Top News:
Canadian Press:
Blue Jays demote Adam Lind — The Toronto Blue Jays have sent struggling first baseman Adam Lind to the minors. — The Jays demoted Lind to triple-A Las Vegas and promoted catcher Yan Gomes. — Lind is batting just .186 with six doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI in 34 games.
Discussion:
Bluebird Banter, MLB Daily Dish, BBTF's Baseball Primer … and Yahoo! Sports
RELATED:
Evan Drellich / MLB.com:
Blue Jays send struggling Lind to Minors — Brazilian-born Gomes promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas — Adam Lind's continued disappointment at the plate resulted in his demotion to Triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday, a move that brings with it a potential celebratory moment for a South American country.
Discussion:
Batter's Box Interactive …
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Red Sox stumble a bit vs. Rays as win streak ends — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine sent relief pitcher Andrew Miller out to try and perform what he termed a “Houdini act” in the sixth inning Wednesday night. — The Rays had runners on first and third with no outs …
Discussion:
DRaysBay, Bless You Boys and The Soxaholix
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Hellickson Keys Rays' 2-1 Win Over Boston
Hellickson Keys Rays' 2-1 Win Over Boston
Discussion:
Boston Globe, ESPN and Red Sox Monster
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Final: Rays 2, Red Sox 1
Final: Rays 2, Red Sox 1
Discussion:
Over the Monster, DRaysBay and Surviving Grady
Robert Falkoff / MLB.com:
Wieters earns break after marathon duty — KANSAS CITY — Orioles manager Buck Showalter had a preliminary plan to pencil in Matt Wieters as his starting catcher on Thursday. But the plan changed after Wieters worked 15 innings in a 4-3 win over the Royals on Wednesday night.
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports and Camden Chat
RELATED:
Associated Press:
O's drop Royals on strength of Adam Jones, J.J. Hardy — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Adam Jones hit a two-run homer, J.J. Hardy also drove in a pair of runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Thursday for their seventh straight road win. — The Orioles also improved …
Discussion:
Royals Review
Pat Graham / Associated Press:
Upton's 2-run homer lifts D-backs to 9-7 win — DENVER—Justin Upton hit a two-out, two-run homer off closer Rafael Betancourt in the ninth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-7 on Thursday in a game that was briefly delayed by a swarm of bees.
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports
RELATED:
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies defeat Diamondbacks as Fowler leads rejuvenated offense
Rockies defeat Diamondbacks as Fowler leads rejuvenated offense
Discussion:
Purple Row
Associated Press:
Giants capitalize on poor fielding by Cardinals — SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Crawford hit a two-run single for his first RBIs since April and the San Francisco Giants capitalized on shoddy fielding by St. Louis to give Matt Cain support on a rare shaky day as the Giants beat the Cardinals 7-5 on Thursday.
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles and San Francisco Chronicle
RELATED:
Janie McCauley / NBCSports.com:
Garcia, Freese lead Cardinals past Giants
Garcia, Freese lead Cardinals past Giants
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles
Associated Press:
Santana Has Hit in 11th, Leads Indians to Win — CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a game-ending single with one out and the bases loaded in the 11th inning, capping a two-run rally and lifting the Cleveland Indians to a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday.
Discussion:
Associated Press
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Wright Delivers Again, Mets Rally Past Reds — NEW YORK (AP) — David Wright lined his second double of the game, a tiebreaking drive in the eighth inning that raised his major league-leading average to .411 and sent the New York Mets past the Cincinnati Reds 9-4 Thursday.
RELATED:
Rick Freeman / Associated Press:
Frazier homers twice, Reds beat Mets 6-3
Frazier homers twice, Reds beat Mets 6-3
Discussion:
New York Post and Red Reporter
Manny Navarro / Boston Herald:
Marlins, behind Stanton, continue to bloom in May — ATLANTA — Are these really the same guys who went 8-14 in April? — Although it took a little bit of everything — two diving catches, a steal of home, and another Giancarlo Stanton home run — the Marlins mad dash through …
Discussion:
Talking Chop and Fish Stripes
RELATED:
Schuyler Dixon / Associated Press:
A's overcome disputed call to beat Rangers 5-4 — ARLINGTON, Texas—Kila Ka'aihue had a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning, and the Oakland A's bounced back from a disputed call on squeeze play that cost them the lead to beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 Thursday.
Discussion:
Athletics Nation
Joe McDonald / ESPN:
McDonald: Big Papi's advice for Pujols — Career advice from a (formerly slumping) slugger to another still mired in one … BOSTON — Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz always pays attention to Albert Pujols — they're friends and fellow Dominican Republic natives, after all.
Discussion:
Baseball Prospectus
Lucas Apostoleris / Hardball Times:
More sliders, more success for Logan — The recent injuries to Mariano Rivera and David Robertson have caused something of a stir at the back end of the Yankees bullpen. Rafael Soriano, once the nominal “seventh-inning guy,” has taken hold of the closer's role, meaning that the Yankees …
Associated Press:
LaRoche, Gonzalez Lead Nationals Past Pirates 7-4 — WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam LaRoche broke open a tight game with a three-run double for his 1,000th career hit after homering for No. 999, and Gio Gonzalez took over the NL strikeout lead from teammate Stephen Strasburg by fanning 10 …
RELATED: