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Associated Press:
Dodgers Beat Giants 4-3 to Keep Champs Winless — LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers' newfound aggression on the basepaths paid off with a second straight victory over the defending World Series champions. — Rafael Furcal singled in the go-ahead run to highlight a three-run sixth inning …
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Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Dodgers are off and running — New first-base coach Davey Lopes has already instilled a new confidence on basepaths — LOS ANGELES — The baseball part of the day began early, one of the advantages of waking up in California being that day games from the East Coast are on by mid-morning.
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Associated Press:
Giants Remain Winless With 4-3 Loss to Dodgers — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another game, another loss and more miscues for the winless San Francisco Giants. — The defending World Series champions lost 4-3 to the rival Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night, committing two errors to go with the three …
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Matt Kemp-powered Dodgers beat Giants, 4-3
Matt Kemp-powered Dodgers beat Giants, 4-3
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Dodgers Blog and McCovey Chronicles
Associated Press:
Giants fan remains hospitalized after attack
Giants fan remains hospitalized after attack
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Mercury News, CBSSports.com and 6-4-2
Fox Sports:
Plenty to like with Dodgers' stars
Plenty to like with Dodgers' stars
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Sports Network / Boston Herald:
Preview: Red Sox looking for first win tonight — The Texas Rangers try to open their season with consecutive wins this evening when they resume their season-opening three-game series against the Boston Red Sox [team stats] at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. — Game Info:
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Club sticking with Desmond in leadoff spot — WASHINGTON — Although Ian Desmond went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the home opener against the Braves, the Nationals plan to remain patient with their shortstop at the leadoff spot. — However, if Desmond doesn't produce within the next week or so …
Associated Press:
Ka'aihue Homer Powers Kansas City Past Angels 2-1 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kila Ka'aihue hit Michael Kohn's second pitch of the ninth inning for a game-ending home run, lifting the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
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Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Royals won't have captain under Yost — KANSAS CITY — Don't look for the Royals to have a team captain under manager Ned Yost. He takes his cue from his former boss at Atlanta, Bobby Cox. — “I've never done that, never even thought about doing it,” Yost said. “You're a product of your environment.
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Away From the Rat Race, but Writing Bluntly About It — At the sight of Bill White, you are tempted to blurt out “Hey White!” as Phil Rizzuto, his broadcast partner with the Yankees, might have at seeing his old friend emerge from a thick, self-created cocoon.
Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Marlins 6, Mets 2 — The Mets lost to the Marlins by the score of 6-2 tonight in Miami. — For a full recap and box score, check out SNY.TV. — The Least You Should Know: — Mike Pelfrey (0-1, 10.38 ERA) started for the Mets, and did not pitch well …
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Tim Reynolds / Associated Press:
Johnson takes no-hitter into 7th, Marlins top Mets
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
TV personality Keith Olbermann puts Yankee coach on blast with Twitter photo; MLB to call Yankees — Major League Baseball officials will call the Yankees Saturday to remind them of baseball operations bulletin C-4, which forbids team staff from communicating pitch types and pitch speed …
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Edmonds criticizes Reds in radio interview — CINCINNATI — Outfielder Jim Edmonds played a total of 13 games for the Reds last season. And in a 17-year career, it is a 13-game stretch that, for the most part, he'd prefer to erase. — Edmonds retired this spring because of a right Achilles tendon injury.
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Pat Jordan / New York Times:
The Phillies' Four Aces — When I pitched in the minor leagues, we called it “stuff.” A pitcher's currency. Hard stuff, breaking stuff, slow stuff, trick stuff. Trick stuff was Phil Niekro's knuckleball. He won 318 major league games by digging his fingernails into the seams of a ball …
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