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Bob Herzog / Newsday:
Kaz gets little love but chips in with bat, glove — That noted baseball sage, 47-year-old Julio Franco, made the observation before Thursday night's game at Shea Stadium. "If they were really good fans, they wouldn't boo Kaz so much," the veteran said of Kaz Matsui, a favorite target …
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Mike's Mets
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Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Mets' ending is all Wright — David's double in 14th wins it — If this truly becomes the year the Mets unseat the Braves after Atlanta's 14 consecutive division championships, they will look back on these 14 innings and know why. — The Mets overcame a four-run deficit in the seventh …
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Wright delivers game-winning double — Third baseman's third hit of the night caps Mets' 16-hit attack — NEW YORK — The television replays don't lie, and apparently — somewhere within a frenzy of ecstatic New York Mets and exhausted Atlanta Braves — David Wright had the presence of mind to touch second base.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves squander chances, fall in 14th — Atlanta loses four different leads to drop third straight game — NEW YORK — If the end of September arrives and the Braves aren't in their customary spot atop the National League East standings, they'll wonder just how different things might …
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It's Mets For Me
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Notes: Lima time could come Sunday — Veteran righty may get call from Minors to start for Maine — NEW YORK — John Maine had just finished his bullpen session Friday when, clearly frustrated, the right-hander threw his cap into his locker. — The Mets announced that Maine has been suffering …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Zambrano looks to repeat solid outing — Atlanta (12-17) at New York (20-9), 1:10 p.m. ET — Following Friday's extra-innings marathon at Shea Stadium, the Mets will rise and shine early on Saturday for the second game of a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves, looking to Victor Zambrano to keep the smiles on their faces.
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Amazin' Avenue
NY Daily News:
A-Rod bumped from cleanup spot — ARLINGTON - Alex Rodriguez was moved out of the cleanup spot last night but it wasn't a demotion; it was more like an accident. — As Joe Torre and bench coach Lee Mazzilli were discussing potential lineups before the game, Torre told Mazzilli …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
In Control Through 7, the Yanks Just Escape — ARLINGTON, Texas, May 5 — As the hits kept coming, single after single in the Texas Rangers' half of the eighth inning, Aaron Small said he sat in the Yankees' dugout with one sickening thought: "What did I get started?" — Small's job had seemed easy enough.
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Bronx Banter
Bob Dutton / Wichita Eagle:
Glass: Change coming — CHICAGO - The anticipated shakeup in the Royals' front office could be just hours away. — Club owner David Glass reaffirmed his intention Friday to implement major changes in response to the Royals' disappointing performance in the season's first five weeks.
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Lone Star Ball
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Mike Scarr / MLB.com:
Angels pitching staff roughed up — Santana allows six runs, nine hits over four-plus frames — TORONTO — Few things went right for the Angels on Friday. — Their starting pitcher struggled while the offense continued to exhibit signs of basic malaise.
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Bottom Falls Out for Angels Again — Lower portion of lineup continues to struggle, and the pitching malfunctions too in 13-3 loss to Blue Jays. — TORONTO — Manager Mike Scioscia couldn't have come up with a better analogy for the Angel offense when, following Friday night's 13-3 shellacking …
Dylan Hernandez / Contra Costa Times:
Battered and bruised: Giants lose game, Alou — S.F. falls below .500; outfielder will be placed on DL with ankle injury — PHILADELPHIA - The man who has benefited most from the presence of Barry Bonds might not be in the on-deck circle when No. 25 launches past Babe Ruth on the all-time home run list.
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Steven Goff / Washington Post:
Guzman Will Have Surgery, Is Out for Year — The Washington Nationals brought shortstop Cristian Guzman to RFK Stadium early yesterday with the intention of testing his right shoulder with infield throws and determining whether he was ready for a minor league rehab assignment in New Orleans.
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Quick return for Rangers' Wilkerson — Wilkerson plays a day after running into wall, bruising his shoulder — ARLINGTON - Outfielder Brad Wilkerson, who crashed into the left-field wall Thursday, said his concussion symptoms faded by early Friday. Wilkerson, who left Thursday's game early, was back in the lineup.
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Kendall suspended four games, Lackey fined — Fantasy Baseball: Best pickups for May — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics catcher Jason Kendall has been suspended four games for charging the mound and Los Angeles Angels pitcher John Lackey was fined Friday for his actions in the altercation.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! — I walked into the vending-machine room here at work early this morning, and some of the crew that comes in to clean the building were watching CSN's replay of last night's game during their break time. — I looked up at the TV and saw that the tape was in the 9th inning, 0-0 score.
Chris Snow / Boston Globe:
Crisp won't swing into action early — Coco Crisp, who had hoped to return before May 15, said yesterday that if he now has to bet on the over-under, he might go with ''over a couple days. He intends to begin taking practice swings early next week, then begin hitting off a tee and hitting soft toss as the week progresses.
Associated Press:
Cubs-Padres Preview — Two teams headed in different directions meet for the first time this season when the streaking San Diego Padres welcome the stumbling Chicago Cubs on Friday in the start of a four-game series at Petco Park. — San Diego (13-15) looks to extend its season-high winning streak …
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Mark Hale / New York Post:
A GOOD TOM TO BE A MET — GLAV BEFUDDLES BUCS; ATLANTA NEXT — May 5, 2006 — Tom Glavine is enjoying pitching at 40. — "It's been a good year so far," Glavine said last night. "A good age." — It's been sensational. When Pedro Martinez wasn't set to go, Glavine started opening day, won and pitched well.
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