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9:50 AM ET, April 15, 2012

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Carl Steward / Mercury News:
San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson likely headed for season-ending elbow surgery  —  Eight games into the 2012 season, the Giants have suffered a potentially devastating injury.  Closer Brian Wilson is facing likely elbow surgery and might be lost for the season.
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Carl Steward / Giants Extra:
BREAKING NEWS: Wilson has ‘structural issues,’ surgery will likely put him out for the year (3)  —  The first shocker of the year: Brian Wilson has an elbow problem and it's not good.  An MRI revealed that Wilson has ‘structural issues’ — that's the way they're terming it for now …
Discussion: SI Tracking Blog
Associated Press:
Red Sox Beat Rays 13-5 With 5 RBIs by Ortiz  —  BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz drove in five runs and hit one of Boston's five home runs as the Red Sox pounded the Tampa Bay Rays for the second straight day, 13-5 on Saturday.  —  The game was tied 5-all until Mike Aviles homered after replacing …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Lengthy absence would really hurt
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Tampa Bay Rays' Jeremy Hellickson passes concussion tests, will start Saturday
Discussion: HardballTalk
Dave Skretta / Associated Press:
Indians hang on to beat Royals 11-9 in 10 innings  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Shin-Soo Choo hit a two-run double with two outs in the 10th inning, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 11-9 on Saturday night in a testy affair with three ejections and a pair of bench-clearings.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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Associated Press:
Ejections in Indians-Royals game  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Indians starter Jeanmar Gomez, third baseman Jack Hannahan and manager Manny Acta were ejected Saturday night after Gomez hit the Royals' Mike Moustakas with a pitch, clearing the benches for the second time in an inning.
Associated Press:
Astros Rally to Beat Bell and Marlins in 9th, 5-4  —  MIAMI (AP) — Carlos Lee drove in the tying run with a two-out single in the ninth inning, and an error by left fielder Logan Morrison allowed the go-ahead run to score Saturday night as the Houston Astros rallied to beat closer Heath Bell and the Miami Marlins 5-4.
Associated Press:
Minor Dominant as Braves Beat Brewers 2-1  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Minor pitched two-hit ball into the eighth inning to give Atlanta's rotation a lift and the Braves survived a ninth-inning scare to beat Shaun Marcum and the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.
Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Blanks placed on DL with shoulder strain  —  LOS ANGELES — The Padres were pondering several choices for a roster move Saturday before adding pitcher Joe Wieland for his Major League debut against the Dodgers.  —  The one they settled on was one they would have rather avoided …
Discussion: True Blue LA
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Associated Press:
Harang breaks Dodgers record with 9 straight Ks
Discussion: True Blue LA and Yahoo! Sports
Washington Examiner:
Thom Loverro: No way to rationalize voting steroid users in Hall of Fame  —  It's awfully big of Major League Baseball union boss Michael Weiner to declare that steroid users should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame, considering the organization he runs, the Players Association …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats skipper Johnson big fan of club's bench  —  WASHINGTON — During the end of last season and this past offseason, Nationals manager Davey Johnson often talked about how he wanted to overhaul the bench — and for good reason.  Pinch-hitters, which included players such as Alex Cora …
Discussion: Federal Baseball and MLB Rumors
Patrick Saunders / On the Rox:
Rockies' CarGo out with strep throat for tonight's Diamondbacks game  —  The Rockies can't ask CarGo to carry the load tonight against the Diamondbacks.  —  Rockies' left fielder Carlos Gonzalez was scratched from the lineup because of strep throat.  Tyler Colvin will take Gonzalez's place in left and hit sixth.
Discussion: HardballTalk and Yahoo! Sports
 
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