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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Johnny Damon goes 6-for-6 as Yankees outslug Royals — This one had it all - from cliffhanger comebacks to stunning home runs off nearly-perfect closers Mariano Rivera and Joakim Soria to a perfect day by Johnny Damon. In the end, Damon gave the Yankees their second improbable victory in three days with a ninth-inning single.
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Damon, Yankees scorch Royals — NEW YORK — Back and forth the pendulum swung until finally the Yankees wrested it back to their side. They were not about to lose this game. — Johnny Damon hit a walk-off single in the ninth inning on Saturday, boosting the Yankees to a wild 12-11 win over the Royals on Yankee Stadium.
Boston Herald:
Kyle Davies helps KC enjoy trip to NY — Kyle Davies won his second consecutive start since being called up from the minors and the struggling Kansas City Royals earned a rare victory at Yankee Stadium, shutting down New York, 2-1, last night to snap an 11-game road skid.
Billfer / The Detroit Tiger Weblog:
Jeremy Bonderman out for season — Jeremy Bonderman is officially out for the season due to circulatory problems in his shoulder. — Bonderman was examined yesterday at the Detroit Medical Center and it was determined he has a blood clot of the axillary vein due to thoracic outlet compression syndrome.
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Tigers' Bonderman likely out for season with clot — DETROIT — Detroit Tigers right-hander Jeremy Bonderman likely will miss the rest of the season after undergoing medical procedures related to a blood clot. — Bonderman was examined Friday at the Detroit Medical Center …
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Shields, four other Rays get multiple-game suspensions after fight — Boston's Coco Crisp, right, swings at Rays pitcher James Shields, who plunked him in response to a Crisp slide. — ARLINGTON, Texas — The Rays were unhappy with the severity of the discipline handed out for Thursday's brawl …
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Kat O'Brien / Newsday:
Hal on Cash: We'll ‘wait until after the season’ — There are no plans to sit down and talk with general manager Brian Cashman about his contract status, Yankees co-chairman Hal Steinbrenner said Friday. — Steinbrenner was at Yankee Stadium for Friday night's game against the Royals.
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ESPN.com:
Westbrook to have elbow surgery, out for season — DETROIT — Cleveland Indians starter Jake Westbrook will have surgery on his right elbow, sidelining him for the rest of the season. — Westbrook was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday and sent to Cleveland to have his elbow checked out.
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
postGame: Padres 2 Mets 1 — The Mets (30-30) lost to the Padres (26-37) by the score of 2 to 1 in San Diego tonight. — For a recap, boxscore, stats, etc., go to SNY.tv. — Randy Wolf + Petco Park = Loss — However, in case you missed it: — The game's only runs were scored …
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Jack Curry / New York Times:
Utley Is Mr. Everything, but Egotistical He's Not — PHILADELPHIA — Chase Utley was a skinny 11-year-old on the Long Beach, Calif., Little League Pirates when he moaned to his father, Dave, about a player who frequently bragged. Dave Utley does not remember if the boy was one of Chase's teammates …
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
June 17 is new target for Rafael Furcal — Shortstop, who has been out since May 5, says his back is feeling better. Angel Berroa is acquired from the Royals. — Rafael Furcal could be back in the Dodgers' lineup by the time they open a three-game series in Cincinnati on June 17, Manager Joe Torre said Friday.
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Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
Cuban says he will ‘pull out all the stops’ in bid to buy Cubs — Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban, one of the Major League Baseball-approved bidders for the Chicago Cubs, expects to receive confidential financial data on the team any day now and said Friday on a Chicago radio show that it is his …
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Rangers cut ties with pitcher Ponson — egrant@dallasnews.com — ARLINGTON - Citing a lack of respect for teammates and the club, the Rangers suddenly severed ties with No. 3 starter Sidney Ponson on Friday. — General manager Jon Daniels declined to reveal specific reasons …
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Associated Press:
OF Wells, INF McDonald rejoin Blue Jays — TORONTO (AP)—Outfielder Vernon Wells rejoined the Toronto Blue Jays, less than a month after fracturing his wrist while making a diving catch, and was quickly pressed into action Saturday when Shannon Stewart went down with an ankle injury.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Japan's son rises on road — LOS ANGELES — A great show of Japanese power took the field at Dodger Stadium before Friday night's game as eight sumo wrestlers — in town for a series of matches — were introduced during a pregame ceremony. — Soon after, Cubs right fielder Kosuke Fukudome took …
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