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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Second to none — Sox' Buchholz no-hits Orioles in second start — It may have looked like Clay Buchholz, the kid from East Texas who became the first Red Sox rookie to throw a no-hitter, was crying in the midst of the red-and-white scrum that engulfed him after he struck …
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Howard Ulman / Associated Press:
Red Sox rookie Buchholz no-hits Orioles — BOSTON (AP) — Before Clay Buchholz made his major league debut two weeks ago, the Boston Red Sox told him he was going back to the minors — even if he pitched a no-hitter. — Got to keep the kid now. — The 23-year-old rookie pitched …
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Dom Amore / Hartford Courant:
Clay Nation — Buchholz First Red Sox Rookie To Pitch No-Hitter — Boston Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz delivers against the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning. Buchholz pitched a no-hitter in his second major league start, beating the Orioles 10-0 at Fenway Park.
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Rookie no-hits reeling O's — In second career start, Red Sox's Buchholz delivers another blow to struggling club — BOSTON - Ten days after becoming the first team in the modern era to give up 30 runs in a game, the Orioles suffered another dose of baseball indignity last night …
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves drop another one to Mets — If you listened closely, you could hear hope dying Saturday at Turner Field. — The New York Mets got fifth-inning homers from Carlos Delgado and Lastings Milledge and cruised to a 5-1 win against the floundering Braves, who had only two hits in their 11th loss in 16 games.
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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Pelfrey may have big future — ATLANTA — Mike Pelfrey's moment of truth arrived in the fifth inning, just as he unleashed a 3-2 pitch to Kelly Johnson. With runners on first and second, the Braves were stirring, hopeful they'd finally cracked the code on Pelfrey's 95 mph fastball.
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Dominant Pelfrey Downs Braves — There were spurts of dominance from Mike Pelfrey in his nine starts this season. They would last for a few batters or for a couple of innings, but that was it, a fleeting glimpse of the pitcher the Mets expected him to become but had yet to develop into.
Associated Press:
A-Rod shakes off bat flap in Yanks' win — NEW YORK (AP) — Undaunted by a bizarre bat flap, Alex Rodriguez homered and drove in four runs to back Ian Kennedy's impressive major league debut and lead the New York Yankees past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9-6 on Saturday.
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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Iwamura's bat confiscated vs. Yanks — Slugger loses lumber after New York questions flatness — NEW YORK — Akinori Iwamura had his bat confiscated in the second inning of Saturday afternoon's game against the Yankees. — With two outs in the second and Iwamura at-bat facing a 2-2 count …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Doctors agree: Surgery for Rolen — When he no longer wanted the ball hit to him at third base for fear he wasn't healthy enough to make the throw to first, Scott Rolen knew his season was essentially over. — Rolen will meet with team officials and medical personnel in the next few days …
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
McGowan works eight to beat Mariners — Right-hander earns win No. 9 with strong outing vs. Seattle — TORONTO — In the end, the gaffe proved inconsequential. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons made a mental error during a standard pregame routine, penning his approval on what turned out to be an incorrect lineup card.
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Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:
Padres' Peavy dominates for seven innings — Right-hander gives up only two hits and strikes out nine, and is backed by Cameron's grand slam. — SAN DIEGO — The Dodgers called up two of their top prospects before Saturday night's game, a move Manager Grady Little suggested was mostly …
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Notes: Blalock ready to get back in fire — Slugger activated from DL, will start at DH in Sunday's finale — ANAHEIM — Hank Blalock is returning to the Rangers lineup. — Blalock was activated off the disabled list on Saturday and manager Ron Washington said he is planning on using …
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Paul Meyer / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Pearce, Morgan coming up today — MILWAUKEE — After their 3-2 loss to Milwaukee tonight, the Pirates announced first baseman Steve Pearce, outfielder Nyjer Morgan and left-hander Juan Perez will join the team tomorrow from Class AAA Indianapolis when major league rosters expand from 25 players.
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