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12:05 AM ET, April 25, 2012

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Associated Press:
Reyes Hitless in NY Return, Mets Beat Marlins 2-1  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Reyes went hitless in his return to Citi Field and Lucas Duda lined a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning that caromed off reliever Edward Mujica, sending the New York Mets to a 2-1 victory over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday night.
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Paul Hagen / MLB.com:
Mixed reaction as Reyes arrives at Citi Field
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Ruben Tejada doing just fine for Mets
Discussion: ESPN, Yahoo! Sports and MLB
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 …
Associated Press:
Darvish Strikes Out 10, Rangers Beats Yankees 2-0  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yu Darvish had a season-high 10 strikeouts pitching into the ninth inning and worked out of a couple of jams for the Texas Rangers in a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees and countryman Hiroki Kuroda on Tuesday night.
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley and ESPN
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Ripken: Derek Jeter may ‘push close to’ 4,000 hits
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Jeter Gets 4 Hits for Yankees in 7-4 Win at Texas
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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Associated Press:
Orioles Beat Blue Jays 2-1  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Tommy Hunter allowed three hits over six innings, Matt Wieters homered off the glove of left fielder Eric Thames, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Tuesday night.  —  Hunter (2-1) allowed one run, walked three and struck out three.
Discussion: Camden Chat and Associated Press
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Vinnie Duber / MLB.com:
Scuffling Bautista finds ways to contribute
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Dave Skretta / Associated Press:
Blue Jays hand Royals 11th straight loss, 4-1
Tom Uhlman / Associated Press:
Reds P Latos back on his game against Giants … Associated Press  —  CINCINNATI — Mat Latos finally got his first win for Cincinnati, pitching seven shutout innings against an old NL West nemesis, and Brandon Phillips homered and drove in three runs Tuesday night, leading the Reds to a 9-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
Associated Press:
Rays' David Price Shuts Out Angels in 5-0 Victory  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — David Price pitched a five-hitter for his second career shutout, Tampa Bay homered four times, and the Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 on Tuesday night.  —  Price (3-1) gave up all singles …
Discussion: DRaysBay
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.
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Live updates: Red Sox at Twins  —  Game over:  —  Matt Albers finishes off the Twins in the ninth, after giving up a Sean Burroughs double to right.  The game was played in 3:03.  WP-Beckett (2-2), Loser Nick Blackburn (0-2).  —  Top 9th: Red Sox 11, Twins 2
Discussion: Over the Monster and Yahoo! Sports
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Associated Press:
Beckett, Ortiz Lead Red Sox Over Twins 11-2
Discussion: Boston Globe and Twinkie Town
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
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
 
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Tony Jackson / ESPN:
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed veteran reliever …
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Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Decision time is closing in on Aaron Cook, Red Sox
Mike Nichols / MetsBlog.com:
Mike Pelfrey to the disabled list; Has partial UCL tear
Discussion: HardballTalk, Baseball Nation and ESPN
Paul Sullivan / Boston Herald:
Joe Mather's 2-run single in 9th lifts Cubs past Cardinals
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
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Associated Press:
Upton, Miley Lead Arizona to 9-5 Win Over Phillies
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Braun, Greinke Lead Brewers Past Astros 6-5
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