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1:40 PM ET, April 28, 2012

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Associated Press:
Jeter Scores on Passed Ball, Yanks Beat Tigers 7-6  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter scored on a passed ball with one out in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees rallied to hand the Tigers their fifth straight loss, 7-6 on Friday night, hours after Detroit left fielder Delmon Young was arraigned on a hate crime harassment charge.
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Dave Caldwell / New York Times:
Yankees 7, Tigers 6: Jeter Scores on Passed Ball, Helping Yankees Overcome Rocky Start by Nova  —  The temperature at Yankee Stadium was a baseball-unfriendly 47 degrees at game time Friday, with a chilly breeze starching the pennants.  It was so frosty that even Justin Verlander …
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Associated Press:
Kershaw Wins 10th Straight Decision, 3-2 Over Nats  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw won his 10th straight decision, Andre Ethier hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Friday night in a matchup of the top two teams in the National League.
Discussion: True Blue LA and Associated Press
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Roger Schlueter / MLB.com:
MLB Notebook: Miggy ahead of curve  —  On a Tuesday afternoon in Philadelphia on April 27, 1926, in the top of the seventh inning, Mel Ott emerged in his Giants uniform for his first Major League plate appearance.  —  Ott was 17 years and 56 days old for that pinch-hitting appearance, which resulted in a strikeout.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Cardinals score 8 in 3rd in 13-1 win over Brewers  —  ST. LOUIS—Jake Westbrook gave up one run over seven innings and St. Louis exploded for eight runs in the third inning in a 13-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.  —  St. Louis, which set a season high both for runs …
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball and Yahoo! Sports
Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Rockies 18 Mets 9  —  The Mets (11-9) were blown out by the Rockies (10-9) by the score of 18-9 at Coors Field tonight.  —  For a full recap and box score, check out SNY.TV.  —  The Least You Should Know:  — Chris Schwinden started for the Mets and he was awful …
A.J. Cassavell / MLB.com:
Trout recalled as Angels release veteran Abreu  —  Club's top prospect expected to receive regular playing time  —  CLEVELAND — The Angels searched for suitors for outfielder Bobby Abreu during Spring Training.  As the exhibition season wound down, the club became involved in talks …
Discussion: 6-4-2
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It's time for Angels to find a quck fix
Associated Press:
Longoria's 4 RBIs propel Rays past Rangers … ARLINGTON, Texas — Evan Longoria homered and drove in four runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays extend their winning streak to six games with an 8-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.  —  Longoria hit a three-run homer in the first inning …
Discussion: DRaysBay and Yahoo! Sports
Phil Birnbaum / Sabermetric Research:
Why 10 runs equals 1 win  —  It's a rule of thumb that in baseball, every additional 10 runs you score turns one loss into a win.  When I first heard that, it seemed like 10 was a lot ... but I managed to convince myself that it made sense.  Here's how I explained it to myself.
Discussion: THE BOOK
Troy Renck / On the Rox:
Rockies' Moscoso starting in place of Guthrie on Saturday; Pomeranz ‘wait and see’ on possible DL  —  Guillermo Moscoso will start Saturday after Jeremy Guthrie sprained his right shoulder in a bicycle accident today.  An MRI showed no structural damage, but the right-hander will land on the disabled list.
Discussion: Baseball Nation and HardballTalk
Associated Press:
A's beat O's, win third straight behind McCarthy … BALTIMORE — The Oakland Athletics had only five hits Friday night.  Thanks to Brandon McCarthy's solid pitching, that was enough.  —  As a result, the Athletics are a game over .500 for the first time since May 18, 2011.
Discussion: Camden Chat and Yahoo! Sports
Howard Fendrich / Associated Press:
Nationals to bring up top prospect Bryce Harper  —  Bryce Harper tends to do things ahead of schedule, so it should surprise no one he's already heading to the major leagues.  —  The 19-year-old outfielder, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 amateur draft, will be recalled …
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Yanks: Pineda ‘massive decision gone wrong’  —  Girardi: ‘We Were Counting on Him’  —  Yankees manager Joe Girardi discusses the loss of Michael Pineda for the 2012 season and how the team will move on without him.  —  NEW YORK — Two days after the announcement that his prize offseason acquisition …
Associated Press:
Hundley Has 4 Hits as Padres Beat Giants 5-3  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nick Hundley matched his career high with four hits and drove in a run to help the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 Friday night.  —  Chase Headley, Orlando Hudson and Cameron Maybin also drove in runs for the Padres …
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball and Associated Press
Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Red Sox hot in cold  —  New-look club wins 5th in row  —  CHICAGO — As he jogged out to right field in 39-degree cold last night, Cody Ross donned a navy blue ski mask that hid half his face, making him appear like a cross between a bank robber and an Iditarod racer.
Associated Press:
Skowron, longtime Yankees slugger, dead at 81  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Moose Skowron, a five-time World Series champion and one of only two players to hit three home runs in Game 7s, died Friday of congestive heart failure at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill. He was 81.
Discussion: It's About The Money
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D-backs sticking with Miley in rotation
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Knowing modern “stats-speak” in baseball versus understanding the major league game
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Associated Press:
Indians place reliever Rafael Perez on DL
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
Myth vs. reality — April edition
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Houston pitcher Kyle Weiland goes on disabled list
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
ESPN:
Ten relievers off to great starts
Discussion: MLB Rumors and Washington Post
 

 
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