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Sources: Oswalt throwing for teams — Roy Oswalt is back in play. — Oswalt, a free-agent right-hander, threw bullpen sessions for the Philadelphia Phillies last week and the Boston Red Sox this week, according to major-league sources. — He is scheduled to throw for two additional teams, one on Friday, one source said.
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Will Youkilis finish season with BoSox? — I asked two general managers Thursday about Kevin Youkilis. — The first said that he would need to see Youkilis play for an extended period before determining whether his team had interest, citing Youkilis' declining offense, defense and health.
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Associated Press:
Hamels Pitches Phillies Past Red Sox 6-4 — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cole Hamels pitched seven strong innings, and Hunter Pence and Freddy Galvis homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to their sixth straight victory with a 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Oswalt Worked Out For Phillies, Red Sox — 8:14pm: Scott Miller of CBSSports.com hears that Oswalt already has several “very nice offers” on the table, though it's unclear which teams presented them. — 3:53pm: The Angels haven't had anyone watch Oswalt throw near his Mississippi home recently, Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com tweets.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game 39: Red Sox at Phillies
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ESPN:
Source: Wood to say goodbye after final K … “Kid K” likely went out in fitting fashion: with a strikeout. — After sources said Friday that Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood would retire after making one last appearance, he whiffed the Chicago White Sox's Dayan Viciedo in the eighth inning and promptly left the game.
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Justin Verlander loses no-hit bid in 9th, shuts out Pirates — DETROIT — Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third no-hitter, allowing only Josh Harrison's ninth-inning single in the Detroit Tigers' 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
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Associated Press:
Zambrano Helps Pitch Marlins Past Indians 3-2 — CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Zambrano pitched seven strong innings to help the Miami Marlins open interleague play by beating the Cleveland Indians 3-2 Friday night. — Miami broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Hanley Ramirez.
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Acta and Chernoff: Optimizing the Indians Offense
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Hanson Pitches 7 Innings, Braves Beat Rays 5-3 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tommy Hanson pitched seven effective innings, Freddie Freeman drove in two runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Friday night. — Hanson (5-3) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings.
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Blue Jays Hit 5 HRs, Rout Mets 14-5 — TORONTO (AP) — J.P. Arencibia and Rajai Davis each hit two home runs, Yan Gomes hit his first career homer and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the New York Mets 14-5 on Friday night. — Trailing by nine runs, the Mets gave their weary bullpen a break …
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Yanks' Pettitte beats Reds for 1st win since 2010 — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Yankees' Andy Pettitte allows four hits in first win since 2010 … NEW YORK — Andy Pettitte pitched eight shutout innings for his first regular-season win since July 2010 …
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College grads in baseball a rare breed — College commencement ceremonies and Major League Baseball games are staples of American life in May. — Only a small number of men can say they have participated in both. — As of Wednesday morning, 917 players had appeared in at least …
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Padres shortstop to face trial June 11 — The Padres called up shortstop Everth Cabrera from Triple-A Tucson Thursday - the same day that a judge set a trial date for Cabrera to face a domestic violence charge in Arizona. — The setting of Cabrera's trial date for June 11 gives the Padres …
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