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12:00 PM ET, April 29, 2012

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Associated Press:
Kemp's HR in 10th Spoils Harper's Strong Debut  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Kemp homered leading off the 10th inning, spoiling Bryce Harper's major league debut and lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.
Discussion: Associated Press and True Blue LA
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
With Angel Stadium aging, team could drop the ‘of Anaheim’  —  As the Dodgers' and Angels' owners consider the options for their ballparks, the possibility arises for the Angels to move to downtown L.A. and for the Freeway Series to become the Surface Streets Series.  —  “Hey, I think I can see Angel Stadium from here.”
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Harper excited to begin big league career  —  LOS ANGELES — Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper arrived in Los Angeles around 1:30 a.m. PT on Saturday.  He got about four hours sleep, excited that he was making his Major League debut against the Dodgers.  —  Harper is on Washington's 25-man roster …
Discussion: Royals Review and Yahoo! Sports
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Jeff Sullivan / Baseball Nation:
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Associated Press:
Ramirez, Marlins top D-backs to end slide at 6  —  MIAMI—Hanley Ramirez hit a run-scoring single with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Marlins over the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 Saturday night, snapping Miami's losing streak at six games.  —  Ramirez's line drive …
Discussion: Fish Stripes and Yahoo! Sports
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Carpenter's long wait drags on  —  Posted: Sunday, April 29, 2012 12:35 am |  (Loading...) comments.  —  Chris Carpenter celebrated his 37th birthday Friday by arriving at Busch Stadium, going through a workout designed to especially build up in his right shoulder and arm, and doing no throwing.
Discussion: HardballTalk
Gene Cherry / Reuters:
Ruiz Proves Driving Force in Phillies Win  —  (Reuters) - Carlos Ruiz drove in three runs to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, lifting the NL East champions to within a game of the .500 mark after a stuttering start to the season.
Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Bedard earns first win, Pirates beat Braves, 4-2  —  ATLANTA—Streaking Alex Presley helped the Pirates finally provide tough-luck starter Erik Bedard some support and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Saturday night.  —  Presley had two hits to extend his career-best hitting streak to 12 games.
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Associated Press:
Chen and Davis lead Orioles over Athletics 10-1  —  BALTIMORE—Wei-Yin Chen pitched seven strong innings, Chris Davis had four RBIs, Adam Jones and Robert Andino each had three hits and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 10-1 on Saturday night.
Discussion: Athletics Nation
Fox Sports:
A-Rod sells NYC home for $6.6M  —  Alex Rodriguez just scored a million-dollar home run after selling his Manhattan home for $6.6 million.  —  The Yankees slugger got less than its $8 million asking price but $1.1 million more than the $5.5 million he paid for it last year.
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Rivera looking good, but may need DL stint  —  LOS ANGELES — Dodgers outfielder/infielder Juan Rivera continues making progress from a strained left hamstring, but manager Don Mattingly wouldn't rule out the disabled list for the run producer.  —  Rivera was injured Wednesday night.
Discussion: True Blue LA
Michael Radano / MLB.com:
Castillo recalled, in lineup against Phils  —  PHILADELPHIA — Cubs catcher Welington Castillo quickly made his way around the visitors' clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday afternoon.  —  The 25-year old was on a whirlwind tour after he got the call to join the Cubs on Friday night …
 
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