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Bob Dutton of The Kansas City Star: "Rookie catcher Salvador Perez didn't play Sunday in the series finale against the Indians after starting 15 of the 17 previous games since arriving from Class AAA Omaha. This is how it figures to be for Perez over the next several years: Days off will be rare. 'He's like (shortstop Alcides) Escobar for me,' manager Ned Yost said. 'He's hard to take out of the lineup. So, yes, he'll play 140 games (a year) because one, he's young; two, he's very athletic; and three, I think he's very durable. I had a real hard time not playing him today because he does a lot of things right.'" The Tony Reagins
Kevin Baxter of The Los Angeles Times: "If the Angels rally into the postseason, they're likely to point to a stretch in mid-August as the point in which the season turned. And they're also likely to point to Vernon Wells as the man who sparked the turnaround. After going one for four with a run batted in Sunday in a 9-5 loss to the Texas Rangers, Wells has a seasonlong seven-game hitting streak. And six of the hits in that streak have gone for extra bases, raising his season average 16 points to .216." The Bill Smith
Joe Christensen of The Star Tribune: "Trevor Plouffe's and Luke Hughes' days as the Twins middle-infield combination are numbered, but they're making the most of their recent playing time. Hughes had two homers and five RBI Sunday, as the Twins ended a seven-game losing streak with an 11-4 victory over the Tigers in front of the 57th announced sellout crowd of the season at Target Field. Plouffe had two more hits and batted .333 (15-for-42) over an 11-game homestand that included few other bright spots, as the Twi
