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12:40 PM ET, April 23, 2006

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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Clement looks to play stopper  —  Boston (11-7) at Toronto (9-7), 1:07 p.m. ET  —  The Red Sox, with Matt Clement on the mound, will try to salvage the final game of this three-game series against the Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.  —  Boston needs a victory to avoid getting swept for the first time in 2006.
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
A hair-raising incident: Papelbon takes wild walk on Mohawk trail  —  TORONTO - One of the stranger, and uglier, bets in Red Sox history was revealed yesterday inside the visitors clubhouse at Rogers Centre.  —  Prior to the Sox' 8-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, closer Jonathan Papelbon appeared …
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Healthy Doc gives Red Sox fits  —  Despite not being sharp, Halladay picks up another win  —  TORONTO — The pitcher that took the mound for Toronto looked like Roy Halladay.  The name on the back of his jersey confirmed that it was him, too.  His style of pitching looked slightly different …
Ian Browne / MLB.com:   Notes: Foulke's pride intact
Richard Griffin / Toronto Star:
A.J. excitement turns to anxiety
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Notes: Burnett lands on DL again
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Sox can't overcome early hole
Discussion: The Baseball Desert
Jan Hubbard / Dallas Star-Telegram:
It's a day to remember for Rangers rookie pitcher  —  ARLINGTON - At 10:30 Saturday night, John Rheinecker outlined his previous 23 hours, which made up one of the most unusual days in his life.  —  Friday, 11:30, Memphis: Waiting at Autozone Park in Memphis, where the Oklahoma RedHawks …
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Richard Durrett / Dallas Morning News:
Minor calf strain puts Shouse on shelf  —  Problems vs. lefties may buy him some rehab time in minors  —  ARLINGTON - The Rangers put left-handed reliever Brian Shouse on the disabled list with a left calf strain that was described as "minor."  The move gave the Rangers the roster space …
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Associated Press:
Lee on DL, Cubs call up Restovich  —  The Cubs put first baseman and reigning NL batting champion Derrek Lee on the 15-day disabled list before Friday night's game in St. Louis and called up outfielder Michael Restovich from Triple-A Iowa.  —  Lee broke two bones in his right wrist …
Discussion: 1060west
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:   Tightness sets back Wood 4-5 days
Mike Kiley / Chicago Sun Times:   Health report on Eyre some welcome good news
Denver Post:
Helton put on DL; illness remains mystery  —  Rockies' first baseman undergoing series of tests to determine cause of abdominal pain  —  One day after complaining of stomach pain, Todd Helton, the toughest player in Rockies history, landed on the 15-day disabled list with an undiagnosed illness.
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
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Owen Perkins / MLB.com:
Helton placed on disabled list
Joe DiGiovanni / MLB.com:
Notes: Koskie tries to make adjustments  —  Platoon situation makes it tough for veteran to find zone  —  MILWAUKEE — It took Carlos Lee a while to adjust to National League pitching when he joined the Brewers from the Chicago White Sox before the 2005 season.
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Joe DiGiovanni / MLB.com:
Brewers homer way into record book
Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Brewers hit 5 home runs in 4th inning
Discussion: Baseball Musings
Tim Brown / Los Angeles Times:
Spirit Was Willing, Not Body  —  Two months ago, Darren Dreifort lugged a bucket of baseballs into his backyard and, just for fun, threw a couple of dozen pitches.  —  Not long after, he underwent knee surgery.  —  The procedure had been scheduled beforehand.  —  Seriously.
Discussion: MLB.com
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Ted Brock / MLB.com:
Notes: Garciaparra makes rehab start
Discussion: Dodger Hill
Joe Roderick / Knight Ridder:
Crosby's injury is in odd spot but is not considered serious  —  Although shortstop Bobby Crosby's latest injury is in a difficult spot to treat, it doesn't appear to be cause for too much concern.  —  Crosby strained his right triceps muscle near the arm pit while hitting in Friday night's game …
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Tony Kuttner / MLB.com:
Notes: Crosby banged up
Discussion: At Home Plate
NY Daily News:
Unit losing inside edge  —  For a Yankee team that desperately needs Randy Johnson to pitch with dominance, his Tuesday night start in Toronto was obviously cause for concern.  Johnson had never lost a game after being staked to a four-run lead, and yet what seemed most alarming …
Discussion: WasWatching.com
Jon Heyman / Newsday:
Marlins offered Dontrelle for Wright  —  The Marlins made a bombshell trade suggestion to the Mets within the past several weeks - Dontrelle Willis for David Wright - people familiar with the brief trade talk told Newsday.  —  If the straight-up swap of young stars was at all intriguing to the Mets, they didn't show it immediately.
Discussion: Metsquire and MLB Trade Rumors
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Commentary: Aunt Marge's signs of support back Girardi  —  One day in November, not long after Joe Girardi was hired to manage the Marlins, the phone rang at Turnroth Sign Co. in Rock Falls, Ill. It was Aunt Marge.  Again.  —  The folks at Turnroth know 82-year-old Margery Perino as …
Discussion: FishStripes
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
A Little Bit of Tension Pops Up  —  OAKLAND — This wasn't a veteran taking a youngster under his wing.  It was a veteran verbally scolding a young player, trying to nip a potential problem in the bud.  —  The exchange, witnessed by cameras televising the game in the Bay Area …
Discussion: 6-4-2
 
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