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7:55 PM ET, April 13, 2012

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Associated Press:
No Protests at Marlins Homecoming After Ozzie Flap  —  MIAMI (AP) — Havana-born Isabel Diaz arrived at the Miami Marlins' ballpark two hours before the first pitch Friday, ready to root for the home team but not quite prepared to forget Ozzie Guillen's remarks about Fidel Castro.
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Peavy, Viciedo Lead White Sox Over Tigers 5-2  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Peavy pitched effectively into the seventh inning and Dayan Viciedo homered and made a key catch Friday as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-2 in their home opener.  —  Peavy (1-0) took a one-hitter and a 3-0 lead into the seventh.
ESPN:
White Sox GM feels ‘compassion’ for Guillen
Discussion: Baseball Prospectus
ESPN:
Rays' Scott piles on Boston: Fenway's a ‘dump’  —  Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Luke Scott told MLB.com he thinks Fenway is “a dump” as the Boston Red Sox prepare to kick off their 100th season in the ballpark.  —  “As a baseball player, going there to work, it's a dump,” said Scott …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and MLB
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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Maddon, Scott have mixed opinions of Fenway  —  DETROIT — Friday afternoon's game against the Red Sox will be Boston's home opener, kicking off the 100th season of Major League baseball at Fenway Park.  —  “That's cool, it's very cool,” manager Joe Maddon said.
Associated Press:
Indians Use Big First Inning to Beat Royals, 8-3  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael Brantley had a pair of hits during a seven-run first inning, and the Cleveland Indians roughed up Luke Hochevar before knocking him from the game in an 8-3 victory Friday that spoiled the Royals' home opener.
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Royals' Hochevar Leaves After Taking Liner Off Leg  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals starter Luke Hochevar had to be helped off the field after taking a line drive off his left ankle to end the fourth inning against Cleveland on Friday.  —  Hochevar was in the middle of his follow-through …
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Indians close to adding Damon to lineup
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Mark Lerner on Stan Kasten, Mike Rizzo, the 2012 season and never selling the Nationals  —  Nationals Principal Owner Mark Lerner sat in the team's dugout yesterday morning, about two hours before the first pitch of the season at Nationals Park.  The team he presides over has finally produced …
Discussion: MLB Rumors
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
Stark: Don't bet on Dodgers spending big  —  Don't expect new owners to start throwing big money at top free agents  —  This is for all the amateur psychics out there who think they can predict the future of the soon-to-be back-from-the-dead Los Angeles Dodgers.
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Richard Griffin / Toronto Star:
Jays lucky to have coach Brian Butterfield, and he feels the same way  —  When the Blue Jays' support staff and coaches were introduced before the home opener Monday at the Rogers Centre, polite, rhythmic applause rolled through the stadium, predictable as morning surf washing up on a rocky beach.
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Associated Press:
Dodgers' planned sale before judge  —  WILMINGTON, Del.—A federal bankruptcy court judge in Delaware is deciding whether to approve a reorganization plan by the Los Angeles Dodgers that would put the team on track to exit bankruptcy by April 30.  —  The team said earlier this week …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers complete sweep of Pirates
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
David Wright's future with NY Mets hinges on third basemen's health, as current deal expires after club option for 2013  —  Pinkie injury serves as reminder of third baseman's past woes  —  David Wright's health will help determine if Mets want to give hime long-term extension.
Marc Topkin / The Heater Feed:
Rays blasted 12-2 by Sox, Price struggles  —  The Rays didn't do much to spoil Boston's opening day party, losing 12-2 Friday afternoon.  —  David Price got them off to a bad start, lasting only three innings while throwing 83 pitches.  Price allowed only three runs, but the Rays couldn't do much against Boston's Josh Beckett.
Discussion: DRaysBay
Howie Rumberg / Associated Press:
A-Rod, Kuroda help make Yanks home opener a winner  —  NEW YORK—Alex Rodriguez hit his 630th home run and tied Ken Griffey Jr. for fifth place on the career list and Hiroki Kuroda pitched excellently in his pinstripes debut as the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 Friday in their 110th home opener.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and MiamiHerald.com
 
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