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Jake Peavy to Chicago White Sox deal not a sure thing, agent says … The agent for San Diego Padres pitcher Jake Peavy expressed doubt Thursday that his client is ready to sign off on a proposed trade to the Chicago White Sox. — Agent Barry Axelrod told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick that Peavy has a …
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Chicago Sun Times:
Sources: Jake Peavy rejects trade to the White Sox — A source close to the Jake Peavy camp said today that the ace pitcher has notified the San Diego Padres that he will not accept the trade to the South Side, apparently killing the deal that would have sent four players west and put Peavy in black and white.
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers acquire Gerut from Padres — Gwynn Jr. follows Hall of Famer dad to San Diego — HOUSTON — The Brewers traded Tony Gwynn Jr. to the Padres on Wednesday for Jody Gerut in a swap of left-handed-hitting outfielders. — Gerut, 31, was hitting .221 with four home runs and 21 RBIs …
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Peavy rejects ChiSox … Padres ace Jake Peavy informed his team late Thursday afternoon that he was rejecting the team's proposed trade with the White Sox, SI.com has confirmed. — The two teams had a deal in place whereby the White Sox would have sent left-handed pitching prospects Aaron Poreda …
Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Peavy trade to White Sox may be near — Padres' ace would need to consent to deal — A team from Chicago is showing interest in trading four players for Jake Peavy - but for now, it's not the Cubs. — It's the White Sox. — According to Padres personnel, Peavy met …
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MLB.com:
Padres, White Sox agree; deal up to Peavy — San Diego ace must decide whether to waive no-trade clause — The Padres and White Sox have agreed on the terms of a potential trade that would send All-Star right-hander Jake Peavy to Chicago, two sources told MLB.com on Thursday, and the ball is now in Peavy's court.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:White Sox await Peavy to finalize trade with Padres
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Sans Joba, Yanks roll to ninth straight — Offense carries weight after righty exits; X-rays negative — NEW YORK — Even the loss of Joba Chamberlain after just 14 pitches could not short-circuit the Yankees' feel-good homestand. — The Yankees overcame Chamberlain's early injury exit …
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E-Boland and the Bombers:
Wang will get another Triple-A start — Joe Girardi just announced that Chien-Ming Wang will start tomorrow night . . . for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Pawtucket. — The Yankees feel Wang's stuff is not ready to face big-league hitters. — Phil Hughes will pitch Monday against the Rangers in Arlington.
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Wang's next start in minors — Wanting to see a repeat of the stuff Chien-Ming Wang displayed Tuesday in a bullpen session, the Yankees will leave the righty in the minors for a start tonight for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Pawtucket. — “We want to see what we saw in the bullpen,” Joe Girardi said.
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Players express interleague angst — Most think annual NL-AL schedule is in dire need of a makeover — Another must-see edition of interleague play (insert your favorite Rockies-Tigers joke here) begins this weekend. And here's something you might not know:
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
It's lights out for Cubs — MAY 21, 2009 — Albert Pujols hits a solo home run in the first inning of Thursday's game between the Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium. At right is Chicago catcher Geovany Soto. (Chris Lee/P-D) — ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
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Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Final: Red Sox 5, Jays 1 — SOX SWEEP (10:05, END 9, 5-1 SOX) — Jonathan Papelbon pitched a the ninth, allowing only a single to Hill, to close the game out, giving the Red Sox a sweep over first-place Toronto. Jason Bay hit his 13th home run of the season, a two-blast to right-centerfield on the first inning.
Ed Price / MLB FanHouse:
Mets Confirm Interest in Mark DeRosa — Even before Jose Reyes became the latest Met to suffer an injury, leaving Wednesday night's game, the Mets had been talking with the Indians about acquiring Mark DeRosa to play first base in Carlos Delgado's absence, an official from one of the teams confirmed to FanHouse.
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Beck / Beck's Blog:
Pitch count facts — Edwin Jackson's 132 pitches are the most by a Tigers pitcher in the Jim Leyland era. The last Tiger to throw that many in a game was knuckleballer Steve Sparks, who threw 132 pitches against the Mariners on Aug. 21, 2002. — The last non-knuckleballer to hit that count?
Associated Press:
Tigers sweep Rangers, win sixth straight 4-3 — DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers won their sixth straight game, defeating the Texas Rangers 4-3 Thursday. — GAME REPORT: Tigers 4, Rangers 3 — Curtis Granderson and Clete Thomas homered for Detroit.
