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A's beat O's; win third straight behind McCarthy … BALTIMORE — Brandon McCarthy won for the first time this season, pitching seven solid innings, and Eric Sogard hit a two-run home run in a three-run second as the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Friday.
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Saunders Grand Slam Leads Mariners Past Blue Jays — TORONTO (AP) — Michael Saunders hit two home runs, including a grand slam in the 10th inning, and the Seattle Mariners rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Friday night, extending their winning streak to a season-high four games.
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Larry Celona / New York Post:
Detroit Tigers slugger Delmon Young busted after Midtown hotel brawl — Detroit Tigers slugger Delmon Young was arrested early this morning after he allegedly assaulted a man in front of a Midtown hotel, police sources told The Post. — Cops were called to the Hilton Hotel on Sixth Avenue around 2:40 …
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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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Benjamin Kabak / River Avenue Blues:
Moose Skowron, Yankee fan favorite, passes away at 81 — Bill “Moose” Skowron, a mainstay of the great Yankee dynasty of the 1950s and long-time fan favorite at Old Timers' Day, has passed away at the age of 81. Moose was a first baseman during the years of Mickey Mantle and was a five-time All Star with the Yankees and White Sox.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Fox Sports:
It's time for Angels to find a quck fix — And you thought the Red Sox were the Titanic. — Hah! — The S.S. Valentine is the QE2 compared to the S.S. Pujols, also known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. — Some of the Angels' struggles are predictable; they began the season …
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T.J. Simers / Los Angeles Times:
Mike Scioscia needs to do something, so why not lighten up?
Mike Scioscia needs to do something, so why not lighten up?
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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 …
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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.
Fox Sports:
Peter O'Malley pushing to buy Padres — Peter O'Malley, unsuccessful in his effort to regain ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers, is now trying to buy one of the Dodgers' NL West rivals. — O'Malley, his son Kevin and nephew Tom Seidler are mounting an aggressive push for the San Diego Padres …
Jayson Stark / MLB:
Myth vs. reality — April edition — What's the verdict on the Red Sox, Phillies, Nationals, Angels, Dodgers, Blue Jays? — We're three weeks into another fun-filled baseball season. And here's what we know: — Matt Kemp has a chance to be pretty good. ...
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