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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.
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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).
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Associated Press:
Bumgarner, Sandoval Lead Giants Past Padres 4-1 — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pablo Sandoval homered to back Madison Bumgarner's fourth straight victory, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Padres 4-1 on Sunday to deny San Diego its first series win of the season.
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Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Catcher Sanchez getting practice at first base — SAN FRANCISCO — Catcher Hector Sanchez has begun taking ground balls and throws at first base as part of manager Bruce Bochy's continuing effort to add roster flexibility. — A permanent position change is not imminent for Sanchez.
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McCovey Chronicles
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.
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Gene Cherry / Reuters:
Ruiz Proves Driving Force in Phillies Win
Ruiz Proves Driving Force in Phillies Win
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The Good Phight and Bleed Cubbie Blue
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.
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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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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.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Harper excited to begin big league career
Harper excited to begin big league career
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Federal Baseball, Royals Review and Yahoo! Sports
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.
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MLB Daily Dish
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.
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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?