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8:50 AM ET, April 22, 2012

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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Marlon Byrd traded to Red Sox  —  Cubs' Byrd Traded to Red Sox  —  Dealing with a rash of injuries in the outfield, the Red Sox acquired Cubs centerfielder Marlon Byrd.  —  BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox have acquired Chicago Cubs outfielder Marlon Byrd and cash for reliever Michael Bowden and a player to be named later.
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Red Sox finalize deal with Cubs for Byrd  —  BOSTON — With two-thirds of their projected starting outfield on the disabled list for the foreseeable future, the Red Sox acquired veteran outfielder Marlon Byrd on Saturday in a trade with the Chicago Cubs.  —  To acquire Byrd …
Discussion: Boston Globe
Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox Acquire Marlon Byrd From Cubs  —  Cubs outfielder Marlon Byrd confirmed that he has been traded to the Red Sox, tweets Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com.  The Cubs will receive Michael Bowden and a player to be named later in exchange for Byrd while paying all but roughly $400K of his $6.5MM salary …
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Sox and Cubs talking about a deal for Marlon Byrd
Mark Blaudschun / Boston Globe:
Francona manages to put it aside
Michael Vega / Boston Globe:
Final: Yankees 15, Red Sox 9  —  Game over: Yankees 15, Red Sox 9: The Red Sox absorbed a tough loss, squandering a 9-0 lead and a solid pitching effort by Felix Doubront, who remained winless after throwing six strong innings of four-hit baseball, allowing one run on a Mark Teixeira solo homer in the seventh.
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley and Yahoo! Sports
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Jimmy Golen / Associated Press:
Yankees post back-to-back 7-run innings, win 15-9  —  BOSTON (AP) New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi found little to get excited about after Mark Teixeira's solo homer in the sixth inning.  —  After all, the Yankees still trailed by eight runs.  —  “You're down 9-0 and Tex hits what looks like an innocent home run.
Noah Trister / Associated Press:
Rangers score 8 in 1st, beat Tigers 10-4  —  DETROIT—Josh Hamilton hit a three-run homer during Texas' eight-run first inning, and Mike Napoli went deep for a fifth straight game to lead the Rangers to a 10-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader.
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Associated Press:
Tigers Allow 8 in 1st, Lose to Rangers 10-4
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Fox Sports:   Hamilton proving his worth to Rangers
Kristie Rieken / Associated Press:
Kemp homers again as Dodgers beat Astros 5-1  —  HOUSTON—Matt Kemp set a franchise record for home runs through 15 games with his ninth of the season to back up a solid outing by Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers got a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Associated Press
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Gene Duffey / MLB.com:
Hairston not in lineup after three straight starts
Discussion: True Blue LA
Associated Press:
Mets Edge Giants 5-4 on Posey's Throwing Error  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Ruben Tejada scored the winning run on a throwing error by catcher Buster Posey and the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Saturday after blowing a three-run lead moments earlier in one of the wackiest ninth innings imaginable.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Spencer Fordin / MLB.com:
Recovered from illness, Theriot to join Giants
Associated Press:
Regular Season Series … SEATTLE — Philip Humber threw the first perfect game in the majors in almost two years, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.  —  It was baseball's 21st perfect game and first since Philadelphia's Roy Halladay threw …
George Von Benko / MLB.com:
Pirates option righty Hughes to Triple-A  —  PITTSBURGH — The Pirates optioned right-hander Jared Hughes to Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday to make room for A.J. Burnett on the roster.  —  Hughes tossed three innings in Friday night's 4-1 loss to the Cardinals and gave up four hits and two runs, one earned.
Associated Press:
Arizona places RHP Hudson on DL with sore shoulder  —  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks, already troubled by injuries, have placed right-hander Daniel Hudson on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder impingement.  —  Hudson, the No. 2 starter behind Ian Kennedy, was 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA in three starts.
Associated Press:
Phillies' Lee heads to DL following 10-inning gem … SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have placed Cliff Lee on the 15-day disabled list after he strained a muscle in his left side in the 10th inning of his gem Wednesday night at San Francisco.  —  General manager Ruben Amaro Jr …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Globe and Mail:
Cubs' Dempster goes on DL with strained quad  —  Cubs right-hander Ryan Dempster has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right quadriceps.  —  Chicago also recalled outfielder Tony Campana from Triple-A Iowa on Saturday.  —  Dempster (0-1) was scheduled to make his fourth start Sunday against the Reds.
Scott Miller / CBSSports.com:
Hudson looking like a short-timer for slow-starting Padres  —  So far this season, things are awful for the Padres, who entered Friday night's game against Philadelphia with the majors' worst record.  —  But they may be even worse for veteran second baseman Orlando Hudson, who is hitting just .143 …
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Bernie Wilson / Associated Press:
Padres lose 13th straight at home to Phillies
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Some surprise names among the no-shows  —  The Red Sox welcomed back more than 200 former players, managers, and coaches to Fenway Park on Friday.  But also notable were those who did not attend.  —  Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs, and Curt Schilling were among the former stars who did not make an appearance …
 
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