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Lima takes start hoping the end is nowhere near — ST. LOUIS - Jose Lima returns to the mound for this afternoon's series finale with the Cardinals, trying to prove he belongs in the rotation after going 0-2 with a 9.31 ERA in starts against Atlanta and Milwaukee.
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Sox can't steal a sweep — Harris misses sign, thrown out stealing at second to end game — BALTIMORE — Willie Harris is the consummate role player. Perhaps his most important duty for the Red Sox is to utilize his speed when given the call in the late innings. — In his mind, this was the ultimate chance.
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Chris Snow / Boston Globe:
Sign points to the end of streak — Harris fails as Orioles finally win one — BALTIMORE — Willie Harris didn't need a Harvard symbologist in the mold of Robert Langdon standing next to him at first base with two outs in the ninth inning last night to know that the sign relayed to him ordered him not to attempt to steal.
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The Soxaholix
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Sox get Bird-brained: O's win ends 13-game streak — BALTIMORE - As the saying goes, even the blind squirrel will find a nut now and then. — Last night, the Orioles, with former Red Sox nutty professor Kevin Millar leading the way with his go-ahead, two-run home run in the fourth inning …
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
O's drop another to streaking Sox — When the Orioles' four-run fifth inning off Boston starter Curt Schilling was finally over last night, the home team's fans, seemingly silenced in their ballpark by the Red Sox for so long, stood and cheered. A lead against Boston here was reason enough to celebrate.
Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
RANGERS NOTES — Blalock swinging hot bat — NEW YORK — Third baseman Hank Blalock continues to have one of the best seasons of any major leaguer. He entered Wednesday batting .345 (seventh in the American League) with 33 RBI (tied for sixth in the AL), and nearly as many walks (16) as strikeouts (18).
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Lone Star Ball
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Notes: Blalock swinging big — Slugger has knocked in 14 runs for Rangers in May — NEW YORK — Rangers third baseman Hank Blalock's offensive numbers dropped last year and he was almost traded to the Marlins in the offseason. — Both could have been interpreted as ominous developments for the future …
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Yankees' offense leaves Loe low — NEW YORK - The first rule of the sinkerball club: Live by the sinker, die by the sinker. — A week ago, Kameron Loe became the youngest Ranger in more than a decade to pitch a shutout (albeit a rain-shortened one). Wednesday he was searching for explanations …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Clayton heads to the bench — Nats skipper hopes move will spark his ballclub — CHICAGO — Damian Jackson had only 27 at-bats entering Wednesday's action, so manager Frank Robinson decided to start Jackson at shortstop over Royce Clayton in hopes of giving the Nationals a spark.
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Oleanders and Morning Glories
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nats Get One Hit In Another Shutout — CHICAGO, May 17 — Get out the thesaurus and try to think up some words to describe what these Washington Nationals are going through. You might find something fancy and poetic, perhaps even tragic. Jose Vidro, their veteran second baseman, can strip all that down and make it mighty simple.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards Notebook: Reyes gets call — Manager Tony La Russa said Class AAA righthander Anthony Reyes can be "listed as the starter" for Saturday's game in Kansas City, but he'll wait to confirm the roster move that will be made to create room for Reyes. — The club probably will reassign a reliever …
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Viva El Birdos
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Mike Kiley / Chicago Sun Times:
Don't expect vintage Wood yet — Kerry Wood once was considered the horse in the Cubs' stable. He was Citation, Whirlaway and Secretariat rolled into one, sturdy enough to drag this long-depressed organization out of decades of misery. — But as Wood makes another much-anticipated comeback today …
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1060west
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Matt Watson / Detroit Bad Boys:
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? — First, a lesson in history: — May 2, 2003 — St. Petersburg Times: Magic adding finishing touches against Pistons … Game 6 final score: Pistons 103, Magic 83 — May 16, 2004 — North Jersey Herald: Nets: Skip the trip
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Notes: Ramirez has left shoulder strain — Shortstop expected to be ready for Interleague set with Rays — ATLANTA — An MRI performed on Wednesday confirmed that shortstop Hanley Ramirez has a left shoulder strain that will require a couple days' rest. — Ramirez said that he felt …
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FishStripes
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Pavano forced from rehab start — Ailing right-hander cites tightness in right triceps area — NEW YORK — Carl Pavano's comeback to the Yankees appears to be on hold once again. — Pavano, making his third rehab start on Wednesday, the second for Double-A Trenton …
Associated Press:
Brewers win third straight in final at-bat — MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Phillies decided to make someone other than Bill Hall beat them, and Geoff Jenkins was ready to give Milwaukee another win in dramatic fashion. — Jenkins' RBI single with two outs in the ninth gave the Brewers …
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Baseball Musings
