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1:30 AM ET, May 12, 2012

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Associated Press:
Pedroia, Buchholz Lead Red Sox Past Indians 7-5  —  BOSTON (AP) — Dustin Pedroia had three hits and three RBIs to back a solid outing by Clay Buchholz, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-5 Friday night to snap a three-game skid.  —  Will Middlebrooks hit …
Discussion: Associated Press and Boston Herald
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Alex Speier / WEEI:
ONE SEASON LATER, RED SOX HAVE YET TO FIX THEIR CLUBHOUSE CULTURE
NBCSports.com:
Ruiz, Mayberry Jr. power Phillies past Padres  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Carlos Ruiz went 3-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs and John Mayberry Jr. homered and drove in three runs to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
Discussion: Associated Press and MLB
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csnphilly.com:
Phillies to give bullpen an in-house facelift
Associated Press:
Dobbs Drives in Winner as Marlins Beat Mets 6-5  —  MIAMI (AP) — Greg Dobbs' single with two outs in the ninth inning scored Emilio Bonifacio from second base with the winning run Friday, and the Miami Marlins rallied to end the New York Mets' five-game winning streak with a 6-5 victory.
Associated Press:
Corbin, Diamondbacks Beat Giants 5-1 to End Skid  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit his first home run since his initial at-bat of the season, rookie Patrick Corbin allowed three hits over seven innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks ended a five-game losing streak by beating the San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Friday night.
Associated Press:
Nationals Get 2 HRs, Beat Reds 7-3  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Roger Bernadina and Danny Espinosa each hit a two-run homer Friday night in one of Washington's biggest scoring splurges of the season, leading the light-hitting Nationals to a 7-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Associated Press:
Bud Norris strikes out 8, pitches Astros past Pirates … PITTSBURGH — Bud Norris allowed three hits in six sharp innings and the Houston Astros edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 on Friday night.  —  Brian Bogusevic singled and scored in the second on a double-play grounder to provide …
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
David Waldstein / New York Times:
In Heart of Mariners Lineup, a Reminder to the Yankees  —  The man Yankees fans regard as the Burglar of Seattle, better known as Jack Zduriencik, was not wearing a mask or a striped shirt when he arrived at Yankee Stadium, and he was not carrying Jesus Montero around in a white sack over his shoulder.
Dan Hayes / North County Times:
PADRES: Cabrera's promotion on hold following arrest  —  If the Padres plan to promote minor-league shortstop Everth Cabrera, they might have to put those plans temporarily on hold.  —  The team confirmed on Thursday night that Cabrera, their Triple-A shortstop, was arrested in mid-March.
Discussion: HardballTalk
Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Chris Marrero suffers setback; injury updates on Chien-Ming Wang and Mark DeRosa  —  Setbacks in both his shoulder and his hamstring have delayed first baseman Chris Marrero's recovery from the torn hamstring he suffered this winter, Manager Davey Johnson said.
Steve Overbey / MLB.com:
Braves honored to part of La Russa's night  —  ST. LOUIS — Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez was overjoyed when he found out that the St. Louis Cardinals would be retiring the uniform of former manager Tony La Russa in a ceremony prior to Friday's opener at Busch Stadium.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Orioles Rally Past Rays 4-3  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Nick Johnson's first homer in two years gave Baltimore a seventh-inning lead, and the Orioles edged the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 Friday night in a duel for first place in the AL East.  —  Johnson's two-run drive off Joel Peralta (0-2) …
Discussion: Associated Press and Camden Chat
 
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
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msnbc.com:
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Dave Campbell / Globe and Mail:
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