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7:50 PM ET, April 24, 2012

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Rany / Rany on the Royals:
Time Out.  —  “You love the Red Sox, but have they ever loved you back?”  —  The New York Yankees had a 10-game losing streak once.  It was in 1913.  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers had a 10-game losing streak in 1992.  That's their only double-digit losing streak since they moved into Dodger Stadium - in 1962, 50 years ago.
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Evaluating the Royals  —  The Kansas City Royals have lost 11 consecutive games, and at 3-13, they have the worst record in baseball.  Even their most ardent supporters are walking away.  Whatever optimism their farm system had generated before the season began has been washed away in a sea of losses …
Dave Skretta / Associated Press:
Blue Jays hand Royals 11th straight loss, 4-1
Vinnie Duber / MLB.com:
Scuffling Bautista finds ways to contribute
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Dontrelle Willis filing grievance  —  Pitcher Dontrelle Willis is filing a grievance against the Baltimore Orioles, alleging that the club placed him on the restricted list and is preventing him from signing with another organization even though he left the Orioles' Triple-A affiliate with the consent of a team official.
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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Mets place Jason Bay on 15-day DL with fractured rib  —  The Mets have placed Jason Bay on the 15-Day DL with a nondisplaced fracture of a rib on the left side.  —  To take Bay's place on the roster, the Mets recalled infielder Zach Lutz from Triple-A Buffalo.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Uribe, Capuano lead Dodgers over Braves 7-2  —  LOS ANGELES—Juan Uribe tied a career high with four hits and drove in three runs, and Chris Capuano pitched out of trouble for seven innings to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Knee discomfort keeps Chipper out of lineup
New York Post:
Yankees, StubHub in big spat over ticket prices  —  The Yankees and StubHub are having a spat about ticket prices, and it could lead to a divorce at the end of this season, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.  —  The marriage has been on the rocks for a while.
Adam McCalvy / Brew Beat:
Narveson to have season-ending surgery  —  Chris Narveson just told reporters that the second opinion on his left shoulder was the same as the first — he needs season-ending surgery to repair a partially torn rotator cuff.  Dr. Lewis Yocum will perform the surgery, which will require a 6-9 month rehab, Narveson said.
Mike Nichols / MetsBlog.com:
Mike Pelfrey to the disabled list; Has partial UCL tear  —  The Mets have placed Mike Pelfrey on the 15-day disabled list with elbow swelling, the team said.  —  To take Pelfrey's place on the roster, the Mets have recalled LHP Robert Carson from Double-A Binghamton.
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Ruben Tejada doing just fine for Mets  —  Replacing Jose Reyes a huge challenge, but Mets' new shortstop sure has ability  —  New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada was born and raised in Panama, the home of career saves leader Mariano Rivera.  But the Yankees' closer is not the future Hall of Famer who summons Tejada's inner fan-boy.
Discussion: ESPN, Yahoo! Sports and MLB
Fox Sports:
Lincecum searching for Freak of old  —  NEW YORK  —  If I didn't know better, if the guy on the mound had been someone other than Tim Lincecum, I would have just dismissed him as another struggling major league starter.  —  Tim Lincecum doesn't labor.  Tim Lincecum doesn't top out at 92 mph and sit at 89-90.
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Paul Sullivan / Boston Herald:
Joe Mather's 2-run single in 9th lifts Cubs past Cardinals  —  CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are off to one of their worst starts in team history, which is pretty amazing considering how many horrendous teams they've trotted out since 1876.  —  But if past is prologue, perhaps the early-season trauma …
Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Decision time is closing in on Aaron Cook, Red Sox  —  Aaron Cook impressed once again Monday night.  (AP)  —  PAWTUCKET, R.I. - Aaron Cook is seemingly forcing the Red Sox' hand.  —  The starting pitcher, who has an opt-out in his contract if the Sox don't promote him from Triple-A by May 1 …
 
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Detroit Free Press:
Drew Sharp: Tigers' top offense lags expectations
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Ian Simpson / Reuters:
SPORTS BASEBALL  —  Pettitte's testimony barred from new Clemens trial
msnbc.com:
Totals  —  2B: NYY 2, D. Jeter (5), C. Stewart (1).
Associated Press:
Upton, Miley Lead Arizona to 9-5 Win Over Phillies
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Ross Homer Lifts Red Sox to 6-5 Win Over Twins
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Boras: Mike Gonzalez Close To Signing New Deal
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Bumgarner, Giants Beat Mets for Doubleheader Sweep
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
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