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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Red Sox get Van Every back in trade — The Red Sox have made a trade. This release from the team: — The Boston Red Sox today acquired outfielder Jonathan Van Every from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for a player to be named later and optioned outfielder Josh Reddick to Triple-A Pawtucket.
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Associated Press:
Red Sox hang on to beat Orioles — Jim Johnson walked Adrian Beltre with the bases loaded to force in the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning and David Ortiz [stats] hit his first homer of the season, leading the Boston Red Sox [team stats] to their ninth straight win over the Baltimore Orioles, 4-3 on Friday night.
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Dan Woike / Angels blog:
Hunter: ‘I guess he was on a mission’ — ANAHEIM — Torii Hunter isn't the kind of guy to just slide feet first if the catcher is blocking home plate. But something didn't sit well with Hunter late Friday night after seeing Angels catcher Bobby Wilson take a serious hit from Yankee first baseman Mark Teixeira.
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Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Some Angels question Teixeira-Wilson collision at home — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Rookie catcher Bobby Wilson remained sore and was resting in the Angels training room after a largely sleepless night, according to a team spokesman. Wilson was unavailable for comment the morning after Yankees …
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TSN.ca:
WERTH'S NINTH-INNING HOMER GIVES PHILLIES WIN OVER D-BACKS — The Sports Network — Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Jayson Werth hit a pair of solo home runs, including the game-winning blast in the top of the ninth, as the Philadelphia Phillies edged the Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-2 …
Todd Wills / MLB.com:
Willis a late scratch against Rangers — Thomas called on to make sixth Major Leauge start — DETROIT — Tigers left-hander Dontrelle Willis was sick on Saturday, forcing him to miss his scheduled start against the Texas Rangers in Detroit. Left-hander Brad Thomas was tabbed to make the spot start for Willis.
Sports Illustrated:
Lilly returns, Zambrano brings relief in Cubs' win — MILWAUKEE(AP) Carlos Zambrano 's return to the bullpen was OK. Ted Lilly 's return from offseason shoulder surgery was even better. — Lilly threw six shutout innings in his season debut, Zambrano made his first appearance …
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Padilla going on 15-day disabled list — Right forearm soreness has starter's status in question — WASHINGTON — Dodgers Opening Day starter Vicente Padilla was placed on the 15-day disabled list after Saturday's 4-3 win over the Nationals with continued right forearm soreness.
Associated Press:
Pirates P Chris Jakubauskas hit in face with line drive, carted off field — HOUSTON (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Chris Jakubauskas (FSY) was hit near his right ear by Lance Berkman's (FSY) line drive in the first inning of Saturday's game in Houston and was carted off the field.
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Sky Andrecheck / Baseball Analysts:
The Science of Playoffs — What is the point of having playoffs? I mean this not as a snarky rhetorical, but as a real question. Playoffs are a given in every major sport today, but it wasn't always that way. Before 1969, there were no playoffs in baseball, just one seven-game series between …
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Joseph Smith / St. Petersburg Times:
Rays color analyst Kevin Kennedy helps thwart potential hi-jacking on flight — Rays television color analyst Kevin Kennedy was one of several passengers that helped save the day and subdue a potential hi-jacker on a red-eye Delta flight last night. — Kennedy, on a flight from L.A. to Tampa …
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Mets win, but concern about Maine — The Mets' starting pitcher had to leave after 3 2/3, because of his non-throwing arm — NEW YORK — John Maine's mood after the Mets' 5-2 win against the Atlanta Braves on Friday night could be summarized like this: What next?
John Marshall / Associated Press:
Royals release Cruz, make 3 other moves — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—Kansas City had one of the worst bullpens in baseball last year, a group that gave Royals fans an impending sense of doom with nearly every pitch. — When it started happening again this season, the Royals weren't going to put up with it for very long.
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
It Seems as if Everybody Hates Alex Rodriguez — ANAHEIM, Calif. — According to some of his peers, Alex Rodriguez is a hypocrite and a “prima donna.” He is not the “Yankee type,” either, and he has “monopolized all the attention” since arriving in the Bronx in 2004.
