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12:50 AM ET, April 25, 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 …
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 returns to Citi Field
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Ruben Tejada doing just fine for Mets
Discussion: ESPN, Yahoo! Sports and MLB
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:
Weeks Leads Brewers Over Astros, 9-6  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rickie Weeks capped a five-run sixth inning with a three-run homer — one of four Brewers' homers in the game — and Randy Wolf picked up his first win of the season, as Milwaukee beat the Houston Astros 9-6 on Tuesday night.
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Associated Press:
Braun, Greinke Lead Brewers Past Astros 6-5
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Brew Crew Ball
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: Associated Press and DRaysBay
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
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.
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: ESPN
Noah Trister / Associated Press:
Liddi's 3 hits help Mariners beat Tigers 7-4  —  DETROIT—Alex Liddi had a career-high three hits, including a solo homer, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4 on Tuesday night.  —  Miguel Cabrera and Alex Avila homered for the Tigers, but it wasn't enough to overcome an early 4-0 deficit.
Discussion: Lookout Landing
Associated Press:
McCutchen has 3 RBIs, Pirates beat Rockies 5-4  —  PITTSBURGH—Andrew McCutchen had three RBIs, Casey McGehee drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning single and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 5-4 on a chilly Tuesday night.  —  McGehee's two-out single to right off Matt Belisle …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Final: Red Sox 11, Twins 2  —  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  —  Mike Aviles with four hits tonight to pace Boston's 18-hit attack.
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Associated Press:
Beckett, Ortiz Lead Red Sox Over Twins 11-2
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 …
Discussion: True Blue LA and Associated Press
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Ripken: Derek Jeter may ‘push close to’ 4,000 hits
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Michael Pineda to get 2nd opinion
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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
New York Post:
Yankees, StubHub in big spat over ticket prices
Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Mets place Jason Bay on 15-day DL with fractured rib
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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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
Discussion: Getting Blanked
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).
Fox Sports:
Lincecum searching for Freak of old
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Peavy's 3-hitter leads White Sox past A's 4-0
Discussion: South Side Sox
Associated Press:
Upton, Miley Lead Arizona to 9-5 Win Over Phillies
 

 
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