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6:55 PM ET, April 29, 2012

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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Yankees demote struggling Garcia to bullpen  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees have decided to put struggling starter Freddy Garcia in the bullpen with rookie David Phelps the favorite to assume the fifth starter role for the moment.  —  With a day off scheduled for May 7 …
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Associated Press:
Sabathia, Yankees clip Tigers  —  NEW YORK (AP) — CC Sabathia steadied New York's rocky rotation with eight sharp innings, Alex Rodriguez passed Willie Mays for eighth on the career RBIs list and the Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Sunday despite leaving 14 men on base in the first six innings.
Discussion: Associated Press
Associated Press:
Smyly Gets First Big League Win, Tigers Top Yanks
Nam Y. Huh / Associated Press:
Floyd takes no-no into 7th, picks up White Sox … CHICAGO — Gavin Floyd carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Sunday.  —  Floyd (2-3) struck out nine in 6 2/3 innings, yielding one run and three hits.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Pre-game notes from Chicago  —  CHICAGO — A few pre-game notes for you:  —  • The White Sox scratched Paul Konerko because of a stiff neck.  He's also 1 for 10 against Josh Beckett.  —  • Happy birthday to Kelly Shoppach (32) and pitching coach Bob McClure (60).
Discussion: Over the Monster
Tom Mihalek / Associated Press:
Garza K's 10, stymies Phils as Cubs cruise … Associated Press  —  PHILADELPHIA — Matt Garza pitched one-hit ball for seven shutout innings and struck out 10 Sunday as the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1.  —  Garza (2-1) gave up a pop-fly single to Jimmy Rollins leading off the first and nothing more.
Discussion: Phillies Nation
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Gene Cherry / Reuters:
Ruiz Proves Driving Force in Phillies Win
Associated Press:
Miley Pitches Arizona Past Marlins, 8-4  —  MIAMI (AP) — Unbeaten Wade Miley held the Miami Marlins hitless until the sixth inning, and Jason Kubel drove in three runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-4 victory Sunday.  —  Miley (3-0) gave up one hit and an unearned run in 6 1-3 innings to lower his ERA to 1.29.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Associated Press:
Ramirez, Marlins top D-backs to end slide at 6
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Associated Press:
Orioles Rally to Beat Athletics 5-2  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Wilson Betemit hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning after Matt Wieters doubled in two runs, giving the Baltimore Orioles an unlikely 5-2 comeback victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
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Associated Press:
Chen and Davis lead Orioles over Athletics 10-1
Discussion: Athletics Nation
Andrew Simon / MLB.com:
A's set to sign versatile veteran Inge  —  The Athletics will sign veteran infielder Brandon Inge, sources have confirmed.  —  The Tigers released the 34-year-old Inge on Thursday, ending his 12-year tenure with the club.  Inge cleared waivers on Sunday afternoon, leaving the Tigers on the hook for his $5.5 million salary.
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish
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 Ladson / MLB.com:
Harper excited to begin big league career
Jeff Wallner / MLB.com:
Bixler optioned to Triple-A  —  CINCINNATI — Brian Bixler's stay in the Major Leagues was brief.  The Astros infielder was optioned to Triple-A to make room on the roster for Sunday's starting pitcher, Jordan Lyles, who's filling a void in the rotation with Kyle Weiland on the disabled list.
Discussion: Red Reporter
Fox Sports:
Cardinals, Brewers face cloudy futures  —  The Chicago Cubs are coming.  —  Not this season, obviously.  Probably not next season, either.  But by 2014 or '15, the Cubs again should be a force in the National League Central.  —  What will the rest of the division do about it?
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Older ballplayers showing a lot of life this season  —  Paul Konerko stroked his 400th career homer last Wednesday, but he doesn't think he'll make it to 500.  It's not that he feels incapable, he just doesn't know whether his body will hold up that long.  —  Yet Konerko, who is 36, is part of an old man's revival around baseball.
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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