-3 win over Florida on Tuesday.
TODAY IN BASEBALL
1993: The Montreal Expos retired their first number, No. 10 for Rusty Staub.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
John Smoltz, 41; George Brett, 55





