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9:30 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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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Live updates: Red Sox at Twins  —  Top 2nd: Red Sox 3, Twins 1  —  The Red Sox wasted a leadoff double to right by Kelly Shoppach, who is 9-for-17 vs. Nick Blackburn.  The next three Sox went down in order.  —  Bottom 1st: Red Sox 3, Twins 1  —  Josh Beckett struggled with command …
Discussion: Over the Monster and Yahoo! Sports
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Associated Press:
Ross Homer Lifts Red Sox to 6-5 Win Over Twins
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Ripken: Derek Jeter may ‘push close to’ 4,000 hits  —  Derek Jeter's professional obituary was written a year ago, with pundits saying age finally had caught up with the New York Yankees shortstop.  —  These days, the only number anyone is talking about is Jeter's soaring hit total …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Associated Press:
Jeter Gets 4 Hits for Yankees in 7-4 Win at Texas
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Michael Pineda to get 2nd opinion  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was examined by team physicians after undergoing an MRI on his shoulder Tuesday in New York, but the team did not announce the results because the pitcher's agent requested he get a second opinion on Wednesday.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Tony Jackson / ESPN:
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed veteran reliever Matt Guerrier on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with right-elbow tendinitis and recalled left-hander Michael Antonini from Triple-A Albuquerque.  —  Antonini, 26, who was in the Isotopes' starting rotation …
Discussion: True Blue LA and Associated Press
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
 
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