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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 36: Twins at Yankees — Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (2-1, 3.89). — TWINS (18-18) — Span CF — Harris 2B — Mauer DH — Morneau 1B — Kubel LF — Cuddyer RF — Buscher 3B — Redmond C — Punto SS — Pitching: RHP Nick Blackburn (2-2, 4.32).
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Rodriguez's Homer Lifts Yankees in 11th — Alex Rodriguez stood by the Yankees' on-deck circle, hands on his hips, a smile of satisfaction spread across his face. His helmet was gone — he had tossed it aside in euphoria, a few steps before touching home plate — and as he stared up at his image …
Dejan Kovacevic / PBC Blog:
Pirates acquire Hacker from Yankees — The Pirates have acquired minor league starter Eric Hacker from the New York Yankees, a source disclosed this afternoon. The rest of the trade details are not yet known. — Hacker, 26, had been designated for assignment last Saturday …
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Drew Silva / MLB Rumors:
Pirates Acquire Hacker For Sanchez — 2:21pm: According to MLB.com's Noah Coslov, the Yankees will receive right-handed reliever Romulo Sanchez. The 25-year-old was one of the Pirates' first cuts this spring. As of Friday, he had a 4.38 ERA and 15/5 K/BB ratio in 12 1/3 innings for Triple-A Indianapolis.
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Scales making most of first run in Majors — Chicago (20-14) vs. Houston (16-18), 12:05 p.m. CT — CHICAGO — Lou Piniella spent seven seasons in the Minor Leagues before he was called up for good, which is nothing compared to what Bobby Scales has endured.
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Associated Press:
Cubs fritter away four-run lead, escape Astros in ninth inning — CHICAGO (AP) — Alfonso Soriano drove in Bobby Scales with the winning run in the ninth inning after the Cubs had squandered a four-run lead, sending Chicago to a 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday.
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Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:
Delgado surgery possible, Pagan activated — Carlos Delgado landed on the DL and could be headed for surgery on his ailing right hip. Angel Pagan (pictured) will be in uniform Saturday when the Mets face the Giants. — Delgado will be examined by a doctor, who will advise him whether …
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Associated Press:
Angels' Lackey ejected 2 pitches into '09 debut — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Angels starter John Lackey was ejected after throwing only two pitches in his season debut Saturday. — The first pitch thrown by Lackey, activated from the disabled list to start the game, went behind the head …
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Seven-run lead not enough for Indians — Rays cap win with walk-off shot against Vizcaino — ST. PETERSBURG — It looked as bad to manager Eric Wedge on television as it did in person. — In fact, the view on the tube might have been even worse for Wedge, because he could see …
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Associated Press:
More Nats' trouble: Olsen has MRI on shoulder — WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals starter Scott Olsen had an MRI on his throwing shoulder following Saturday's 8-5 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, another setback for the worst pitching staff in the National League.
Marc Katz / Dayton Daily News:
Homestand not what Dragons expected — Dayton drops seven of 10 games to land in 6th, 14½ games out of 1st. — DAYTON — The homestand at Fifth Third Field didn't help. — Today, as the Dragons head for Lansing to begin a 10-game road trip, they're further behind first place West Michigan …
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Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Madden: Phillies, Rays see World crumble — Because they're so close to it on a daily basis, the Yankees' and Mets' constituencies too often have a tendency to look at baseball from a “grass-is-greener” standpoint. They will fret over Jose Reyes' mental lapses, A.J. Burnett's win woes …
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Milton ready to get back to big leagues — Los Angeles (25-12) at Florida (17-19), 3:10 p.m. PT — MIAMI — On 12 occasions since 1947, the Dodgers started left-handers in four consecutive games, according to David Smith of Retrosheet. — They're about to do it again …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Mets Considering Trading For A First Baseman — As Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post reports, Carlos Delgado's hip problems have put his career in jeopardy. For now he's on the DL, but there's no immediate timeline for his return. This leaves the Mets without a first baseman.
