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6:00 PM ET, April 28, 2012

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Associated Press:
Cardinals beat Brewers 7-3  —  ST. LOUIS—Yadier Molina tied his career high by going 4-for-4 with a two-run homer, and Kyle Lohse allowed three runs over six innings to run his record to 4-0 for the first time as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3 on Saturday.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Brew Crew Ball
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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
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: Associated Press and True Blue LA
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Tigers place OF Delmon Young on restricted list  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Detroit Tigers placed outfielder Delmon Young on the restricted list Saturday and said he would be evaluated under baseball's employee assistance program following his arrest on a hate crime harassment charge for an encounter …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
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
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
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers sale on track to close Monday  —  Friday's deadline passes without any objections to the bankruptcy court's order approving the sale.  —  Outgoing Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, center, sits with Magic Johnson, part of the new ownership group, at the Dodgers' opener in San Diego earlier this month.
Jeff Wallner / MLB.com:
Castro returns to lineup after collision  —  CINCINNATI — Astros catcher Jason Castro was back in the lineup Friday after missing two games with a sore neck resulting from a violent collision at the plate with the Brewers' Mat Gamel on Monday night.  It was a scary moment for Castro …
Discussion: HardballTalk
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
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 …
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs sticking with Miley in rotation  —  Lefty thrived in place of Hudson, will start again Sunday  —  MIAMI — In what seemed like a foregone conclusion, D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said that left-hander Wade Miley will stay in the rotation and start Sunday against the Marlins.
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit and HardballTalk
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
 
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